Posts by Peter Darlington
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I'd pick up Farscape or the aforementioned Mirrormask, and tell me the Henson Company's only contribution to Western Civ. is Big Bird...
Fair enough but my comment was aimed at Labyrinth, not the Henson Company per se.
Sesame Street was cool, but only the early series when Mr Hooper was still in it.
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Be prepared to be torn to pieces by the many many girls who grew up with David Bowie's bulge.
Heh, Bowie was ok, but the Kermit factor was way too high.
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I've enjoyed - and memorised all the lyrics to - a few musicals in my time. Grease. The Sound of Music. Labyrinth. All good films.
Labyrinth was horrible. It had Muppets in FFS.
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Because I'd like "A government that would do something about parenting behaviour which adversely affects the development of children."
My teacher partner Jo has had kids tell her that they didn't get much sleep last night because they slept in the laundry cupboard. That's where mum hides them when the party goers arrive home from the pub.
Great sources of hair raising stories, teachers are.
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My point was that the "new analysis" just isn't what the Herald says it is.
Yes, sorry about that, I realised I was diverging from your main point. I guess the point I was trying to make is that this type of issue should be removed from party politics. If Key has some radical ideas on solving poverty problems that have been happening pretty much forever in parts of NZ, all power to him.
It's on his agenda straight after implementing cold fusion I suspect.
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I'm not sure I'd like a government that could "do" something about Thursday night post pub parties to be honest.
No, I agree. But it's a bit like the kids obesity issue. Kids suffer because their parents behave in a certain way, it shouldn't happen but it does, and there seems to be no way of stopping it because, if adults aren't breaking the law, they can behave as irresponsibly as they like.
I don't have an answer, except to try to take some responsibility for my own actions with my kids. Doesn't help the poor little blighters that can't think clearly every Friday morning though eh?
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Well, my partner teaches in a lower socio economic school here in Nelson and they certainly have issues with kids turning up with no food, having had no breakfast because there is no food in the house. It was the same at schools in Wellington in the 1980s too.
A few of the schools that she's taught at have served up hot toast to hungry kids before classes.
One of the other issues they have is kids who come to school on Fridays who've had no sleep because the Thursday night post-pub party came back to their place.
National won't do jack about any of this of course, but it doesn't mean it isn't a problem.
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I was going to go for 'bouncebackability' but as usual, was far too disorganised and, ultimately, late.
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Don't be hatin on a playa.
Word.
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Also, while fitba is the sport most often associated with FN, there are a fair few closet rugbyheads among 'em as well.
Yes indeedy, Roger himself for one. I'm sure I was involved in holding him upright for the last quarter of a Canterbury Ranfurly Shield match on the terraces at Lancaster Park in 1984.
One hipflask of whisky too many went down that afternoon, things are a bit hazy.
We won by the way...