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>Those moon-faced looks

> My first thought was “Oh, Tommy Hilfiger’s a VERY equal opportunities employee. Hiring all those hearing-impaired kids. Good on them”. On closer inspection, it turns out that they’ve all got these dinky little walky-talky things with a Secret Service-type … Continue reading

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>Knock, knock

> “Who’s there? “Hi!” “Hi who?” “Hi Drangea” Stunning example of the species in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

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>Beer is good for you. Discuss.

>Beer is not only healthy – lots of fluid, chock full of vitamins and yeast etc – but it can save you from financial ruin. Which is something not to be toyed with in these trying times…. Jones the Grocer … Continue reading

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>I have a friend who’s an artist

> Which sounds suspiciously familiar to Richard Feynman’s “Ode on a flower“, but anyway. She’s very direct. If she sees something she doesn’t like, it “shouldn’t be on the planet”. If you call her on the cellphone and the call’s … Continue reading

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>Keeping things trimmed

>Crikey, we’ve got a lot of lawn down here. Forgot how big the section is… So I bought myself a moa today

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>Older readers

>Kids’ books are frequently quite excellent. I heard Paul Jennings, an Australian author, on National Radio the other day. Intelligent, eloquent and funny. Paradox Books in Devonport didn’t have anything in stock. Neither di Unity Books in High Street in … Continue reading

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>Pull the plug

> I was visiting a mate who’s a physician at a psychiatric hospital I asked him how they determined whether a not a patient should be institutionalised? “Well”, he said “We fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, … Continue reading

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>I’m very sari

> Those taxi drivers at Auckland Airport are a pretty unhealthy-looking lot. All look a bit Sikh to me…

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>A bit early…

> Getting on the first flight out of Nelson yesterday morning. Being the sophisticated, polished big-city gent that I am, I insist that Mrs jb boards the aircraft first, but obviously don’t think to give her the boarding passes. She … Continue reading

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>On hearing voices

>“Hi, jb” I heard this voice, but I couldn’t work out where it was coming from. We’d agreed to met Meg and Ben from Nelson Daily Photo at The Red Gallery on Bridge St in Nelson for a coffee, after … Continue reading

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