Sometimes I just need to rant. Be afraid, you are my captive audience.
I actually watched about 3 minutes of a soccer game last night and can now understand why everyone’s gettingtheir knickers in a knot over those weird horn things that the South African fans are blowing at the World Cup. I suppose they aren’t the most offensive thing about the whole world of soccer: the...
The sign stolen from Auschwitz has been recovered and it seems that it wasn’t Neo Nazis after all, it was just a bunch of thieves who stole it to sell for a quick buck. The sign, and where it stands, represents one of history’s most awful events. That the thieves aren’t Neo Nazis, that...
see more Epic Fails It’s that time of the year again, when little kids and retailers get excited. And it would appear it’s the time of the year Santa has his prostate check, if this photo is any indication. But I digress. It’s December, which means I can look at tinsel and all other...
Griffins has moved production of some of its biscuits to Fiji but didn’t come clean on the decision until pressed by the press (a sharp-eyed reporter from the Dominion Post noticed the “Buy New Zealand Made” logo had disappeared from the packaging). They reckon it’s all because demand has exceeded the Auckland factory’s production...
I’m disappointed. According to Transparency International, New Zealand is the least corrupt nation in the world. Damn. Using its swish-sounding “Corruption Perceptions Index for 2009″, Transparency International says the three MOST corrupt nations are Somalia, Afghanistan and Myanmar. Our neighbours across the ditch took out 8th place. Way to go Aussie! Apparently, the index...
Okay, so I know I’ve been whinging about the state of the weather here over the past couple of days, what with the thunder, lightning, rain and blustery winds. However, I figured I was entitled to a whinge with all that coming on top of the big ol’ earthquake we had last week and...
So, not long now until we start getting doses of folic acid forced upon us. For those of you who missed this particular gem: from September, bakers here in New Zealand must (by law) add folic acid to bread under the new food standard adopted by New Zealand and Australia. The whole thing was...
What is it with all the anti-news stories about lately? I thought news stories were meant to inform us, to educate and offer us fresh facts and opinions. I can sort of forgive “Words can ease pain, I swear” from the Sydney Morning Herald because I guess while most of us already knew dropping...
I know I’m not exactly one of the most politically correct people you could stumble across. And I can be a bit of a bitch sometimes. Oh, okay, a lot of the time. I’m also pretty opinionated and and tend to vent a lot. That’s one of the benefits of having a blog: I...
I see there’s another drama involving our not-always-efficient 111 emergency services phone system. This time, it’s come out that police 111 staff have been reprimanded for their failings: One Wellington staffer swore at and was rude to a caller (on their second warning); A South Islander call-centre worker had a good old nosey through...
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