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>Ouch…
> “The Speaker, Lockwood Smith, generally does a good job of controlling standards in the House. As a quizmaster on children’s television programmes before entering Parliament, he is well qualified for the role” Biting wit from the “Nelson Mail”
>Did I really say that?
> Location: BP petrol station, Richmond“Pump 8, the Nelson Mail and oh, I’ll take an $8 Executive Car Wash”(“Executive” is the cheapest. For $12, you get “President”, $16 gets you “Potentate” which involves the sudsy bit being performed by vestal … Continue reading
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He works in the nursery. He obviously enjoys that.
Vincent, 73, is in his 44th year in prison. The Parole Board says he has an “enormous” history of sexual offending. “On his own admission, more than 100 children were abused by him in the past,” the board said … Continue reading
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No, I didn’t SAY that….
> The Ministry of Economic Development has not done any analysis of where the 170,000 new jobs promised in the budget will come from. Acting Economic Development Minister David Carter told the commerce select committee today he was not aware … Continue reading
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This is the life
Lunch. View. Appleshed Café, Mapua Wharf
>Feeling a bit buggered
> On Saturday I drove 900km from the South of France to Mayence On Tuesday, I drove 350km to the university where I do a 2 hour lecture on the impact of culture on business processes. Today, I’m flying 11 … Continue reading
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>Not quite sure which I prefer…
> Qantas’s apocryphal fan mail from the 1980s or Lufthansa apocryphal amenity kit fan mail
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You Must Be From Away 
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