Posts by Lyndon Hood
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So how about this s59 amendment (the amendment! it does nothing!) - we can keep strictly on topic if it's in terms of the inter-party situation, right?
Key looks statemanlike but throws out the chance to belabour labour for a year? (and then starts using Clark and Bradford's justifications on the radio...)
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So, the Echo Chamber is, like, the modern Star Chamber?
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<i>bit like the hunting of the snark really.</i>
"It's a Snark!" was the sound that first came to their ears,
And seemed almost too good to be true.
Then followed a torrent of laughter and cheers:
Then the ominous words "It's a Boo-"Then, silence. Some fancied they heard in the air
A weary and wandering sigh
Then sounded like "-jum!" but the others declare
It was only a breeze that went by.They hunted till darkness came on, but they found
Not a button, or feather, or mark,
By which they could tell that they stood on the ground
Where the Baker had met with the Snark.In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away---
For the Snark *was* a Boojum, you see. -
Collaboration Between NIWA And Metservice
In a joint statement MetService Chief Executive Mr Paul Reid and NIWA's Acting Chief Executive Dr Bryce Cooper say: "The relationship issues reported in the media are not those of the current people involved. Both organisations are continuing to work together to ensure that any investments made by either organisation are maximised and coordinated for the benefit of all New Zealanders."
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I thought god killed a kitten every time you pleasure yourself.
The sick f**k.Certain people have actually used that as the basis of an anti-masturbation campaign. Personally, I think that encouraging people to think about kittens being killed while playing with themselves can only end bady.
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'Hitting the enemy where they are strong'
I saw a historical quote in the New Yorker from Karl Rove saying that was the way to go...
So what is the consensus amongst deniers?
I recall from the Coalition's first release (haven't the patience to dig it up on Scoop) that they included 'there is no warming', 'it's not us' and 'it is us, but we can't do anything much about it'. So the idea is to be anti, rather than pro anything else. It also struck me as an odd range of opinions to have on the core issue if they're not there just to muddy the waters.
Anti-Global Warming Heroes of Truth have got Garth George on their side
Yes, but Deborah Coddington and (I think I got the right idea from yesterday's RNZ afternoon show) Deborah Hill Cone are in favour of Sue Bradford's s59 Bill.
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Someone - it was probably on, uh, the highly verifiable Fark - told a story about crossing security, where they take away you mail clippers, then on the other side the first thing he saw was a place that sold nail clippers. And getting taken to a room for a whiles for pointing this out.
Yeah, does anyone have a good reason why we're taking the liquids thing seriously? Was it just that particular plot that was unworkable? Has the register been rebutted?
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"My Tao - Tao Te ching of Lao Tse" - my mother gave me a copy, translated by Peter Land, and illustrated by Allan Gale. Closest I get to religion ('Candide' aside); no drugs invovled.
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Before anyone finalises judgment on Allanis Morisette, why not watch the video of her cover of "My Humps"?
Seriously.
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James Frey...
Danyl, and others, night be interested in this from chronicler of Russian lowlife and former Otago Uni Lecturer John Dolan in 'eXile' magazine. You can follow the links to his reviews of the books (My Friend Leonard, Sept '05: "James Frey is a liar. A bad one. And hugely successful.")
http://www.exile.ru/2006-January-27/freys_fall.html
I fingered Frey as a no-talent fraud back in an eXile review in May 2003, and followed up with a review of his second novel saying outright that he was inventing the story, that he was just a beer-soaked fratboy with no drug creds.
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More for me...
I've wondered if Winnie the Pooh (or on TV, the muppets) have influenced me deeply or if I would have come out like this anyway.