Posts by Che Tibby
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Except that it's a fantastically useful shorthand
i think you actually mean it's argot
and is used to make new zealand politics seems more like jane clifton's favourite tv show.
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Her exact words were "outside the beltway". So journalists, being the respectful creatures that we are, have made the most of it.
it's still an americanism.
and should be purged from the public consciousness.
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there is no comparable geographical feature that encompasses the seat of political power and the residences of the influential
<che sighs again and remembers when they used to just call it "the beehive">
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Maybe 'The West Wing' helped to internationalize the term?
<che sighs at another indication new zealanders can't think for themselves>
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the Dominion Post's collection of political blogs is called "Inside the Beltway".
i'm not sure than anyone actually reads it...
and the bubble becomes a more familiar term if you ever have to work anywhere near it.
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drop reliable, and you're close to the truth.
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just for the record, i really hate the term 'the beltway'.
this is wellington for christssakes...
</nothing personal>
the thordon bubble seems more applicable (with all due credit to the blog of that name)
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Er, no.
but... how will they support one in his dotage?
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Would you be available to uncle children outside of your bloodline?
are they likely to grow up to become wealthy?
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heh. i let the neices eat chicken nuggets but never give them any gifts except books.
i also use work gear to record and edit stories to send them to them on CD.
i expect all this exuberance will wear off by the time i a parent myself.