Posts by 81stcolumn

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  • Hard News: "Rubbish" is putting it politely,

    Ha ! - As far as I can see the CCL is a legally endorsed racket. Their rep turned out give a seminar at <redacted> schhol at <redacted> Uni to support an audit. The session quickly turned into a debate which concluded with a very upset rep saying you have got to pay 'cos thats what the law says and storming off (which isn't strictly true as AFAIK).

    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report

  • Hard News: Loving your dog and owning…,

    "If this bill is passed, then we might - I not saying we will, but we might - see the advent of Gay Bars !"

    refrain:

    ...les boys do cabaret...les boys are glad to be gay...

    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report

  • Island Life: Sundays Are For Activists,

    Did you have a good time Mr Smart ?

    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report

  • Island Life: Sundays Are For Activists,

    Pssssst....the the coffee circuit has revealed that some shoreskevites might be meeting at 13:15 on Onepoto domain to honour New Zealand's rich history of civil disobedience. I might go and find out what this is all about.

    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report

  • Hard News: Need to Know,

    Glenn himself has given a vivid case study that he wasn't too sentimental when it came to defending his honesty and/or mental acuity.

    And IMHO gone a little bit beyond that, rather overplaying his wounded integrity (lets not forget this guy is a very successful businessman) and acting a bit like the cat that got tossed out of the living room - pissing on anyone and everything that comes in range. Which was to my mind was a little bit at odds with a man coveting a diplomatic role, albeit a decorative one.

    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report

  • Hard News: Need to Know,

    Peters can go live in Milton Keynes for all I care and a few others can join him.

    But these quotes nicked verbatim from the herald tell me more about Owen Glenn than I would want to know.

    Two rounds of press and then the privileges committee and we get lines like this.

    “He's a trifle subservient.”

    “rather surprised to be attacked by Labour ministers”

    “I'm not cheering for Labour any more, there's not much to cheer about if they abandon you and turn the dogs on you”

    “she already knew that, Mike Williams would have told her”

    “and I was expendable”

    “She said 'well look it might be best to let it lie and let's not at this stage stir the pot'.”

    Do I hear the sound of someone who didn’t get his bauble - License to distribute Ferrero Rocher, right to carry a diplomatic passport and access to a very exclusive Millionaire club ?

    In fact I sentence him to be locked in a ships hold with…. Michael Cullen I get the feeling they deserve each other “he’s a bully” now that’s choice.

    Wishart impression finished....

    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report

  • Up Front: Young and Sort of Free,

    So are they gonna block all of flickr or just bits of it ?

    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report

  • Hard News: Weekend Warriors,

    Now, if I was Coddington I'd have gone on a rip about being gang banged by pedantic Science Nazis. :)

    Heh - Which wouldn't be unlike the student work I am marking at the moment.

    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report

  • Hard News: Weekend Warriors,

    FWIW. Greed is as greed does and looks to my eye, there is nothing attractive about it...or indeed her.

    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report

  • Hard News: Weekend Warriors,

    I know this is not in the spirit of the thread but can we avoid using quantum as a term of reference. Being of a vaguely scientific presuasion I get quite confused by its use. My understanding suggests it means something very small.......

    Nawthshaw • Since Nov 2006 • 790 posts Report

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