Posts by JackElder
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My wife was once approached by Mormons, who accosted her with "Excuse me, sir..." She cut them off sharp: "Mate, I'm a girl, and I don't want to know about your dumb-ass religion." One of them burst out laughing and they walked off.
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Indeed. Rather than this point-based system, what we need is STV.
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I’ve heard that whole “an upgraded J’ville Mall would gut the CBD” thing, and it puzzles me. The central city in Wellington is associated with premium retail: you don’t go there because it’s the cheapest and easiest place, you go there because you want to visit shops like Kirks. Upgrading J’ville mall isn’t going to affect Kirks – it’ll maybe affect the chain stores on the golden mile (Farmers, Hallensteins, that sort of thing), but even then I think the effects aren’t going to be pronounced.
Frankly, the demographic that would get in the car and drive out to J’ville in preference to wandering the CBD is already doing that – but they’re driving out to Porirua or Lower Hutt. I think that the people that should be worried about an expanded J’ville mall is the WestField group. At the moment, if you’re in a northern suburb, you’re probably already going out to Porirua mall for that sort of shopping – an upsized J’ville would cut into that market, but I don’t think it’d have too much of an effect on the CBD.
Disclaimer: J'ville resident.
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Out of interest, how many people are familiar with the slang verb usage of 'twat', meaning 'to hit'? As in, "Get the nail in position, then twat it wiv yer 'ammer." To be honest, in day-to-day conversation, that's how I'd use 'twat' most of the time.
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twat to rhyme with hat
I'm seeing a t-shirt here.
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On my bike I stay out of the way,
Indeed. And for infallible investment advice, I recommend following the related advice: buy low, sell high. You can't go wrong.
Anyone not following either bit of advice has only themselves to blame, frankly.
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Am I really the only one who doesn't particularly like 'twatcock'? While I'm normally in full favour of creative obscenity, it just does nothing for me. Plus, it sounds a bit too much like 'spatchcock' for me.
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I think that the liveliest linguistic invention is in twitter-style hastags.
So I'm nominating #slutskirt.
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I’m off to Wellington for the weekend tomorrow. Might be worth hiring a bike there too?
The forecast's good (for Sunday, at least) so it's probably worth it. The ride around the bays is very nice - there's a few good cafes on the way around too. Definitely worth a bit of a meander.
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If you're after a classic sit-up-and-beg, give Mamachari (http://mamachari.co.nz/) a go. I'm reliably informed they're good people. A little bit of classic Tokyo style in Island Bay.