Posts by Ian Dalziel
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Hard News: DNC 2016: Beyond weird, most…, in reply to Joe Boden,
opinion/donald-trump-the-siberian-candidate.html
Contained this observation:
For one thing, Mr. Putin is someone who doesn’t worry about little things like international law when he decides to invade a country. He’s “what you call a leader,” declared Rudy Giuliani after Russia invaded Ukraine.
The US has such a short memory - Iraq anyone?
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Southerly: A Tale of Two Iceblocks: Part…, in reply to David Haywood,
“Oh okay, we won’t do that then.”
Las Vegas is a town built on betting, especially when the odds are stacked towards the 'House'.
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Southerly: A Tale of Two Iceblocks: Part…, in reply to Lilith __,
coasting to barbarism...
Are we grown-up enough to work together to save ourselves?
...and there lies the tipping point question for humanity's choices 'going forward' - it dwells at the heart of 'Trump or Clinton?', 'National or Labour/Greens'?, 'Help or Hinder?'...
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a C O' grief...
Local taxes only make sense if the damage done can be kept local – as the atmosphere is a global phenomena a globally uniform solution is required and tax ain’t the answer, a massive paradigm shift is…
I recommend Paolo Bacigalupi’s debut novel The Windup Girl for a glimpse into the world our present course may leave behind… -
Southerly: A Tale of Two Iceblocks: Part…, in reply to Alfie,
It seems that the word ‘stoush’ applies primarily in New Zealand and Australia and appears to be derived from the Scottish word stooshie. And your spelling was correct David.
Apologies - Och! My Caledonian ancestors will be rolling in their graves and tumbling in their tumuli - I see 'stushie' is an acceptable variant as well - one learns summat new every day...
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Southerly: A Tale of Two Iceblocks: Part…, in reply to David Haywood,
stooshie (sp?)
Stoush: a brawl or other fight...
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Atmospheric Injury and the Blockheads
I think you have the problem licked!
But there is one sticking point…
the stick: plastic or wood?
- where is the wood sourced?
and is it not also sequestered energy and carbon?
and to wrap up..
the wrapper – plastic or paper?I am glad that these considerations had no impact back in my youth, raised as I was in Sydenham – a mere two blocks from the Tip Top factory (next to the railways goods sheds) – it was a regular thing to call by after school to see if there were any broken or damaged ice-creams, coming back on the delivery trucks, that needed to go back into the energy cycle – best stoked by feeding to growing children rather than throwing out!
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as well as..
The Clean Boodle EP poster
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instruments/music-memorabilia/posters-prints/pop/auction-1129594042.htm
and The Fold and Tall Dwarves (sic)
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instruments/music-memorabilia/posters-prints/other/auction-1129597523.htm
and R.E.M.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instruments/music-memorabilia/posters-prints/rock/auction-1129591502.htm -
AO.. AO…AO…
more paraphernalia going out the door..
see:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instruments/music-memorabilia/posters-prints/pop/auction-1129582536.htmand
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=1629586 -
Hard News: RNC 2016: A literal shitshow, in reply to linger,
Chur, mate!
H/T Robyn Gallagher
