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Hard News: Graceless Islanders

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  • Bryan Dods,

    Did you hear about the woman who walked into a column?

    Northland • Since Nov 2006 • 46 posts Report Reply

  • Riddley Walker,

    no she does that every few years (though never in her column, usually in a backwater page), so she can say "it's no secret".

    AKL • Since Feb 2007 • 890 posts Report Reply

  • Marcus Neiman,

    Hmmmm indeed - another insight into the apparant general uselessness in the contemporary NZ union movement.

    Sydney • Since Feb 2007 • 107 posts Report Reply

  • merc,

    Any more of this and you guy's are going to have to start your own mag.

    Since Dec 2006 • 2471 posts Report Reply

  • merc,

    Using a Gestetner.

    Since Dec 2006 • 2471 posts Report Reply

  • Rob Stowell,

    Southern Psyclist?

    Whakaraupo • Since Nov 2006 • 2120 posts Report Reply

  • merc,

    Yup, that's the ticket, perfect.

    Since Dec 2006 • 2471 posts Report Reply

  • JP Hansen,

    God, sorry to have hijacked the thread on a throwaway line several pages back!

    If you ask nicely, there is a tub of rather nasty looking, almost black, chilli paste under the counter that has brought me to my knees in the past.

    Oh, I have 1 of those in the fridge and 2 or 3 in the freezer. While my brother was at Lincoln between '04 - '06 I would have him bring a tub up every time he came home. A dollup in home made peanut satay sauce is to die for.

    My brother'd actually also bring skewers of their chicken, tubs of tzatziki and even their pita breads up on the plane and we'd make up our own Greek Recipe souvlakis on the BBQ once we got him home from the airport. Last trip home he bought 2 ice-cream containers full of their chicken skewers. Anyone got an insight into how they're marinated?

    My wife and I have been known to take a drive to Christchurch while staying with my folks in Blenheim for the sole purpose of getting Greek recipe souvlakis and Hilliers pies. The Spagalimis pizzas (mexican, apricot chicken) sadly didn't hold up to my memory of them from my student days.

    Oh, for those playing at home with tubs of TGR chilli sauce, I've found a decent substitute for the Greek Recipe pitas at pak n save - they're called "mediterranean pizza bases" and are located with the other pita products in the breads aisle.

    Waitakere • Since Nov 2006 • 206 posts Report Reply

  • merc,

    JP, you definitely get your own food column in the new mag.

    Since Dec 2006 • 2471 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Rowe,

    the story I heard was that she is entitled to free soda etc, but that the act of sharing her free soda with a non employee constitutes theft.

    Sounds to me like a policy of, free stuff for staff only has been taken to the nth degree of absurdity. He had it in for her over something I take it?

    Lake Roxburgh, Central Ot… • Since Nov 2006 • 574 posts Report Reply

  • andrew llewellyn,

    He had it in for her over something I take it?

    No idea. And I'm not even sure that what I read is accurate anyway.

    If he did have it in for her, I guess this will provide a salutory lesson of some sort.

    Since Nov 2006 • 2075 posts Report Reply

  • James Green,

    Perhaps the manager thought they could get an 18 year old who was a) cuter, and b) cheaper to pay...

    Limerick, Ireland • Since Nov 2006 • 703 posts Report Reply

  • James Millar,

    There's another great souvlaki joint on Riccarton Road: Nomads.

    That's next to Big Gary's - home of the biggest hotdogs in NZ!

    Best by far has to be the egyptian souvlaki place on Papanui Rd. So good even us lazy students used to drive from Riccarton to eat there.

    Ahem... well, first post out of the way, I'll write something serious next time, I promise! ;)

    Tāmaki Makaurau • Since May 2007 • 20 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia,

    Everything changes, but everything stays the same...

    Nope... everything changes, but people - for better and worse - remain essentially the same.

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • Terence Wood,

    Regarding Jane Clifton - now she writes well.

    As for her take on politics I always thought I could detect a slight centre-right bias in her writing. At the same time though, I figured that that sense might itself have stemmed from my own lefty views. This changed somewhat when I read her 'no, nothing to see here, move along' piece on the Hager book. This sort of writing, I thought, could only come from someone who was fairly pro-National. Not that that matters, I guess; everyone's entitled to their political colours.

    The thing that bugs me more about her writing is the 'politics is a game' cynicism. I can imagine that covering the political beat for so long could easily instill that in a person. But, nevertheless, there are genuine differences between our political parties, and their different positions are not just matters of spin but have real world consequences. So it would be nice to read the actual issues analysed every once in a while.

    Since Nov 2006 • 148 posts Report Reply

  • Rich of Observationz,

    If I wanted to agonise over every ingredient, I'd have made my own at home.

    My thoughts exactly!

    Back in Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 5550 posts Report Reply

  • Mr Black,

    Anyone got an insight into how they're marinated?

    surely a mystery of the ages.
    I have heard rumour of a thai marinade, that or virgins tears...i forget which.

    Since Nov 2006 • 11 posts Report Reply

  • Maureen Jansen,

    I agree with you about Joanne Black and Pamela Stirling. When I saw that North and South had a really good article on the smacking issue/child abuse something in me snapped. N and S is supposed to be the right wing one but Black has been sneering at the smacking bill for weeks now with no in-depth thought at all - I know it's just a bit of a gossip column but it still made me see red and I've just sent a long letter to the editor referring to their media kit and how it describes the readership as having a female skew and a well off baby boomer factor. As someone who fits both those bills (apart from the well off!) I'm incensed that the watered down mag we now have is considered to be targeting me! Arghh! I've been reading the Listener since about 1970 - it used to be GREAT.

    Rotorua • Since Nov 2006 • 16 posts Report Reply

  • merc,

    It used to publish poetry.

    Since Dec 2006 • 2471 posts Report Reply

  • Robyn Gallagher,

    I too have been hunting high and low for a true Souvlaki vendor in AK...no dice.

    I'm sure this must be a reflection of immigration patterns. Could it be that Christchurch somehow ended up with a large Greek community, and hence the big souvlaki scene.

    Since Nov 2006 • 1946 posts Report Reply

  • Mr Black,

    souvlaki scene

    hehe, 2 words I never imagined to see next to eachother!

    Since Nov 2006 • 11 posts Report Reply

  • Che Tibby,

    marinade?

    try north africa spice-sauces like harissa. it's not too expensive, and if you leave it on lamb long enough it coats the outer 2-3mm of the meat.

    then, try not to cook the lamb past mid-rare, and for god's sake, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES do you cut the fat off. the fat should leach into the meat and bring the flavours with it.

    worried about heart/waistline? just eat less...

    another trick is sumac, touch of coriander/cumin, mixed with olive oil. make a relatively dry paste and apply that to your lamb before cooking it.

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report Reply

  • Muriel Lockheed,

    re the Listener...........

    I get Joanne Black rage, can't stand her rabbiting on blah blah blah.

    Love Jane Clifton. I miss pg 94 desperately. Come back Steve, few gawds sake!!

    The Listener aint what is used to be.....sigh

    Wellywood • Since Nov 2006 • 44 posts Report Reply

  • Sue,

    Nope... everything changes, but people - for better and worse - remain essentially the same.

    Nope - people can choose to change

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 527 posts Report Reply

  • Sue,

    and on another note
    how was telling them government types about blogging che?

    packed out session?

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 527 posts Report Reply

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