Posts by Che Tibby
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And just what the 'but' is doing in there
heh. isn't everything before a "but" in a sentence supposed to be a lie?
"it was the most fantastic dinner, but the pie was cold"
</threadjack over>
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congratulations!
does this mean that we in wellington can stop pulling strings?
i was sure one of them is attached to a bucket of water...
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Why was Tame Iti there at all? His tribe didn't sign the Treaty.
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Afghanistan isn't the only country which outlaws blasphemy. Take a look at s 123 of the Crimes Act...
serious question from here.
would s.123 be used to bring a prosecution for blaspheming a non-christian deity or religion?
as it's written it appears not to preclude the possibility.
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Fortunately in an empty carriage I discovered a used "Longest Drink in Town" cup. It was just enough.
Now I can't shake the memory. I'm grateful for their awesomely large cup, but I don't want to drink from it any more.
bro. just throw away the cup, and get a new one.
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Ms. Knowles 'Bouncy'.
now that's a picture i'd go to the trouble to find.
re: edumaction. i heard sam flynn scott of phoenix foundation talking on the raedio, and he suggested that some kids (particularly boys) are better getting a mix of education and vocational training from a relatively early age. keep them mentally and physically engaged.
struck a cord with me. a potentially complex answer and application, but better than other alternatives.
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<quote>that makes it rather difficult to get to the, erm, baby-making end of a shag...<quote>
so i've heard... my thinking was more directed at the old maxim about beer, "helping ugly people get laid since 1200BC"
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But it might be more accurate to blame the "shagging wave" of 1990 to 1994.
just quietly, wasn't this around the time that X really started getting onto the market?
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from RB.
In a sense, you and I funded the writing of the stories.
indeed. as a public servant i'm happy to do my job and respond to OIA. they're one of the ad hoc tasks you're employed to undertake.
but let's not forget that every OIA will usually tie up me for a couple of days, at least one or two managers for several hours if not a day (each), possibly a comms advisor, and possibly a legal advisor.
so... you factor salaries and overheads and you can be talking about thousands of $$ per request. this isn't always the case, but they can be very, very expensive in time and money (if the request is ridiculously large you can charge the requester for time and photocopying costs. the waitangi tribunal pinged me for $80 when i was studying)
some government agencies, the ones who tend to attract the most attention, have people whose main job is to complete and return OIA. that's a dedicated salary right there, with overheads you could be looking at $80k per annum.
but i guess democracy and transparency has a cost, aeh?
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An idiot I may be but you guys are still writing about me. So who is the idiot now.
c'mon cameron, you can do better than "i know you are you said you are..."
And I do hope you lefties are as supportive of the unfettered rights of humble fisherfolks to make a living when they get busted for poaching or exceeding quotas designed to preserve populations from extinction. Won't hold my breath waiting though.
craig, for the life of me i can't see how that first sentence relates to a political figure making downright incorrect assertions about crab fishing.