Didn't they throw all their afghans into the ocean or something?

That's how Johnny thought he'd get an invitation to Georgie's Tea Party, not realising it finished a couple hundred years ago...

Now I'll just go back to forgetting I read any of this,.

I had no idea that you'd made the 'big step'. It takes a lot of courage, I imagine — well done! Like Jackie, I also thought that your comment was very witty, but alas time does not permit me to acknowledge every comment on these threads. Rest assured,…

xkcd seems rather apposite today...

I feel bad because for so long I didn't know about xkcd.

Mostly, Brown already had widespread, uncontested news coverage,…

Just as well I only complained about the spelling and punctuation in those election pamphlets, I guess.

Yes, I was a little annoyed that I couldn't cite you criticising their choice of idiom as well, hoping to enjoy something like the sick little thrill I get whenever I hear an…

So I say that Asia comprises some fifty countries and is not comprised of them, although I'm sure David's OED states that his wordy and confused rendering is acceptable.

I believe we may have had this conversation before, Creon. Yes, the OED does give this usage as…

surely the Afghan biscuit is an Australian invention

Didn't they throw all their afghans into the ocean or something?

The "kiwi identity", after all, is in a precarious state: our icons must be protected from potential attack

surely the Afghan biscuit is an Australian invention (just like....no, let's not go there...)...

They can only be saved by the internet's most loyal citizens, the pickers of nits.

So I say that Asia comprises some fifty countries and is not comprised of them, although I'm sure David's OED states that his wordy and confused rendering is acceptable.

an afghani is the unit of…

I say Cyprus is not in Asia. Everybody take sides NOW.

Haven't brought a bottle of sherry in years. Take from that what you will.

But then, so has Morocco, with the song:
مدينة لوس انجلوس مدينة لوس انجلوس مدينة لوس انجلوس

I say Cyprus is not in Asia. Everybody take sides NOW.

Ho ho. Okay, I'll bite (I once won a game of trivial pursuits on the basis of knowing the answer to this question). According to the UN's drawing of the continent boundaries (and most, if not…

Yes, from a certain perspective, New Zealand First's predictable antics are almost humorous. The punchline to Mr Brown's crack-brained press release, of course, is that he himself is an immigrant to this country, something that he seems to have conveniently forgotten.

Apparently it's OK if you're white...

Don: how do you find NZ content in the morass of Rick Astley that is YouTube?

Ah yes. All YouTube links now lead to Rick Astley.

Sadly, Rickrolling is yet another example of my son knowing about new nerd-memes before I do. I feel so old.

Thoughtful and admirable opening posts shall generate fewer responses, due to the absence of wrongness with which to take issue, and the sheer dullness of repeated agreement.

Therefore threads shall slide down and off the page, and gain fewer readers than they deserve.…

While Campbell did point out that the projected increase in…

John Campbell

I was listening to that from the next room. While I wouldn't have given Peter Brown airspace, I realised afterwards it was a good idea on account of said Brown being his own worst enemy.

OTOH, Campbell was so (for him) antagonistic – not that I'm precisely complaining about…

If Russell can keep asking the right people hard questions in his show and John Campbell is remains willing to take these guys on there is hope.

I don't have a telly so I hadn't seen John Campbell's interview — thanks for bringing it to my attention,…

E.g, if 7 NZF MPs vote with Labour, 7 Labour MPs will vote with National and vice versa.

Then again, Franks as National candidate for Central Wellington goes in the opposite direction. I have heard him singing from the Coddington book…

Funnily enough there was a NZ First stand at the Kumeu A&P show attended by Mrs_Red and…