On my recent trip to Hawera, I passed through
Bulls - the little blink-and-you-miss-it town on the junction of State Highways 1 (north to Auckland) and 3 (to Wanganui and New Plymouth). To be fair, it's a farming community and is the local town for a large part of the Rangatikei. It also has a serious town sense of humour.
All over the town you see these hilarious signs:
- Const-a-bull: the local police station
- Knowledge-a-bull: the primary school
- Memor-a-bull: the town's museum
- Eat-a-bull: eateries around the town
- Forgive-a-bull: the Anglican church (I love this one!)
- Rent-a-bull: land agents
- Collect-a-bull: the antique shop
- Indispens-a-bull: the pharmacy (this is really clever!)
You get the idea. Only in New Zealand.... this is almost on a par with the
Tui beer "Yeah Right" ads that are quite legendary here, but you only find out about the Bulls signs if you drive through the town!
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