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about 10 years ago · edited about 10 years ago · History

NZF for obvious reasons. WTF goes on in their offices? Special lessons on how to screw up? What areas of New Zealand can you go so you don't have any cellular or Internet access?

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about 10 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

NZF for obvious reasons. WTF goes on in their offices? Special lessons on how to screw up? What areas of New Zealand can you go sop you don't have any cellular or Internet access?

there are a million places. You only need to get off a main road

The point is how do the not have systems in place so that someone else takes care of it when he or she is not there. Even an out of office reply to let the sender know they need to send it to someone else

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about 10 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

What areas of New Zealand can you go sop you don't have any cellular or Internet access?

There are a few. Remote areas of the Far North and East Coast for example.

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about 10 years ago

So I'm using Pandora playing a number of stations on shuffle.  

I decide I want to add an artist to one station so click on that station and it starts playing a cover from the artist I was about to add by the primary artist for that station that I did not know had ever been recorded.

Co-incidence.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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about 10 years ago

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

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about 10 years ago

So the Adam Johnson thing where he convicted for the thing with the kid. I hope he gets more than a right kicking in prison cause that shark deserves more than a kicking (and I'm not looking for a moralising debate on kids that have underage sex with their boyfriend)

The other part to this is that he has a daughter and its highly likely he wont see her until she is about 12 yo. Whats he going to say to her about why he was in jail? What can he say to her when if she comes home at 15 and says she is pregnant? 

Some people are just dickheads and have nothing but shark for brains.

Grumpy old bastard alert

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about 10 years ago

WTF??? If it wasn't such a serious sad event, that would be considered a piss take. Unbelievable that it happened.

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almost 10 years ago

Gimme Chocolate.

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almost 10 years ago

Its clips like that, popularly titled as 'music' that make me realise I am a very old man

Grumpy old bastard alert

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almost 10 years ago

That was confusing.

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almost 10 years ago

Hmmmm Left me smiling anyway

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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almost 10 years ago

Jeff Vader wrote:

Its clips like that, popularly titled as 'music' that make me realise I am a very old man

It's a thrash metal band with Japanese chicks - hardly revolutionary.

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almost 10 years ago

ForteanTimes wrote:

Jeff Vader wrote:

Its clips like that, popularly titled as 'music' that make me realise I am a very old man

It's a thrash metal band with Japanese chicks - hardly revolutionary.

No but not exactly common place either.

Grumpy old bastard alert

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almost 10 years ago

They were being discussed somewhere else on here last year but I can't find where.

That's actually quite an old track but they are obviously being repackaged for the US.

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almost 10 years ago · edited almost 10 years ago · History

Hard News wrote:

They were being discussed somewhere else on here last year but I can't find where.

Why don't you use the search function?

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almost 10 years ago

This week in the Keydashians, Max turns 21, "Stuff" as in stuff.co.nz, throw him a big party and hence get exclusive selfies of Max and a load of unimportant wannabes in selfies. John explains to his mate Obama why he did not receive an invitation.

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almost 10 years ago

I dont smoke. I would like to know the percentages of those that do. One being for pleasure and one being for stress relief?  I reckon it would be higher for those whom smoke for stress relief.

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almost 10 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

I dont smoke. I would like to know the percentages of those that do. One being for pleasure and one being for stress relief?  I reckon it would be higher for those whom smoke for stress relief.

Personally it was stress relief that started me, and then not smoking caused me a lot of stress so while I was doing it for "pleasure" it was very unpleasurable for me to not smoke.

Fortunately I quite a few days before the new announcements.  Today is day 10.  Day 2 and 3 was the worse but I'm still considerably more stressed than when I smoked.

Just have to keep dealing with said stress untill not smoking is the normal again.  getting there...slowly.

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almost 10 years ago

Drunk_Monk wrote:

Lonegunmen wrote:

I dont smoke. I would like to know the percentages of those that do. One being for pleasure and one being for stress relief?  I reckon it would be higher for those whom smoke for stress relief.

Personally it was stress relief that started me, and then not smoking caused me a lot of stress so while I was doing it for "pleasure" it was very unpleasurable for me to not smoke.

Fortunately I quite a few days before the new announcements.  Today is day 10.  Day 2 and 3 was the worse but I'm still considerably more stressed than when I smoked.

Just have to keep dealing with said stress untill not smoking is the normal again.  getting there...slowly.

Try drinking. That helps.

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

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almost 10 years ago

A Toyota Corolla rental car with a "Sport" button.

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over 9 years ago

I found this on the People of Walmart website. WTF??

Shakes head in disbelief.

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over 9 years ago

Fart Good grief, surprised it was not an A League referee.

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over 9 years ago · edited over 9 years ago · History

John Key and the man code thing where he walked around with his fly undone for an hour. The question I ask is...... Did he swing to the right, the left of straight down the middle. Simon Barnett can answer tbis qusstion.

John Key

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over 9 years ago

Or you be the Judge - which is more accurate?

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over 9 years ago · edited over 9 years ago · History

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well in this case perhaps just one word.

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over 9 years ago

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over 9 years ago

WTF??

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over 9 years ago

Jaume wrote:

I hope his slice of toast gets good reception

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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over 9 years ago

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over 9 years ago

"At the end of the drive the lawmen arrive...

I'll take my chance because luck is on my side or something...

Her name is Rio, she don't need to understand...

Oh Rio, Rio, hear them shout across the land..."

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over 9 years ago · edited over 9 years ago · History

I didn't know Biggles was in the Navy, I thought he was in the RAF.

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over 9 years ago

Keeper in the Danish Superliga causes an indirect freekick by passing to himself. I've never seen this before.

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over 9 years ago

Jaume wrote:

Keeper in the Danish Superliga causes an indirect freekick by passing to himself. I've never seen this before.

That is brilliant, sure it could happen in a typical Wellington winter weekend

I'm an optimistic pessimist. 
I'm positive things will go wrong.
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over 9 years ago

This would explain the shark reception. Story Here

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over 9 years ago

Ernie resigning. Sure there were tactical deficiencies and some weird subsitutions but what he did and achieved off the field for the Phoenix is nothing short of a miracle considering budget restraints etc. Thanks Ernie, thanks for all you have done. I reckon all you needed was an assistant with some tactical nouse and a plan A,B, C and D for those moments when things were not working out right.

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over 9 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

Ernie resigning. Sure there were tactical deficiencies and some weird subsitutions but what he did and achieved off the field for the Phoenix is nothing short of a miracle considering budget restraints etc. Thanks Ernie, thanks for all you have done. I reckon all you needed was an assistant with some tactical nouse and a plan A,B, C and D for those moments when things were not working out right.

I think Ernie was a bloody exellent coach. If the FFA gave him an even playing field he would still be going I reckon.

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over 9 years ago

At least Ernie knows we are on the rough end from his own experiences. Not that the FFA will ever admit to it.

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over 9 years ago

Yakcall wrote:

Jaume wrote:

Keeper in the Danish Superliga causes an indirect freekick by passing to himself. I've never seen this before.

That is brilliant, sure it could happen in a typical Wellington winter weekend

I played in a match in Eastbourne many years ago, goalkeeper punted the ball and it disappeared back over his head for a corner. Very nearly a very bizzare og
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