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@booboo said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mn5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Yep, this is the world we live in
Woman feels 'discriminated' over lack of meat-free meals at KFC
The woman says she was shocked to find out her local KFC had no meat-free options.
Keep up @MN5
@booboo said in Stupid shit you see on the internet:
She’s not exactly a compelling endorsement for vegetarians or vegans. Maybe she thought KFC meant Kentucky Fried Cake because she looks like she’s been in a bakery or 500.
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@rancid-schnitzel duh, fish and chips ftw!
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Why on earth is this news in NZ?
I get that Piers is huge name, but Susanna? Who hasn’t hosted 5 days a week ever?
Piers Morgan's co-hosts 'missing', in tears over Meghan drama
The UK morning show made famous by Piers Morgan's exit is facing a crisis.
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@majorrage said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
/entertainment/
See that bit there?
It was news here too.
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@booboo said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mn5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Yep, this is the world we live in
Woman feels 'discriminated' over lack of meat-free meals at KFC
The woman says she was shocked to find out her local KFC had no meat-free options.
Keep up @MN5
@booboo said in Stupid shit you see on the internet:
Shame on me. I always forget how fun that thread is
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Stuff has a different definition of "famed" to the one I use. Anybody have any idea who this person is?
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@jc said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Stuff has a different definition of "famed" to the one I use. Anybody have any idea who this person is?
Absolutely none. You could point a gun at my head and I’d be clueless as to who this “famed” person is.
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I must be some kind of masochist. I actually read this over a coffee this morning.....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300279437/i-thought-covid-would-make-us-better-people-i-was-wrong
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@mn5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
I must be some kind of masochist. I actually read this over a coffee this morning.....
I got about 3 paragraphs in before I poured a coffee over it.
The first bit:
"We have forestry giants sending all our unprocessed wood overseas, to have it returned to us as plywood and hideous flat-pack furniture."I agree with that. Adding value to our own product is just sensible. We could start with other building materials but I can live with the comment in general.
Then there was this and I stopped:
"Our farmers can't make a buck out of wool, because now all our carpetmakers, bar one or two, seem to be sourcing cheap and horrid synthetic carpeting from overseas."She knows nothing about flooring / carpets. Wool only makes up about %10 of everything going into NZ homes. There are many reasons for this. SDN (solution dyed nylon) has come on in leaps and bounds. Stain resistant, healthier (allergies, etc) easy to clean, lasts longer. I could go on. It isn't "horrid" and it isn't a cheap acrylic alternative to wool. Wool gets carpet beetle, absorbs moisture. I could go on. The only people who buy wool from us now are, yep, farmers.
My point is if you are going to write an opinion piece at least do some research and know what you are talking about. An educated opinion it used to be called. Which is indeed the point of this thread.
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@snowy said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@mn5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
I must be some kind of masochist. I actually read this over a coffee this morning.....
I got about 3 paragraphs in before I poured a coffee over it.
The first bit:
"We have forestry giants sending all our unprocessed wood overseas, to have it returned to us as plywood and hideous flat-pack furniture."I agree with that. Adding value to our own product is just sensible. We could start with other building materials but I can live with the comment in general.
Then there was this and I stopped:
"Our farmers can't make a buck out of wool, because now all our carpetmakers, bar one or two, seem to be sourcing cheap and horrid synthetic carpeting from overseas."She knows nothing about flooring / carpets. Wool only makes up about %10 of everything going into NZ homes. There are many reasons for this. SDN (solution dyed nylon) has come on in leaps and bounds. Stain resistant, healthier (allergies, etc) easy to clean, lasts longer. I could go on. It isn't "horrid" and it isn't a cheap acrylic alternative to wool. Wool gets carpet beetle, absorbs moisture. I could go on. The only people who buy wool from us now are, yep, farmers.
My point is if you are going to write an opinion piece at least do some research and know what you are talking about. An educated opinion it used to be called. Which is indeed the point of this thread.
I hope you don’t apply the criteria of that last paragraph to the fern.
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@crucial said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
I hope you don’t apply the criteria of that last paragraph to the fern.
Of course not. I know what I am going to get get here. The motto says it all.
I also know what I am going to get from stuff too, sadly, but they pretend to be a news outlet.
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@mn5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
I must be some kind of masochist. I actually read this over a coffee this morning.....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300279437/i-thought-covid-would-make-us-better-people-i-was-wrong
Can someone explain her point to me?
"Take back the mills!" ??
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@booboo said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Can someone explain her point to me?
"Take back the mills!" ??That would involve reading more than the first few paragraphs and, in true Fern style, I'm not doing that as I can see no upside at all.
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@dogmeat said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
I read Polly Gillespie and almost barfed. That was enough for me.
I have had the good fortune to not have a clue who she is. That is now ruined for me, albeit by only a few words.
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@snowy said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@dogmeat said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
I read Polly Gillespie and almost barfed. That was enough for me.
I have had the good fortune to not have a clue who she is. That is now ruined for me, albeit by only a few words.
Just a Z grade kiwi celeb trying desperately to stay relevant. Be grateful.
