Posts by Jackie Clark
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@Paul Yes indeed, McDonalds. And I forgot, papers from last night's fish and chips.
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Re students, Undie 500 etc - am firmly in the "punish the little bastards" camp. What I find irritating, and not just in this situation, is the people who stand on the sidelines being shits and then being all " oh, can you believe that bad pig person just sprayed/hit/pushed me?" when a TV camera turns up. Can't be doing with the victim playing game, especially since the person being interviewed about the harm done to them always has a very grinny face. Re Clean Green NZ - I, for one, am fully for facing our grubby behaviour, and not trying to hide it. Every morning, I walk around the perimeter of our kindergarten picking up rubbish. This has led me to two conclusions._WARNING - NONPC RANT ENSUES_ 1) Dairies who sell pies and cookies and icecreams to young kids in bulk quantities need to either have rubbish bins outside their shop, or employ someone to go around picking up the ensuing rubbish, or they should be prosecuted for selling such rubbish anyway. 2) Kiwis need to take compulsory civic etiquette classes. Lesson #1 - Pick up your own bloody rubbish, you dirty bastards.
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Oh yes, school reunions. I've been to two - one of which I organised, and it was a class reunion so, yeah, not school at all. I loved school. I went to Marsden in Wellington as a boarder, and then came up here to Rangi for a year. Most of my old friends are from that one year, 1981, and it ruled. I think, initially, that some boys tried to bully me, but they soon realised I wasn't having it, and that was that. The reunion I organised was great, but I have to say that I do agree, Emma. The people you want to see you can track down by fair means or foul. You don't need to see the other lot. And as for single sex schools...........for me, that was hugely important. I had 4 brothers and I was very happy that I didn't have to spend every day for 4 years with them, and when I did come home for that final year, they were off at boarding school, and I had Mum and Dad to myself, most of the time.
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But for all that, I've yet to see a thread here, or anywhere in the US, on the half a million or so who lost their homes, with little chance of a new one, or much else in the foreseeable future, in last week's earthquake in Java.
We're selective in the pain we share.
Oh good! You're okay. I was a bit worried about you, following the news this week.
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Of course you could make the point that perhaps our online selves are who really are, and we're just too shy to be complete arseholes face to face.
He speaketh the truth, for sure. Never underestimate the power of not being able to see your opponent's face.
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What a fantastic idea, Ant. I'm particularly enamored of NZ docos. Sure, you can go and see them at the Film Festival, but really? I don't often make it to any of those films. If there were a NZ movie month, I would definitely make the effort.
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Thank you. :) It's reasonably new news actually, and the genetics stuff in this thread has now encouraged my usual 'OMG I'm 34' worrying streak to broaden its scope to 'OMG my husband is 38'. So... thanks, everyone? Because I wasn't panicking enough already, or anything. Heh.
Danielle. Despite how old you may occasionally feel, 34 ain't that old to be a babyz momma. So you quit worrying and concentrate on those happy thoughts. Happy mummy=happy baby and all that shit.
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And here's something to consider - while a 50-year-old man can get a woman pregnant, how many women of a fertile age (say, 18 to 35) would want to have a baby with some old geezer?
Well, my mum did. She was 22, he was 47. He already had 6 children, 3 of whom he was the widower father of. And then they had 3 more. They were married for 45 years, before he died. And she still thinks he was very, very sexy. Now, I don't know how usual that is - I mean my Dad was a very strong willed man, and my mum was not. He wanted her, she didn't know how to resist, and they had a fantastic life together. I think she would do it all over again. I'm pretty biased though. I can't imagine having a younger father - he wouldn't have been as awesome if he was I don't think. He knew stuff, he was loving because he loved kids, having had so many of us, but most of all, he knew what he was doing after years of experience. I know what you're saying, Robyn. But it can turn out happily.
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Hey now. We kindergarten teachers like Nigel Latta. We are also fond of Diane Levy.
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I recently became a Dad in my thirties - thank goodness. Procreating in your early forties feels a bit old. In your fifties is ok if you're an active guy but anything over 40 seems a bit old for a woman.
My father was 47 when I was born, and 88 when he died. Chew on that.