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  • Island Life: Child's play,

    And in Air NZ blue no less!

    Since Jun 2007 • 909 posts Report Reply

  • Cracker: Any questions?,

    Sorry, I wasn't intending this to become a defamatory guessing game. So I've removed any names people have suggested in that vein (pun intended).

    So I get points for not mentioning names in my previous post? There's one poster who made me LOL because s/he tossed in a name that made me say "Bingo!". I note you've deleted their entire post too, possibly confirming my bingo moment.
    Anyway, what I almost said (in response to the post, that you have now removed) was that if there was ever an online version of Dancing With The Stars here on PA I would bet on [that deleted poster] because s/he displayed some very fancy footwork in dancing around the issue. They suggested a name but also suggested otherwise in the same paragraph.
    So kudos to them and kudos to you for being a lawyer and saying "Very clever but we're not having that!" and squishing it like a bug. Love it! :]

    Since Jun 2007 • 909 posts Report Reply

  • Cracker: See More on 3,

    I heard about Millie's alleged P use two weeks ago. The point being that if I heard about it then she's either got a real problem or someone is being especially nasty starting rumours like these.

    Since Jun 2007 • 909 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Modern Endeavour,

    Thats cool -- oh and i see this as well. Nice.

    Oh yes, verrry nice. You couldn't wish for a nicer bunch of middle class white men sitting in judgement ...

    Since Jun 2007 • 909 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Modern Endeavour,

    Should we pay the kiwi $$ equivalent for a can of coke when travelling to Soweto? And would the same argument hold true when visiting London?

    Since Jun 2007 • 909 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Modern Endeavour,

    I was going to say this earlier but bit my tongue: Marcus I would be interested in learning what you are paid in Sydney. If it's more than you would be getting for a similar job in Auckland then surely Aucklanders are being taken advantage of? And is the situation worse in Dunedin?
    ie your argument is endless.
    Simon makes a good point about the cost of a cell phone in Indonesia vis a vis NZ. How much does a can of Coca Cola cost in various countries? Presumably much cheaper in Soweto than South Auckland. But then that depends on your definition of 'cheap'. As a % of the weekly wage it's probably a lot more expensive in Soweto, which is why tourists going to foreign lands love a bargain. Should we pay the kiwi $$ eqivalent when travelling to Soweto? And would the same argument hold true when visiting London?

    Since Jun 2007 • 909 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Modern Endeavour,

    Capitalism as we know it is really only a 100-odd years old. And it's only in the last 25 years that it's really taken off* via 'globalisation' and 'free' markets. But the reality is that it's just a glorified pyramid marketing scheme that can't sustain itself.
    Goods are produced in low wage economies to sell at higher prices in higher wage economies. As those low wage economies become more prosperous (thru foreign investment in manufacturing) they move out of the low wage bracket. So the international manufactures seek new low wage economies to produce their goods in, and the cycle continues.
    I can't imagine what the world will be like in 100 years time, but I doubt we will have capitalism as we know it today. We probably will be controlled by corporations/zillionaires; albeit through their control of 'nations'. (The America's Cup is a good example of how people's patriotism can be fooled by corporate interests!)
    * I'm not judging its merits, good or bad

    Since Jun 2007 • 909 posts Report Reply

  • Cracker: Any questions?,

    heh heh heh ...!!
    (and i won't say anything more)

    Since Jun 2007 • 909 posts Report Reply

  • Island Life: Child's play,

    we are nation of sad f#cks who pin our hopes/self-esteem on our international sporting prowess.

    Post-melodramatic stress-disorder?_
    Nah, gospel truth mate; gospel truth.

    Hey Max, who are the other traitors you're upset with? It always occurred to me that Chris Dixon should get some sort of medal for services to sailing. He's successfully kept Larry Ellison's attention and money cornered for two challenges now, without any actual success.

    Surely that's what we expect of kiwi sailors who don't get a spot on our boat? Sail on someone else's boat and lose. Aha! So that's why you're so pissed off with Coutts and Butterworth!

    Since Jun 2007 • 909 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: From Saigon,

    Point of interest: the guy whos' screwing his workers is most likely to be either a returning expat Vietnamese or perhaps a Korean.
    And it's women who run the brothels in SE Asia too. Crusty old mama-san's who lived the life themselves. Well at least that's how the media portray it, since I've never actually been near one.

    Since Jun 2007 • 909 posts Report Reply

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