Daily Archives: 23 October, 2008

>Only in Nelson

Posted on 23 October, 2008 by jb

> Spoke with our neighbour in Mapua the other day and mentioned that the topographic surveyors would be wandering around taking measurements and generally doing what surveyors do. “So I shouldn’t shoot them, then?” she asked……

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>Dalrymplisms – Grading on a Curse

Posted on 23 October, 2008 by jb

> The head examiner of a British school-examination board, Peter Buckroyd, whose examinations are taken by 780,000 children, recently explained to teachers why a pupil who answered the question, “Describe the room you’re in,” with “Fuck off”—an actual case, apparently—should … Continue reading →

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