Bhutto's assassination end of December then the bomb blasts…

It ain't as bad as maybe the media is painting in NZ. I do admit there are plenty of issues that seem to grab the attention of…

c – umbrage at a bit of emotional hyperbole, Damian, is so...literal. As if I would really wish someone to be burnt by anything.

Even if you're not being literal Mark, it's pretty hard to read the tone of your first message as anything other than nasty. Which didn't really…

a. end up queueing for at least 20 minutes
b. end up queuing for something I regret each time I get to the front of said queue (like a venison burger)
c. feel faintly…

(cf: Tui noise complaints in the city)

(and yes, I see the irony of…

I never would have thought that any paragraph involving Russell, DPF, a mug and Che Tibby could have been construed as a "come-on"... now you've got me worried :)

let me show you the mug... you'll be weak at the knees.

And no, that's not a come-on line.

I never would have thought that any paragraph involving Russell, DPF, a mug and Che Tibby could have been construed as a "come-on"... now you've got me worried :)

i thought i was supposed to take damien out to dinner and then give it to him?

Heh heh heh.

If Russell didn't pick up your top and certificate, I have them somewhere at my house and will get them to you once DPF has given Che back his mug. And no, that's not a come-on line.

what the?

i thought i was supposed to take damien out to dinner…

I know someone who has come in with a few (work-related!) buckets of white powder. Despite a lack of labelling, once customs were clear that they didn't contain honey, there were no further questions...

Is there like, a certificate, or trophy or something Joanna?

I'm sure I saw Russell snaffle it on your behalf. From memory it was an umbrella.

There is both a certificate and a very very sexy trophy, which is not an umbrella but rather a spinning top, designed by the…

Is there like, a certificate, or trophy or something Joanna?

I'm sure I saw Russell snaffle it on your behalf. From memory it was an umbrella.

I guess now might not be a good time to suggest then that maybe someone that you beat to the Best Dub Dub Dubber Award might have set you up with Customs then?

Damn, I forgot to say thanks to everyone who voted, it was very pleasing and surprising to…

But as I said, I think wishing serious burns on anyone is uncalled for, implicitly threatening, and I suggest you consider how appropriate such comments are in the future.

I guess now might not be a good time to suggest then that maybe someone that you beat to the [[http://wellingtonista.com/awards-results…

It is good to hear people who were born here appreciate their country. But I also understand that folks have to leave to discover what is good about a place.

Over Christmas…

Well I spent New Years in Istanbul, here it sounded like WW3.

Great stuff!! Lots of explosions and nobody got too badly hurt (apart from via tequila)

Side issue between Damian and myself

to be clear, i don't mind so much the side issue, or in fact robust-passioned-tangential debate here.

But I have no idea why you seem to be ranting in a threatening way at Damien about something he hasn't even done.

He got slightly burnt…

Side issue between Damian and myself

Well to be fair Mark, you seem to be the one with the issue, I only mentioned I was sunburnt and had been hit by a firework, you were the one who came out saying it was a pity my injuries were only minor.…

Hey – I tell you what, next time you're at Abby's firing off crackers, I'll bring my terrified dog and my screaming children across and we'll see how much fun that is for you.

ummm, mark, i think you better go back and read the thread.....

Hey – I tell you what, next time you're at Abby's firing off crackers, I'll bring my terrified dog and my screaming children across and we'll see how much fun…

So even without the headache pills they stung you for, the fact that you went to Poppy and Terrorism capital of the world would probably have been enough to set you up for similar fate.

but of course if they actually put one and one together in any meaningful way…

But cocaine in New Zealand is an urban myth, everyone knows someone who knows someone but no one has ACTUALLY ever got any.

In my years managing DJs and nightclubs I saw enough being bought, sold and snorted to know that it's far from a myth. And you can just…

fireworks on new years eve is a new Zealand tradition doesn't everyone save fireworks from guy fawkes?

I can clearly remember being surprised in Germany, 1987, at the fireworks on New Years Eve, and thinking that nobody did that in New Zealand. Hoarding Guy Fawkes fireworks for later is quite…

Hey – happy to let people fire off a couple at midnight

Well apparently not, based on your first comment. Anyway, it was more the wishing that any injuries I'd sustained were major rather than minor I take exception to.

but honestly for new years eve

– always, always lock my cat up and have a nice blanket for her to hide in.
– i assume neighborhood noise is the norm for it's the one night in the year you just suck in…

But when they go off hourly for the rest of the night, and then morons continue to let…

A few years back a friend was raving about the great stuff he could score – a quick sample (informed by years in London working in the…

It has to be our few entry points and uncorrupted customs and police service to blame.

As for…

The rest of the post was good too.

...you deserve to have been burnt. Pity it was just minor

Charming. Yes, how dare anyone make a ruckus on New Years Eve, good on you for wishing more serious burns on them Mark. You should have a chat with Garth McVicar about your ideas...

In fact, come to think of it, you were probably disturbing some poor…

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Although talking to a friend who knows about such things, he doesn't know anyone who's ever actually paid $715 for a gram in New Zealand (unless that's working on the basis that it's…

But then again, I hear the coke in London is really good, ubiquitous and cheap.

you got that right, brother.

When I was in London…

Yulia and I are broad minded people and we also study Quantum Physics, String Theory and the "unified theories" along with The Secret,

ummmmmm, must not snark, trying desperately not to snark

not sure what look they are going for on Yulia.co.nz either......they should stick to the cute/sexy thing with…