Posts by Ross Mason
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......identify as Deaf, and probably use spoken English as their first language
How do I speak a capital "D"?
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Oh noes, our schools suck, we need national standards
And that was one really really big regulation!!! Nanny statish bigtime even.
And Craig?? Voted for the Flower Girl???
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Can we please not abbreviate the Maori Party like that. I always read it as Member of Parliament, by far the more established usage.
How about "Ma Pa" then.
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Hard News: Democracy Night, in reply to 3410,
Anyone seeing a pattern here?
Ummm...no.
Unless it is a Penrose non periodic "pattern".
Hmmm...since 1949.
By years in office:
N2;N3;N3;L3;N3;N3;N3;N3;L3;N3;N3;N3;L3;L3;N3;N3;N3;
L3;L3;L3;N3:N3 (assumed)By governments:
N3;L1;N4;L1;N3;L2;N3;L3;N2Pretty random??? Certainly no repeating pattern. But the "Ls" seem to be increasing the intervals they govern....and the "N's" look like they are decreasing the intervals they govern.
I have of course ignored the elections from the first labour govt and the war. I think the second half of the 20th century covers most of those alive at the moment.
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But before I move on and out into this beautiful sunny Sunday. Congratulations to the National Party. You fought well. You discovered the right buttons. You had the best teflon coated leader ever, You found the weakspots and carressed your fingers and much salt well into the sores.
I am sure we all are looking forward to three years of stable government.
And even though my vote got nowhere near them, I have to confess that these next three years may be interesting times in the science and technology area. The Advanced Techology Institute of New Zealand (preliminary mouth full name) that IRL is likely to be morphed into will influence future work life considerably.
But Winston.......Winston.....Winston.......Jesus Wept!
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Bugger. If only I had read your post. THAT breakfast would have beaten my two mushy Weetbix anyday!!
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Hard News: Democracy Night, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Probably. But maybe if you accept it as a "post election hangover first response". I hope Craig, you know I wouldn't mean it.
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Double posted.....
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Spent the night catching up with friends at dinner at my place. Incredibly the TV only only went on at 11.
So it takes an earthquake to change a staunch labour electorate. The Nats should pray for a few more in the next three years.
Winston did not have a heartbeat two weeks ago,.....Nek Minut.....A cup of tea and a leaked "His followers are going to die off anyway".......and Nek Minut 2 ....the defibrilator is fired up and.......back from the dead. Why oh why didn't someone not grab the stake????
You silly silly 6.8% people....Nek three years....
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Thanks to Sciblog's Gareth Renowden for this Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band " No matter who you vote for"