Posts by JackElder
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Even though the most obvious better alternative is the hill with the trees
While I'm not a fan of the Wellywood proposal, I think it's probably worth pointing out that the "trees" on the hill are basically gorse scrub and a few pines. That hill's an interesting place for a walk, or to get a good view of the airport and the harbour; it's not one of Wellington's outstanding areas of natural beauty.
It's probably worth pointing out here that the hill on the other side of the cutting is notable for having a clearly marked paint factory on top of it. In the middle of a very unlovely light industrial zone, chokka warehouses. You'd have to do a lot to make that part of Maupuia less scruffy.
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I was elevated to a higher level of existence once.
I could see my house from there.
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Serious question: what species of weta? Wellington Tree Weta or the Cook Straight Giant Weta? Or a different species entirely?
I vote for the Cook Straight Giant Weta. Because they are excellent.
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Now that it's legal I'm sure more of them are paying their taxes,
It's worth pointing out here that the IRD requires you to declare all your income, not just the legal stuff. If you check the helpsheet for the IR3 income form you'll see that 'illegal income' is specifically mentioned as one use for this form. I believe the IRD is prevented from notifying the police about illegal activities (someone correct me if I'm wrong). They don't mind how you got the cash, they just want you to pay the correct taxes on it.
Remember: they got Capone on tax evasion charges. So if you're bringing in bucketloads of cash from a drugs operation, play smart and declare the income, eh?
Not that there's anything new about declaring income/expenses related to drugs. All those stories about Elton John spending 10 grand a week on flowers make more sense when you know that "Flowers for performer" is the standard entertainment industry accounting euphemism for money spent on drugs. Hey, if you're spending 10k a week, the accountant's got to write it down somewhere.
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See, you're just crapping on Palmerston North now.
Everyone craps on Palmerston North. That's what it's there for.
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Maybe he's an advocate of really, really large postcards?
I believe I heard him on Morning Report today, dismissing the criticism about his misleading example by saying "well, now we're just arguing over what's a postcard".
To which all I can say is: if I can hide underneath it, it's not a postcard.
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Hi, my name is Jack and I live in sunny Wellington, jewel of the lower North Island. I do not find the metaphorical use of "Wellington" to refer to central government confusing, annoying, or in any way unusual.
The implication is that all those Wellingtonians are sitting there with their hands out, waiting for Aucklanders to give them money that they (Wellingtonians) can spend as they wish.
Well, my in-laws are coming down for Easter next week, and I'm planning on hitting them up for $20. Does that count?
Okay, new idea for the waterfront: let's build ourselves a wailing wall.
Frank Kitts park already has that mostly covered, doesn't it?
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Stephen, Robyn - didn't you get the letter about this? All us Wellingtonians get $50 cash out of the super city rates. Yay!
Mind you, when we get supercitified, the cash goes to Christchurch. And when they go under the gun themselves, there's going to be a lot of happy people in Bluff.
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PJ O'Rourke does this shit funny.
Used to. His more recent stuff is getting very weak - increasingly, he's sounding like a bevvied-up uncle at a family gathering, cracking the odd joke while bemoaning the youth of today. He was a lot funnier when he was on drugs.
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'Avatar' is just a bit of fun
And we're back, baby! I've been timing how long it would take to get back to Avatar.