tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post8551537136265235341..comments2023-11-13T16:30:40.096+13:00Comments on Editing the Herald: Spankwatch: Opinion EditionJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-90713584335568473072009-08-06T23:30:59.499+12:002009-08-06T23:30:59.499+12:00Ugh, my voting paper arrived yesterday in London. ...Ugh, my voting paper arrived yesterday in London. Took me sometime and much shrugging of the shoulders to explain the background/purpose of the whole exercise. I think perhaps they may well be thinking slightly less of us now, for what it is worth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-52110145478970738562009-08-05T01:17:24.526+12:002009-08-05T01:17:24.526+12:00Large baby heads was Eve's punishment for eati...Large baby heads was Eve's punishment for eating the fruit-of-the-tree-of-which-thou-hast-said-thou-shalt-not-eat. In Genesis. So this goes waaaay back.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224266265668836173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-10882996831993723402009-08-04T21:21:20.234+12:002009-08-04T21:21:20.234+12:00Reads like a transcript of a talkback radio call w...Reads like a transcript of a talkback radio call with the "ums" and "ahs" edited out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-22572610262754966562009-08-04T17:09:33.922+12:002009-08-04T17:09:33.922+12:00I am so glad you spotted this. I was well nigh apo...I am so glad you spotted this. I was well nigh apoplectic and was going around muttering things about the legality of flogging, and how prison actually IS time-out for adults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-56267413916381701902009-08-04T16:08:48.520+12:002009-08-04T16:08:48.520+12:00I bet that large headed child has ginger hair.I bet that large headed child has ginger hair.JP Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11395123373524008060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-25017816465200457652009-08-04T15:54:05.601+12:002009-08-04T15:54:05.601+12:00Ha, that's a good one Mark:
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Waitaker...Ha, that's a good one Mark:<br /><br />[quote]<br /><br />Waitakere ward councillor Paul Mitchell acknowledged that the site was designated for Vector in the early 1980s. The kindergarten was established in 1973.<br /><br />"I'm no expert on rays and magnetic forces and things - I don't think anyone knew about that back then - but it's certainly a concern."<br /><br />[endquote]<br /><br />'Rays' were not discovered until the mid-90s, I believe.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-55091601725910071432009-08-04T15:40:18.563+12:002009-08-04T15:40:18.563+12:00James, do you do retrospective slap-downs? I'd...James, do you do retrospective slap-downs? I'd like to nominate "Cancer fear spurs kindy to fight 'killer rays'" (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10540051) as the worst ever Herald piece published with a straight face. The vacuity and shear sloppiness of this non-article is hard to believe.<br /><br />On the side of hysterical parents who believe that electricty causes cancer in their little ones they have, well, hysterical parents. On the other side representing those who are familiar with the epidemiological evidence, biological mechanisms of electromagnetic absorption and double blind randomised trials, refuting a credible link between electromagnetic fields and cancer they have, um, nobody.<br /><br />But that doesn't matter because the hysterical parents went straight to the source: linesmen. And what did they say? "Linesmen have installed powerlines and said to me, 'Yep, they definitely throw out EMFs.' Killer rays, that's what they call them."Mark Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-1949746530385386662009-08-04T15:28:19.918+12:002009-08-04T15:28:19.918+12:00"Now listen you huge craniumed freak, You'..."Now listen you huge craniumed freak, You're lucky it was just a slap! I brought you into this world, I can damn sure take you out again!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-47140089101916880792009-08-04T15:05:21.344+12:002009-08-04T15:05:21.344+12:00That is one inconsiderate child. Having to carry i...That is one inconsiderate child. Having to carry it for four or five months, sure, reasonable. Nine months is outrageous overstaying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-38653043620476668822009-08-04T14:57:43.559+12:002009-08-04T14:57:43.559+12:00I agree, albeit with the proviso that "ten ye...I agree, albeit with the proviso that "ten years shall have passed since the event."Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-71013481799527984102009-08-04T14:39:15.736+12:002009-08-04T14:39:15.736+12:00I think you're forgetting that said large-head...I think you're forgetting that said large-headed baby also kept her awake. Babies don't usually keep their parents awake at night so there was clearly something wrong with this kid.Boganettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07253374355820020132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-1397686401390827192009-08-04T14:34:49.907+12:002009-08-04T14:34:49.907+12:00Maybe a more appropriate referendum question would...Maybe a more appropriate referendum question would be "Should a slap in the face of an unusually large-headed child by his/her mother who suffered from complications during childbirth, as revenge for said complications, be a criminal offence in New Zealand?"<br /><br />I'd vote 'NO' - that large-headed fucker has to pay for what they've done.Bradhttp://www.myspace.com/guitarodactylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-14582932237106776402009-08-04T13:51:49.579+12:002009-08-04T13:51:49.579+12:00Yep thats what I think he is getting at. I must sa...Yep thats what I think he is getting at. I must say its a new one on me. Some provocation huh? Take that you little fucker......thats for making me puke for 12 weeks 10 years ago. You see thats what we "yes" voters dont understand, if good kiwi parents are legally forbidden to admisister the occasional slap how are we supposed to correct this nationwide epidemic of fetal heads not engaging in the birth canal adequately?Reggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-2626028857871786472009-08-04T13:32:47.775+12:002009-08-04T13:32:47.775+12:00I thought the point was that the kid had it coming...I thought the point was that the kid had it coming from way back.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661495023149576052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-25301773033473809362009-08-04T13:24:56.891+12:002009-08-04T13:24:56.891+12:00As I understand it, the charming anecdote about mo...As I understand it, the charming anecdote about morning sickness, toxaemia, birth canals, and caesarean sections is intended to make the point that only adoptive parents shouldn't be allowed to slap their child in the face.Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-53740629980621105902009-08-04T12:51:07.876+12:002009-08-04T12:51:07.876+12:00The whole piece is so badly argued and incoherent ...The whole piece is so badly argued and incoherent that it makes you wonder whether it's actually stealth marketing for the opposition viewpoint.Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490289142598489590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139464357237074361.post-7162928371351498492009-08-04T12:35:47.254+12:002009-08-04T12:35:47.254+12:00Thanks James…I saw the paediatrician column but mi...Thanks James…I saw the paediatrician column but missed Mr Jackson’s contribution. Just read it now…threw up into my mouth a little bit. Even putting aside the actual points he makes (the usual stuff, albeit expressed in such a facile and trite way that it reaches a new low even for the “no” brigade)…it’s just so badly written…really really bad. In addition to the non-sentence you quoted, how about:<br />“Sentences of prison do not stop murders nor will they, nor have they stopped the young and helpless dying from the acts of others”.<br />And<br />“My two boys can be quite hard to manage sometimes and the rare times I've had to administer some physical correction, I have seen them want to become closer to me after their boundaries had become re-established”<br />WTF?<br />Sigh. I have a nose bleed. I need to lie down.Reggienoreply@blogger.com