Posts by Steve Barnes
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Southerly: This Week in Parliament: 26…, in reply to Evan Yates,
Dire Straits? More likely Syd Barrett of early Pink Floyd fame (infamy?)
Indeed but.....
'Twas merely a cross reference from dire, as in "Money for nothing". I could have gone with "prisoners of the same narrow-minded, superficial phoniness." as a reference to "We're only in it for the money"In his lyrics for We're Only in It for the Money, Zappa speaks as a voice for "the freaks—imaginative outsiders who didn't fit comfortably into any group"
like most thinking people feel like under this "Strictly Commercial" Govenment, Eleanor Catton being a prime example.
Or "Money, its a hit, don't give me that do good bullshit" as a nod to the non-caring attitude of our dear leader.
But I didn't.
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Southerly: This Week in Parliament: 26…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Shine on you crazy dire man…
Dire man in Dire Straights..... or was that Speights?
Money for nothing and yer chicks fer free....I'm often aware of personal and family matters raised in the context of someone saying their spouse is sick, or they've got a particular test that they're going in for...it wouldn't have been something that would have driven an outcome from me.
Is that OK?
But hey...major opus
Opus Pistorum
See what happens when you write "Just for the Money"?The lack of respect thinking people get in this god damned country gives me the shits.
Oh... and... Happy new year. ;-)
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Talking of BOLLOCKS...
Appearing on TVNZ's Breakfast show this morning, Mr Key said Catton's views on politics shouldn't be taken any differently than those of any other New Zealander.
"She has no particular great insights into politics, she is a fictional writer. I have great respect for her as a fictional writer [sic]."
Mr Key conceded he had read some, but not all of the Luminaries.
I think these questions should be asked.... "Mr Key, exactly how many of the luminaries have you read?" and "Are you aware that Eleanor Catton is , akshully, a real person?."
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Hard News: Friday Music: Wireless Summer, in reply to Sacha,
Fully recommend for us out-of-towners (and only 4 mins from airport).
BYO scrubcutter.
Ideal for hiking on trails where there is no hiking trail
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Hard News: Friday Music: Wireless Summer, in reply to daleaway,
Osmiroids were the "greasy kids' stuff"
I feel soiled. :-(
Although I do admit to being a little greasy at the moment owing to a failed attempt to fix my scrub bar. All is not as bad as it seems though, I now have an excuse to buy one of these. The Stihl FS 550
Professional Scrubcutter -
Hard News: Friday Music: Wireless Summer, in reply to Hilary Stace,
his fountain pen
does anyone still use one?
When I started at the big school, 11 years old and full of it, we were expected to purchase an Osmaroid 65 fountain pen, they were specific about the make and model.
I wondered at the time whether the Headmaster had shares in the company and thus began my suspicions of conspiracy, the fountain pen, which if I remember correctly had to have a number 2 italic nib, did a rather good job of squirting ink when you pulled the filler lever, hence, I thought, Fountain Pen. Anyway, it was very good for marking teachers as you passed them in the halls. Yes, we were little shits like that. -
Hard News: Prague, in reply to Russell Brown,
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Come on, you gotta hand that one over to Rich, Light in a Shed good enough for ya?
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Hard News: Incomplete, inaccurate and misleading, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
a telling pork pie...
stet son, let it stand...what about a 'boater'
he is always taking the 'pith'Ich bin ein Homberger. ?
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Hard News: Incomplete, inaccurate and misleading, in reply to Paul Campbell,
- saves them having to pay for bandwidth to send all that data back to the US
I doubt if payments are the problem. Ironically it is more likely a "Privacy" consideration.
maybe I need another cell provider
That's why I am with Kraps (name encrypted for security) you know, the one with the cat's arse for a logo.
Damn, someone might be able to decipher that. ;-) -
Hard News: Incomplete, inaccurate and misleading, in reply to BenWilson,
it's gotta be a top hat.
A Monopoly Character...
