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Meanwhile, at stately Herald Manor...
Editor: ...Right, next story. What's this one about?
Journalist: Well, it's about pests getting through customs. Apparently snakes aren't the problem at all, but-
(Editor turns and looks out window. Fingertips touch, C. Montgomery Burns-style.)
Editor: Snakes, you say....
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If it sloughs it leads?
ReplyDeleteThey must be very proud of that curved word-wrap around Mr Snake's head and tail.
ReplyDeleteI'm kinda surprised there's no reference to Samuel L Jackson in this story
ReplyDeleteIt's called juxtaposition:
ReplyDelete1. "Garth still hasn't appeared. Dead, or just in hibernation?"
2. Then a piece about snakes - which as anyone who has lived in Australia will know - are hibernating at this time of year.
Just saying...
Garth George in 'Andy Haden defence' un-shocker.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10658794
Classic Garth.
ReplyDelete"Mr Haden should have been red-carded for his first outburst when he alleged that the Crusaders rugby team had a three-man ration on what he called 'darkies' (...)one wonders at his use of a peculiarly American racial epithet when there are several homegrown ones available."
In other words: Andy Haden was wrong to claim that the Crusaders had a limit on the number of darkies selected.
It would have been better if he had claimed that the Crusaders had a limit on the number of hories selected.
(Noting, in fairness, that Garth did say the substantive thrust of Haden's comments were factually incorrect.)
ReplyDeleteI guess (I mean, I hope) it's a generational thing.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a while now... has James also retired to Rotorua or something?
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