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  <&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One</&>
  <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies</&>
  <&>Victoria University of Wellington</&>

  <&>side one</&>
  <&>0:15</&>
  

  <WSC#DGB007:0005:HS>
      right here i think we'll have cigars fluffy toilet paper and
      crayfish <{><[>before lunch</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0010:Z1>
      <[>it's</[></{> stupid things like this the deMANDS that HE had
      to <{1><[1>go through</[1> <{2><[2>you know i mean <.>the</.>
      they</[2>

  <WSC#DGB007:0015:HS>
      <[1><O>laughs</O></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB007:0020:HS>
      <[2>yes i know but i</[2></{2> think they've had their wings
      clipped a bit lately haven't they <{><[>i mean the public <.>have</.></[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0025:Z1>
      <[>well they have</[></{> and <.>they</.> i think they've got
      what they wanted haven't they

  <WSC#DGB007:0030:HS>
      <{><[><.>well</.></[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0035:Z1>
      <[>and</[></{> i think the officers <.>a</.> and the master it's
      the passengers' safety that they're you know there for and their
      security and the only break that they get sharon is when they
      have a meal break <{1><[1>and</[1> i think they're entitled to
      that privacy <O>voc</O> a million or not

  <WSC#DGB007:0040:Z1>
      <{2><[2>if</[2> i won lotto tomorrow i'd give them the <{3><[3>million
      cos</[3> i know what my husband went through

  <WSC#DGB007:0045:Z1>
      it just about wore him out <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0050:HS>
      <[1><.>well</.></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB007:0055:HS>
      <[2>okay then</[2></{2>

  <WSC#DGB007:0060:HS>
      <[3>okay then</[3></{3>

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      i can see okay <{><[>nice to talk to you</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0070:Z1>
      <[>well thank you very much</[></{> sharon

  <WSC#DGB007:0075:Z1>
      <{><[>you have</[> a very nice weekend

  <WSC#DGB007:0080:Z1>
      my daughter went off to hawaii <&>1:00</&> yesterday and I came
      back to <.>wellington</.> from wellington <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0085:HS>
      <[>bye bye</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0090:HS>
      bit of a difference

  <WSC#DGB007:0095:Z1>
      oh well he was overseas in los angeles london everywhere and he
      had a <.>fort</.> no he had a week left so he rang my daughter
      she was on leave from her job and <O>tut</O> in the diplomatic
      service he said meet me in hawaii

  <WSC#DGB007:0100:Z1>
      we might as well finish the week <{><[>off there</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0105:HS>
      <[>what her boyfriend</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0110:Z1>
      pardon? <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0115:HS>
      her <{><[>boyfriend</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0120:Z1>
      <[>no her</[></{> husband <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0125:Z1>
      oh her husband <{><[><unclear>word</unclear></[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0130:Z1>
      <[>oh yes</[></{> no no he's quite an important man really in
      his own world

  <WSC#DGB007:0135:Z1>
      he's not an m p though <{><[><O>laughs</O></[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0140:HS>
      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{> just a matter of time <,> bye bye
      <&>1:27</&> <&>advertisements not transcribed</&> <&>3:33</&>

  <WSC#DGB007:0145:HS>
      we're at <.>the</.> moment it's thirteen minutes past eleven as
      i'm sure it is at your place and here's barney

  <WSC#DGB007:0150:HS>
      good morning

  <WSC#DGB007:0155:Z2>
      yes good morning sharon

  <WSC#DGB007:0160:Z2>
      how are you

  <WSC#DGB007:0165:HS>
      all right

  <WSC#DGB007:0170:HS>
      you?

  <WSC#DGB007:0175:Z2>
      oh not too bad

  <WSC#DGB007:0180:Z2>
      i was out in the orchard a while ago and um er spraying copper
      kocide on <.>our</.> on our blueberries and um er the thought
      came to me about this kiwicard

  <WSC#DGB007:0185:HS>
      yes

  <WSC#DGB007:0190:Z2>
      and i thought i'd ask you now is it basically a um a subsidised
      health card <&>4:00</&>

  <WSC#DGB007:0195:HS>
      YES

  <WSC#DGB007:0200:HS>
      it shows that you don't have to pay <,> anything or only part of
      the overnight in the hospital charge and sundry other medical
      charges

  <WSC#DGB007:0205:Z2>
      <.>m</.> um <.>m</.> um mainly targeted to the poor and the
      disadvantaged <.>o</.> <.>o</.> obviously <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0210:HS>
      well the country's been divided into three <,> <{><[>those who
      <.>have</.></[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0215:Z2>
      <[>right so that'd be the</[></{> first group would it

  <WSC#DGB007:0220:HS>
      they have nothing and the second group if they have <,>
      partially abated family support are eligible to a <.>kiwi</.>
      for a kiwicard that will give them <,> some financial advantage
      but not the same amount that group ONE get <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0225:Z2>
      mhm <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0230:HS>
      if you're in group three which means you have more than twenty
      three or so thousand a year depending on the number of children
      you don't get a card

  <WSC#DGB007:0235:HS>
      is that all clear <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0240:Z2>
      um absolutely so <.>the</.> um the um er the dependants <slowly>who
      would</slowly> be dependent on that er well er you know well <.>they</.>
      they wouldn't be able to afford it i guess er <.>sh</.> er
      sharon so er the only way they could get any help is to probably
      <{><[>um</[> er collect a kiwicard <&>5:00</&>

  <WSC#DGB007:0245:HS>
      <[>no</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0250:HS>
      well if you're a beneficiary if you get a student allowance if
      you get full family support if you're a superannuitant with a
      certain income level that doesn't go above a certain amount if
      you're a childless <.>non</.> beneficiary again with a ceiling
      of income you get the card

  <WSC#DGB007:0255:Z2>
      mm <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0260:HS>
      you get a card and SOME of the perks that go with it if you have
      partially abated family support and that varies because of the
      number of children you might have

  <WSC#DGB007:0265:HS>
      group three that's the people who don't get a card are national
      superannuitants single ones who earn more than seventeen
      thousand two hundred and seventy nine <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0270:Z2>
      mm

  <WSC#DGB007:0275:HS>
      and on it goes <{><[>um</[> <,> childless <.>non</.>
      beneficiaries and families ABOVE the family support abatement
      point

  <WSC#DGB007:0280:HS>
      i've got a table here

  <WSC#DGB007:0285:HS>
      ask me a question

  <WSC#DGB007:0290:HS>
      i've got the answer <latch>

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      <[>mm</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0300:Z2>
      ha ha that's very good well <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0305:HS>
      so what's <{><[>your point</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0310:Z2>
      <[>the point</[></{> i'd like to raise is the fact that um um do
      you think the kiwicard <.>cou</.> could be the thin <.>e</.> end
      of the wedge <,> um in respect of um er because <&>6:00</&> they
      threw out <.>a</.> out this i d card in australia <.>ty</.> some
      type <.>of</.> er card er er a <.>few</.> er a few years ago and
      um <,> um <,> er <.>i</.> i can understand that this kiwicard
      would um would be a great blessing <.>a</.> as far as all the er
      government <.>d</.> er departments are concerned <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0315:HS>
      no because the budget allowed for government departments to
      <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0320:Z2>
      yep <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0325:HS>
      swap information <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0330:Z2>
      that's <{><[>it yeah yes right</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0335:HS>
      <[>so two things have have happened</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0340:HS>
      the kiwicard is to show whether you're eligible for certain
      welfare benefits in the health area <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0345:Z2>
      right <{><[>right</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0350:HS>
      <[>and</[></{> there's the other crosschecking which is called
      an information exchange and that allows people to get together
      in a c c inland revenue um <,,> oh <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0355:Z2>
      um inland revenue um justice department <{><[><unclear>word</unclear></[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0360:HS>
      <[>yes</[></{> immigration that sort of thing <{><[>and</[> and
      department of social welfare <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0365:Z2>
      <[>right</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0370:Z2>
      right <&>7:00</&>

  <WSC#DGB007:0375:HS>
      well you KNEW all this didn't you

  <WSC#DGB007:0380:Z2>
      well <.>i</.> <.>i</.> <.>i</.> i have i have got that yes and
      um but the point is this that um it's the thin <.>en</.> end of
      the wedge in THIS respect i believe sharon that um that bible
      prophecy is getting closer and closer as er far as the mark of
      beast is concerned

  <WSC#DGB007:0385:HS>
      oh i don't think the mark of the beast is likely at the moment
      do you <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0390:Z2>
      <.>we</.> <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0395:HS>
      the greatest beast on the planet <.>is</.> <.>is</.> is man's
      inhumanity to man <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0400:Z2>
      <O>laughs</O> so true and of course um that's how <.>i</.> <.>i</.>
      it has <.>all</.> all begun hasn't it

  <WSC#DGB007:0405:HS>
      well i don't think the kiwicard is going to be the start of the
      mark of the beast i really don't

  <WSC#DGB007:0410:HS>
      do you

  <WSC#DGB007:0415:Z2>
      <.>w</.> yes i do <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0420:HS>
      <{><[>why</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0425:Z2>
      <[><.>i</.></[></{> i really do <.>u</.> <{><[>um</[> sharon and
      i wondered if um there's a lot of um er churches out there who
      may have some of the answers

  <WSC#DGB007:0430:HS>
      <[>i mean <.>h</.></[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0435:HS>
      WHAT

  <WSC#DGB007:0440:Z2>
      and um how this um how this mark of the beast <.>is</.> is er
      beginning to take shape

  <WSC#DGB007:0445:HS>
      well tell us how the mark of the beast is starting to take shape
      with a kiwicard that allows <{><[>people to have some help with</[>
      their <&>8:00</&> health costs <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0450:Z2>
      <[><O>laughs</O> okay</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0455:Z2>
      OKAY OKAY sharon

  <WSC#DGB007:0460:Z2>
      the er point <.>i</.> i i believe would be er nineteen eighty
      five <,> they brought out this eftpos which is um <{><[>an
      invisible</[> money transaction

  <WSC#DGB007:0465:HS>
      <[>which didn't work</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0470:HS>
      well it didn't work and it's not <{><[>invisible</[> you can see
      it on your bank statement <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0475:Z2>
      <[><.>cash</.></[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0480:Z2>
      cashless trade society so that is the beginning though er even
      though <.>i</.> it <{><[><.>hasn't</.> <,> it hasn't <unclear>word</unclear></[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0485:HS>
      <[>well look

  <WSC#DGB007:0490:HS>
      let us</[></{> short circuit this <.>logical</.> this <{1><[1>illogical</[1>
      thing and tell us what the end is

  <WSC#DGB007:0495:HS>
      if this is the beginning what is the <{2><[2>end</[2>

  <WSC#DGB007:0500:Z2>
      <[1><O>laughs</O></[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB007:0505:Z2>
      <[2>okay</[2></{2> the um money as we have it now has been
      partly taken over by <.>the</.> by the um bankcard <O>tut</O>
      and er in time to come <,> <{><[>and with the introduction of um</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0510:HS>
      <[>but LISTEN you don't</[></{> have to have a bankcard

  <WSC#DGB007:0515:HS>
      you can <,> really stymie the beast by not having any credit
      cards <{><[>at all</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0520:Z2>
      <[><?>laughs</?></[></{> but <.>th</.> um the most important
      thing though sharon is this that it's not going to be
      <&>9:00</&> short circuited it's going to er plug away it's
      going to come to pass <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0525:HS>
      so if the beast is going to come to pass why ARE you worried
      about the kiwicard <{1><[1>if it is</[1> inevitable that <{2><[2>the
      beast is going to be with us soon</[2> why don't we just get on
      with our lives and wait for HIM IT <,>

  <WSC#DGB007:0530:HS>
      won't be a woman of course

  <WSC#DGB007:0535:Z2>
      <[1>not one bit</[1></{1>

  <WSC#DGB007:0540:Z2>
      <[2><.>i</.> <.>i</.> <?>laughs</?></[2></{2>

  <WSC#DGB007:0545:Z2>
      oh <.>that's</.> that's <.>one</.> that's <.>w</.> that's
      thankful for that too sharon

  <WSC#DGB007:0550:Z2>
      i'm <.>i</.> <.>i</.> i'm pleased <.>y</.> <.>y</.> you have
      that sorted out but um there'd be a lot of people out there <.>who</.>
      who would be er <.>a</.> <.>a</.> <.>a</.> wee bit um <,>
      anxious i guess

  <WSC#DGB007:0555:HS>
      well you're only adding to their anxiety with your wild talk
      about the mark of the beast and if as <{><[>you say</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0560:Z2>
      <[>do you think</[></{> it's wild er sharon <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0565:HS>
      i think it's wild

  <WSC#DGB007:0570:HS>
      i also think it's stupid and irresponsible because if the beast
      is coming there's nothing we can do about it <,>

  <WSC#DGB007:0575:HS>
      if credit cards are <,> helping the beast <{><[>get here</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0580:Z2>
      <[>do you think</[></{> it's a warning though sharon

  <WSC#DGB007:0585:HS>
      oh god look MEN have been <,> <{><[>ruining the world for
      centuries</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0590:HS>
      the mark of the beast has nothing to do with it <&>10:00</&>

  <WSC#DGB007:0595:Z2>
      <[><?>laughs</?></[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0600:Z2>
      yeah you think so <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0605:HS>
      well what are <.>you</.> i mean <{><[>are a representative of
      the beast or something</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0610:Z2>
      <[>well <.>i</.> <.>i</.> <.>i</.> <.>i</.> <.>i</.></[></{> i
      believe this now though sharon that um when it does come we are
      going to <.>m</.> have that decision of either taking it or
      rejecting it and if we do take it <.>it's</.> it's clearly said
      that um er that we do not belong to god any more

  <WSC#DGB007:0615:HS>
      well that's a decision that each individual must make <{><[>on
      his or her</[> relationship with god <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0620:Z2>
      <[>perfect perfect</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0625:Z2>
      absolutely perfect <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0630:HS>
      and <.>it's</.> <.>r</.>

  <WSC#DGB007:0635:Z2>
      <.>a</.> and i think <.>it</.> it's <?>clear</?> that um we need
      to be made aware of um um <.>o</.> <.>o</.> of exactly how it's
      going to take shape <.>an</.> and um and do something <{><[>about
      it</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0640:HS>
      <[>well</[></{> you haven't told me how it's going to take shape
      apart from having a credit <{><[>card</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0645:Z2>
      <[>okay</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0650:Z2>
      the credit card <.>i</.> <.>i</.> is is going to be taken over
      by a um <.>a</.> a laser <O>laughs</O> <.>a</.> a laser mark in
      either your right hand <.>or</.> or your forehead sharon

  <WSC#DGB007:0655:HS>
      so?

  <WSC#DGB007:0660:Z2>
      right so um that's going to be our um transposed of <.>our</.>
      er of our <.>i</.> identification card our <{><[>i d <,> <.>a</.>
      <.>an</.> and our bank and our bankcard</[> <&>11:00</&>

  <WSC#DGB007:0665:HS>
      <[>and who's going to do this

  <WSC#DGB007:0670:HS>
      look we've had this conversation before</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0675:HS>
      <quietly><?>this is</?> pointless</quietly>

  <WSC#DGB007:0680:Z2>
      oh sharon hang on a minute just <.>a</.> <.>just</.> just settle
      down <{><[>for a minute</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0685:HS>
      <[>well</[></{> who is going to force us to have this <{><[>mark
      <unclear>word</unclear> on our forehead</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0690:Z2>
      <[><O>laughs</O></[></{> jenny shipley <.>ha</.> has forced us
      er <.>t</.> to <{><[>take a health cut</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0695:HS>
      <[>oh</[></{> so missus shipley is the beast's agent is <{><[>she</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0700:Z2>
      <[>mm</[></{> well it's a beginning of it er sharon <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0705:HS>
      golly

  <WSC#DGB007:0710:Z2>
      it's a beginning of it <{><[>and um</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0715:HS>
      <[>and maybe</[></{> a lot of people are worried too about that
      <latch>

  <WSC#DGB007:0720:Z2>
      i know and er er er although you may think that this er call <.>is</.>
      is irresponsible but actual fact i think <.>i</.> <.>i</.> it
      makes people aware really of the things to come

  <WSC#DGB007:0725:HS>
      people have been saying that the world will end that <{><[>doom
      is nigh <,,> that we will be extinct and they've been saying it
      for centuries</[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0730:Z2>
      <[><.>i</.> i agree with you and it's all for nought</[></{>

  <WSC#DGB007:0735:Z2>
      absolutely <{><[><.>an</.></[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0740:HS>
      <[>so</[></{> what makes you any more credible really and isn't
      it a question of our own individual relationships with god
      really not something to be discussed on talkback to <&>12:00</&>
      put the wind up people who are already anxious <,>

  <WSC#DGB007:0745:HS>
      they can read revelations just as i am sure you have done and
      make their own decisions

  <WSC#DGB007:0750:Z2>
      yes indeed and it's certainly coming to pass though sharon <,>
      <{><[>and that's <unclear>word</unclear></[>

  <WSC#DGB007:0755:HS>
      <[>all right well we'll <.>w</.> watch</[></{> with interest

  <WSC#DGB007:0760:Z2>
      okay my dear

  <WSC#DGB007:0765:HS>
      okay <{><[>bye</[> bye <,>

  <WSC#DGB007:0770:HS>
      well now i think he's perhaps better off back in the orchard
      <&>12:18</&>

  <WSC#DGB007:0775:Z2>
      <[>bye</[></{>
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