Posts by David Slack
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It was a hoax.
Could change the title of this post to Now roll over and blog
A Dutch reality television show in which a supposedly dying woman had to decide one of three contestants to whom she would donate a kidney was a hoax, the programme makers said.
Identified only as "Lisa", the 37-year-old woman who had been said to have a brain tumour was to base her selection on the person's history and conversations with the candidates' families and friends.
At the last minute, she was revealed as a healthy actress. The contestants were also part of the deception.
I really hope we might think about inverting the present system, all the same.
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While I wuz posting, I see Hadyn have dun it.
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Robyn, done.
Hadyn, done as soon as I can find one of him with a bucket.
Che & Mark, no thanks, but if you can hook me up.....
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no lifestyle changes, so the screw the new one up, too
I saw people like that who were in coronary care when I was there. Doesn't mean that not any of us change. Ron Gray lived another two decades after his heart transplant and threw himself into life with his second chance. I also know people on dialysis who will be doing whatever it takes to preserve their health if they get the operation. And of course, there are the blameless kids to consider...
people give consent to things then change their mind later.
There's nothing to stop them opting out later, though. If it were widely known that you needed to be doing so, wouldn't people give it more active thought as the years went by? That's what happens with wills, for example. (In fact, perhaps that could be a useful role for your friendly lawyer to be performing?)
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2 posts in as many days from Mr Slack. Does this mean a satisifeid publisher or has he just hit the wall?
Heh. Neither. But I might soon be up for that drink.
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but also in part for the skill of the delivery (or how it says it)
Isn't it a bit like magic? You like the fact that they pulled off the illusion, but you don't want to look too close. Knowing how they got the rabbit in there might take the surprise and therefore the fun out of it. Unless, of course, you're getting up next to pull out a hare.
Nice to have you and Mr E on the show, Michele, by the way.
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the rest of the team seem to have scarpered
I'm incarcerated in a studio at the Michael King Writers Centre wearing a large, colourful jersey. Once my publishers have their book, I will have my life back, and that shouldn't be too long now.
Seeing I have momentarily surfaced, what about Ian Wishart's ipod? Headless Chickens? Split Hens?
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That bed don't look too forgiving Keith. How much sleep did you get?
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Here's a touching plea for some kind of system to expose misleading use of the "Dr" honorific. It appears in the comments thread of an interesting Guardian column about people misleading their audience about their medical qualifications.
If you think it might help you to hold your end up next time you're chatting with Bishop Brian, why not get your own NZ honour? Here's the nomination form.
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poking them with spears and dehydrating them to make them a little more... active
Isn't that more or less what the fluffer part of your contract stiplulates regarding studio guests, Damian?
I must say I like the notion of an elephant going ape.
Yes, rather like the HOS banner headline and p3 article about an email campaign against one of my colleagues
I'd say the nadir in recent months was the whispering campaign against one of your former colleagues. They seemed only willing to pick that one up with their Glucina tongs. Or am I thinking of the other gossip page?