Posts by Graeme Edgeler
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A great Variety piece on Letterman vs McCain, and Letterman v Leno. Money quote:
... it’s as simple as the distinction between a comic (even an admirably hard-working one) and an old-fashioned broadcaster, predicated on Letterman’s ability to create his show at the desk in a manner Leno -- still more natural as a standup than a talkshow host -- never could.
Much has been stated about Letterman’s virtuoso mix of comedy and righteous indignation after GOP presidential nominee John McCain’s last-minute "Late Show" cancellation ... Little of the commentary, however, has adequately characterized why the tongue-lashing Letterman administered was so remarkable -- a barrage of jabs that MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann (who had a front-row seat for the tirade) described as "perhaps the sharpest, certainly the most persistent political satire of the campaign."
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Also, my favourite teacher was later jailed twice for grooming and molesting teenage boys.
If it doesn't involve cats, it's not really a good story :-)
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I've one - a number of years ago now, but I think still worth a mention.
In one of the places I lived while at uni, I frequently found myself catching the last 'bus home. I was right at the end of the run, and invariably the only passenger remaining. Not needing to make a return trip, the driver (whose name I remember, but won't mention, lest he get in trouble) would abandon the official route for the end of the trip, and drop me off at my driveway, saving me a walk of maybe 400 metres.
Not only that, each night he would also only pretend to clip my 10-trip ticket, so I pretty much never paid for what was the best bus service I ever received.
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the same thing should happen with those "surveys" that businesses send out to promote their activities, e.g: 85% of NZ businesses have suffered from possum attack in the last year, says a survey sponsored by Kiwi Possum Extermination
You mean you don't want to know that the survey being plumped in the news is a marketing gimmick from someone?
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- can they chair the senate
So ideally any VP debate is the same as a presidential debate (plus maybe questions on Senate rules of procedure/etc)
The Senate really doesn't need chairing. It operates on a very consensual basis - pretty much nothing is done procedurally without unanimous consent. The VeeP is hardly ever there.
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Poor old Annette King was mocked for pointing out that we kill each other in the hot sun, but she was actually right.
I thought most of the mocking was around the full moon argument...
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But doesn't the objects weight need to be heavier than air?
Denser. Not heavier. But yes.
And yes, as it happens, I did just check this out myself yesterday, while tinkering around in the backyard.
You own a tank? Cool!
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I think back to old Tokoroa North School - which was relatively new and reasonably decilicious at the time - and I'm jealous.
What was wrong with Tokoroa North School?!
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Didn't they do this one on the Daily Show or something last week? [update: yeah, John Stewart discussed this with Tony Blair].
Which would be how the conversation arose :-)
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Oh, right, things that AREN'T true.
You must have thought I was a total idiot :-)