Posts by Damian Christie
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Ha, I now see that DPF had this cartoon about 10 days ago... typical, I did trawl back a few pages, because I thought he might have done it. Nevermind, I'm sure there's some part of the Venn diagram where all his readers aren't belong to us. :)
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Um, that's part of the joke?
I can see Good Morning is going to have no continuity issues with you at the helm, Ms G. :)
Fixed now.
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I don't have a trebuchet, but if you want to give them even a vaguely sporting chance, I have a claybird thrower and a shotgun. They get one last burst of freedom, and you get them to blow them out of the sky like rats-with-wings.
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Russell kicked it off on November 14, and I suspect Chad and Debra were there that first week, too
Yeah and this is what I was trying to remember. I could see from the archives that you were there a couple of weeks later, what I was trying (and failing) to remember was who was there at the launch. We had Peter Dunne plant a tree, I remember that, and Chris Trotter said a few words, but as to the actual bloggers?
And I would never take anything away from your five and a half years minus two weeks contribution Jolisa, you're a star and you know it. I'm just feeling all insecure cos Russell has a TV show and I don't...
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Yeah yeah. I originally wrote "am", then changed it to "aren't." Because I reckon "aren't" has the better tone in this instance. "Am" works if I'm genuinely asking a question. "Aren't" suggests I already know the answer... ;)
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Nah. They just have lower standards.
I think it's just that everyone is drunk, all the time, trying to forget about the fact they live in Wellington. At least in winter, cos I have to admit this summer did rock.
[Clears throat significantly]. Although I guess my ninja-like stealth posting gives me that cloak of invisibility. I did get some babes, though. Two of 'em!
Jolisa, aren't I right I thinking you were there JUST after the founding? </pedant>
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The polls also show that Obama would be the better candidate to beat off likely Republican nominee John McCain
Were these the same polls they used to predict the outcome in New Hampshire?
Maybe I have a less optimistic view of human nature, but I think people's prejudice is more likely to come out in the privacy of a polling booth, than when someone calls them on the phone and says something along the lines of "Excuse me Sir, but as a registered Democrat, would you vote for a black man?"
It's the same reason when you survey people about what they want on TV, many will say 'more current affairs, longer interviews, hard hitting international news' etc, but when it's offered, they pass it up in favour of America's Funniest Pet Renovations Gone Wrong.
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I don't know how many of you saw the Daily Show the other night when he interviewed Madeline Albright, but I thought it was telling (perhaps?) that Jon Stewart indicated he'd be pretty happy with McCain, Obama or Clinton in the Whitehouse. Albright of course didn't agree, but I wonder how widely that view is shared among other liberals?
I got talking to an old American in a bar a couple of months ago. Nice guy, Republican but seemed quite liberal. He put it simply.
"America ain't ready for a black President."
I think that's worth remembering. I think if Obama gets the nod ahead of Clinton, McCain will win, and only because he's white.
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I'm a bit surprised a photo developer feels its OK to take extra copies of your photos and put them on display.
Shit Fletcher, of course they asked me first! And yes I get to keep the <plug>(in my opinion, very reasonable at $20 for a 12" x 18")</plug> enlargements when they're finished with them in a month. Did you think I just wandered past and happened to notice my photos in the front window?! LOL
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I forgot to mention it, and I'd love to find the clip (have trawled through YouTube but there's a lot there), but there was one post-primary speech Obama gave, and I remember fixating on this middle-aged woman standing behind him to the right. She acted exactly like a young woman at a Beatles concert (in fact, she could have been, back in 1963), and would jump, squirm, giggle and scream with excitement every time he reached some crescendo in his speech.
If anyone remembers seeing the same thing and can remember which speech it was, post it here please.