Posts by webweaver
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Me too
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Up Front: Respectably-Dressed Sensible…, in reply to recordari,
Crikey!
If we all practice real hard and get those moves nailed we could have a PAS-Glee-style-FlashMob-for-WHAM! and it would be awesome.
...although, the "one potato two potato" move with knocked knees at the same time looks a leeetle bit tricky....
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Leaping back a bunch of pages, can I just add my name to the list of those enamoured with the new Sherlock. Loved it! So much so in fact that I ordered the DVD set from Amazon UK the other night (free shipping! Hooray!). I found it completely delightful.
Back to the Wellywood sign.
While initially I didn’t much mind either way – I wasn’t horrified by it like many people were – I find that the attitude of TPTB at Wellington Airport has really turned me against the idea.
It’s the whole “We’re considering your feedback – but we’re going to go ahead with it anyway” attitude. Like, in what way are you even pretending to “consider feedback” if you’re planning to ignore all negative feedback and do it anyway?
That, and the fact that, as mattgeeknz (hi Matt!) mentioned earlier in the thread – it doesn’t just have an affect on those living nearby. Physically it can be seen for miles – from many places around Welli – but even more than that – the word “Wellywood” itself encompasses all of us who live here, whether we like it or not. As there are so many people who don’t like it, I think Wellington Airport need to take that into account and act accordingly. Otherwise, who died and made them king?
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Hard News: Some Lines for Labour, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Do you have a link that leads to the actual poll with the question and statement of the sample and methodology?
No sorry I don't - I looked on the website but the link I already provided was the only one I could find. The wording of the question is as close as I could get from memory (and my memory's generally pretty accurate).
It was one of his live text voting polls - he asked the question during the show, and if you felt like it you could text him "yes" or "no". He gave the results at the end of the show. So, as I said, completely unscientific and self-selecting, but interesting nonetheless.
I tend to think that polls done in that way might bear some resemblance to reality (especially if I agree with the outcome hehehe) albeit with a much larger margin of error than a proper scientific survey would show. Of course I could quite easily be wrong about that....
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Hard News: Some Lines for Labour, in reply to Sacha,
Meanwhile, a clear majority of New Zealanders have indicated that they’re prepared to pay a small temporary levy on their income to pay for the rebuilding of Christchurch. So why are we adding $5 billion more to a record deficit instead?
Not to mention the fact that in an entirely unscientific (but still rather interesting) poll on Campbell Live last week, 60% of responders answered "yes" to the question:
Would you give up your tax cut if Kiwisaver, Working For Families and interest free student loans could remain untouched?"
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Yes, yes, yes and yes. Exactly. Which is why I am - how shall I put this? - cynical in the extreme about US claims to hold any kind of moral high-ground in this regard. Because as far as I'm concerned, they don't.
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Hard News: The witless on the pitiless, in reply to Ross Mason,
But surely the absolutely vital difference is that the Navy SEALs are members of the US military and, as such, are bound by rules of engagement, the rule of law and (if at war) the Geneva Convention (plus I'm sure a bunch of other things). The suicide bombers... are not.
That's a huge difference! It should mean that the SEALs can't just rock up and blow someone away if they feel like it - as representatives of the US military they are (or should be) absolutely obligated to play by the rules - whoever their target is, and whatever it is he's accused of.
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Done - and add me to the list of those happy to turn this into an annual subscription thingy, Russell.
Also - I'd love a Public Address coffee mug! Cool idea Ant!
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Hard News: You know what ..., in reply to Creon Upton,
This site is largely populated by thinking people who basically believe in the fundamentals – rule of law, so forth. It behooves you, I believe, to consider not only that this is a situation where (as is always the case) an exception to the fundamentals should not be made on the basis of convenience or public mood or righteousness or anything else – but also that if we truly believe in what we say then this is the very situation where we should prove that we do.
+1 (or more) - especially the bit I've bolded above
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Hard News: For the kids, if nothing else, in reply to Russell Brown,
Snigger. The mental image of a classic '60s stereotypical secretary, hair in a bun, glasses on, short tight skirt, high heels, sitting on a chair in the cave next to Bin Laden as she replicates his pontifications in shorthand on a notepad was... odd, to say the least :)