Posts by Islander
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Hard News: Women and their representations, in reply to Lilith __,
Berloody hell!
And a stork! -
Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Chris Waugh,
I have a theory that the first story tellers used loaded words, made poem-tales - and so stuff got remembered...
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Hebe,
Like the pakipaki!
Still in Big O, but just returned from some weeks t’other side of the hill.
Carting more n’more stuff there- -
We are temporary, lingerers on the land, thinking stability- is a given
our islands twist-dive-are riven and reject
constantcy
not that many thousand years ago
Central Otago
was a sea- -
Hard News: Moving from frustration to disgust, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Well said, Jackie.
Tautoko mai na e Jackie-
"gimme a kid 'til ''e's 7"
gottit, right, eh?
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Nora Leggs,
Looks like a gum dance to me!
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Hard News: Drunk Town, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
I’m guessing that people who live in places like Haast or Great Barrier don’t get to go to hospital for being really really drunk,
Most people who drink heavily on the Coast (dunno abt. Great Barrier- that scene is complicated by easily obtained & relatively cheap high grade pot) know how to
a)pace themselves-
b)drink as much water as you do drink booze-
c)are generally with mates.There are a substantial number of tourists who get shitfaced here, and they are the ones who have trouble. Locals, rarely- even the chronic alcoholics, in the main,-dont drive after drinking, dont get into fights, and dont go tease large toothy animals (as a loop did very recently, throwing stones at a guard-dog that had a longer leash than she expected.)
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Hard News: Media7 will soon be Media3, in reply to Lilith __,
An uncomfortable subject for many men?
As a longterm but longago & sexually ambiguous barfly in
West Coast pubs, I found most males were happy to boast of - but
not really share- their sexual experiences with their mates in a
convivial atmosphere. They talked lovingly & knowledgably
about vehicles and guns with each other- -
Hard News: Drunk Town, in reply to bmk,
I don’t think the supermarket idea would work and would inconvenience many people. From my experience teenagers buy their alcohol from liquor stores
That. Supermarkets dont have those supervisors running to check every sale of alcohol for nothing-
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Hard News: The Perfect Drug, in reply to Lilith __,
Just wanted to wave a flag for the good things SSRIs can do for some people. I wish I’d asked for them a lot
2 of my sisters and - especially- my mother - live normal lives BECAUSE of SSRIs.
They work, for a lot of people.