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By the Twelfth Day of Christmas National Gave To Us

Written By: - Date published: 7:36 am, December 10th, 2015 - 22 comments

Sing along as we count our gifts . . .

Little in free fall! (In a good way)

Written By: - Date published: 1:03 pm, December 4th, 2015 - 32 comments

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The official New Zealand COP21 negotiating guide

Written By: - Date published: 9:00 am, December 1st, 2015 - 13 comments

The Youth Delegation at COP 21 has secured a copy of the Government’s negotiation guide and has published it …

Trans Tasman make fools of themselves with MP “rankings”

Written By: - Date published: 12:11 pm, November 30th, 2015 - 11 comments

There’s a rubbish publication called “Trans Tasman” which gets some attention once a year when it publishes “rankings” of MPs. These rankings are pretty much always blue-tinted nonsense. But this year Trans Tasman have really made fools of themselves…

Allahu Quackbar!

Written By: - Date published: 10:55 pm, November 29th, 2015 - 70 comments

4chan bombs Isis. Now that’s the way to hurt them!

The comical farce of Cameron Slater et al

Written By: - Date published: 10:37 am, November 20th, 2015 - 43 comments

Cameron Slater and his associates are legal morans. This has been extensively investigated and judged on by the Court of Appeal in a judgement released yesterday. I have a wee look at it and the steaming heap of faecal matter that these idiots tried to get the judges to consume.

Imperator Fish: the Terrorist Test

Written By: - Date published: 9:00 am, November 19th, 2015 - 22 comments

Following from a tweet from Josie Pagani Imperator Fish has designed this handy quiz so that protesters can work out if they prefer ISIS to the TPP.

Slack on our craven human rights record

Written By: - Date published: 10:22 am, November 15th, 2015 - 24 comments

David Slack is on fire this morning with his take on our craven human rights record – in the form of imagined NCEA questions.

Great political quotes of history – the Key version

Written By: - Date published: 2:31 pm, November 11th, 2015 - 28 comments

Newsworthy imagines famous political quotes – as Key might have said them. Perhaps Standardistas can add some more…

Well I’m glad we cleared that up

Written By: - Date published: 11:08 am, October 27th, 2015 - 25 comments

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Caption contest

Written By: - Date published: 1:25 pm, October 25th, 2015 - 104 comments

The normal rules apply.  Keep it seemly.

Scoop on the Hager Rawshark raid case

Written By: - Date published: 7:22 am, October 24th, 2015 - 186 comments

Scoop on the Hager Rawshark raid case – and more!

#JKLovePoetry

Written By: - Date published: 1:42 pm, October 23rd, 2015 - 37 comments

Odes to the very special love and yearning that John Key seems to feel for Richie McCaw.

WMBAD: Prison

Written By: - Date published: 1:02 pm, October 16th, 2015 - 2 comments

Team White Man Behind A Desk are back with their final episode for 2015.

Caption competition

Written By: - Date published: 6:41 pm, October 15th, 2015 - 44 comments

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If journalists reported the real news

Written By: - Date published: 11:08 am, October 12th, 2015 - 13 comments

Journalist Jonathan Pie presents the real news.

Caption Contest

Written By: - Date published: 2:05 pm, October 8th, 2015 - 100 comments

The normal rules apply.  Keep it seemly …

WMBAD: Global goals

Written By: - Date published: 2:50 pm, October 2nd, 2015 - 3 comments

The White Man Behind A Desk is back, looking at the big picture, why we hate politicians, and why you need to tweet John Key.

WMBAD: The TPP

Written By: - Date published: 1:45 pm, September 18th, 2015 - 3 comments

The White Man Behind a Desk takes on the TPP.

Caption contest

Written By: - Date published: 3:45 pm, September 1st, 2015 - 90 comments

Keep it seemly …

WMBAD: Trade

Written By: - Date published: 2:15 pm, August 28th, 2015 - 1 comment

The White Man Behind a Desk on trade. Reckon we should ask them to do the TPP?

Scientists remind dickheads of their inadequecies

Written By: - Date published: 11:59 am, August 27th, 2015 - 12 comments

Ever imagine what a bull elephant’s penis looks like? Well wonder no more. Biologists kicked off a #junkoff today with this challenge. I have to say that the local trolls waving their dicks about on this site look poorly endowed and rather unimaginative.

John Oliver on New Zealand’s new flag

Written By: - Date published: 10:00 am, August 18th, 2015 - 12 comments

John Oliver offers some advice on our quest for a new flag.

WMBAD: Defamation and infotainment

Written By: - Date published: 2:01 pm, August 17th, 2015 - 5 comments

From last week, the White Man Behind a Desk on Colin Craig’s various legal adventures – and more!

Caption contest

Written By: - Date published: 12:00 pm, August 16th, 2015 - 78 comments

Keep it seemly …

Caption competition

Written By: - Date published: 3:16 pm, July 31st, 2015 - 75 comments

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WMBAD: The Auckland Housing Bubble

Written By: - Date published: 11:48 am, July 24th, 2015 - 14 comments

The White Man Behind A Desk is back, with equal opportunity satire and a special message to rich people.

Caption Contest

Written By: - Date published: 3:00 pm, June 30th, 2015 - 87 comments

Keep it seemly.

Caption contest

Written By: - Date published: 2:00 pm, June 25th, 2015 - 59 comments

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Colin’s new party!

Written By: - Date published: 10:47 am, June 23rd, 2015 - 83 comments

Help Colin name his new party…

Caption competition

Written By: - Date published: 3:01 pm, June 19th, 2015 - 108 comments

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