Posts by Russell Brown
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.. and although you like to attack poor referendum questions, you`re not in such a hurry to attack the poor legislation that led to these questions?
That would be to assume I regarded the removal of the Section 59 defence as "poor legislation".
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... perpetuates the wingnut view that we're all going to jail for clipping our offspring round the ear.
Speaking of which, when is Jimmy Mason facing his child assault charges in Christchurch? I was looking forward to that case.
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I'm assuming there has been some moderation here, as I can't seem to find the original irrelevant comment about someone's breasts? Good job that moderator!
Actually, that was me in the original post, referring to Lisa Lewis's breasts, them being the point of Alt TV's Naked Newsflash.
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We have countless laws out there which are not enforced on a daily basis, because most of the time it would damage the integrity of the our civil society.
And indeed, this particular law specifically provided against the pursuit of inconsequential matters.
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Not strictly advertising, but I think they'd be well-advised to try and get the Phil Twyfords and Grant Robertsons in the frame, especially if it's the same frame as Tony Ryall.
There's an obvious mood for a change of faces. They could be seen to offer such a change without the bother of actually changing the government. This, of course, could have been different if the Labour list hadn't been so full of time-servers last time around.
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Really? I didn't know that, thanks Danielle.
I'm pretty sure I didn't know that either. But my darling probably does. She's the sensible one ...
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It's neither. Its one person exercising her democratic right backed up by many others.And apparently you don't like that kind of exercise of democratic rights because your view of democracy appears to be based on the subject matter - and that's a pretty warped view to have IMNSHO.
Warped? Please. I just don't like poor referendum questions.
"Warped" is beating your disturbed son with a riding crop.
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So um... who's game to post a lamb recipe now?
I will!
The ubiquitous Jamie Oliver lamb shanks recipe from The Naked Chef, can be considerably improved upon. Indeed, I'd forgotten how much I'd evolved it until I went back and looked.
For a start, let's do away with the dried oregano (WTF?) and the celery (I hate celery). You're coating those shanks with a generous mixture of:
- Ground/chopped dried chillies (I like the Kaitaia Fire ones)
- Maldon Sea Salt
- Roughly/medium ground coriander seeds
- Chopped fresh rosemaryBefore sealing the well-coated shanks, I like to have made a sauce and drop them straight into the casserole. Now, here's where Jamie and I most notably part ways:
I like an onion gravy as the base of my sauce. Roughly chopped onions, sauteed gently with a couple of heads of star anise, caramelised with a couple of splashes of balsamic vinegar, then sauteed with some flour. I like to bring up the gravy with low-salt chicken stock, heated in advance if I can be bothered. (I'm not really sure if this is how you make onion gravy, but it's what I do.) Then and only then will you add tinned tomatoes or passata.
Simmer gently as you add the shanks from the frypan. Then add as many sliced carrots as you fancy (which is where I come back to Jamie). The carrots add a wonderful sweetness to the dish. Pop the whole thing in the over and braise gently for 2-3 hours.
I should note that these days I generally make this recipe with good, lean shoulder chops from the Westmere butcher. It's more practical, just as nice and doesn't take as long to cook to tenderness.
Also: Can't be arsed with the mess of mashed potatoes to accompany? Try couscous, or sliced rounds of potato, blanched, seasoned, spread out in an oven dish and slow-cooked for 60-90 mins.
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IMNSHO opinion, Garner and Co. are so obsessed with trying to trip politicians up, chasing the next 'gone by lunchtime' sin-sational soundbite, they're just not doing the hard yards.
Yeah, I agree. I think they get a couple of wins, get a taste for it and keep going back for the buzz. It doesn't serve the news consumer well.
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No, when it comes to utter fatuity Garner is an equal-opportunity fuckwit. He can take anything and turn it into a witless gotcha! that falls flatter than a bad trannie's falsies.
You're on fire this morning.
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