Posts by Steve Barnes
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My designated doctor visits would pretty much reduce me to sixteen hours a day in bed again for a couple of weeks just from sheer stress.
I know what you mean, I need my 20 hours in bed just to cope with the drinking.
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Some people would spraypaint their own turds to sell records
And some people will buy them. Out of curiosity I checked out the video on Youtube and managed about 30 seconds before regreting it, I will never get that 30 seconds back. I wasted a few more minutes reading the comments.... sheesh.
Ignorance is bad enough but taking pride in that ignorance is truly mind numbing. Then there's the spelling and grammar, geez it's enough to make you agree with Anne Tolley, well, it's not but you know what I mean. -
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I think Paul won that one...
Now, your starter for 10 points. ;-)Islander...
Geez you stirrer!
Do I get a wooden spoon or something?
(remember Blake was tried for sedition).
Nah. He was murdered in Brazil on his boat and got sculpted. In that latter respect he is not alone
Oh, how we as a Nation suffer from our Art. -
In other batshit crazy news,
The level of ignorance is astounding. -
The missus has had an interesting idea about trying to start some sort of letter writing campaign from overseas
Dear Gerry,
We were going to come to New Zealand for our Holidays but in light of recent events have decided that the Rhondda Valley would offer a more scenic experience.
Yours, Maynard Keynes.
................................................................Dear Ms Tolley,
Thank you for your letter of the 15 March.
In reply to your question about our previous policy I regret to inform you that the outcome was not as good as expected.
Yrs. Myfanwy Evans
Aberfan school district administrator. -
McFail and the not so great Gadsby
Of whom it has been said "Is that the best you can do?"
There is something in the nature of the Kiwi sense of humour that seems to rely on the Cultural Cringe factor. It is almost like we don't want our comedians to be any good because they may point out our failings. I don't think John Clarke would have continued his craft for long if he had stayed this side of the ditch. In good comedy you end up laughing at your self, in bad comedy you laugh at others and in the end suffer the indignity of boorish bigotry and self satisfied smuggery.
Now, the Irish on the other hand... -
Hey, well we had fun. Shame you'll couldn't make it.
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I'm more impressed that the prostitutes were all fully compliant with their tax obligations, and that they registered for GST. But that's just me.
I recall there used to be a section on the UK IRD tax return form referring to "Professional Bodies to Whom Fees Have Been Paid" which were, apparently deductible.
They disallowed my claim for "Miss Lolita Lustworthy, of Tooting Boadway, £1.75" in a reply that also requested my Name and Address. It seems even a taxman can have a sense of humour. -
Forget Rodger Douglas... It's getting more like Douglas Adams what with those Vogons in the House.
I appears that we don't have the brightest wildlife either.
Douglas Adams on the Kakapo -
I've lived 40 years on the West Coast, and have never heard the saying...I suspect it might've died shortly after the goldmining era finished.
So if Gerry Brownlee gets his way this phrase may well return. Racism goes so well with the Right along with beneficiary bashing. Before long we will have all the Maori Mums down the mines.