Posts by Tom Beard
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there might be something of modest monetary value but able to symbolically rekindle the joy I felt the day when the United States elected their first black president...
So, is anyone planning an election night results party? Preferebly something like the one in last night's Mad Men, with water coolers full of Creme de Menthe.
In fact, it seems you become an honourary member of the "liberal media" if you show any degree of scepricism, or critical analysis of the great white hope of the GOP at all.
Welcome to the dark side, Craig!
On a complete tangent, does anyone else here do the occasional double-take during this discussion and think for a split second that Michael Palin is running for Veep?
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So where can I find one of dem uber-stylish Copenhagen style cruisers for my Grey Lynn to CBD jaunts?
As always, Monocle is there to help.
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Your are now the In-Crowd Police, have a badge with that.
Shut it, you slaaaag!
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"Calm down, calm down!"
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'I've fallen and I can't get up'
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'You're wet. Yes its raining'My anglocentrism is showing: I didn't recall those catchphrases, but I immediately thought of "He's fallen in the water!" and "I made you all wet. Yesh, but my Martini ish shtill dry" in their place.
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Me, I'm thinking Errol Brown.
Me: Errol Flynn.
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Instead they decry anyone who chooses not to abort.
What, anyone who's had children? Those pro-choicers really are fanatical bastards, aren't they?!
On the other hand, the idea has its merits...
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As we exited some Wellington supporters told us "It gonna be a long trip home guys", to which I replied: "To Newtown?"
So, how long is it since you lived in The Bay, Hadyn? If Newtown is "home", why weren't you cheering for Newtown?
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Do all Alaskans have dead bears in their houses?
Only the lucky ones: the unlucky ones have live bears.
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no local gay programming on mainstream channels
One could argue that most local programming on mainstream channels is gay, but that's according to the more recent definition.</flippant>
If the McCain camp doesn't suffer a sudden drop in the polls post-Palin, my faith in the American public will fall to even lower levels than I thought possible. That's one scary-sounding fundy.