Hitcher - Academy Award Nomination...

[Groins_NZ]

for Hitcher's debut on the esteemed “One News”; best supporting actor in the “Forgotten Apple/Orange” affair, also starring Hilary Swank.

Well done mate! Although disappointed to see you didn’t have www.kiwibiker.co.nz open on your PC in the background – would have been a good chance for nationwide advertising :2thumbsup

[Waylander]

What?!? I hope someone has that recorded cause I saw the clip but have no idea which one he was.

[NC]

Slipstream was at my house when I spotted him...

What a mean old man! :killingme

[crashe]

dang I watched that item as well..

Why weren't we given advanced warning of this?

Hmmm Im gonna have to watch the late news tonight on TV1

[James Deuce]

What?!? I hope someone has that recorded cause I saw the clip but have no idea which one he was.

The one with the giant head, trendy glasses, and killer moustache.

[Skunk]

He was on TV3 too. Repeat's on Sky 54 at 8:30pm. Watch for the MAF official...

[riffer]

Good on ya Brett!

I managed to catch you on Headliners on TV One at 5.30 and TV3 at 6.00. You probably made Prime News as well.

What a star!

But you missed the opportunity to mention she made a complete arse of herself bringing foreign fruit in to the country ...

[Hitcher]

So much for feeble attempts at maintaining a discrete distance between business and pleasure. "Outted" by Hilary Swank. I wonder how that would look on my CV?

[gav]

Glad she didnt get off the charge. Guy I worked with told me his mum got busted at xmas when his family came over from the UK. She too, was fined $200 for a banana she forgot she had in her bag. Apparently she was real grumpy about it for the first 3 days of their holidays! :lol:

[inlinefour]

I hope he does not forget about us now that he is famous.

[NC]

I hope he does not forget about us now that he is famous.
With a mostachio like that!

[Krusti]

I had no idea ....I would like to thank....I don't deserve this award....:killingme

Well done son :niceone:

[Hitcher]

I hope he does not forget about us now that he is famous.
Maybe if I tried REALLY hard...

[Hitcher]

With a mostachio like that!
It's probably older than you are, so please respect your elders.

[mangell6]

So Hitcher was spotted talking about an actress . . .

Who else saw him be so eloquent?

[sAsLEX]

the others who put up a thread after the 6 0'clock news maybe? PT

[MrMelon]

I wonder how she liked them apples after that?!

[mangell6]

Didn't see him then, only the late news. Missed the thread as well

[StoneChucker]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=10380

I only saw him on because I happened to check the forums first! Just caught the news :2thumbsup
I hear Brett got to pat Hillary down to check her apples, I mean to check for more apples? Is this true? hehehehe

I was very impressed. He looked like he could pass for a respectable member of society :niceone:

[crashe]

Right I have watched the TV3 version and I also taped and then watched the TV1 version....hmmmm now to pick, which is your best side lol.... since they both filmed you from different angles...lol :cool:

Hmmm thats a real tough one... lol. :whistle:

PS: You could have had the KB website up on your computer screen.
It would have been a great plug for the site...

[LB]

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Can I have your autograph pse? (on a serviette from the Fish, of course!)
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[bungbung]

Here is a grab from TV One, and two from TV3:

[Lou Girardin]

Yeah I'm glad that MAF enforce the rules without fear or favour.
Now, could they do something about Redbacks in used cars too.

[James Deuce]

Here is a grab from TV One, and two from TV3:
You can run, but you can't hide!

[bungbung]

TV3 clip in Windows media format (900k)

[Waylander]

Way to go mate.Stand up to those rich hollywood snobs and tell them that just becouse they are rich doesn't mean they have a free pass at anything they want!! That's how the law is suposed to be done!! Good on ya.:Punk:

[pyrocam]

did anyone record it.

*edit neverming checking other thread

[pyrocam]

Here is a grab from TV One, and two from TV3:

haha cheers. was looking for one of those. I tottally missed it though. what was it about?

[Deano]

I wondered where I had seen "that guy" before.

[Waylander]

Ok hold on a sec, understandably, Hitcher, you didn't have KB up on the pc in the background, (wouldn't want peaple to think MAF officials sit and surf the net all day:whistle: )but where was your BDOTGNA button that should be pined to your shirt?

[White trash]

I've made a cameo on Police 10/7......

[jrandom]

where was your BDOTGNA button...?

Brave Defenders of the Great New Zealand Apple?

[Hitcher]

TV3 clip in Windows media format (900k)
Sigh. Is there no end to it?

[Waylander]

Brave Defenders of the Great New Zealand Apple?

heh yea, apple....:shifty:

[jrandom]

Sigh. Is there no end to it?

Dude, you're the only KBer likely to appear on TV outside of Police 10/7, Shell Helix Motorsport and the Weekend Road Fatalities segment on the evening news. It's a novelty.

[Hitcher]

Here is a grab from TV One, and two from TV3:
Jeez, that bastard's got a REALLY big head...

[NordieBoy]

And a copy of the famous desktop wallpaper...

[Riff Raff]

I've made a cameo on Police 10/7......
Now why doesn't that surprise me!?!! You're a worry Mr Trash!

[bungbung]

I was on crime watch when I was a lad.

There is a .wmv of Hitchers TV3 appearance on the other thread.

I can put up the TV One spot if you really care.

[Aaron]

Ah, that was you, I remember thinking when I saw the article "It's nice to see someone talking to the camera without looking like they're intimidated by it, or excessively using um, er, ah". I actually thought you came across very comfortable as if you're forever being interviewed.

Good job. :2thumbsup

[wari]

HEy .. even I sawdat ... didn't stopp ta list-en ... butT i didd see yitt ... :shake: ...

:niceone:

[James Deuce]

And YOU, Mr Mangell, were spotted in the latest issue of BRM.

Don't think you can get away with avoiding the spotlight.

Nice article Matthewt

[wari]

OH Yeah ... I Wassonda telly once ...

DEn Ma threwa shoe atme an' tole me to gittoff ...

I STill have a ringin' in my earrs .. :mobile: ... HOLdon ... stopda clock ... dat wasmy phone ... hullo .. hullo ... day hungupp

[pyrocam]

my claim to fame: I was on flipside once. they asked me what country I would like to live in most and why. I freaked out and made something up about canada's medical laws. I saw it later that night. I was _terrible_ and they put me on first!

[Silage]

Hey Hitch, like many here I didn't make any connection between the "official comment" on the screen and a notable KB personality.

In one way it is always nice to get to know a little of the KBers here other than just thru thread responses and to know that there are those in the KB fraternity who are out there in their day jobs making a difference. However it is a little unfair for others to lift the level of anonymity that most of us enjoy. I hope you don't feel too exposed :shake: by this (guess it goes with the job a bit) and trust others will not abuse it.

[jrandom]

However it is a little unfair for others to lift the level of anonymity that most of us enjoy. I hope you don't feel too exposed :shake: by this (guess it goes with the job a bit) and trust others will not abuse it.

Meh. We all know who he is, anyway. And this thread will fade into the mists of time, just like all the others that have identified most of the senior members in meatspace. Motorcycle forums are never truly anonymous. That's just not what they're about.

[madboy]

I thought the performance was quite good for a first appearance, particularly given the time constraints of playing a supporting role.

However my nomination goes to Hilary Swank in the Least Supporting Dress category :msn-wink:

[Wolf]

Meh. We all know who he is, anyway. And this thread will fade into the mists of time, just like all the others that have identified most of the senior members in meatspace. Motorcycle forums are never truly anonymous. That's just not what they're about.
The following is from Microsoft Corporation's "Ten Immutable Laws of Security"

Law #9:
Absolute anonymity isn't practical, in real life or on the web.

All human interaction involves exchanging data of some kind. If someone weaves enough of that data together, they can identify you. Think about all the information that a person can glean in just a short conversation with you. In one glance, they can gauge your height, weight, and approximate age. Your accent will probably tell them what country you're from, and may even tell them what region of the country. If you talk about anything other than the weather, you'll probably tell them something about your family, your interests, where you live, and what you do for a living. It doesn't take long for someone to collect enough information to figure out who you are. If you crave absolute anonymity, your best bet is to live in a cave and shun all human contact.

The same thing is true of the Internet. If you visit a web site, the owner can, if he's sufficiently motivated, find out who you are. After all, the ones and zeroes that make up the web session have be able to find their way to the right place, and that place is your computer. There are a lot of measures you can take to disguise the bits, and the more of them you use, the more thoroughly the bits will be disguised. For instance, you could use network address translation to mask your actual IP address, subscribe to an anonymizing service that launders the bits by relaying them from one end of the ether to the other, use a different ISP account for different purposes, surf certain sites only from public kiosks, and so on.

All of these make it more difficult to determine who you are, but none of them make it impossible. Do you know for certain who operates the anonymizing service? Maybe it's the same person who owns the web site you just visited! Or what about that innocuous web site you visited yesterday, that offered to mail you a free $10 off coupon? Maybe the owner is willing to share information with other web site owners. If so, the second web site owner may be able to correlate the information from the two sites and determine who you are.

Does this mean that privacy on the web is a lost cause? Not at all. What it means is that the best way to protect your privacy on the Internet is the same as the way you protect your privacy in normal life - through your behavior. Read the privacy statements on the web sites you visit, and only do business with ones whose practices you agree with. If you're worried about cookies, disable them. Most importantly, avoid indiscriminate web surfing - recognize that just as most cities have a bad side of town that's best avoided, the Internet does too. But if it's complete and total anonymity you want, better start looking for that cave.

In chat forums such as this, the first part of that assessment comes into play. Whatever we reveal about ourselves can be pieced together - with the added advantage (to those doing the piecing-together) that what we "say" is held on file for a long time and can be referenced later (much better than relying on memory).

It wouldn't take much work for most of us to ID each other's IRL (or in "meatspace" - love that term, jrandom) personas.

It's not such a bad thing - beats living in a cave, anyway.

And Hitcher, good on you. When I heard the news that Swank was kicking up a fuss and saying she should get some sort of preferential treatment, I thought "what a stupid bitch." Good to see she wasn't able to "Prima Donna" her way out of the fine.

[Waylander]

Hey I just had a thought, maybe it's guys like Hitcher at the MAF office that are the reason that they, out of all the government and corprate offices I dealt with when trying to get my bike registerd, are the only ones who actually did thier job. Good on ya again Hitcher.:niceone: I'de give ya more good rep but I think that from me to you is nothing more than a novelty.

[matthewt]

And YOU, Mr Mangell, were spotted in the latest issue of BRM.

Don't think you can get away with avoiding the spotlight.

Nice article Matthewt

Actually I thought Mrs Hitcher was going to be on there as well. BRM asked for the originals for a few other photos including one of Mrs H on the Maurader (RIP) getting it checked out prior to the event.

[jrandom]

Mrs H on the Maurader (RIP)...

No, no. The Marauder is dead, long live the Marauder!

And it's spankingly gorgeous (although a bit girly) in blue...

[Hitcher]

And it's spankingly gorgeous (although a bit girly) in blue...
It's exactly the same blue as Suzuki does the SVs in. Draw your own conclusions about its "girlieness".