Author Archives: jb

>Words fail me….

Posted on 6 July, 2009 by jb

> We liberals can mock all we want, but don’t forget that 60 million Americans thought that this airhead Sarah Palin was qualified to run for the second-highest office in the land. With a high probability of succeeding McCain – … Continue reading →

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>Nick Smith gets it wrong

Posted on 4 July, 2009 by jb

> The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is New Zealand’s no-fault personal injury cover for all New Zealand residents and visitors to New Zealand. If some one hurts you (or you hurt yourself), you’re entitled to compensation. Open to immense abuse, … Continue reading →

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>On yer bike, Seth

Posted on 3 July, 2009 by jb

> Seth Godin’s a really clued-up guy, but sometimes his pearls of wisdom are a bit……..BFO-ish?. His post “What to do with special requests” is a case in point.  “Let the customer decide” is his argument. A bike shop is … Continue reading →

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>Heatwave

Posted on 2 July, 2009 by jb

> Whenever I come back from the UK, folks must think I have Parkinson’s. Drifting around a bit dazed, constantly shaking my head… There is an explanation, though. In the UK over the weekend and they were forecasting a HEATWAVE. … Continue reading →

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>Well……

Posted on 23 June, 2009 by jb

> …I could have have told you THAT, mate

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This is, of course, shit…..

Posted on 23 June, 2009 by jb

  So are we allowed to be sad NOW, Wim?   Every time I’ve seen you since you knew that your brain tumour was terminal, you’d say   “Stop looking sad. You’ll have plenty of time to be sad later! … Continue reading →

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Brainy people think differently II

Posted on 19 June, 2009 by jb

    I have a friend who’s a nuclear physicist. Just the nicest guy. But I sometimes come away from his place and think (as far as my cranial constraints allow, that is..) ….”Brainy people think differently” Yesterday evening, for … Continue reading →

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Don’t ask me……(about annoying the copywriter)

Posted on 19 June, 2009 by jb

  You really couldn’t make this up. I was rolling around on the floor laughing when I showed this to a mate. “Aren’t those just the cooking instructions?” he asked. Woooooooosh.

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>Parlez vous de Lingo?

Posted on 30 May, 2009 by jb

> Couple of millennia ago, I went to Westlake Boys High School with a couple of real swots by the names of Ian Carter and John Barker. I drifted through with a minimum of effort coupled with eminently quantifiable talent … Continue reading →

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>His brother’s name is….

Posted on 26 May, 2009 by jb

> Haemorrhoid Fred. I think….

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