Posts by Steve Barnes
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If a candidate was English, that wouldn't affect my vote - although if they went under the name of The Honourable Montague Smyth-Smithson-Smithe, Hereditary Margrave of Little Funtingdon that would probably count against.
Or if his name were Bill.
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But you are aware that Bill Clinton couldn't run in 2000 because of term limits;
Yes but... a "real" leader wouldn't see that as an obstacle.
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There is nothing wrong with charity. It makes people feel good about themselves, it makes then feel OK about the shitty things they do to sate their avarice and it's tax deductible (which is the Govt.'s way of saying "good on ya"). Then there's Sponsorship. That makes institutions and businesses feel good about themselves and their customers feel good by association. There is, on the other hand, something wrong when a Government gives millions to private schools and tax cuts for the wealthy yet there is still a need for charity to help the worst off members of a society.
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the TV news report last night which showed an Afghani woman and her kids who'd been to rehab and then gone back to opium
And they looked so much more contented than those running around with guns or those running from those running around with guns.
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Ok David, we know you're only in it for the MUNI.
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Many teenagers in the school system of last resort are smoking pot.
The high rates of drug abuse are among concerns about the alternative education system that have prompted Education Minister Anne Tolley to review its funding.Sounds a bit like;
"Many people in Afghanistan are smoking opium.
The high rates of drug abuse are among concerns about Afghanistan that have prompted the authorities to review their troop numbers."
Yeah. If you have a problem with something and want to distance yourself just mention Drugs. Same as if you want funding for research, just mention Global Warming or second hand smoke. -
Mexican Specialties in Ellerslie do a mole which is very nice.
I've heard they also do a nice badger in butter sauce and their wombat is to die for.
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This week I made a long black and the blotch on the crema was in the shape of New Zealand. I should have taken a photo.
I took a piece of toast out of the toaster the other day and was amazed to see the image of a man with long hair and a beard burned into the bread, I think it may have been John Lennon.
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@Sacha.
Ferzactley. -
I'm damned if I'd do that job. And certainly not for $35k.
Plus those expenses, travel perks, accommodation allowance, subsidies meals, pension... I could go on. It ain't that hard, ever tried digging ditches or Mining or...?.