Some blog stuff

Whale Oil has pictures from a Chinese hostage negotiation. The ending doesn’t involve bail or parole!

He also corrects the Herald about who has been voting for increase in water rates in Auckland.

Morph discovers research that shows straight men and lesbian women are best at map reading. That explains a hell of a lot to me – yet to meet a straight woman who can navigate well. Thank God for GPS!

Welly Girl has a list of what they don’t teach you at school. My favourites are:

4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

23. Light travels faster than sound. That’s why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Lindsay Mitchell endorses Steve Maharey as Labour Party Leader on the basis of her theory that women are now supporting National solely because John Key is good looking.