General Debate 22 September 2013

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Kea

axeman, I see Griff has gone very quiet following the leaked IPCC report confirming what sensible folk already knew. I hope events in Australia signal a rapid unraveling of this expensive scam.
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September 22, 2013 4:46pm
PhilP

“News breaking about a potential romance between Stephanie Key and Prince Harry.”

You are ALL class Samuel Smith – NOT!
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September 22, 2013 4:49pm
mikenmild

Is PhilP short for Philip P, aka the Duke of Edinburgh?
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September 22, 2013 4:52pm
Graeme2

Viking2 (9,953) Says:
September 22nd, 2013 at 9:59 am
Driving east from Rotorua,

If you believe that article Viking2 I have a bridge that I think you may be interested in.
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September 22, 2013 5:06pm
Pete George

Nostradamus: while I’m promoting far better transparency – too much is being done on the quiet and not enough is published – there are some things that have to be kept in closed sessions. I think there has to be a degree of openness about what is kept closed and why, it’s something that can be abused by being used when it isn’t warranted.
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September 22, 2013 5:06pm
PhilP

@ mikenmild
Happy to say I do have royal blood in my ancestry.
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September 22, 2013 5:11pm
mikenmild

That just puts you among about 90% of people who have an ancestor born in England before 1900…
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September 22, 2013 5:13pm
dime

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11128246

a matter of time.

surprisingly the dad doesnt mention how danny would pimp out teenage girls.

a complete nutter.

surprisingly, one of his favourite places to go for a drive was where they found the body.. out of all the places you should choose that are 3 hours out of auckland. hell of a coincidence.
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September 22, 2013 5:19pm
Viking2

By Nigel J. Covington III
Editor-in-Chief

Late this afternoon White House insiders leaked information stating the president has suffered a mental breakdown and is presently resting and under a doctors care. This afternoon the National Report received three calls on our nationwide hot tip line (206) 222-1975. Two of the three callers are insiders known to the National Report to be reliable confidential informants.

The caller unknown to this publication is a low level employee who could only state that there was some kind of a medical emergency involving President Obama. The other two callers known to us are both support personnel within the Obama administration. Both confirmed this week has been a political disaster for the president and this has taken a tremendous toll on him.
– See more at: http://nationalreport.net/meltdown-washington-president-obama-reported-sedated-following-emotional-breakdown/#sthash.CWZAuIVT.dpuf

http://nationalreport.net/meltdown-washington-president-obama-reported-sedated-following-emotional-breakdown/
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September 22, 2013 5:59pm
Viking2

Graeme2 (93) Says:
September 22nd, 2013 at 5:06 pm

Viking2 (9,953) Says:
September 22nd, 2013 at 9:59 am
Driving east from Rotorua,

If you believe that article Viking2 I have a bridge that I think you may be interested in.
=================================================
Clearly you know a lot about our history.
There’s dumber and there is dumber. Dumber are those that never learn.
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September 22, 2013 6:01pm
nickb

This is going to herald what will come if GST is removed from food or “fresh fruit and vegies” in New Zealand by a Labour/Greens/United Future/Mana/Maori Party/NZF goft. Enormous scale litigation over defining absurd concepts and food types.

http://www.monckton.com/docs/library/PringleDeVoilLEJJune09.pdf

And, indeed, in the case concerning the VAT treatment of Procter & Gamble’s snack food product, “Pringles”, the fun has continued. The Court of Appeal in its recent judgment has restored the finding of the Tribunal that Pringles, with an approximate potato content of 40%, are “similar to potato crisps and made from the potato”, and confirmed that they are
standard rated for VAT purposes.

5. Any of the following when packaged for human
consumption without further preparation, namely, potato crisps,
potato sticks, potato puffs and similar products made from the
potato, or from potato flour, or from potato starch, and savoury
products obtained by the swelling of cereals or cereal products;
and salted or roasted nuts other than nuts in shell

The Tribunal had ruled
that Item 5 requires a two-stage test be
satisfied: (i) that the product be similar to potato crisps, potato
snack or potato puffs, and (ii) that the product be made from the
potato, or from potato flour or potato starch. It held that
Pringles satisfy both stages of this composite test. On appeal to
the High Court, Warren J held3
that the Tribunal erred in its
conclusion that Pringles were “made from the potato”
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September 22, 2013 6:01pm
Kea

Viking2, that is a fake news site.
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September 22, 2013 6:07pm
Azeraph

Viking2

Other than going to those links there’s nothing out there in the usual news agencies?
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September 22, 2013 6:12pm
nasska

Going by the home page V2’s link may be a bit sus.

Ref: http://nationalreport.net/
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September 22, 2013 6:16pm
Viking2

No idea, just turned up on FB.
Thought it would get you all excited with pages of dribble ensueing.

would not be surprised either way.
Have you seen him in the last few days?
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September 22, 2013 6:21pm
nasska

You got my hopes up V2…..then I thought about his halfwit 2IC who would take over if he was incapacitated & I began to get mixed feelings. 🙂
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September 22, 2013 6:26pm
Redbaiter

“And a ‘tribute’ to the demise of Tim Flannery, Australia’s erstwhile Climate Commissioner:”

The idiot Gluckman is still on the payroll here in NZ.

Obviously there’s a big difference between Abbot and Key.
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September 22, 2013 6:27pm
Azeraph

Viking2

He was dribbling something to a group of auto workers at a ford plant on their Wednesday or Thursday i think? Raising their debt level again.
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September 22, 2013 6:28pm
Graeme2

Viking2 (9,953) Says:
September 22nd, 2013 at 9:59 am
Driving east from Rotorua,
If you believe that article Viking2 I have a bridge that I think you may be interested in.
=================================================
Clearly you know a lot about our history.
There’s dumber and there is dumber. Dumber are those that never learn.

The dumber are the ones that take what they read in the Herald as gospel especially when it relates to our history.
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September 22, 2013 6:28pm
Nostradamus

Viking2:

If you’re into alternative news and information sources, then I believe UglyTruth has an extensive collection of websites that you’d enjoy!
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September 22, 2013 6:30pm
Kea

Viking2, It is like The Civilian 🙂

POLITICS

David Cunliffe flies to San Francisco in effort to be on TV
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Cunliffe says he hopes Team New Zealand doesn’t win too quickly, as he hopes to get as much time on television as possible.
Newly elected leader of the Labour Party David Cunliffe is on a plane to San Francisco this afternoon, citing a need to be on television after assuming his role as Leader of the Opposition.

http://www.thecivilian.co.nz/david-cunliffe-flies-to-san-francisco-in-effort-to-be-on-tv/
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September 22, 2013 6:33pm
nasska

At last, some good news for the frequently forgotten toilers who pay NZ Inc’s overseas bills. 🙂

Ref: http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/drought-threatens-lift-lamb-prices-5588568
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September 22, 2013 6:45pm
Left Right and Centre

Longknives 9:10 am It seems all of NZ aspires to mirror American culture more so than any other non-US nation; a de facto unofficial US State. Therefore every retarded moronic dreadful loathesome aspect of US culture simply must be replicated in this small and apparently easily overwhelmed and over-run soft jelly-brained ‘sweet as’ population.

Which serves up non-celebrities such as Sally Ridge. Famous for what? The Mrs of a league player from the 90s. And? What else can she do? Nothing.
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September 22, 2013 6:50pm
Kea

nasska, there is something very wrong when one looks at the price of lamb in the shops and finds that sheep farmers are not rolling in money.
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September 22, 2013 6:53pm
Azeraph

I hope we don’t win, Auckland will become just a money blackhole again like the world cup.
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September 22, 2013 6:53pm
nasska

Despite the bullshit & propaganda you wouldn’t buy too many supermarket trays of lamb chops for what the farmer gets for each sheep that goes off the property Kea. 🙂
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September 22, 2013 7:04pm
Viking2

Graeme2 (94) Says:
September 22nd, 2013 at 6:28 pm

Viking2 (9,953) Says:
September 22nd, 2013 at 9:59 am
Driving east from Rotorua,
If you believe that article Viking2 I have a bridge that I think you may be interested in.
=================================================
Clearly you know a lot about our history.
There’s dumber and there is dumber. Dumber are those that never learn.

The dumber are the ones that take what they read in the Herald as gospel especially when it relates to our history.
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Really. After nearly 70 years living in and around this place and lots of time spent in that area I think I know just a little. I didn’t grow up with the latest sanitised version that you seem to believe with your research and understanding of our history.
Perhaps you should go educate yourself instead of behaving like a spoilt 10 year old who apparently knows it all.
You just might be surprised just how much interesting history is really out there for youto learn. But i imagine you learn all you want to believe from your ipod.
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September 22, 2013 7:08pm
Nostradamus

This is comedy gold!

Penny Bright
22 September 2013 at 10:30 am

Interesting that ‘Unions Auckland’ apparently have not endorsed any Auckland Mayoral candidate?

If you do NOTHING else – please check out for yourselves who is really running Auckland – http://www.committeeforauckland.org.nz/membership

Then – remember who told you?

Kind regards,
‘Her Warship’

http://www.pennybright4mayor.org.nz

[lprent: The link gives “website not found”]

Yes, I know, Lyn Prentice is referring to the Committee for Auckland website rather than to Penny Bright’s website.

But, having 5 minutes to spare, I clicked through to Penny Bright’s website. Let’s just say that the photos of Penny’s car with “Her Warship” painted on it was hilarious. She fails the basic literacy test: the difference between “Her Worship” as a term of reference and “Her Warship” as a ship engaged in naval warfare.

But what I found under her “qualifications” was surprising to say the least:

first stage completion welding cert
employed with the Department of Technology
completion of apprenticeship
certified welding inspector
news items
CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY
Best Student awards
Advanced Trade Sheetmetal engineering
ADVANCED trade cert

I just thought Kiwiblog readers would be interested, given the general consensus yesterday that Cun[ ]life was a dork for listing his supposed achievements from years ago.
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September 22, 2013 7:11pm
cha

The woman is probably a damn sight more use than career trougher Jami-Lee.
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September 22, 2013 7:20pm
nasska

Nostradamus

It pains me to confirm that indeed the said P Bright is a welder. At one horrible stage in its history, the Wairarapa hosted a firm called Master Industries which attempted to make what we in NZ at the time fondly termed whiteware.

One of the crowning achievements of Sir Roger & his merry men was to effectively close the firm & make its employees redundant. Alas Waterwoman left to seek fame & fortune in Auckland.

The rest is history. 🙂
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September 22, 2013 7:26pm
mikenmild

Couldn’t she move back to Masterton to amuse the locals there with her antics? Or does Masterton already have a village idiot?
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September 22, 2013 7:30pm
nasska

….” Or does Masterton already have a village idiot?”….

We call him Your Worship the Mayor mikenmild. 🙂
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September 22, 2013 7:33pm
Nostradamus

Nasska:

Alas Waterwoman left to seek fame & fortune in Auckland.

Yes, well, she certainly found infamy:

Infamy, in common usage, is the notoriety (or the opposite of fame) gained from a negative incident or reputation (as opposed to fame). The word stems from the Latin infamia, antonym of fama (in the sense of “good reputation”).

As for fortune, I guess all of us would be marginally richer if we abstained from paying our rates bills…
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September 22, 2013 7:33pm
Kea

Despite the bullshit & propaganda you wouldn’t buy too many supermarket trays of lamb chops for what the farmer gets for each sheep that goes off the property Kea.

nasska, Exactly. So where is the money going ?
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September 22, 2013 7:38pm
nasska

There are a multitude of ticket clippers between the farm gate & the BBQ Kea. Everyone holds their hand out as the meat passes through the chain & I guess the end price is the sum of the take.

Mind you, always look at the departmental order when you walk into any supermarket….fruit & veg, butchery, fish, delicatessen, bakery. It’s no accident the way order developed.
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September 22, 2013 7:47pm
cha

Despite the bullshit & propaganda you wouldn’t buy too many supermarket trays of lamb chops for what the farmer gets for each sheep that goes off the property Kea.

Nitrogen flushed legs at $9.95 a kilo here in Whangavegas.
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September 22, 2013 7:49pm
nasska

….”Nitrogen flushed legs at $9.95 a kilo here in Whangavegas.”….

Code for a cancelled overseas order that will go rotten by the end of the week if we don’t give the punters a discount & get rid of it. 🙂
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September 22, 2013 7:54pm
Kea

What does “Nitrogen flushed” mean ? Does not sound very appetising !
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September 22, 2013 7:58pm
nasska

The impotent bus driver goes to see his doctor. He wants some Viagra, but he doesn’t want his wife to know about it. The doc prescribes it for him, he heads to the pharmacist, who fills the prescription.

Home is a good hour away so the bus driver quickly downs one of the little blue pills. When he gets home, he doesn’t even have to tell his wife with words. That twinkle in his eye speaks volumes. They tear off each other’s clothes and are quickly in bed. He manages to rise to the occasion three times. Three times!

He expects his wife to be delighted, but instead, she seems rather sad. “What’s wrong, dear?” he asks. “I think your job is taking over every aspect of your life and it’s doing you in” she sighs. “What do you mean?” “I mean, even our sex life is like the bus service. Nothing for ages and then three come all at once!”
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September 22, 2013 8:02pm
cha

What does “Nitrogen flushed” mean ? Does not sound very appetising

Flushing the oxygen from inside the shrink-wrap with nitrogen.
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September 22, 2013 8:03pm
cha

Muscle car porn.

http://vimeo.com/72307282
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September 22, 2013 8:05pm
nasska

Kea

The meat is packaged & CO2 or nitrogen is introduced into the bag to backflush it & drive out the oxygen which would allow bacteria to develop. It’s used extensively on lamb cuts sent to the USA & Europe where fresh lamb commands a considerable premium over the frozen alternative.
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September 22, 2013 8:06pm
Graeme2

Viking2
“Really. After nearly 70 years living in and around this place and lots of time spent in that area I think I know just a little. I didn’t grow up with the latest sanitised version that you seem to believe with your research and understanding of our history.
Perhaps you should go educate yourself instead of behaving like a spoilt 10 year old who apparently knows it all.
You just might be surprised just how much interesting history is really out there for youto learn. But i imagine you learn all you want to believe from your ipod.”

Wow you really seem to have me all figured out! Nothing like jumping to conclusions and resorting to abuse to make a point.
I do not pretend to know it all as you suggest but I have read from a number of sources on Tuhoe. If by sanitised you mean people like James Cowan and Elsdon Best and Gibert Mair then I am guilty as charged.
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September 22, 2013 8:55pm
Redbaiter

Nasska is so fucking boring.

I guess that’s a by product of his new campaign to try and convince readers that his obsessive atheism doesn’t define him.
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September 22, 2013 9:46pm
mikenmild

nasska appears to be a solid Wairarapa character and certainly provides his share of entertainment here.
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September 22, 2013 9:52pm
Redbaiter

Just another politically confused hillbilly unknowingly empowering the left. (hence your support)

And those stupid jokes say it all really.
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September 22, 2013 10:17pm
cha

Great news, Miley Cyrus’s tongue has been cloned.
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September 22, 2013 10:32pm
Left Right and Centre

3 000km in 2013 busted. 10km / 43’51” to roll the odo. Might as well do it with a modicum of style I thought.
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September 23, 2013 5:38am
big bruv

“Obviously there’s a big difference between Abbot and Key.”

Yes indeed. Abbot believes that the world is only 6000 years old where at least Key has the brains to be a non believer.
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September 23, 2013 6:50am
big bruv

“Such perverted scum. Our children have to be released from the grip of these contemptible cowardly molesters of student’s minds.”

Great to see Redbaiter advocating for the demise of Catholic schools.
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September 23, 2013 7:17am
Andronicus

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September 24, 2013 5:52pm
Andronicus

GreAt fun scrolling through Redbaiter’s postings and dissing them. You don’t eve
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September 24, 2013 5:57pm
Andronicus

Great fun scrolling through Redbaiter’s postings disliking them. You don’t even have to read them, they are all the same- obnoxious, abusive and usually obscene.
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