If it weren?t for you guys this Wellingtonian would never have known who Darth George is..

rather than say staff acting on the complaints of their customers.

I'm sure that if I'd been watching the game on TV, those modern sages, the commentators, would have been all over it.

Murray Mexted has never seemed to show any grasp of the rules in the past – I can't see why things would've changed now. ;)

In the US, I can only imagine that the wall-to-wall (and largely superficial) Obama v Clinton coverage is starting to grate.

At least here we lead with plane?

Murray Mexted has never seemed to show any grasp of the rules in the past

His stint as captain of the All Blacks was entirely down to referee prejudice?

I'm sure that if I'd been watching the game on TV, those modern sages, the commentators, would have been all over it.

Not during the Hurricanes' game – they mentioned the new rules a lot. A whole lot. But if anyone deigned to explain what those new rules are, it?

Maybe they will do better against the Waratahs but they did do a demolition job on the Hurricanes on Saturday.

I dunno Geoff, I thought the Waratahs looked pretty crap. The Hurricanes were just crappier.

It is still warm, and evenings long, outside.

Seriously, I mean this in the nicest possible way Russell, but what the hell is wrong with you and everyone from Avatar? With baths that awesome in the hotel, who has time to think about going online? Sheesh.

The baths are scary. I didn't think I had time to run?

But ... exactly whose room have you been in to see the bath anyway?

There's a multi-choice survey floating around somewhere for you to take a punt on the identity.

I'm sure that if I'd been watching the game on TV, those modern sages, the commentators, would have been all over it.

This game was on Prime and they made a reasonable attempt from the (add break) bits I saw to explain a couple of things. I don't think they?

But ... exactly whose room have you been in to see the bath anyway?

As a Wellingtonista, it is my job to know everything about everything in this city. Duh.

As a Wellingtonista, it is my job to know everything about everything in this city. Duh.

Excellent, is there a particular season it's safe to land an airplane there?

Excellent, is there a particular season it's safe to land an airplane there?

Too soon!

Too soon!

is referring to the Paraparaumu mid-air collision that killed three young blokes.

I assume (and hope) BenWilson was only referring to Wellington (Rongotai) airport's reputation for bumpy approaches rather than sniping at some (very) recently deceased aviators...

As for landing in Wellington, just enjoy it! If it's going to crash, it's going to crash, and there's nothing you can do about it as a passenger, so just enjoy the adreneline rush and realise that it's probably turning on the?

As for landing in Wellington, just enjoy it! If it's going to crash, it's going to crash, and there's nothing you can do about it as a passenger

Except for not buying a ticket! But I rate the drive down there as about 100 times more dangerous.

so just enjoy?

But I rate the drive down there as about 100 times more dangerous.

I'm no statismathmagician or anything, but I'm pretty sure that the death rate of like what, 500 people a year on the roads > the handful of people who die in plane crashes in NZ, very very?

The horror, the horror? I believe the dime store psychology on horror is that it is a release for sexual frustration, which is why it's so popular amongst teens.

I dunno Geoff, I thought the Waratahs looked pretty crap. The Hurricanes were just crappier.

Hmm, that's about how it looked to me sideline. It was an incredibly frustrating game but I have to say the refereeing was pretty woeful. Still, the Tahs are notorious for starting well but will?

Is it the actual horror, or just the excuse to grab the nearest guy which is the big turn on?

Excuse? Oh Ben, just do it, you don't need an excuse.

Of course, the last time I landed at Wellington the guy next to me had what appeared to be?

and hands firmly on the armrests.

Just make it someone else's armrests & you're in business!

Ben: is there a particular season it's safe to land an airplane there?
Joanna: Too soon!

Not being up with the local news (for obvious reasons; thanks Evan),
I'd read that as meaning that there hasn't been a safe season yet;
i.e. wait until the airport can be re-sited (after?

Not being up with the local news (for obvious reasons; thanks Evan),
I'd read that as meaning that there hasn't been a safe season yet;
i.e. wait until the airport can be re-sited (after the next quake).

Oh no, I just wanted to make a reference to the fact that?

I read "Too Soon" as "Too soon to call", meaning we need another epoch of Wellington weather data before we can be sure they're not?

Goodness, I don't know which is more offensive: To make a badly timed plane crash joke, or to not know why it might be offensive.

Anyone who has heard any of my terrible favouritest jokes would realise that I'm rather hard to offend, but sometimes it's fun to pretend to?

Joanna, your

"are you calling me fat?"

line immediately conjured?

(Actually the phrase came from something I said to a guy at a wedding in December 2001, that I was told never to say again by my friend in January 2002) – it was all about how you?

I 'm impressed with Chris Parkin's technological enthusiasm when he had the entire building moved from across the road.

Here's the link to how and why Da,?

It was poorly researched and worked off various assumptions – that irrigation was needed. It wasn't balanced at all.

Storing water for use is one thing, but the flushing of the soils by irrigation is and will?

I had a disorientating feeling on Saturday evening: I was watching a game of rugby, from Eden Park's ASB Stand, and it occurred to me that I didn't know the rules. I can't recall the last time that was the case.

This just proves that you are a genius Russell.?

Or is the idea that either they have to change (unlikely, given that?

with which I hope you won't be traveling through Wellington airport

.. immediately made me think "that is the style of English up with which i cannot put".

"I treat the hotel as 'my large house' and like to share my taste in art with our guests.?

On the rugby, if the Super 14 is being played to new special rules (presumably to encourage a Southern Hemisphere style of rugby) what happens when we have to play Northern Hemisphere sides under the traditional rules?

Assuming the change goes through worldwide, the northern hemisphere will cross over at?

Either way – been a fair while since a northern hemisphere team looked like winning in NZ – England, 2003? No need to worry.

An answer of sorts is available here. Sorry to link-whore but these boys are damn funny and just what this expat needs on a regular basis.