Posts by Anne M

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  • Yellow Peril: Are you gonna liberate us…,

    That was very enlightening Finn, thank you

    Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report

  • Yellow Peril: Are you gonna liberate us…,

    OK - well, I don't post on any other blogs or at any other forums beyond my closed group of mothers because on the interwebby, as in real life, I don't like shouting, I don't like ranting and I don't like personal abuse.

    I nearly ran away from here because of d4j's polemics. And I don't much like some of the stuff on this thread, which I'm carefully not reading.

    Yeah, I guess I'm a wimp or a coward or something.

    Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report

  • Hard News: They faked those moon…,

    <quote.but going on its track record the current administration also seems capable of fairly extreme and alarming disregard for conventional ethics.</quote>

    True. But their track record on a) competence and b) getting all participants to not blab and finger-point has been pretty dismal.

    Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report

  • Island Life: Green Acres,

    So what is it that drives someone living in a lovely family villa to end up having the bank sell their house? Interest rates? Bad financial planning? Too many lattes?

    You job disappears.

    Perhaps you were the manager of the F&P factory. Or you had a nice career at TVNZ. Mortgage was a bit steep, but no worries eh?

    Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report

  • Yellow Peril: Are you gonna liberate us…,

    That was fun - thanks Span.

    Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report

  • Hard News: Unusual Democracy,

    Thank you Alex! I've got it now - a ticket is a contract, not a commodity.

    *great light dawns*

    Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report

  • Hard News: Unusual Democracy,

    or just the deleterious effect on ordinary punters of capitalism.

    Exactly. The dear old free market, bless its cruel tiny little heart.

    Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report

  • Hard News: Unusual Democracy,

    But you still have to explain Kerry's actions. Why did he not fight like they did over Florida?

    Or he's a 'gennelman' who didn't want to be seen as a sore loser.

    Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report

  • Hard News: Unusual Democracy,

    Oh I don't care if they are expensive - I'm just saying the NZRFU is in the business for money, not love. So I don't see why anyone else shouldn't be the same.

    Disclaimer: I have never onsold a ticket in my life. Though I have extracted many $$$$ from clueless (American) book-buyers.

    Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report

  • Hard News: Unusual Democracy,

    So now I'm paying you to do a job I didn't want you to do?

    Yes. I'm not saying it's fair mind you. I'm just saying that some people pick up first edition, mint condition copies of "The Fountainhead" or 20 front-row tickets to the-spectacle-of-your-choice by luck and/or guile and then leverage that luck/guile.

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