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Things that piss you off...

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over 12 years ago
dairyflat wrote:

When a US drone goes off target and kills a pile of Afghan kids do we expect Christian priests/ministers to start making apologies?



Why not. However there is a big difference with a drone that is off target and a bunch of murderers that deliberately go out to kill innocent civilians in a shopping mall or in a religious place of worship.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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over 12 years ago
Leggy wrote:
dairyflat wrote:

When a US drone goes off target and kills a pile of Afghan kids do we expect Christian priests/ministers to start making apologies?



Why not. However there is a big difference with a drone that is off target and a bunch of murderers that deliberately go out to kill innocent civilians in a shopping mall or in a religious place of worship.

The thing is, the drones are rarely off-target. I think that the US military are guilty of murder through their "justification" of what constitutes a legitimate target.  It only serves to provide fertile recruitment for the Taleban and Al Quaedas of this world.

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 12 years ago

Only in Amurika


"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 12 years ago

Tests/exams on a Saturday get my blood boiling

Yesterday is history, today is a gift, tomorrow is mystery

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over 12 years ago

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/9220499/Air-NZ-snubbed-TNZ-sailors-but-helped-Oracle

How is this news?  

It is a perfectly rational business decision.  If anything it encourages me to fly AirNZ more.

Nice one the Daily Stuff (and you Kitchen - shame to see you sinking down to Burgess and Milmow levels).

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 12 years ago

This doesn't as much piss me off as frustrate me.
Is there a topic you know a lot about? Have you ever spoken to someone about your topic and it's clear that they know next to nothing about it? Yet, others think that person does and share that opinion about like it counts for something.  



Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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over 12 years ago
dairyflat wrote:

This doesn't as much piss me off as frustrate me.
Is there a topic you know a lot about? Have you ever spoken to someone about your topic and it's clear that they know next to nothing about it? Yet, others think that person does and share that opinion about like it counts for something.  




Like a Jack of all trades, master of none.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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over 12 years ago

getting home from work and finding the contractors putting in ultra fast broadband cables had caused my brick wall  to crack and a section completely broken off rest of brickwork.contact the foreman and he tries to fob it off and say it was not their fault. it is now up to me to prove it was their fault how do you prove this?


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over 12 years ago

Not Ronnie's greatest, that was Porridge, but OAH's without Arkwright, is pointless. Yes I'm sure Granville still owns the corner shop, (ffs yeah right), except it's now a Bargain Booze franchise and sells herbal highs. 

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/07/bbc-open-all-hours-christmas-special


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over 12 years ago

Get this guy to play Arkwright:



Dead ringer. No one will know the difference.

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 12 years ago

The wait to December 1st.

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over 12 years ago
holeinone wrote:

getting home from work and finding the contractors putting in ultra fast broadband cables had caused my brick wall  to crack and a section completely broken off rest of brickwork.contact the foreman and he tries to fob it off and say it was not their fault. it is now up to me to prove it was their fault how do you prove this?


Only just read this but dont muck around with the guys working there they are only doing the job. 
Ring the company doing the work and demand that the contracts manager comes to see you and the damaged caused. 
Dont muck around start at the top and dont take no for an answer.
Most of the companies doing these kind of works are pretty responsible once you get past the actual workers, there are also some cowboys out there to who will cut corners.
Good luck and dont let it go.



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over 12 years ago · edited over 12 years ago · History
hlmphil wrote:

The wait to December 1st.

This :(

But December is going to be an awesome nixmas. 


Allegedly

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over 12 years ago
Tegal wrote:
hlmphil wrote:

The wait to December 1st.

This :(

But December is going to be an awesome nixmas. 

ditto, actually cancelled any xmas leave just so I could be here for this! normally we travel to nelson for the holidays but I wasn't waiting 6 weeks just to miss more home games!

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 12 years ago

Today has been a 'meh' kinda day.  I'm pissed off at myself.

Something good happens and I seem to try an sabotage it.  It's ridiculous.

End of an era.  Vinnie - It's over.

If anyone cares for my inane babbling follow @iluvnix17 on the Twitter.

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over 12 years ago


6hr bus trips back to Napier from Wellington in the wind last night!

 

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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over 12 years ago
C-Diddy wrote:


6hr bus trips back to Napier from Wellington in the wind last night!

 

Will you do it again?

End of an era.  Vinnie - It's over.

If anyone cares for my inane babbling follow @iluvnix17 on the Twitter.

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over 12 years ago
I <3 Nix wrote:
C-Diddy wrote:


6hr bus trips back to Napier from Wellington in the wind last night!

 

Will you do it again?

Might need a few days to get over this trip then I will take another look at the fixtures. May need to bank a few brownie points if I am to get my Novocastrian arse over for Newcastle away in March which will probably rule out any more home matches this season after christmas... 

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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over 12 years ago · edited over 12 years ago · History

The clowns at London zoo who let this happen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24531460

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over 12 years ago

Agree


Grumpy old bastard alert

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over 12 years ago
theprof wrote:
Tegal wrote:
hlmphil wrote:

The wait to December 1st.

This :(

But December is going to be an awesome nixmas. 

ditto, actually cancelled any xmas leave just so I could be here for this! normally we travel to nelson for the holidays but I wasn't waiting 6 weeks just to miss more home games!


Although there is a live football game on 20 Nov (possibly even TW games will have started)

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 12 years ago

USA scoring twice in stoppage time

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over 12 years ago

Panama



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over 12 years ago

Seeing a NZ youth team taken apart by another country's youth team yet again.

"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 12 years ago

"You'll win nothing with kids"...


"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 12 years ago

Pricks on Skateboards in the CBD

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over 12 years ago

They are tomorrow's cyclists.


"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 12 years ago

Yacht clubs that hire out their club rooms for functions on race days, relegating their members to outside on the deck or upstairs in the pokey boardroom instead of being able to enjoy the facilities of the club they pay to belong to on the one day of the week they really want to be able to...


Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.


Phoenix fans. We have to win them over one fan at a time.

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over 12 years ago
bwtcf wrote:

Yacht clubs that hire out their club rooms for functions on race days, relegating their members to outside on the deck or upstairs in the pokey boardroom instead of being able to enjoy the facilities of the club they pay to belong to on the one day of the week they really want to be able to...


Kind of like if you were a season ticket holder for the local professional club and they took 20% of there games on the road! That would suck too...
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over 12 years ago

Somewhat peeved.  Jnr Jnr and I missed "Death in Paradise" last night. 

#howihatexfactorusa

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 12 years ago

Having no food in the,house when I'm desperately hung over.

End of an era.  Vinnie - It's over.

If anyone cares for my inane babbling follow @iluvnix17 on the Twitter.

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over 12 years ago
I <3 Nix wrote:

Having no food in the,house when I'm desperately hung over.



Shambling around the local diary buying heaps of fatty or carby food and a dozen beer is one of the highlights of a hangover.

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over 12 years ago

Hospital administrators.

 

Feckin useless.

E + R + O

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over 12 years ago

you know shortland st isn't real aye?

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 12 years ago


Little fuckwits who start bushfires!!!

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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over 12 years ago
theprof wrote:

you know shortland st isn't real aye?

Sometimes I wish to fuck it was.

Actually no, that shit would be serious!

E + R + O

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over 12 years ago

Fat c*nts who don't even lift giving gym and nutritional advice

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over 12 years ago

Having a dent put in your car door because of some careless twit in a supermarket carpark.

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over 12 years ago
SurgeQld wrote:

Hospital administrators.

 

Feckin useless.



I know a Hospital Admin and she is awesome at her job, she is tiny but would also rip your lungs out for saying that as she used to run a very dodgy bar and has been a security orderly.
Like I said tiny wee thing she absolutely destroyed me in an arm-wrestling comp and she's older than me. Best of three she won the lot and I was trying.

From what I've seen on her CV the admin staff have sh*te loads of different jobs to do and a horrible workload and with sh*t pay.  They don't just answer the phone they do admission, legal, admin paper work, type reports for everyone, enter the staff rosters/pay/hours, annual leave, sick leave. Order the ward/equipment repairs, sort out patient and staff transport, manage the ward transport, that's getting a fleet car to a garage sort of thing. Do the filing, (massive job), order all the stationary equipment, train other admin and cover other wards as well as their own, take notes at many meetings and type up said notes. Keep the ward staff updated. Also a go to person on things like pay and leave and they meet and greet visitors.

I've probably missed stuff too.

Folk just do know half of what they do. G.P receptionists, well that's another story.

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over 12 years ago

Telecom guys knocking on my front door wanting me to switch over to them and save a massive $5. Sorry guys but I love my new T Box.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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