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Rani
Founder / Housemaster
Co-Host of The Big Yarn. Leader of Yammer House Canterbury. Once won a debate in High School. Invented the term 'Time to play some Hockey'. Doubling up right down to the felt.
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Scumbag of the Year Contender: Christchurch Weather
I spent my morning running errands on another classicly wet summer day in Christchurch. It wasn't great, but I was comfortable. I was...
Rani
Feb 10, 20222 min read
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The General's Address: The Wiggles Cover of Elephant by Tame Impala
In 2012, Tame Impala released a song called "Elephant" and, as an 11-year-old at the time, I was unaware of Elephant's existence. That...
Rani
Feb 4, 20222 min read
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Super Bowl Preview: Rams vs Bengals
Well! Here we are and we have a Super Bowl that not everyone expected. The Los Angeles Rams will face the Cincinnati Bengals in a...
Rani
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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Ben Simmons: The NBA's Biggest Idiot?
Well, I didn't cover this entire saga up until this point because I was busy, but what a great story it has been so far. This entire...
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Oct 15, 20212 min read
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NRL Grand Final - My Pre-Game Take and My Picks
Alright, it is nearly Grand Final Time and I have a short and sharp take for you. We are merely hours out from the start of this game and...
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Oct 3, 20212 min read
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Your 2020-21 NBA Champions: The Milwaukee Bucks
Just like that, the NBA season is over and we have a new champion. Congratulations to the Milwaukee Bucks. Enjoy the boost in jersey...
Rani
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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Torrey Craig is an NBA Champion Regardless of the Result of the Finals.
This is Torrey Craig... He plays for the Phoenix Suns and is due to appear in the Finals coming up really soon. He has never won a ring...
Rani
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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I'm Back and Even More Annoyed than When I Left
I feel like Hayden is the only Blogger who will read this blog and go "great news" because he's just like that. I'm back. I was annoyed...
Rani
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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Happy First Birthday to the Yammer House Facebook Page
So it appears that Yammer House has turned one on Facebook. How cute. Just two and a half months after I pressed publish on the Yammer...
Rani
Jun 22, 20211 min read
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UPDATE: I am Alive, but Not Coming Back Yet
Hello. Just thought I'd pop in. I'm glad to see nothing has changed. The majority of this blogging core stinks and I can't wait to drop...
Rani
Jun 15, 20211 min read
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I'm Stepping Away from Blogging so I can Figure Out my Life.
The bloggers should be keeping this all up to date. I swear if this group forgets to blog about Sports, I'm going to flip tables. If...
Rani
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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Coach K will Resign After the 2021-22 Season
The winningest coach in NCAA History, Mike Krzyzewski, will retire. He needs no introduction. He is an absolute legend of the game. He...
Rani
Jun 3, 20212 min read
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I'm the World Champion at Gift Wrapping and it Isn't Even a Competition.
I have a family birthday tomorrow and I had an eventful evening of buying a gift, wrapping paper, and a birthday card. I must say, I'm...
Rani
Jun 1, 20211 min read
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The Problem with Josh McCaffery
Okay, so if you got to read my latest blog, you may have noticed that one of our Bloggers, Josh McCaffery, was on the list of reasons why...
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Jun 1, 20212 min read
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50 Things I Completely Hate in Christchurch
I don't know if I've just had an awful week, but I've been finding many things annoying lately. I've decided to blog about it because...
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May 31, 20214 min read
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The New Standard of NBA Fan Behaviour... It's All Fun and Games.
I think we've all seen footage of Russell Westbrook being covered in Popcorn by now, but if you haven't, it has sparked a new standard of...
Rani
May 28, 20211 min read
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The Idiocy of Yammer House Bloggers
I always say we have a group of great bloggers. I think the majority of them are fantastic. They do sometimes get things wrong and that's...
Rani
May 17, 20212 min read
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Kobe Bryant: Hall of Famer
Kobe has finally been enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He had a legendary career and leaves a legacy we can all look at as...
Rani
May 17, 20211 min read
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Yammer House... 100 Not Out
View us on our Facebook Page. We are currently 100 not out. Here's the celebratory music for this minor milestone. Here's to another 100.
Rani
May 11, 20211 min read
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Razor Dances to the Tune of a Super Rugby Aotearoa Repeat
Well well well... Look what just happened. The Crusaders complete their fourpeat in classic Crusaders fashion. The Chiefs looked like...
Rani
May 8, 20211 min read
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How do you Forget that you run the Yammer House Facebook Page?
I swear, I'm surrounded by some of the most incapable people on earth, sometimes. I don't know if people are blissfully unaware of the...
Rani
May 3, 20211 min read
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Did Someone Say... Merch?
Well... Look what we have here! I must say that this is probably the biggest news that I've had to keep quiet for a long long time. I...
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May 2, 20211 min read
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The Warriors are so Embarrassing to the Point Where I'm Rooting for Them
They just scored 29 points in 24 Minutes of Basketball. Yeah... You read that right. 29 points. 24 minutes. That's near enough a point a...
Rani
Apr 28, 20212 min read
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Mike Trout is an Absolute Beast. He just went Four-for-Five against Texas.
Mike Trout spent a few days off after a minor injury. He took a few days off and to rest up and clearly came back as if he, as a 3-time...
Rani
Apr 28, 20211 min read
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LeBron James: The Stink that Keeps on Stinking.
I am not a fan of LeBron James. We all know this. He's a generational talent, but the man is an idiot. This has nothing to do with how he...
Rani
Apr 23, 20212 min read
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Introducing: The New Age of Yammer House Content
So a lot of this has been kept under wraps from the public audience of Yammer House. Most of it has even stayed hidden away from the...
Rani
Apr 19, 20213 min read
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Happy Retirement, LaMarcus.
Pretty new stuff from the NBA. LaMarcus Aldridge of the Brooklyn Nets (that new super team that came out of nowhere) has announced that...
Rani
Apr 19, 20211 min read
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Is Zach Lavine Being Wasted in Chicago's Lineup?
Short answer... Yes. Zach Lavine is absolutely being wasted in the Bulls lineup, but because this is the NBA and I write for Yammer...
Rani
Apr 10, 20212 min read
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Milestone Statement from The General: Yammer House Turns One
Well... April 6th. we made it. My website has turned one. I've made it into what it is and had help along the way. We are in a strong...
Rani
Apr 6, 20212 min read
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The General's Guide to Starting a Business in a Global Pandemic
We are getting closer and closer to Yammer House's very first birthday. I've been thinking about what makes Yammer successful and where...
Rani
Mar 31, 20212 min read
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The General's Recommendations: Dumplings on Riccarton
The wait is over. The Home of the $2 Fried Rice has now made it on my recommendations series. What can I even say about this place that...
Rani
Mar 29, 20211 min read
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Josh Has Guts, but Not Brains to Brag After a Major League Fluke in a Bowling Game
So after Zeke released his blog about the bowling games we had at the (relatively new) Timezone in Riccarton, Josh decided to post about...
Rani
Mar 24, 20212 min read
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Go back to kiddies bowling
Following their apparent success at bowling on the half-size bowling ally, The General and Zeke decided to upgrade to the full-sized...
Josh McCaffery
Mar 24, 20211 min read
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Coach Silas is Just a Great Guy
When I was growing up and playing Basketball, I had coaches who coached you and that was about it. They didn't take the losses personally...
Rani
Mar 23, 20212 min read
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Yeah Guys, Let's Save All of our Blogs for One Week in March, Good Work.
There's a lot to love about our content team. They're a relatively passionate group when it comes to their specific fields and are all...
Rani
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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Look Forward to Formula One with Me by Watching Nico Rosberg Struggle to Open a Water Bottle
Testing in Bahrain has wrapped up and been done for almost a week now and the countdown is now on until we reach the 1st of 23 race in...
Rani
Mar 20, 20211 min read
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Team New Zealand Win the 36th America's Cup
They did it. Team New Zealand have retained the America's Cup and gone back to back in spectacular fashion. The Cup stays in New Zealand...
Rani
Mar 17, 20211 min read
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Drew Brees, The King of New Orleans, Retires
A fan favourite has now announced his retirement. Drew Brees has retired from Football after 20 years and 15 years as a New Orleans...
Rani
Mar 17, 20211 min read
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Hayden must be Dumb as Rocks?
Is he stupid? He has to be, right? He was assigned coverage of the America's Cup and, sure, he blogged accurately and mostly concisely,...
Rani
Mar 17, 20212 min read
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Division II Basketball Strikes Again with a Half Court Buzzer Beater for the Conference Championship
I feel like there are things that happen in Basketball all the time and buzzer-beater shots are becoming more common as time goes on....
Rani
Mar 16, 20212 min read
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The End of an Era: Goodbye, for now, Major Mong.
Finn (called Major Mong on Yammer House) has been a friend of mine for years now. We met at High School and shared a few common...
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Mar 16, 20212 min read
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Are the Blues a Problem?
So I've been spending the majority of my time as the Chief of Content at Yammer House reading the blogs from our bloggers and then...
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Mar 16, 20212 min read
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Everyone is Wrong. The America's Cup is an Electric Competition.
I watched live coverage of the eighth race in the America's Cup today. Team New Zealand took their second race win of the day after an...
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Mar 15, 20212 min read
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The General's Recommendations: Sal's Pizza
We're back with the recommendations series and after absolutely dismantling C1 Espresso and forcing the owners to sell the business, we...
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Mar 14, 20212 min read
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What's With All the Yachting Stuff?
Wait... What? Who the... Why is there so much stuff about Yachting on Yammer House now? I leave for literally all of a cup of tea and...
Rani
Mar 13, 20211 min read
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Is 2021 Philadelphia's Year?
I've been sitting on this for a long time. I'm starting to get my hopes up about this and there's nothing I can do about it. I think I...
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Mar 13, 20212 min read
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Imagine Giving In to Peer Pressure
Okay, so if you haven't read this blog, go and read it. It'll explain everything about the context of this one. It's again about our...
Rani
Mar 8, 20211 min read
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I'm 4-6, Thank You Very Much
He actually decided to blog about it? Did he blog his response about it? This is fantastic. Imagine losing and then saying that I'm "only...
Rani
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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Imagine Doing Your Blog Right
So, one thing I'm known for being VERY big on at Yammer House is bloggers writing their blogs and writing them well. For the most part,...
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Mar 1, 20212 min read
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The Manitoba Bisons Come Up Big!!
Well... It happened. It's about time we talked about it, but it happened. I sure am glad I get to write this blog. I was publicly...
Rani
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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