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Mr Mike

Mike, just an observation, but that first paragraph is a nice way of saying that people are inherently self interested and generally don't give a rats arse about the country. I don’t think that’s quite right. Firstly, the contrast was between pragmatic and ideological drivers. Those don’t fit eithe...

Mr Mike

Eugenius wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 3:02 pm Piss off Herr Mike .

Your authoritarian tendencies coming through?

Mr Mike

Eugenius wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 12:36 pm https://bowalleyroad.blogspot.com/2023/ ... njSQhnVavE

Madame Blavatsky has nailed it in the comments.

Mr Mike

TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 12:59 pm
shanky wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 12:53 pm
ROLDY wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 12:50 pm

My newly purchased Barbour jacked did the job, thank you.
We are relieved.
I was about to send private Towny to rescue Roldy..

Perfectly adapted to the conditions.

Mr Mike

Mr Mike

From the 16 NZ SRP midfielders - ALB's stats: 3rd Carry Metres 2nd Clean Breaks 4th Offloads 2nd Defenders Beaten 1st Try Assists He's been quite decent on attack. I suspect Razor will want him in the mix for team culture also. Where do you source your stats? The raw data is from Rugbypass. They gi...

Mr Mike

What I don't get is that if these people didn't buy the homes, they would be renting them - so it didn't change the equation at all really. A lower percentage of owned properties are multi tenanted, generally bedroom capacity is less efficiently used. Every time a property leaves the rental market ...

Mr Mike

How are feeling about ALB? The quintessential flat track bully in my mind. Looks great against poor teams and disappears against the good ones. When he turned up I was a fan but the last few years I would describe him as a defensive midfielder. He generally tackles well but crabs sideways a lot and...

Mr Mike

Seeing we haven't had a poll for a while :lol: The Government has been given a reprieve in the latest Taxpayers Union-Curia Poll, which shows that it would stay in office if an election were held today. It follows two other polls, which showed support for the coalition falling to the point there wo...

Mr Mike

The previous governments attacks on small landlords resulted in many selling up. These properties have gone to a mixture of new immigrants and first home buyers. What I don't get is that if these people didn't buy the homes, they would be renting them - so it didn't change the equation at all reall...

Mr Mike

Sheesh, you can't on the one hand mock boomers then go full American. :lol: I was speaking to a boomer and an American, you have to meet them where they are. I want to know how that thigh is? (Can't be bothered searching for the original leg thread) Do you have your jaunty mcjaunt walk back yet? I ...

Mr Mike

As a non-economist what I don’t get is what is driving the inflation currently. Base costs of manufactured goods are not rising. China is up the proverbial creek. There is no great export demand to push up food products. So what is actually going on? Wages trying to catch up with previous cost rise...

Mr Mike

Flockwitt wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 8:36 pm Not entirely sure about this fred’s fixation with balls, crystal or otherwise.

Well it looks like it is going to be brass monkey’s this weekend, so hoping the state officials people are entrusting their testicles to have mittens.

Stay warm everyone.

Mr Mike

I agree that a nation's economy is a barometer to how a nation's citizens feel towards their government. However, in this case, I'm referring to recent public announcements that have little to do with money, and more to do with ideology and political position. I won't provide specific examples of t...

Mr Mike

.I'm not an economist, but I don't expect interest rates in NZ to drop to more affordable levels (however defined) until 2026. And who knows what global shocks will take place over the next two years. I don't expect the conflict in the Middle East or Ukraine to go away anytime soon, and who knows w...

Mr Mike

I could be wrong, but I think this government could be in trouble with voters. I've seen some other announcements recently that I don't think will be looked on favourably by the general public. It will be interesting to see what the next poll results are. They are getting into the phase where they ...

Mr Mike

I could be wrong, but I think this government could be in trouble with voters. I've seen some other announcements recently that I don't think will be looked on favourably by the general public. It will be interesting to see what the next poll results are. They are getting into the phase where they ...

Mr Mike

What an odd thing to say. Are you implying that Caleb is thick? Twat. I assumed it was a Gen Z reference from a Boomer. Like a rotary phone or cursive writing. Sheesh, you can't on the one hand mock boomers then go full American. :lol: I was speaking to a boomer and an American, you have to meet th...

Mr Mike

puku wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 7:51 pm
Eugenius wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 12:01 pm Make sure that you operate the VCR for him mind you .
What an odd thing to say. Are you implying that Caleb is thick? Twat.

I assumed it was a Gen Z reference from a Boomer. Like a rotary phone or cursive writing.

Mr Mike

I love this description of the train-wreck that was the post cabinet press conference yesterday as Luxon and Mitchell tied each other up with numbers of new (or old) prison beds It was feeling like an impossible maths problem in a TV sitcom. If train A leaves the station at 9.56am and travels 96km/...

Mr Mike

Tehui wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 2:50 am Note to oneself: use a different metaphor next time.

Mr Mike

Ted, would you trust ANY government with even your first born, let alone your balls? I would've let that hot Finnish party PM have a go, tbf. :nod: A real shame she got booted out. That raunchy dance party routine counted against her in the eyes of conservative voters (apparently). Personally I am ...

Mr Mike

Enzedder wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 11:34 pm Ted, would you trust ANY government with even your first born, let alone your balls?

Anyone who would is clearly not in possession of a functional pair.

Mr Mike

What an odd refereeing performance. "You're on a warning" "....except for high tackles for some reason." "And now it's been a while so you're on a warning again." Warning at 50:50. Second warning at 64:15. So does a warning have a 10 minute expiry? Since when? Clear as mud. Apparently "release" mea...

Mr Mike

Property managers still have to comply with the tenancy act and associated regulations when dealing with the tenancies do they not? Surely they wouldn't somehow get a free reign because they operating on behalf of the property owner. So what exactly are the issues that needed regulating? Genuine qu...

Mr Mike

Yeah, that would be sensible. Though from the description Van De Molen's was perhaps more intimidating. But people are talking as if she should resign from Parliament. Well given that the Van De Whatsisname‘s punishment obviously wasn’t harsh enough to stamp out this type of conduct, perhaps it is ...

Mr Mike

The frothing on this is a bit hypocritical from Nat suppporters given Tim Van De Whatsisname 6 months ago. You would hope this is relatively hypocrisy free, given that Tim Van De Whatsisname precedent. She should be referred to the privileges committee and, if also found in contempt of Parliament, ...

Mr Mike

Grabbing my popcorn as the Julie Anne Genter show continues to roll on. The frothing on this is a bit hypocritical from Nat suppporters given Tim Van De Whatsisname 6 months ago. You would hope this is relatively hypocrisy free, given that Tim Van De Whatsisname precedent. She should be referred to...

Mr Mike

I wonder if Reeces strike rate was helped by having his entire career playing under the most dominant coach in SR history (except 2024 )? His team won a title every year he played. Likely to an extent. But so did George Bridge, and his strike rate is 37 tries in 83 games=44.5%, comparable to Clarke...

Mr Mike

iarmhiman wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 1:05 pm
assfly wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 11:21 am 'See you in the final"
Was taken far too literally . It's a friendly comment to show respect to the opposition

Taken literally it was completely correct. The Irish team, along with millions of other spectators from around the world, did get to see the Boks in the final.

Mr Mike

Does anyone think that ACT wouldn’t be pushing exactly the same austerity measures if the economy wasn’t in this ‘ catastrophic ‘ state ? Cause I’m pretty certain that they would be , and by the looks of this dynamic National might happily enable them. It’s due to this commonality of their ideologi...

Mr Mike

Chris Bishop seems to have a severe antipathy to regulation and regulators. Maybe it's bir out of his time as a tobacco spin doctor. What prompted the above is Bishop killing off any regulation of Property Managers. His stated reasoning is so far off it couldn't be described as disingenuous, I thin...

Mr Mike

Despite all the negativity, there are rays of hope as a group of students banded together in what is being praised as an Iwo Jima moment and raised the US flag once more. https://preview.redd.it/unc-chapel-hill-students-surround-the-american-flag-to-v0-2tjm8q5z2sxc1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=437c82ce33473c0c...

Mr Mike

And hot murderous babes on the ticket is never that much of a coincidence. Stormy should've kept her mouth s....eh, anyway. She'd have a pun....fisters chance at Veep herself. Scott was leading Noem in the betting before she came clean about her puppies. More interesting is Gabbard at 3 in the odds...

Mr Mike

Maybe if she offers to replace Roosevelt with Trump on a little known monument in the Black Hills she's got a shot. Tempted to think it'll be Tim Scott, maybe JD Vance but Scott maybe adds votes Trump wouldn't get and detracts from votes Biden could get in a way Vance just doesn't, and Scott is fel...

Mr Mike

What the absolute fudge she shot this to death https://www.thesprucepets.com/german-wirehaired-pointer-dog-breed-profile-4780317 because she couldn't train it, you have to be some sort of psychopath to think thats a positive. She’s a lunatic. This will cost her at any poll. Perhaps Trump should pic...

Mr Mike

South Dakota is great fun and the main towns are significantly less depressing than Charleston or Morgantown, with far fewer obviously addled addicts wandering about. That’s a hell of a tourism campaign slogan. South Dakota...boring as af, until you get to the Black Hills I'm sure I saw that on a b...

Mr Mike

That explains why Eben was so wary of the Kiwis.

Mr Mike

South Dakota is great fun and the main towns are significantly less depressing than Charleston or Morgantown, with far fewer obviously addled addicts wandering about. That’s a hell of a tourism campaign slogan.

Mr Mike

I pity those of you who haven’t had the chance to watch her compelling commercials for the great state of South Dakota. https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b8977fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1154x711+44+0/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2Fc6%...

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