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speaking of mega-rich Kiwi's ... is this item in this morning's NZ Herald Online just a harmless 'colour' story , or a some serious PR BS?
By inviting the Herald reporter/commoner onboard his superyacht for canapes and Krystal presumably.
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Last century, 1989 I think, my sister came back from 6 months in Taiwan with a laminated cardboard device exactly the same as the 'she-pee' shown in the Guardian diagram.
She figured that with NZ's great love of the outdoors there would be a market for such a device (female campers, trampers, etc) and made serious enquiries with suitable retaillers.
My how they laughed back then .... 'cute' but no sale they said ... -
I yearn for the days of the rotary channel dial.
That would be the era when there were no seat belts in the back seats of cars? In fact the back seat was always one long bench seat meaning you'd sliiiiide all the way across everytime Dad took a bend too tight on that long drive to Piha every weekend.
By 'you' I mean 'you' not 'me' -- I'm way too young to have lived in the olden days.Someone should build a remote that has a "clunky" rotary dial which translates into and transmits the correct Infrared code for the channel number. That would be retro cool.
Yes, it would.
Er ... BTW ... I've tried to get into BSG - but without success. It's right up there with Babylon 5 and Star Trek Deep Space 9 isn't it?
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I had a similar thought: why is it always people who are working out who have heart attacks? I never hear about a poor schlub who expired on a couch watching TV; yet I hear plenty of tales (from reliable sources) along the lines of "I know a 35 y.o. who ran Triathalons - he suddenly dropped dead without warning last week". It usually comes with a heartfelt admonition for me to take better care of my health. And yet I'm expected to jog and/or go to the gym?
This is what a defibrillator gives you: "a therapeutic dose of electrical energy".
I anticipate a blog from RB about one of the items on TV1's 'Sunday' programme last night ie. The American 'clinic' giving electric shocks to 'special needs kids' to 'modify' negative behaviour. The clinic uses 'before & after' video of the kids violently hitting themselves juxtaposed with them later 'modified' into functioning young adults. Whilst the results were positive, the methods are abso@#$%inglutely creepy/disturbing/sick. -
Nothin' wrong with a good head of Iceberg.
Ya gotta luuurrrve Lettuce.
I only watch the cooking shows with lettuce featured. -
Funny how cardies are coming back in fashion. They must have a zip though no buttons.
Mine has a zip and a hood. Gotta have a hoodie if you're going to wear a cardie in Auckland. I got it in France last year,
so I know its fashionable.Michael: stay OT please -- unless you're blaming FR for those deaths.
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We're now seeing episodes of Men in Trees that haven't screened in the US yet. Crikey.
Someones head (in schedules) will roll when management find that out. MIT should have been stopped at the pentultimate episode with a statement from TVNZ PR that this will allow a decent run of the all new series at some future time six - eight months from now.
So... you're telling me GBLT isn't a sandwich?
Not unless you take the L out. They don't mind standing alongside T but they're divided on whether B actually exists at all. And truth be told they're not big fans of G either, because of their connection to HM (who taint the B's) and who haven't been allowed anywhere near this sandwhich.
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Yeah, that was a bit deep.
So deep I'm having trouble remembering the point I was trying to make -- but I do remember it was very funny at the time. Just can't remember why for the moment (even tho' I'm still laughing now).
I get my meds on Monday, when the nursing staff are back on deck ...
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Why do we all want our children to grow up so fast anyway?
Whilst I agree with you, there are many that don't, and will probably think you're patronising to refer to them as children.
I have difficulty in arguing why 16 y.o.'s shouldn't be able to vote, other than it just seems too young to me. Others disagree, and feel they're old enough. What I can't fathom is why 16 and not 17 or 15? If you argue in favour of 16 isn't your point equally valid for 15? ("You can drive a car at 15 ...")
I can't help wondering if we're going to have this discussion again in 10/20 years time, when 14 is the new 16.
I doubt Sue Bradford will get the same cross-party support on this as she did for the 'Anti-smacking' Bill. I think some of the other parties will knock her back just for the sake of knocking her back. Gotta keep 'em at the back of the bus. Nuthin' worse than an uppity Greenie.
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see this Joe? It's my bum -- bite me!
(and scroll back and look at my comments. I made various attempts to stay on topic, and my derision of FR is clear)
I'd suggest that a little more open and robust discussion is warranted
and what have you (or are prepared to) contributed to the discussion? If no-one wants to discuss the FR situation then its self-evident that there is nothing to say further on the subject, surely?
Is it cold in Christchurch? Are you wearing a cardigan?