Posts by andin
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nation whose film and television industries still have a rather nasty whitewash habit
Sorry, is it still the 1950's?
W.A.S.P. wash still holds sway in some minds.
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early 20th century rural NZ cliches. I can imagine baby boomers feeling all gooey and sentimental about then
(that would be them I guess)
SHIT we’re not that old! You must be talking about the bb’s descended from the Four Shippers. Such cliches would only have had time to get into their memes.
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If we lose, then judgment day will surely come anyway.
Can I be on the jury. Oh thats right it will be a judge only trial.
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You only have to do jury duty once every two years.
I must be about due again. Im looking forward to it...no joking.
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That’s why so many Kiwis are suspicious of individuals with too much talent.
Are those the kiwis who filled their pockets from, and screwed the property market?
It smacks of unfairness, privilege and elitism.
Silly me, I thought a talent for something came from a combination of genetic makeup, upbringing and a fair amount of practice.
You can get into all sorts of trouble when you talk in generalities like that, Trots. -
Although, to be fair, that could also have been the massive inbreeding among the leadership.
And a few, shall we say military misadventure's.
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Hard News: Behaving badly at the bottom…, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Thanks Matthew. When I next get a jury summons I know what happens now, so I won't be searching for excuses not to do it. Lawyers giving me the squinty once over is something I look forward too.
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Jury selection may not help them.
Thats something I'd like to know a little about. Are jurors vetted at all by prosecution and defence, or not? I have no idea what happens in this country there must be a process tho'.
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Hard News: Holiday Open Thread 2:…, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Baycorp has till March to organise an armed escort when it serves its default notice then!
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Is 14.3 trillion dollars a lot of debt? What happens when a country defaults?