Posts by Jackie Clark
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Hard News: The Advocate, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Yes, yessity, yes. History, as my old South East Asian lecturer Leonard Andaya used to say, is only ever a few peoples' versions of what actually happened. I prefer "soft" news, because it's not actually what happens that matters in the end, it's what people do about it. Which may sound simplistic, but, for me anyway, that seems to make sense.
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Hard News: Irony Deficient, in reply to nzlemming,
Ah, but that was before NTNON! I enjoyed McPhail and Gadsby. Until I didn't. I do love NZ comedy, a lot. I think we have some of the funniest stand ups around.
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I'm not a great fan of satire - I used to enjoy Not the Nine O Clock News but I can't think of any other satire recently that's floated my boat, to be honest.
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Capture: BOTY Potty., in reply to Nora Leggs,
Oh Nora, that first one is divine! So green.
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All these beautiful birds! A bird alighted on the telephone lines just recently and upon reading this thread again discovered it was a waxeye. Delightful! Ruby had an encounter with a bird yesterday (no, not the dead penguin). Mum's put a feeder box on her deck railing, and there are about 5 doves hanging around her place. She's called them all Steve. (Don't ask me). Anyway, this dove came and settled in the feeder box, and Ruby was absolutely fascinated. I'm a bit wary about her around birds - she once (unseen by me) discovered 2 blackbirds making babies on a very low branch in the park, and apparently killed them. I don't know it was on purpose, or if she just went to grab them. Either way, I was watching her, if you'll excuse the expression, like a hawk. But she only sniffed it. When it flew into the trees, she raced down there and sat, very patiently, until it flew back to the feeder box. And so on. She's tall enough that the feeder box was right by her nose but she never touched the bird. Our doggy houseguest on the other hand was immediately on prey alert. Thankfully, the dove had it's wits about it!
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That Estere is such a stylish young woman!
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to ChrisW,
Green, verdant and loverly.
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Hebe,
Our old girl used to do that - she did it all her life. Puffed out air from the side of her mouth when she was pissed off. Even did it right before she died, bless her.
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Islander,
I hid her stick in the tree, Islander. She was going to get it come hell or high water. Until she realised she wasn't. She's a tryer though.
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Jos,
Thanks, Jack x Jos, she's not naked! It's just a little girl that was taking her dog for a walk in her pyjamas.