Posts by Bart Janssen

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  • Hard News: That Buzzing Sound,

    Only too happy to help Islander.

    It works both ways - you and all the others here help me understand things I just didn't get previously so I'm only too happy to return the (much appreciated) favour.

    Re the jigsaw:
    5/2 does not equal 8/3

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

  • Hard News: A little liberal line in the sand,

    can have discussions with differences of opinion in a sane manner

    Hey I think he called us sane!

    Where's the moderator?

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  • Up Front: Are We There Yet?,

    Nah, Giovanni just hits people with fish.

    Damn I thought Gio was advocating GE to put their heads onto fish.

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  • Hard News: A little liberal line in the sand,

    Thanks Russell that was great.

    I just love the disconnect between the bright cheerful music and voice and the really quite intense emotion and content underneath.

    To then use it to highlight the evil bastards that spend their time spreading hate against TBGLs or GTBLs or LGTBs or whatever that is ... while Stevie may not have done the best version, the idea of adapting the song was brilliant.

    I can't wait to see what creative kiwis do with this.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

  • Up Front: Are We There Yet?,

    Catholic friends (more accurately: friends who were raised Catholic) all have that 'don't ask, don't tell' thing going on with regard to stuff they know they're not meant to be doing.

    Isn't that the whole point of catholicism, lots and lots and lots of rules so you can pretty much get excited about doing anything, because ya know it's naughty.

    And then this cool reset button so you're all good again and can get another boner from doing something naughty again.

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  • Hard News: That Buzzing Sound,

    26 years is not long in science

    mmm yes and no.

    Yes there are times when it takes a long time to see or understand that a dogma is wrong. And yes there are some things that only reveal themselves over generational timescales.

    But also no - 26 years is an eternity in some ways as well. Given the level of scrutiny given to GE it is very difficult to believe that any of the concerns raised initially are real. During those 26 years we developed PCR and sequenced genomes and discovered epigenetics and ...

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  • Southerly: Dear Dr Bollard,

    expand upon the reasons for your womanly alienation?

    Are you suggesting women are not alien?

    but that (at that point) the all-male commenters did get it

    I find relaxing (disconnecting) the cortex helps when reading Dr David. There is a kind of state you enter where it all seems so real and it all makes sense.

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  • Island Life: Symptoms persist,

    a transparent one laid on the harbour bed

    Jumps up and down shouting "see, see"

    I told you it was a winning idea!

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  • Up Front: Are We There Yet?,

    I just loved the line from Reverend Garvey

    that reading the report's "presentation of the history of our institutions, it is hard to avoid feeling shame"

    Of course he managed to avoid feeling shame because he's just that kind of man, right?

    Sometimes you just despair and lose all hope that there are any civilised people :(.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

  • Island Life: Symptoms persist,

    Vitamin tablets = expensive urine

    However I find the fluorescent yellow entertaining especially when hung over.

    You could just eat fruit and veges but you'd miss out on the opportunity to support our local economy, in particular help pay for your pharmacists new car which they bought from a struggling car dealer so it's got to be the right thing to do.

    And besides fruit and veges just don't make your urine glow quite the same way as those pills do.

    Trust the marketing guys they know what's good for you

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

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