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Was it a full moon?

· lprent

Oh hell. My worst fears have been realized. John Key is a wereperson. He is morphing into an incantation of the countries biggest ever political disaster. I realize that one shouldn't judge by appearances. But like the youthful victims of today and the 1990's, but…

don brash humour john banks john key Satire

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Heh

· notices and features

Via Arthur Monteath-Carr and Elise Harris on Facebook. [And the reference, just in case there's anyone in NZ who still hasn't seen it]

humour john key unemployment

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Not quite beyond parody

· Eddie

Does anyone have a copy of National's real TV ad? I hear it's weird and doesn't really say anything, just kind of blandly asserts that the party that has borrowed $38 billion in three years and has achieved zero growth is better than the one…

election 2011 humour national

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The Front Fell Off

· Jenny Michie

The Front Fell Off - Clarke and Dawe explain maritime disasters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQKjj_FDI_M And again on the Gulf oil spill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClvLp4vXJ5I All good build up to our own home-grown version (with apologies to Clarke & Dawe, and thanks to Lyndon in comments for the link): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJVnSIv6Mm8&feature=player_embedded

disaster humour

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Haka remix

· notices and features

As funny as 'Trotie'. Especially the comments with the creator effortlessly taking the piss out of the moaners whinging about him 'disrespecting' the All Blacks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd68leOH1C4&feature=colike   In case you missed it, the Trotie dubstep: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQM1Oko8IE

humour

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My images of Rena

· lprent

From my facebook Some opportunistic bugger is trying to offload their boat Tom Scott does his cogent take The Herald (and I wonder what happened to HappyFeet) And finally, my favorite... Great image and message. It is a pity about the use of 'pass' rather…

cartoons disaster humour Satire

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ACT Policy finally makes sense!

· notices and features

Check out ACT's policy page (ht freedom in comments).  It's the most sense that they've ever made.  Click through to any specific policy - they all look the same: Update: They've fixed it.  So it's back to their usual nonsense now.  How dull.

act humour

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Key’s secret emailer unmasked

· Zetetic

Key says an anonymous emailer told him that S&P said a Labour Government would make a downgrade more likely (more likely than 'actually, already happened?'). S&P categorically denies saying any such thing. We can now reveal the identity of the anonymous emailer. As well as…

debt / deficit Satire

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National: Building a blighted future

· lprent

Since the nutters on the right at the sewer (otherwise known as the kiwiblog comments) seem to have a thing about billboards (probably because they can't handle actual politics or actual policy). So to keep them entertained and running around like headless chickens rather than…

humour john key national Satire

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When things look black

· notices and features

A clever billboard from Labour.  Apparently it has Kiwiblog's knickers in a bunch, so it must be good!

humour labour

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VTM Bill passes – rejoice!

· Anthony R0bins

Grateful citizens rejoiced this week at the passage of the VTM (Voluntary Taxation Mechanism) bill. Now at last tax-paying citizens have the same freedom as everyone else. They can no longer be anti-democratically compelled to pay taxes to the Government. Governments have no mandate to…

education Satire Unions

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Jedi Kittens

· notices and features

A little light weekend entertainment.  And blatant page-view grabbing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z3r9X8OahA&feature=channel_video_title

humour

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Ohnstrong on Labour’s Chch policy

· Guest post

I want to start this article with an apology. A couple of weeks ago, I attacked Labour for its criticism of National's performance on the Christchurch rebuild while not having released its own recovery policy. I now realise that my line was illogical for two…

disaster labour Media Satire

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Trotie – the dubstep remix

· Zetetic

http://youtu.be/nuQM1Oko8IE lolz. Btw, what was up with Key referring to the "Web Ellis Trophy" in his speech? It's the Web Ellis Cup. Little thing compared to the organisational shambles Murray McCully and Key handed us on Friday. But another sign of a government that can't…

humour john key

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March to Save Factory Farming

· Guest post

Media Advisory: March to Save Factory Farming Crueltctsff@hotmail.co.nz http://ctsff.wordpress.com On Saturday the 10th of September, 12pm, the Campaign to Save Factory Farming will be marching from the Civic Square to parliament. We will arrive at parliament at 1pm. With the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee about…

activism farming Satire