Posts by Ian Dalziel
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Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to BenWilson,
group grokking...
already took that one.
I don't believe there is exclusive use by animals or objects:
A clutch can be eggs, chicks or people;
one can have a flock of birds, parishioners and goats;
a pack of wolves, cards and lies;
a bunch keys, crooks and grapes;
a host of sparrows, daffodils and reasons... -
Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to Paul Campbell,
“she threw a dildo, an then another one, then a whole ….”
…. oh crap what’s the collective noun ….I'm thinking 'a clutch'
or 'a handful'
perhaps even
'a plenitude of pene-forms'Though it's a concept I usually keep at arm's length...
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Long John Balladry…
we could do a little bit of that campaigning in poetry
It’s a doggerel eat doggerel world out there…
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Capture: Autumn, what autumn?, in reply to JacksonP,
Raglan over Easter
That middle one looks like Monarcho...
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Capture: Autumn, what autumn?, in reply to Russell Brown,
If there is an opposite to a riot, J day is it.
Yup, it's 'peace' (man) - looks like a classic 'sit-in' to me....
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Facebook as well..
Facebook has stepped up attempts to build its influence as a political tool by giving jobs to former senior Conservative and Labour campaign officials.
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According to The Press we still have a law against 'blashpemy'!!
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Hard News: Orcon IRL: Mummy and daddy,…, in reply to Brian Murphy,
Fear and balanced...?
In light of ......the way populations are being manipulated by the Palantirs, Cambridge Analyticas, and Iota Globals of the world.
I was interested to note that two of Trump's son-in-law and 'adviser', Jared Kushner's business partners are Peter Thiel and George Soros !(according to Wikipedia )
and I also note one of Israel's wealthiest families,
the Steinmetzes are (or were ) Kushner partners as well -
and they are suing George Soros (according to The Seattle Times )
a messy interconnecting network - all very Gaia-like - a delicate 'egosystem' one might say... -
press, repress, depress...
Sad to hear that Rod Oram has had to leave his diminishing platform in the Sunday Star Times - Farfax really have lost the plot.
listen hear:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201843153/business-commentator-rod-oramcompare and contrast to the Aussie Fairfax management getting pay rises while firing editorial staff (nice work if you can get it!);
https://www.crikey.com.au/2017/05/08/fairfax-bosses-pay-increases-while-journalist-face-job-cuts/ -
Capture: Autumn, what autumn?, in reply to Carol Stewart,
I’ve learned a new word: scrying.
That augurs well for your vocabulary...
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