Posts by Joe Wylie
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OnPoint: Easy as 1, 2, 22.8 billion, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
The Hatchback of Notre Dame...
. . . not to be confused with the trouble-prone and unlamented Hillman Imp, once known in the trade as the Hillman Hump.
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to 81stcolumn,
Perhaps I'm being over sensitive but the Sun page hack immediately drew my thoughts to the death of another media man Robert Maxwell; who apparently fell off his boat one night in 1991.
Rather more sensitive than HRH Prince Andrew, who joked at the time that Maxwell met his end thanks to an "Irish tart" who he'd brought along for recreational purposes. "Toss me off," ordered the great man, so she did.
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to Paul Williams,
During Bob Carr's tenure as NSW State Premier he was often criticised for "governing via the pages of the Daily Telegraph", but never by the state Liberal opposition. After all, they hoped to exercise the same privilege at some point, and it wouldn't do to bite the proverbial master's hand.
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Hard News: The scandal that keeps on giving, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
While I wouldn't cross the road to piss on a copy of the Herald if its head was on fire, I don't think anyone is suggesting they hack people's phones. Their crass and morbid insenitivity is more old school.
And despite being the only daily newspaper for a significant slice of NZ, the Herald doesn't enjoy anything close to the shameless collusion that Murdoch's Sydney Telegraph has enjoyed with pretty much all NSW State governments over the last couple of decades.
In the lead-up to the 2000 Olympics, eagerly awaited information on ticket availability and pricing was released exclusively via the pages of the Telegraph. When pressed for details at his press conference, the relevant minister simply repeated "read the Daily Telegraph". Not buy, just read the damn thing.
I'd like to think that NZers wouldn't have settled so uncomplainingly for a similar kind of cosy exclusivity over the RWC.
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Field Theory: 65 bottles of beer on the wall..., in reply to Ian Dalziel,
beefy shorts 'n' bruised ribs
Evoked that giant brassica-themed grafitto-poem that once adorned the reservoir wall at the K Rd end of Ponsonby Rd:
BROTHEL SPROUTS & CAULIFLOWER EARS -
Speaker: Sharks Dine Out on…, in reply to Steve Barnes,
I passed through Darfield the other day. Everyone appeared to have two hands. Once you know, you find yourself checking.
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So, who reaps the “Spoils of War”?
You can knock out a quick tune on them here.
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Speaker: Sharks Dine Out on…, in reply to David Haywood,
And I say David Haywood for Mayor!
Oh God no...
Alan Bollard, then.
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Speaker: Sharks Dine Out on…, in reply to David Haywood,
. . . Gerry Brownlee’s response to Mike Coleman’s piece
No doubt finer minds than mine will fisk the details of Brownlee's reply, but the glib condescencion of this is breathtaking (italics are mine):
Mike Coleman asserts that the Government has bent to the call of international insurers and reinsurers - not true. What we have recognised is that not all policies are the same; not all of us read the fine print; and none of us can expect insurers to offer outcomes or cover beyond the scope of the policy we bought.
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Speaker: Sharks Dine Out on…, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
+++++1!!