Persons

"If you want to make God laugh, tell Him about your plans."
                                                                      Woody Allen

"I am who I am and that's who I am."
                                 Nikolai Gogol

A sense of humor is the only divine quality of man."
                                               Arthur Schopenhauer

Afternoon walk along the harbor

MC at Art Deco Festival

Dress someone up…   Laughter.

Deposit someone in a new place with people who understand the value of connection… Laughter.

Change perspectives… Laughter.

Placing bets on the horses

Negotiating terms

Hamilton Cardiologists (true)

A dissection of Kiwi dogma must reveal a grin at the center.  The NZ mass media is more satirical.  News commentators are less filtered.  Daily conversation contains more irony.  Social acceptabilities are less restrictive.  Vacation time is more generous.  Behavioral expectations are less controlled.  Outdoor leisure sports and games are more creative.  Litigation is less burdensome.

The travelers shared many moments and, at times, seemed to start blending into the wool fabric of the community.  Their photos began to focus on similar points of comedy.

The comedy may take the form of a game of bowls dressed in the Thames Hospital team shirt, or a totally immersed junior bird man posing on a lonely stump, or a Hobbit jacket and pair of red shoes.

Ollie

Unknown, but worth a picture

Spidy's mom

Ollie Howlett added to the community humor of new friends.  Trying to play a tune for Waitangi Day Celebration, he put the effort forth.  The unknown Art Deco friend dressed the occasion and earned the chuckles.  Spiderman's mom showed up to show off her baby.  The father was no where to be seen.  The blending-in process is certainly easy in Kiwi-land and the people catalyze it.  Tom and Cheryl were certified Kiwi's after 7-8 hrs of cricket observation and a tied game 231-231.

Kiwi crowd at cricket game

Group of  Zelda's

Humor can be disguised as politics, religion, history, science, or "just persons".  Where humor begins and drama ends seems a bit dodgy to define.  The Kiwi's do enjoy testing both sides of the spectrum.

Humor or Drama?