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Reprinted with permission from Imperator Fish. It’s hard to know what John Palino was thinking when he decided to throw his hat into the ring and try once again for the Auckland mayoralty. I heard someone describe Monday’s campaign launch as a train-wreck, but I…
phil goff Satire the praiseworthy and the pitiful you couldn't make this shit up
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John Oliver's piece on Dildo Baggins is great, applying the satirical boot to the nuts of the NZ body politic. Why is it that it takes an American show to perform this public service? There used to be, long ago, great satirical current events shows…
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Turns out that the AI required to simulate Sarah Palin is pretty simple. Give the Palin-o-matic a try!
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They say that reality has a left-wing bias. Turns out that truth does too. (Source)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S259QYLFbXM
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' ♯ ♬ ♪ . . . $12 million Saudi sheep farm $11 million dollar apartment ten Northland bridges nine bills through urgency $80 billion dollars debt Seven long years Six percent unemployment Five Flag options $45 million Novopay Three $6,000 sofas two toy sheep,…
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Good on ya Andrew Little: Andrew Little takes on skydive for kea conservation launch ... Mr Little will do a tandem skydive from 19,000 feet above the Franz Josef Glacier to help launch a new kea conservation programme promoted by Skydive Franz and the Kea…
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The Youth Delegation at COP21 have secured a copy of the NZ COP21 negotiation guide. For an original copy have a look here. Following is the text: IN BRIEF AND CONFIDENCE New Zealand COP21 Negotiating Guide Operation #PulltheWool When there’s no low hanging fruit, cut…
climate change Environment global warming International Satire social media lolz spin you couldn't make this shit up
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There's a rubbish publication called "Trans Tasman" which gets some attention once a year when it publishes a Roll Call - "rankings" of MPs. These rankings are pretty much always blue-tinted nonsense. But this year Trans Tasman have really made fools of themselves. Here's some…
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Those lovable scamps at 4chan have taken to replacing the heads of Isis fighters in internet images with rubber duckies. Isis want our fear and they get our derision. Nice; if any of these cowards get martyred in the next few days the first thing…
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Late yesterday a judgement from the Court of Appeal was released and promptly written about by David Fisher at the NZ Herald. The salient points from the article are An attempt by the blogger Cameron Slater to use a journalist's legal protection for sources has failed.…
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Reposted from Imperator Fish: https://twitter.com/josiepagani/status/666512475538395136 I have created a short test to help you determine which side you’re on. Are you for the terrorists, or against them? Just work out how many of the following statements apply to you. You have not yet written a…
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David Slack is on fire this morning with his take on our craven human rights record - in the form of imagined NCEA questions: David Slack: You have two hours, starting... Now ... Question 5. Using the words 'craven', 'supine' and 'cynical', analyse how New…
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Excellent piece on Newsworthy yesterday - Is John Key Gutless? Yes He Probably is TBH. Well worth reading for various reasons, but the best bit was these famous political quotes - as Key might have said them: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall…
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Steven Joyce's MBIE continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons: MBIE's 'schoolboy antics' with inflatable sheep cost taxpayers $745 Taxpayers are footing the bill for an incident with a model sheep at the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment's Christmas party last year.…
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Here's something for politics junkies on a Saturday morning - Scoop on the Hager Rawshark raid case: Inside The Hunt For Rawshark - The Hager Raid Court File Scoop Independent News has secured access to the court file for the Hager Rawshark Raid Case and…
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In the absence of a caption contest this fine Friday, Standardistas might like to turn their idle hands to poetry. Love poetry. Specifically, the very special love and yearning that John Key seems to feel for Richie McCaw. The Twitterati have made such a good…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b00cqGY6XBU The final episode for 2015. Check out the full White Man Behind a Desk channel.
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Good idea:
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http://youtu.be/P979HaI5qlk
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The normal rules apply. Keep it seemly ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--1zUkC_Bcg Check out the full White Man Behind a Desk channel.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARs3QyHY5Ok Check out the full White Man Behind a Desk channel.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSWVabne_FA Check out the full White Man Behind a Desk channel, and this interview piece.
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Ever imagine what a bull elephant's penis looks like? Well wonder no more. Biologists kicked off a #junkoff today with this challenge. I'm afraid that most of the 'junk' here is male - because that gender tends to be the showoffs? https://twitter.com/AnneWHilborn/status/636346360825008128 https://twitter.com/AnneWHilborn/status/636368058085457920 Man, how…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuaUtr9p5p0 https://twitter.com/edmuzik/status/633113539620638720