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Johnboy

Being an oriental he probably did Judith but it would be racist to suggest that! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 2:24pm
Judith

@ Johnboy (14,768 comments) says:
July 12th, 2014 at 2:24 pm

I am not even going to ask how you know how the legs of males from various nationalities feel – that’s simply information I do not need to know!! 😛
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July 12, 2014 2:25pm
Johnboy

Thanks for that Nostradamus I’ll just have to pop off for a clean tissue to wipe my specs with! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 2:26pm
Nostradamus

You’re welcome, Johnboy.

Judith seems to be adopting a hard-to-get-me strategy as part of her get-you-hard campaign.

I figured I’d save you the trouble (since time is precious) and let you jump straight to fourth base! What will you do with the rest of your day though?
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July 12, 2014 2:28pm
Johnboy

It’s well known that Asians are less hirsute than most other males Judith I thought a well-rounded woman like you would have known that? 🙂
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July 12, 2014 2:28pm
nasska

Judith

I have little trouble accepting that in May something occurred, that the police investigated it & found sufficient cause to lay charges. From that point it was always destined to become murky because the accused had diplomatic status. Since I’m sure you know what this involves there’s not much to be gained by rehashing what that means to the Police, MFAT & the government but their hands are tied by a diplomatic agreement signed in 1961.

Ms Billingsley doesn’t present as a retard, therefore it’s not unreasonable to expect that she knew what was involved. Instead she runs off to Jan Logie & sets everything up to embarrass National in a way in which they couldn’t respond to.

So far okay…..all’s fair in love war & politics but it’s also fair & proper that she gets to feel the heat when people question her motives & the politics behind the facade.
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July 12, 2014 2:30pm
Johnboy

Hard to believe that a chap as perceptive as McCully wasn’t camped outside the Malaysian High Commission before the crime happened while simultaneously camping outside Ms Billingsley’s pad nasska!

Fuck these Nat Ministers have a lot to answer for! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 2:37pm
Johnboy

“What will you do with the rest of your day though?”

Why it’s Wainuiomata v The Real Catholics at Evans Bay Park at 3:00 of course Nostradamus! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 2:42pm
nasska

The National Ministers must get a better quality of crystal ball JB…..their inability to predict attempted rapes is sub par for the wimmin’s movement expectations. 🙂
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July 12, 2014 2:43pm
Johnboy

Once they get Stephen Hawking to build them one they could appoint Judith as the Vestal Virgin to predict it’s visions nasska! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 2:47pm
Fletch

EAD, kowtow, Manolo !Fletch Tom Hunter, Ed Snack etc,etc , this is such good news.!.The US unemployment rate drops tp levels not seen since the 1990s tech boom,

stephie –

The 7.5% US unemployment rate, at its lowest level since 2008, seems to be telling a story of slow-but-steady recovery after the Great Recession and Financial Crisis. Unfortunately, the bulk of evidence suggests the “real” jobless rate is far higher. As the U-3 rate has fallen, so has the labor force participation rate, or LFPR. If the LFPR were at the same level as when the downturn began, the unemployment rate would be a stunning 11.3%.

http://www.aei-ideas.org/2013/05/is-the-real-us-unemployment-rate-11-3-or-7-5-a-new-goldman-sachs-study-offers-an-answer/
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July 12, 2014 3:02pm
Nostradamus

Johnboy:

It looks like someone – possibly D4J – is sticking pins into the Minus voodoo doll (see my 2:23pm and 2:28pm comments).

The sad part about it is that person must think I actually give a fuck!
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July 12, 2014 3:03pm
Longknives

I apologise if my post this morning was rather ‘strong worded’ but until you have seen/experienced what a fabricated sexual violation complaint does to an innocent person you really can’t understand or even begin to comprehend the horror.
mandk- The woman who lied and cried ‘rape’ was offered every kind of support and counselling under the planet from Police/Social Workers etc. The guy involved had his lawyer and a handful of friends who had the balls to stick by him.
There was no apology from any of these organisations when the truth finally came out. Nor any compensation for the tens of thousands of dollars he spent fighting to clear his name.

Stephieboy- I wont even dignify your trolling comment that my friend had something to hide with any response other than ultimately it didn’t even make it to trial.
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July 12, 2014 3:05pm
Johnboy

I was contemplating suicide when Minus first had a go at me Nostradamus. I sat down and cleaned my shottie, checked out the expiry date on the double nought. Lovingly loaded the old Winchester for the last time with just one round then the wife yelled out and said “Johnboy…the pork chops are ready and the bottle store delivery driver is a knocking on the door”!

I’ve never looked back since then! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 3:10pm
Nostradamus

Longknives:

It’s all good – you haven’t received any demerits.

I’m not sure why Pete George thinks he has particular expertise on “rape culture”. His comment (“While many men have been momentarily miffed by accusations of guilt they can quickly move on to other things.”) was ill-advised. I don’t think it was a constructive contribution to the debate.
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July 12, 2014 3:11pm
nasska

Nostradamus

As the all time expert on KB research can you give us a link to D4J’s record meltdown that saw him get about a 100 demerits in less than 30 minutes……sometime early last year I think.

It could shed a bit of light & afford some amusement for our newer contributors. 🙂
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July 12, 2014 3:11pm
Nostradamus

Nasska:

The thread is here.

As I recently noted, when Dad4Justice said “My word this is my thread” … he wasn’t joking! He went from zero to 110 demerits in 22 minutes.
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July 12, 2014 3:14pm
nasska

December 2011…..doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? 🙂
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July 12, 2014 3:16pm
Johnboy

Fuck that’s wonderful Nostradamus. Can you look back to when Yvette and I both did French! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 3:19pm
Nostradamus

Johnboy:

Possibly not what you had in mind – and I apologise in advance if this causes you to have a negative reaction – but you apparently had a French threesome with Yvette and Elaycee 🙂
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July 12, 2014 3:23pm
Johnboy

7:nil To Wainui…..death to the Papists! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 3:23pm
Johnboy

Your the MAN Nostradamus! 🙂

Must go the grandkids have arrived and want to play on the computer! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 3:27pm
Griff

I think the minus syndrome displays the incredibly pathetic nature of the person responsible.
The poor retarded loser lacks the correct body parts both brains and balls to actually become involved in constructive debate or any meaningful attempt at belittling those he /she/it opposes.
The visualization of a fucked up drunken old sot sitting in a dark and dingy room wanking listlessly over the picture of a very stern nun in between bouts of maniacal down ticking those he dislikes on KB is probably extremely true to life.
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July 12, 2014 3:32pm
Nostradamus

Griff:

The visualization of a fucked up drunken old sot sitting in a dark and dingy room wanking listlessly over the picture of a very stern nun in between bouts of maniacal down ticking those he dislikes on KB is probably extremely true to life.

That description is so good that it’s worthy of a literature prize!

Any thoughts on who the description might apply to? 🙂
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July 12, 2014 3:35pm
Griff

I have wondered but have no conclusive evidence just conjecture
its a sour faced old conservonutter.
I have guessed at either kowtow or d4j in the past.
Kowtow does wade in with ineffective pussy punches occasionally so is not as pathetically powerless as minus.
The down ticks were happening before d4j rejoined Kb.
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July 12, 2014 3:42pm
igm

Billingsley is obviously a Helen Kelly-type snake. Take a look at Whale, makes one think!
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July 12, 2014 3:44pm
Colville

Warning! you cannot unsee this image!

http://a.disquscdn.com/uploads/mediaembed/images/1150/2932/original.jpg
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July 12, 2014 4:06pm
goldnkiwi

What is this nonsense about the Malaysian envoy leaving at the first available opportunity, wasn’t it a week? I am sure he could have got on an earlier flight if flight was the sole intention. He never surrendered his passport, that was to be on the 12th May I believe when there were discussions between officials and it was found that bail conditions did not apply.
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July 12, 2014 4:07pm
mikenmild

Still beating up on the alleged victim, igm?
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July 12, 2014 4:08pm
igm

mikenwimp: Who says it is a victim, maybe it was the perpetrator. Its background is not nice. Is it a bit close to your taxpayer-funded place of overpaid employment?
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July 12, 2014 4:13pm
ShawnLH

“Still beating up on the alleged victim, igm?”

Ah yes, Mikenmild’s version of reasonable and rational debate.

“Have you stopped beating your wife yet?”

Remember, as your own post says, it’s ALLEGED victim. And asking questions about the political manipulation of this, as well as whether or not it even happened, is perfectly reasonable.
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July 12, 2014 4:16pm
mikenmild

So calling her a ‘Helen Kelly type-snake’ is perfectly okay with you Shawn?
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July 12, 2014 4:27pm
Manolo

The odd couple of stephieboy and Ugly Truth will rejoice: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/poll-obama-approval-muslims-highest-108797.html

President Barack Obama’s approval rating is higher among Muslims than any other religious group, a new poll says.

According to a Gallup poll released Friday that tracked responses for the first six months of 2014, 72 percent of Muslims said they approve of the president, compared with just 20 percent who disapprove.
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July 12, 2014 4:34pm
Nostradamus

Here we go again – first the Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (Christchurch Cathedral) and now the Hamilton East Community Trust (Euphrasie House):

A landmark Hamilton East building earmarked for demolition by the Catholic Church has been awarded the city’s highest heritage status.

Hamilton’s new district plan, released this week, lists Euphrasie House as a Category A heritage item, giving a timely boost to those fighting to save the 75-year-old mission house.

The Hamilton East Community Trust will head to the Environment Court next month to fight plans by the Catholic Diocese to bulldoze the Clyde St landmark.
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The building belongs to the Justice Ministry while the land is owned by Waikato Tainui.
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City councillor Dave Macpherson said saving heritage buildings was a four-way partnership between the community, council, the Government and building owners.

The Methodist congregation’s low-key approach to the demolition of the St John’s Methodist Church was an example of what not to do, Macpherson said.

“Churches claim to be part of the community so where was the quid pro quo in a situation like this. In this day and age you’d think the church would realise it had a wider responsibility than just its own set of account books.”

Just a thought: those associated with the Hamilton East Community Trust, instead of spending money on Environment Court proceedings, could always buy the land from Tainui and then have their say?
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July 12, 2014 4:36pm
Manolo

Talking about inequality: http://lindsaymitchell.blogspot.co.nz/2014/07/nz-poverty-line-much-higher-than-us.html
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July 12, 2014 4:36pm
igm

mikenwimp: Why do PSA-indoctrinated trash always avoid both truth and fact?
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July 12, 2014 4:43pm
grumpy

Mikenmild, what’s wrong with Helen Kelly?
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July 12, 2014 4:45pm
mikenmild

I didn’t say there was anything wrong with Helen Kelly. igm seems to think that using her name is a pretty powerful insult.
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July 12, 2014 4:47pm
Johnboy

Johnboys oiling his shottie and checking out the single load again after todays Jubilee Cup results….Sob…! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 4:47pm
stephieboy

Fletch (5,949 comments) says:
July 12th, 2014 at 3:02 pm

All can be said about the American Enterprise Institute analysis is the old quote here,

“There are lies, damned lies and statistics.”

Mark Twain

The institute hardly a paragon of impartiality and objectivity but I suppose the proof will be found amongst the job hunters and their experiences.
Not AEI statistics .!
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July 12, 2014 4:49pm
Nostradamus

Another academic study…

Reading online could be making us dumber, a University of Victoria study has found.

Really?

The study of offline and online reading behaviour found spending hours glued to a computer screen had a negative impact on cognition, concentration, comprehension, absorption and recall rates.

And the evidence for this is…?

Victoria’s School of Information Management’s Dr Val Hooper said people today almost expected to be interrupted when using their computers.
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“Many respondents said they had learnt to read faster and more selectively, which is positive, but also said they were more likely to remember material they had read offline. It was still common practice for many people to print out material they considered most important,” Dr Hooper said.

Oh dear! So this was actually a lovey-dovey “how do you feel” self-assessment study…

The research revealed readers were motivated by three main reasons – seeking information, reading for work or study, and for pleasure.

Amazing! Can anyone think of any other reasons for reading?

Still, on the Bright side (if you’ll excuse the pun), Dr Hooper has some good advice for Penny Not-So:

“As educators I think it makes sense to look at getting messages across in ways in which readers expect to receive it now, rather than how it was given in the past. Long chunks of text aren’t exactly going to appeal to today’s students.”

Yes, Penny, shorter is better!
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July 12, 2014 4:53pm
mikenmild

Seem like great results to me, Johnboy.
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July 12, 2014 4:54pm
ShawnLH

“So calling her a ‘Helen Kelly type-snake’ is perfectly okay with you Shawn?”

Do you know her personally? No. So how do you know what she is like?

She may well be what igm says, she may not. But questioning her integrity is perfectly valid. You seem to not want any questions asked, or any digging about her, or anything at all.

The fact is Mike, nobody other than her and the man in question knows what happened. Until we do, and given the obvious political partisanship she displays, and her willingness to politicize the issue and use it to attack National as a whole, then it is perfectly valid to ask questions about, and criticize what might be her motivations.

But I suspect that is all just terrible inconvenient for a Labour supporter. Which would be fine if you could just dredge up enough integrity and honesty to admit that.

Not holding my breath.
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July 12, 2014 4:55pm
Johnboy

Prick! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 4:55pm
stephieboy

Manolo (13,222

Oh I see the drone attacks in the Yemen are a figment of our imaginations and the same assistance rendered against Boko Haram a flight of fancy.???
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July 12, 2014 4:57pm
Johnboy

“Yes, Penny, shorter is better!”

Thank goodness for that…I’ll never feel inadequate again when I flop out my 4 inches! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 4:57pm
ShawnLH

“Mikenmild, what’s wrong with Helen Kelly?”

Ah, where to begin……. 🙂

She’s a unionist for a start, but most Kiwis know her as the Lefty who tried to kill off the NZ film industry because they had the audacity to hire people who did not want to join a union.
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July 12, 2014 4:59pm
mikenmild

‘but most Kiwis know her as the Lefty who tried to kill off the NZ film industry’
That old canard.
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July 12, 2014 5:01pm
Johnboy

“Mikenmild, what’s wrong with Helen Kelly?”

1. She’s not as intelligent as her dad?

2. She’s not as pretty as her Mum?

3. She’s slightly right of Lenin?

4. She’s really just a prat? 🙂
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July 12, 2014 5:06pm
Steve (North Shore)

Johnboy @ 1.54,
“In the interests of propriety Judith an elderly gentleman would of course wear a suitable garment to stop his nutsack drooping beneath his hemline! 🙂 ”

Crutchless knickers mate, if you’ve got it, may as well flaunt it
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July 12, 2014 5:06pm
Johnboy

It’s far too dodgy shaving the sack Steve (NS).

A man may slip and emasculate himself! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 5:09pm
nasska

….”A man may slip and emasculate himself!”….

All may not be lost JB……falsettos may be making a comeback & then there’s always the option of harem management. 🙂
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July 12, 2014 5:22pm
Other_Andy

Always thought that the left here in NZ closely follows what is ‘hot’ in the US.

Is the Campus Rape Crisis Overblown?

War on women.
Rape culture.
The use of shoddy statistics
Changing – expanding definitions
Special legislation.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/10/is-the-campus-rape-crisis-overblown.html
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July 12, 2014 5:24pm
Johnboy

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11292213

Tell me I am a silly fool if you like but does that fucking ugly bastard resemble a Turtle or not? 🙂
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July 12, 2014 5:27pm
nasska

The shell’s missing! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 5:28pm
Johnboy

Good work nasska. I couldn’t quite put my finger on why he didn’t quite look like a complete prick! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 5:31pm
SPC

Johnboy, although beaten by MSP the losing bonus point secures Wainui a place in the semi-final. If they win in the last round it would be a home semi-final.
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July 12, 2014 5:31pm
nasska

https://www.dropbox.com/s/glz4pyn7huwddcc/Turtle.jpg
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July 12, 2014 5:31pm
Johnboy

My grief is deeper than mere statistics SPC. It involves gloating by milkey!

That I struggle with! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 5:33pm
Nostradamus

Johnboy:

It’s far too dodgy shaving the sack Steve (NS).

Have you considered asking Judith to give you a back, sack and crack “special”? 🙂
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July 12, 2014 5:34pm
mikenmild

Gloating, Johnboy? Not me.
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July 12, 2014 5:36pm
Johnboy

If she popped me round the block in her V8 I may consider a complete shave! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 5:37pm
Johnboy

Amazing how a non-gloating post can convey ultimate gloating milkey! 🙂
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July 12, 2014 5:38pm
mikenmild

You’re reading too much into it.
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July 12, 2014 5:44pm
big bruv

Johnboy

I can’t quite make out the footy scores on Twitter. Did your lot draw with the bloody Catholics?
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July 12, 2014 5:57pm
big bruv

I did manage to work out that the mighty Ories had a magnificent win though.
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July 12, 2014 5:58pm
cricko

Now here is a vitally important “study” from Victoria University.

https://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/24443777/internet-doesnt-make-us-smarter-study/

Proving the adage that when you read, “A new study has revealed that……” everything that follows is
sure to be unadulterated crap.

And also, shock horror, Professor Val Hooper has revealed that it is still common practice for people to
print out stuff they read on the internet. Yep it’s true, they are still doing it.

Did someone pay this drong to come up with this FFS ?
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July 12, 2014 6:02pm
Nostradamus

Hi Cricko – you may have missed my 4:53pm comment. But, yes, I agree with your sentiments.
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July 12, 2014 6:04pm
cricko

Sorry Nostradamus,

I did miss your effort as I scrolled past all the comments about people shaving
their scrotes, interesting as that subject may be.
However it’s gratifying to know that great minds think alike.

PS yours was a superior report regarding the pathetic “professor” Val Hooper.
And on a reread did like your, Back sack and crack effort.
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July 12, 2014 6:20pm
mikenmild

Perhaps she get money from the Marsden Fund. Here are a couple of their grants:

‘Touchy-feely justice or veiled retribution? An ethnography of therapeutic jurisprudence in New Zealand problem-solving courts’
Dr Thom, University of Auckland, $300,000

‘The Crown: Perspectives on a Contested Symbol and its Constitutional Significance in New Zealand and the Commonwealth’
Prof Shore, University of Auckland, $604,348

‘“Time Slows Down Whenever You’re Around”: The Evolutionary Psychology of Timing and Perceived Attractiveness’
Dr Arantes, University of Canterbury, $300,000
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July 12, 2014 6:25pm
nasska

If any organisation in NZ has a surplus of money to throw at studies in bollocks such as those then truly we feast at the Horn of Cornucopia. 🙂
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July 12, 2014 6:34pm
Longknives

RIP Tommy- The last of The Ramones…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYh1lRR1m6Y
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July 12, 2014 6:40pm
stigie

Put the shottie away JB and stick to the Gordons so we can at least have you back here next week ole chap !~
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July 12, 2014 6:59pm
ShawnLH

“That old canard.”

No, that old fact Mikey. Her very, very stupid actions placed the Kiwi film industry at real risk, and not for a remotely good reason, unless you agree that it is ok to deny non-union members a job.

Peter Jackson rightly skewered her for knowing nothing about the industry.

Some advice. You might want to try responding to posts with a little more than a single dismissive sentence. It suggests you can’t think up a valid argument.
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July 12, 2014 7:19pm
Tauhei Notts

I had to show my face at a Bogan funeral today.
I felt like a fish out of water. I don’t ride a Harley.
The undertaker and me were the only ones there with a tailored jacket on. The undertaker was the only person there wearing a tie.
But the part that got me was that; on the wettest day in the past two years; just 20 days after the winter solstice; the number of blokes there wearing sunglasses was incredible.
How do those Bogans get on around January?
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July 12, 2014 7:23pm
Griff

They wear them all the time some even sleep in shades so they get used to it .
If you remove the glasses they look like pathetic half blind sewer rats blinking in the weak winter sun.
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July 12, 2014 7:39pm
ShawnLH

Bogans are born with their shades on Tauhei. It’s an evolutionary development. 😉
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July 12, 2014 7:47pm
Tauhei Notts

And also, ALL, but one, of the females there aged over 25 were obese.
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July 12, 2014 7:59pm
nasska

Bogan (def)

A fascinating beast. The majority of the species are hideously repugnant and unintelligent, and yet they manage to breed in ever-increasing numbers and populate an area known as the outer west. It is quite common to find five or six offspring in each family group, often with a different father for each new baby.
Their habitat consists of a weatherboard or brick-veneer dwelling and is characterised by an early-model Holden or Ford in the driveway surrounded by a group of males discussing why the carby is stuffed and the results of last night’s footy (a primitive gladiator-like spectator sport enjoyed by most bogans).
The female of the species, while smaller in stature, is far more loud and aggressive than the male. While the males tend to be very friendly and congregate with other males, the females spend most of their time in supermarkets and shopping malls, using a shrill high-pitched call to discipline their children and contact other females.
Males and females rarely interact socially except during breeding season, which is otherwise known as Friday night. During this time, females are allowed to enter the male-dominated area known as “the pub” and display their impressive coloured plumage to a prospective mate.
Herein lies an intersting phenomenon. Males will often fight over a particularly attractive female and she will mate with only one male, while some less attractive females have been known to have several partners simultaneously.

Ahhhh. The wonders of nature.

Attrib. to Chris Franklin, Eric Bana as “Poida” on Fast Forward
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July 12, 2014 8:00pm
Jack5

Stephen Franks on the role of shame (and other things) in the justice system. Interesting reading!

http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/
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July 12, 2014 8:01pm
cricko

Here is the genius from Wellington University that came up with the earth shattering study that somehow, you tell me how, Yahoo news thought was worth reporting on as “news”

Can you guess how Yahoo came across this brilliant gem of a “study” ?

http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sim/about/staff/val-hooper

Nostadamus has a perceptive critique @ 4.53 today on this blog.
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July 12, 2014 8:10pm
lurcher1948

igm (1,365 comments) says:
July 12th, 2014 at 4:43 pm
mikenwimp: Why do PSA-indoctrinated trash always avoid both truth and fact? ‘

igm the new face of kiwiblog, leecher is the new buzz word, leecher trash this and that ,the words of a disturbed mind
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July 12, 2014 8:11pm
Nostradamus

Thanks Cricko.

Quoting from your link:

Val’s research focuses on the strategic alignment between IS [Information Systems] and business, and the impact of that alignment on business performance. She is also exploring the impact of IS on productivity. Further research interests embrace “the dark side of IT”, which includes cybersecurity, online gambling, online auctions, the addictiveness of IT, and the development of online social networking behavioural norms.

Val often employs a dyadic perspective in her research and is equally at home conducting either quantitative or qualitative research.

I consider myself to be fairly literate, but WTF does a “dyadic perspective” mean?
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July 12, 2014 8:13pm
Griff

Didactic – Merriam-Webster Online
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/didactic
designed or intended to teach people something. —used to describe someone or something that tries to teach something (such as proper or moral behavior)
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July 12, 2014 8:21pm
Nostradamus

Griff:

“Dyadic” and “didactic” have different meanings.

As far as I can tell, Dyadic has something to do with pairs, so I guess that means a dyadic perspective is analysing something from two perspectives.

So to take one example:

Measuring Dyadic Perspective-Taking: Two Scales for Assessing Perspective-Taking in Marriage and Similar Dyads

This article reports on the development and preliminary assessment of two paper-and-pencil measures of dyadic perspective-taking. Dyadic perspective-taking is defined as the imaginative tendency to put oneself in the place of a partner. The Self Dyadic Perspective-Taking Scale (SDPT) assesses the dyadic perspective-taking of self. The Other Dyadic Perspective-Taking Scale (ODPT) evaluates the dyadic perspective-taking of the other. Three separate studies evaluated the reliability and validity of the two measures. Results indicated that both scales had what could be considered adequate validity and reliability. Shortcomings, uses for the scales, and suggestions for future research were discussed.

Oh dear – this sort of stuff gives academia a bad name!
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July 12, 2014 8:26pm
Griff

That social shit aint science .
Or not as I understand the term .
I would view it more as a religion or branch of philosophy.
Dyad (sociology) – as an adjective, describes the interaction between a pair of individuals. A dyad can be linked via general communication, romantic interest, family relation, interests, work, partners in crime, and so on.
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July 12, 2014 8:29pm
cricko

Nostradamus

I sent Val an email referring her to this site (and your critique of her effort) so she is able to get
some feedback from the man in the street on the puke she puts out.
Have you ever seen such absolute shit on a CV ever.
This puke may have worked for her in South Africa but it will not pass the bullshit smell test here.
Maybe the drongs at Wellington Uni can be conned but normal people just laugh.

How did she manage to get this crap reported as “news’ on Yahoo ?
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July 12, 2014 8:32pm
Nostradamus

Griff:

Wikipedia, for what it’s worth, defines “social science” as follows:

Social science is an academic discipline concerned with society and the relationships among individuals within a society. It includes anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology. In a wider sense, it may often include some fields in the humanities[1] such as archaeology, history, law, and linguistics.

I agree that what might be called “pure science” falls into a very different category.

Edit: I’ve been trying to post a link to the article. The abstract says:

This study explored the impact of the Internet on our reading behaviour. Using an exploratory survey, it examined the online and offline reading behaviour of individuals, and determined the underlying patterns, the differences between online and offline reading, and the impacts of the online environment on individuals’ reading behaviour. The findings indicated that there were definite differences between people’s online and offline reading behaviours. In general, online reading has had a negative impact on people’s cognition. Concentration, comprehension, absorption and recall rates were all much lower while reading online than offline.

The article is available for purchase ($10) for those who are interested. I’m going to spend my money on coffee instead.
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July 12, 2014 8:41pm
nasska

What I find very disturbing is the possibility of people reading crap like that & not laughing. 🙂
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July 12, 2014 8:48pm
cricko

Longknives

Very sad news.
I was at this concert.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1oLQ55IfPA
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July 12, 2014 8:58pm
ShawnLH

Definitions of what constitutes “real” or “pure” science are inherently subjective, and usually reflect an individuals personal world view rather than anything objective.

The study itself seems to be reasonable, and is in line with other studies that have questioned the value of computers in schools.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/7220021/Computers-in-schools-could-do-more-harm-than-good.html
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July 12, 2014 9:00pm
big bruv

So Wainui draw with the Catholics and that is enough to send Johnboy off in a huff all evening?
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July 12, 2014 10:01pm
big bruv

It get’s worse!

It appears that Wainui lost to the bloody Catholics. That is reason enough for Johnboy’s absence.
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July 13, 2014 9:36am
igm

Lurcher rhymes with Lecher, maybe they are related, or the same pathetic person.
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