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Your penis does not look stupid.
We don't think that. It is a glorious beast and we know it.
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Jane Clifton (who by any sane measure is astoundingly inept at taking pillow-dictation from Der McCullynator)
If you want to spin it that way. On the other hand, she does manage, this week, to compare Phil Goff to Adolph Hitler, so... *shrug*
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As a Listener subscriber, it continues to bother me that they stopped identifying who wrote the editorials.
Not me. I enjoy playing "Who wrote that?!" of a Saturday.
eg. ,
Hands up those who agree with this proposal...
"Joanne Black?"
... Not only should there be national standards in schools, but the Government should pay bonuses of up to $100,000 if they demonsrtate improvements in the literacy and numeracy achievement standards of their pupils.
"Yep. The zealous willingness to promote uniformed gossip as public debate - for fun and profit! - is nearly unmistakable."
Fact: This issue is way more complicated than your presumably "common sense" approach, and your failure to acknowledge that indicates either a complete lack of understanding or a cynical, deliberate exploitation of your influence.
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It seems to me that the gap is media: in my ideal world, the NZ rock archive would have a version of the National Library's Papers Past project where back issues of Rip It Up, Real Groove and more obscure publications are digitised and easily searchable, along with the rock columns out of the Auckland Star, Listener, NZ Herald, Christchurch Star, and so on.
How about - as a first step - creating a database of material that people have; all of the above, plus radio recordings, live/amateur recordings, etc. Basically, a catalogue that consolidates various private and public collections? (Obviously, some people are already doing this, with gig posters, etc.)
It would take some effort, but would build the best record yet of the cultural detritus that remains, and would at the same time work towards providing evidence of the necessity of funding for a proper archive.
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TVNZ's complaints committee has upheld the flood of complaints over Paul Henry's questioning of Sir Anand Satyanand's ethnic suitability to be Governor-General, acknowledging his remarks "encourage discrimination".
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The only DJ I've ever dealt with who was a complete dork
On the Zoo TV tour?
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Hell of a game. They so nearly threw it away in the fourth quarter.
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TVNZ heads apologise to Gov Gen for Henry's remarks
In a statement, Sir John and Mr Ellis said they would be making no further comment.
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the great English Tradition of Monkeymen (see also: Gaz from Supergrass; Ian Brown from the Stone Roses).
and Jagger.