Posts by Jeremy Andrew
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Hard News: Before Lust, in reply to Will de Cleene,
I remember that book - I recall being mildly hypochondrialised by the VD section. Ironic given my utter lack of any opportunity to contract one.
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Field Theory: And they're off!, in reply to Gareth Ward,
Historically my (highly limiting) rule of thumb for "it should be in the Olympics" has been "getting yourself/an object as far as possible (vertically or horizontally) and/or as quickly as possible". However we would lose both the Daft Punk joustery and beach volleyball so perhaps not...
I think you should add "as accurately as possible" so as to retain the archery...
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Hard News: John Banks: The volunteer did…, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Normally, a candidate is accountable to the people who vote for them as well as the law, but in the case, it isn't just a corrupt candidate, it's a corrupt electorate.
"And our slogan shall be, 'a rotten candidate for a rotten borough'."
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I downloaded GoT season 1 because I _couldn't_ pay for it, even though I wanted to. Now season 2 is available at usorious prices from Sky, I'm not downloading it, I'm just waiting for the DVD/Bluray. Even if I actually paid approaching $100 a month to Sky just to watch GoT, the compression on the SoHo broadcast would have me chasing them for a refund for false advertising - they shouldn't be allowed to call that HD.
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Hard News: Telling stories about us, in reply to Kumara Republic,
I’m thinking Roman gladiator revivals and live vigilante snuff à la The Running Man, with the shock value of Cannibal Holocaust. Jeux de la Mort came close, but no cigar.
Maybe select a bunch of teenagers from poverty-stricken communities and compel them to fight to the death with promises of food for their families. Release them in a national park with primitive weapons and minimal resources, make the winner an Idol-like celebrity. Call the The Food Fight, or something like that.
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Remember the punishment for bigamy is very harsh - two mothers-in-law!
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I'll put a bid in on Murdoch, per et fil. Both worthy of their A Team namesake, and chewed up many, many column inches on and off-line.
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Hard News: The Solemnity of the Day, in reply to Hebe,
We had a tea-time telephone call from our Prime Minister last evening. Did everyone get one or were we winkled out as swingers or potentially so?
I got mine tonight. Hung up after I worked out what it was. If I want to listen to a recorded message I'll call IRD.
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Hard News: The Solemnity of the Day, in reply to izogi,
offered to drop a form in for my wife, who works well out of town, but she's not keen on voting because she doesn't have a clue what's been happening in NZ over the past year or so, and generally thinks all politicians are slimy and manipulative.
So she is up to date then...
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As they say "My great grandad didn't cross 20000 miles of ocean in a leaky boat to see this country overrun by immigrants!"