@Tim said in Twitter:

@paremata yeah, pretty wild.

In court he wore a men’s suit . not sure if it was stolen too.

@scribe said in Movie review thread...:

https://i.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/stuff-to-watch/131566638/tongan-ninja-the-jemaine-clementstarring-cult-kiwi-classic-thats-been-ignored-for-far-too-long

Tongan Ninja. Anyone seen this? Looks like it might be on YouTube.

Yep, seen it - weirdly at a tiny cinema at the film distributor's place in an Auckland tower block. Good fun - you get what it says on the tin ... a Tongan Ninja. Expect production values commensurate with the budget.

I enjoyed it, memorable special effects and all!

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"It's the right thing to do," Ardern said.

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@Tim said in TV Serieseseses:

The first episode of the new Bob Odenkirk series, Lucky Hank, was pretty good.

Wry smile and and quite a few snorts

Looking forward to more

@paremata said in NZ Politics:

@MN5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:

@paremata said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:

Its pretty obvious that s/he's untalented and has tried to become famous through being controversial. Stuff fell for it and this will be the first in a series of articles. The next will be her saying s/he feels "unsafe " due to the white supremacist backlash then they'll go after the people saying this shouldn't be tax payer funded.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/sunday-magazine/131236724/tusiata-avia-cant-wait-to-make-you-uncomfortable

What the hell is an Ockham award ?

I feel stupid and offended for clicking on this race baiting shit. I thought even stuff was better than this.

Why? Stuff seems to be populated by middle class woke women who think everyone else is as secretly racist as they are and project their understandable self loathing onto their dwindling number of readers. Michelle Duff wrote this and she epitomises pretty much everything wrong with Stuff . The review of her apparently nauseating book about Ardern is gold.

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Steve Braunias reviews Michelle Duff’s portrait of Jacinda Ardern, published today.

Sorry pal, still a bit aghast at the first thing you shared.

I love the irony of them not censoring this yet I bet they’re all for the censoring of Roald Dahls books which seem to be all the rage nowadays.

@dogmeat said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:

@Catogrande That's remarkable generous of you. I had you pegged as more of a cynic.

I think your attention seeking twat comment is probably more accurate in the majority of cases.

I think social media and the me, me, me self-entitlement generation has a lot to do with it.

Back in the day if you wanted to feel a bit special you grew your hair long and smoked some dope or stuck a safety ping in your nose and spat at people. Nowadays you have to identify as a brassica.

tough crowd eh? I thought this was top notch fella.

@Bones said in Memes:

@Machpants so that was you on fesshole yesterday

I don't know what f hole is either. Just give me some boobs, if you prefer the f hole, I don't judge

@TSF-Bot said in What are you listening to, right now................:

I can confidently say [insert automated batch rant] .... It's about standing out as someone who is truly original and discerning

this really means something coming from a bot.

But if I may add my humble opinion, there are some elements of real musicianship (Armenian folk tunes* skilfully justaposed with nu-metal if I am not wrong) in parts of the few System of a Down songs I have heard. And some really interesting Armenian politics stuff.

*I'm not an expert in Armenian folk tunes and the nu-metal term seems a little overladen/controversial...

@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@antipodean said in Coronavirus - Overall:

@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - Overall:

FFS China

Now's the time to invade.

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Unless you are Asian of course.

@MiketheSnow said in British Politics:

I'm always intrigued how this sort of exposé only ever seems to focus on one side of the political divide. Seems the likes of Starmer, Lammy and Jess Philips get a free pass - which in the interests of accountability isn't good.

@mariner4life thoughts and prayers. One like = one care.

@Cyclops said in Super Rugby News:

@Duluth said in Super Rugby News:

Tim Perry.. of all the players who had multiple starts for the Blues he was the worst. Second place is miles behind him. Think of all the crap players that played for the Blues over the decades Tim Perry was number one. Well done.

Managed to win three super rugby titles though!

Didn't really watch him at the blues but he was decent for the crusaders and ultimately managed to push crockett out of starting his last final.

Not to mention a fairytale end to his career winning the M10 Cup with the Mako in his final match.

Six test caps.

And even memorable for the Blues....

Pretty solid, Tim! 🙂

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Cindy Crawford has a hawt clone

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I agree with him, along with the injury enforced front row change over. I wonder if Foster sees it the same

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Hansen was effusive in his praise for one key player.

Didn't know where else to post this.

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@voodoo he was a fullback in union

Whoops no updates again…been busy. Missed a couple of weekend high intensity sessions as been away a bit but have managed the usual 2 to 3 gym sessions a week and some decent rides.

Quick high intensity session on the way home today

Row - 2km (bit of a warmup)
First circuit (5 rounds) - 10 BB deadlift (light at 60kg), 15 pressups, 30m lunge, 10 calories assault bike
Ride - 5mins active recovery
Second circuit (5 rounds) - 6 barbell cleans (50kg), 15 Jacknife sit-ups, 10 calories ski erg
Ride - 5mins active recovery
Final circuit (5 rounds) - 6 barbell overhead press (50kg), 30 bench hops, 20 Swiss ball crunches
Ride - 10mins cool down

I think I’m gonna switch to high intensity only for a while. Quite enjoy these workouts, just need to dream some decent ones up

On Schmidt joining AB selection panel, and where it will take him, I have just finished Steve Hansen's book, he's pretty good mates with Schmidt. He talks of mentions how much trouble Schmidt was having with the pressure while coaching Ireland (had read that before) and though he was NZR's preferred choice to take AB's job he needed a break away. Hope he just takes it easy coming into whatever roles he does and builds from there.

@nzzp said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

@majorrage said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

TBF though, I can't blame Aussies for treating the result with a bi of disdain given how much we shit the bed when we toured there last.

at least we could beat the Indians at home, eh 🙂

seriously, give us a proper warmup and a better selection policy and we may have been competitive.

We have Kylo and Devon as well now. Much better team

@Daffy-Jaffy kicking it off with World Cup champions Vs 6 nations champions on a Friday night in Paris. Nice

National Poetry Day in the UK

Thank fuck I ignored the stay at home horseshit and walked the dog three times a day; visited family & friends; and went skiing in the Brecon Beacons

Kahlua Flybye won her heat of the Oaks last night and did it well. She's now a $2 favourite for next weekend's A$200,000 Oaks. #nerves

@Higgins said in NH club rugby:

Might use combinations of those numbers as the basis of my lotto ticket this week.

Like the Jewish bloke that used his tattoo numbers.

OK I’ll get my coat.

@Kiwiwomble said in Lockdown/Covid Check In:

@mikedogz hopefully it passes with little to no symptoms

where are you based? don't think we even have any restrictions if you test positive anymore in aus

Labour should have done this already. You sick? Stay at home. Otherwise you can come and go as you please

@Rugger-Quizzes said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

3000 or more test runs. New entry on the list.

New Zealand Test Cricket - 3000 or more test runs New Zealand Test Cricket - 3000 or more test runs

Name the New Zealanders who have scored 3000 or more test runs. Figures accurate to 12/05/2021

3.19 remaining........most of this was due to the spelling of one particular name...

@voodoo said in Pushing Tin - Paekakboyz Training Log:

@Paekakboyz Like I said, that ain’t cool man! You need to either change your job or your family - I know what I’d choose, but you might like your kids more than me…

Jokes aside, that doesn’t sound that sustainable for long dude. Appreciate we have to suck it up for periods of our lives, and having young kids is hard. But finding time for yourself to do something as small as getting an hour at the gym 2-3 times a week shouldn’t be a negotiable. I hope it gets easier for you !

That is a tough one.

It depends which ferner and which kid

@nostrildamus said in Grumpy Old Man:

@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:

@Catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:

@nostrildamus said in Grumpy Old Man:

@Bones said in Grumpy Old Man:

Headline fucking news on breakfast news shows this morning.

Ed Sheeran isn't going to take illicit drugs anymore.

Geeeeeeet Fuuuuuuucked who gives a flying fuck and how the fuck is this a top 3 item.

When Sheeran was high writing his 'songs' could anyone tell the difference?
Even Syd Barrett could come up with lyrics like Gigolo Aunt.

Yeah and Syd’s been dead for more than 15 years.

Who?

Founded Pink Floyd.

Who?

@Crucial said in Brexit:

@MajorRage said in Brexit:

@Crucial said in Brexit:

@MajorRage said in Brexit:

Country can thrive, but won’t, because too many don’t want it to. It’s that simple.

An opinion.

I keep out of this board mostly as it is just polemic and even if you try to be open to both sides and ask for an opposing view supported by fact you get accused of having made your mind up.

Not attacking you or your comment but I'm not stupid enough to think that people's opinions aren't tainted. I actually like to hear both sides and make my own mind up. In this day and age that gets very difficult

Apologies, that posted sound more aggressive than it meant to.

I agree with your response entirely.

The point I’m making is that we will never know the true truth about Brexit. Is the economy down vs Europe since Brexit? Unequivocally, yes. Is it Brexits fault? Yes, and no.

In my view, it’s down more because of the pandemic. An underbelly of this country has been exposed. It has a very large, extremely lazy, sub section. They were lazy before, they got lazier under govt support snd they fight going back.

The thought of picking up the slack is non existent. Blame the govt, instead of working harder. Jobs are EVERYWHERE for the poor. Because people left after the pandemic and the Poms didn’t pick up the slack. They moaned, they whinged …. Then sat on their arses as the vacancies piled up. The media has ploughed so much negativity that ppl have lost faith, and the will, to improve.

It’s sad. Under a United country, it would thrive. Properly. But there are too many who would rather piss, whinge, moan than take advantage of the opportunities.

Back in the early part of this thread when debating/arguing sides this very outcome was predicted. I have worked in environments where it was Euro immigration doing most of the grunt work and on the rare occasions a local would try out they would be gone in hours as it was too hard (or easier not to work).

I think you've highlighted precisely one of the things which is badly wrong with the UK and why so many businesses supported Remain and advocate re-joining the EU.

Why bother about actually motivating your staff, increasing productivity and investing in people when it's so much easier to get cheaper labour from Eastern Europe and blame the locals for a poor work-ethic? And when the feckless, work-shy locals vote to leave the EU, it's so much easier to castigate them and call them names rather than understand their concerns rather than actually do the grunt work of getting the best out of your people. (That said, there are UK sectors with fantastic management - as @MajorRage has pointed).

For me, much of the Brexit debate is/was about making life easier for the wealthier sectors of the country rather than improving growth, productivity and maximising the potential of the whole of the UK. I voted Remain way back, but seeing the negative impact of EU membership in Cornwall (the poorest region of the UK) along with the antics of second referendum advocates, has changed my mind completely.

@voodoo said in Aussie Politics:

@booboo I’m hoping he meant invested, but I can’t be sure

You are from Palmy

@Mackerzzzz the old ‘fly eyes’ gag between mates. Been around a long time. Nothing to see here.

@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe 1:

And if you are league supporter, just be sure to remember that whatever sanction a judiciary spits out there is a premium on top of that for any Warriors

Using the WE CAN'T PUNISH FANS AT FINALS TIME clause, because... well..... 😉

@Bones "late switch got us both"

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