Conchord has wings clipped
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The second Conchord has been grounded - Flight of the Conchords co-star Bret McKenzie has married long-time girlfriend Hannah Clarke in a Wellington registry office.
The comedian met his filmmaker wife when they were both at high school in Wellington. They began dating as students at Victoria University.
The couple are expecting a child.
McKenzie's wedding on Wednesday follows that of his fellow Conchord, Jemaine Clement, to Wellington actress and theatre director Miranda Manasiadis in a Los Angeles registry office last August. The couple have a son who was born in New York in October.
The popular comedy duo and their wives have been holidaying in New Zealand for a few weeks before a Conchords' tour of the United States, beginning next month.
Though family have said McKenzie and Clement had hoped to "slip in under the radar", they have scheduled a few key events besides the wedding. They are due to play at a charity tennis match with oversized racquets today, and will perform another charity fundraiser for Masterton's Makoura College on March 31.
McKenzie created an internet phenomenon from a three-second appearance as an elf extra on movie Lord of the Rings, prompting amorous fans to dub him figwit (Frodo is great, who is that?).
Last year, he was listed as one of Who magazine's 100 sexiest people.
Clarke made a documentary in 2004 about McKenzie's unorthodox celebrity. Her recent documentary, Flight of the Conchords: on Air, which tracks the rise of the duo, was shown this month before the launch of their second HBO series here.
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Why is getting married the equivalent of being 'grounded' or 'having (your) wings clipped'? I can only assume the above was written by a bitter single person.
"Very few people realise that these two words do not have the same meanings." Very few huh? Only every person that has completed 1st form English would know that, a select group indeed!
Seems pretty insulting to refer to a person having their wings clipped because they choose to get married. Sarah Koman
Poster #1, you are a twit - it has always been referred to as a Registry Office in New Zealand.
Awesome comment from A #1. While on the topic, I have noticed a disturbing development in New Zealand over the last few years. The word brought has been replaced by the word bought. Very few people realise that these two words do not have the same meanings. Saying "The Indian cricketers bought their own umpires." is very different from saying "The Indian cricketers brought their own umpires." Although the result is the same as New Zealand can't beat them anyway, whether or not the Indians bring or buy their umpires is quite important.
Yes, Wikipedia is a well thought out, peer reviewed system that we should all acknowledge as our English language savior. lol..rflmao..wtf?
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank God I'm getting drunk tonight! Michael K, come along!
It's +Register+ Office, not Registry Office:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registry_office - "In the media the Register Office may often be incorrectly referred to as the Registry Office."
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Excuse me A #1. But you really are talking the most unmitigated bollocks. You can refer to a registrar's office, or a registry office. Both mean the same thing. Wikipedia? Puhlease... Last week the entry on Tony Blair included the line "In 1997 Tony Blair flew through outer space in a giant hat." Believe that too didja?