Posts by Tony Kennedy

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  • Hard News: That Buzzing Sound,

    <from the herald>
    Guilty verdict - Mason case

    WTF is this about

    Mason's lawyer Liz Bulger wrapped up by saying her client was trying to discipline his boys after an earlier bike crash in a busy part of town.

    She appealed to the jury members who are parents to remember what it is like to control toddlers..

    maybe you don't take toddlers riding their bikes in a busy part of town

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report

  • Hard News: That Buzzing Sound,

    Some levity. Elections on in Ireland at the moment ....

    In todays Indo (from the same stable as the Herald)

    "Who to vote for in the upcoming elections? Well, if you're in Limerick you could do worse than independent candidate Pat O'Sullivan. We haven't a clue what his policies are, other than he seems extremely pissed off with everything, but he is running under the best campaign slogan of all time -- 'Pat O'Sullivan, He Might Be A Gobshite, But You Can Always Kick Him Out Next Time If You Don't Like Him.' "

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report

  • Hard News: That Buzzing Sound,

    This discussion thread "jumped the shark" at around page 4.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report

  • Field Theory: A time of imagination,

    Snooker - Alex Higgins, ok, he is not current, but team outings would have been a lot of fun. As an alternate this isn't bad and very current

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report

  • Field Theory: It's the Super 14, baby!,

    No Super rugby = no professional rugby in NZ, the NPC would only semi pro at best, To earn a living top players will head off shore, so it would be either:

    a semi pro all blacks (i.e. not even remotely the best players) or none or very few all blacks playing in the the NPC.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report

  • Hard News: Veitch,

    180 hours community service and ordered to pay reparation for willfully damaging a bag of feta cheese.

    As Plutarch might say: Veni, vidi, veitchy offski

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report

  • Random Play: Reality Bites,

    You should consider the Kotzwinkle technique:

    "Another dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky dorky day"

    does wonders for the word count.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report

  • Hard News: Of Monsters and Old Boys,

    @ James George – sums it up really well.

    The so called elite “Boys” school’s seem to dominate the thread, how does it work in the equivalent girls school world?

    There is an interview in today’s DomPost with Roger Moses the principal of Wellington and while there are things I disagree with, it is worth noting how his views have changed over time.

    Oh, hope the Auckland crew are enjoying the beers, roll on Wellington

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report

  • The New World Order: A Visual Guide,

    Paul Krugman writes on Tea Parties.

    it turns out that the tea parties don’t represent a spontaneous outpouring of public sentiment. They’re AstroTurf (fake grass roots) events, manufactured by the usual suspects. In particular, a key role is being played by FreedomWorks, an organization run by Richard Armey, the former House majority leader, and supported by the usual group of right-wing billionaires. And the parties are, of course, being promoted heavily by Fox News.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report

  • The New World Order: A Visual Guide,

    the NRA feel any sense of responsibility for the deaths of those cops last weekend.

    My lazy $50 bucks says No, anyway its all the fault of doctors

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report

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