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"I got a tv set or two
But we'll have to get a man in 'cause one of them blew up"
Headless Chickens, Gaskrankinstation, 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4topF9qZSjs
The idea of kiwi petrol station worker contemplating getting a TV repaired speaks volumes about what's changed in Aotearoa over the last 40-50 years.
Although, yes, it's also worth reflecting on how getting a man in to fix a TV is not something we tend to do today (but should).
Incidentally, this is an example of why the arts matter, and why it's worth funding the humanities so that insights like these can be identified and discussed.
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