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Welcome back to “ODT Watch,” in which we track the more notable stories peddled by the illustrious Independent Voice of the South. The Otago Daily Times is home to some of the country’s most provincial, prudish, and puntastically-titled news items. This year got off to a great start: despite only having two copies to peruse, we found more zingers than we could hope to cram into these lines. Here are but the crème de la crème:



A dash of français adds class to any publication, n’est-ce pas? Unfortunately, as anybody who has taken Year 9 French will know, this headline should read “Joie de vivre à Paris.” Quelle fail.



It’s probably not legit to talk about an openly gay MP “dishing out some sausage,” even though that’s exactly what he’s doing. Still, this can be filed in the “gratuitous and cringeworthy use of a token Māori word in a random and inane context” folder.



In the same week that a Critic journalist goes undercover as a crack whore, the Otago Daily Times turns its boundary-pushing gonzo talents to … mobility scooters. Don’t worry ODT, you’ll catch up one day ♥



Oh, ODT. You just make it too easy, don’t you?