Posts by Emma Hart
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On that basis, you leave Winston Peters for last.
Oddly, that's the conclusion my partner and I came to discussing this - on the assumption that smoke-and-whiskey flavour would age really nicely.
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Swapping for a non-chlorinated source of water might make a difference, even if you can't import the acqua ferrarese.
Using bottled water for the entire volume of my ginger beer seems unreasonable
I could get you guys some lovely clean aquifer water, very reasonable rates.
Giovanni, I'm loving these columns. They make me feel all homesick for something.
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but answers question via google
Holy crap, Che, some warning? Thank the cybergods for interclue.
<quote> Usually towards Tibby
</patronising pat on coppery noggin>
it's nice when this sort of native try to speak real good.</quote?>
Haydn, you don't fancy brining Che with you to Auckland do you? Cause I'd love to experience this show with visuals.
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/manly handshake.
Ah, I go away for an hour's yoga (cue hippy jokes) and I come back to a man-love moment. What a nice warm-up for next week, when I shall be making some gay jokes. Only I shall be super-funny and not all offensive, just like the most recent Charlie's ad, only the other way around.
I find it interesting that the ginga jokes can go unchallenged, though. (This is NOT, gods, intended as a dig at anyone, I mean I genuinely find it interesting.) When Mick Hucknell complained it was because he was genuinely offended. Ginga-bashing has its origins in genuine racism: that of the English against the Irish. And yet the general consensus seems to be that it's 'okay'. I also find it facinating that it only applies to men, in the same way that slagging off blondes mostly applies to women.
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would gather together for an annual barbeque and fruit-cricket match every October to watch The Great Race. And because this was Tauranga it meant that the TV was dragged to the window so we could watch from outside in the sun.
Bathurst was a ritual in our house when I was a kid. The curtains in the lounge would be drawn all day to produce the right dank-pit ambience for my brothers, and I'd try to remember whether I was supposed to be supporting Ford or Holden.
I still feel odd when I realise it's Bathurst weekend and I haven't watched it, don't know who won and don't care.
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Emma, the debate is on at the moment and not one of your questions has been asked so far.
Pff, do I have to do everything myself?
No wonder so much stuff doesn't get done.
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Yeah, I gave up smoking (mostly 'social') at the same time I gave up the booze. It was simple without the liquor.
I'm tempted to ask for suggestions as to things I can do with my free hand while drinking and NOT smoking, but I think I can see where that goes...
I'm a friendly drunk, I rarely offend people and I don't get into confrontations
I have massive affection for friendly drunks, in a maternal sort of way. They're just so sweet.
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I don't think I've binge drunk since I became a father, about 10 years ago.
Having kids really put a kink in my drinking. Suddenly the cost side of the equation shoots up and the benefit diminishes.
But, that said, a couple of times every year I take time off from being a parent, start smoking again, and drink more than I should but less than I used to. It feels great to start, and nearly as good to stop again.
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three false allegations, which cost nothing to make, will do nicely
This makes the potential for abuse so incredibly obvious that it's hard to regard anything as an "unintended consequence".
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Ah yes gingas; the world’s only true minority.
Haven't my people suffered enough?
Only your men. Your women remain highly prized.