Hard News: An excellent evening in Newtown
157 Responses
First ←Older Page 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 Newer→ Last
-
Yep.
-
Jackie Clark, in reply to
Well, not the Early Childhood ones I've been to! Wish they had been in some cases - might have livened things up a bit.
-
It's the Salon Kings adore. More romanticist.
-
I'm back in the shaky city and almost recovered from Russell's concept of host responsibility ("there's just time to go to the bar before we start up again") and Megan's compulsion to keep the Cantabrian glasses brimming. It was so lovely to meet so many of you (if far more briefly than I would have liked). I hope I get the chance to do it again really soon.
-
Jackie Clark, in reply to
Could we have a Salon whilst I am in Chch in June?
-
Sacha, in reply to
"But you're an epistomologist, not an ethicist!" I exclaimed with surprise.
For some reason I can see that as a line in Dr Haywood's next book.
-
Russell Brown, in reply to
I’m back in the shaky city and almost recovered from Russell’s concept of host responsibility (“there’s just time to go to the bar before we start up again”)
Was the advice:
• Useful
• Not usefulTick one.
-
Damnit Jim, if I can't rationalise the yuk factor the fat man will die!
-
Isabel Hitchings, in reply to
Was the advice:
• Useful
• Not usefulTick one.
Definitely useful.
-
recordari, in reply to
And here I was thinking it was 'Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not an escalator'.
ETA: As advised, turn on Closed Captions (never seen that before). It laughed out loud, it did I tells ya.
-
Russell Brown, in reply to
Definitely useful.
Would you recommend this service to others? ;-)
-
Isabel Hitchings, in reply to
Oh yes, I recommend that anyone who can should avail themselves of your services.
-
Joanna, in reply to
Was the advice:
• Useful
• Not usefulTick one.
In all seriousness, since I managed to get my hands on the only food in the building (a cup of peanuts), perhaps next time there could be a bake sale accompanying the drinking, for charity and host responsibility?
-
Russell Brown, in reply to
In all seriousness, since I managed to get my hands on the only food in the building (a cup of peanuts), perhaps next time there could be a bake sale accompanying the drinking, for charity and host responsibility?
I'll cop to that. I kinda forgot that part of going to the back-to-basics format was providing some food, which we always used to do (although it tended to be quite expensive). A sausage sizzle would've been good.
-
Ladies and Gentlemen a plate?
-
Sausage sizzle would be great! Or bringing a plate.
-
Or a plate of sizzling sausages.
-
I also got a cup of peanuts. I was surprised by this. But, y'know, at $1,30 for a water glass full of peanuts, I wasn't complaining too loudly. I was also highly disappointed that the dairy at the bottom of the hill was closed - at 8pm - as I had thought "no worries, I'll whip down and get a pie". Based on my conversations with other participants, the lack of food seemed to encourage alcohol-based disinhibition from several of the participants.
-
Stephen Judd, in reply to
the lack of food seemed to encourage alcohol-based disinhibition from several of the participants.
Dr Elder, as a philosopher, do you think a new programme of research is warranted?
-
Isabel Hitchings, in reply to
I think felafel should be the official snack of PAS gatherings.
-
Jackie Clark, in reply to
Funny you should say that, Isabel. Anyway, ladies/gentlemen-a-plate would be the go.
-
I think felafel should be the official snack of PAS gatherings.
I vote for the Kiwi As range of potato chips (the sour cream/onion dip or tomato sauce flavour)
-
Stephen Judd, in reply to
I vote for the Kiwi As range of potato chips
Nay.
-
recordari, in reply to
Yes, falafel was in attendance on Saturday, along with a meat-fest the likes of which I've seldom seen. One might say he made up for any lack in the south by heavily compensating in the north.
→ insert witty meditation on Baudrillard, simulacra and authenticity here
In the meatspace, you need a rubber stomach?
ETA: Your argument also holds true for decaffeinated coffee. And if someone ever offers you dandelion root coffee, the rule of law need not apply.
-
Islander, in reply to
Agree with your blog post (and plain salted Heartland chips are excellent. They just taste of...potato chips fried in canola & sunflower oils, & sea salt.)
Post your response…
This topic is closed.