Random Thoughts II

[flic]

A friend of mine taught a "Ham" and a "Minge" - chinese students who have picked their english name

[CCS]

Mingey!

[Draco T Bastard]

Originally Posted by article

Some children in Taranaki had been named after six-cylinder Ford cars.

I can see how this could be a problem - obviously they wouldn't be firing on all eight cylinders.

"Recently, for the first time in my experience as a Family Court judge, the name of a child described in text language has emerged," Judge Murfitt said.

On that occasion the mother had named her daughter O.crnia but was prepared to concede to a condition of a parenting order so it could be adjusted to Oceania.

This is a case of text language showing its stupidity - it doesn't save any letters and so is just a badly formed spelling mistake.

[Hazmat]

Not as bad as an old client of mine.
A one Shirley Goodenough.

I honestly thought she was taking the piss first time I got a call from her.

[doppelgänger of someone]

Is that supposed to be Good-den-nough?

[crocos]

Originally Posted by doppelgänger of someone

Is that supposed to be Good-den-nough?

Nah, "Surely good enough".

I remember when I was working at The Warehouse encountering a rather hot MILF called Liberty Justice.

And one of my co-workers is Richard Blows.

[ChaosWulf]

I met a kid called Jack Semenov. Poor little bastard.

[Redneck]

knew a Hoare in high school.. and no it's not "ho-are-eh"

[Nightcrawler]

Go funerals! Hardest fucking day of my life

[Hazmat]

Originally Posted by doppelgänger of someone

Is that supposed to be Good-den-nough?

Nope. Even spelt Goodenough. Scariest part is, that was her maiden name which she chose to keep after getting married (name change request was for the "Mrs" part)

[Haydos]

Originally Posted by Nightcrawler

Go funerals! Hardest fucking day of my life

Chin up dude, just fucking take it a day at a time, be strong and don't forget to use that journal, writing things down can sometimes be even better than talking it out amongst friends.

Besides, vent in here if you need, I doubt anyone will give you shit over it.

[chiQ]

Originally Posted by Nightcrawler

Go funerals! Hardest fucking day of my life

Be selfish for a few days, now. It's all about you. It's you time. Make every moment a "me me me" moment. It's a good way to stay sane after bad stuff happens.

[Nightcrawler]

Random thoughts is indeed good for venting, and GMG

No doubt, chiq! Unfortunately it's my flatmate's birthday today, so I need to be cheerful for a little while longer

[Sp0nge]

Be unselfish for a few days too.
Help some oldie with her heavy groceries.
lighten her load and you will lighten yours.

and cry


its the best medicine for grief.

[Spoon1]

When I was at school there was a Wayne Kerr a couple of years above..

[dead goon]

Why do people insist on air conditioning everywhere they go? Don't they want to feel hot, or cold during the seasons? Do they like to walk through life in a constant average temperature? How horrible.

[flic]

A one Gayle Smythe got married and became Gayle Day

[ZoSo]

Iirc there used to be a woman called 'Gaye Dick' representing children in NZ. Seen on TVNZ a few times, ages back. Imagine introductions in that line of work.

[dylan]

Originally Posted by Redneck

knew a Hoare in high school.. and no it's not "ho-are-eh"

Same. He was a teacher and at one point became the housemaster of the girls boarding house. Which was forever after to be known as the Hoare House.

[MoP]

We had a teacher called Gaye Longbottom
Much lulz

[BaM]

One of my French teachers was Major Gay. That was pretty funny to a room full of nine year olds.

[devilmonkey]

http://www.zombieharmony.com/ anyone keen?

[fixed_truth]

what is the difference between a bio mag and faith healing?

[CCS]

Originally Posted by Sp0nge

Be unselfish for a few days too.
Help some oldie with her heavy groceries.

I tried that once and she smacked me with her brolly.

[Ajax]

Originally Posted by ZoSo

Iirc there used to be a woman called 'Gaye Dick' representing children in NZ. Seen on TVNZ a few times, ages back. Imagine introductions in that line of work.

Yes, I've seen her on TV. Wondered if 'Dick' is her maiden name.
Much lolage.

[chiQ]

Originally Posted by Spoon1

When I was at school there was a Wayne Kerr a couple of years above..

Yeah, I had a friend whose cousin was called Wayne Kerr.

[StN]

So good, he named the company after himself.

[crocos]

Originally Posted by CCS

I tried that once and she smacked me with her brolly.

Dude, not "Help yourself to some old lady's groceries".

[crocos]

"But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?"

[Sp0nge]

a wise woman once said:
"its a fine line between pleasure and pain"

i always wondered if she was referring to the perineum

[Baal]

Originally Posted by crocos

yadda

Crocos, what the fuck is this shit? Is there a condensed version?

[A Corpse]

Originally Posted by fixed_truth

what is the difference between a bio mag and faith healing?

Don't faith healers have to state "for entertainment purposes only" somewhere? I haven't seen that on a bio-mag ad even though it's a load of flaming horsedung.

[CCS]

Okay, so it's been a slow week and I'm bored. So fucken sue me. Anyway, on with the news.

Police vow to prevent citizen's arrest of Rice
11:33AM Friday July 25, 2008

Police today said they were "disturbed" by Auckland University Students' Association offering $5,000 to anyone who can carry out a citizen's arrest of Condoleezza Rice.

District Commander Superintendent Brett England said anyone who attempts to cross police lines during the US Secretary of State's visit to Auckland at the weekend will be stopped.

He said: "The consequences of such a security threat could be very serious indeed.

"We are obliged to ensure the safety and security of the visiting guest and we will not shirk from that task.

"Operational planning for this visit has been in the making for several months and there are highly effective security measures in place, so I would strongly advise the association representatives who've put this challenge out, to withdraw it immediately so as to avoid being caught up in something much bigger than they may have anticipated."

The students' association was today lodging a formal complaint with police over the impending visit of Dr Rice, who will meet Prime Minister Helen Clark, Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Opposition leader John Key.

The visit, her first trip to New Zealand, follows a meeting of the Asean Regional Forum this week in Singapore.

Yesterday, AUSA offered a $5000 reward to any Auckland University student who made a successful citizen's arrest of Dr Rice during her visit.

AUSA president David Do said the arrest would be for her role in "overseeing the illegal invasion and continued occupation" of Iraq.

"While we still hope an Auckland University student might be able to make a successful citizen's arrest of Rice, we are also pursuing official channels available to us to have this war criminal arrested," Mr Do said.

"Student associations in New Zealand have a long history of being involved in fighting for global justice, dating back to student involvement in the 1981 anti-Springbok tour protests and the US war in Indochina in the 1960s and 1970s.

"By opposing Rice's visit and seeking her arrest we seek to continue that proud tradition."

AUSA international affairs officer Omar Hamed said Dr Rice's involvement in the war in Iraq was a crime under the Geneva Conventions Act 1958, and the Crimes of Torture Act 1989, and the association would ask police to arrest and prosecute her under this legislation.

Haha, stupid students! Obviously too much time on their hands. Use that time wisely and hit the books, kids!

I'm pretty sure you can make a citizen's arrest on anybody in NZ for suspicion of being a war criminal but hey, some student 'activists' just want to attention, I guess.

[Reformed_Quint]

No matter, figured it out >_<

[CCS]

What, cunt?

[Reformed_Quint]

maybe i didn't, fuck i hate excel.

[Rince]

"excel"
"figure it out"


mahuahahahah..... oh wait, you're not making a joke?

[Reformed_Quint]

Originally Posted by Rince

"excel"
"figure it out"


mahuahahahah..... oh wait, you're not making a joke?

You, sir, Get bonus points.

[crocos]

Originally Posted by Baal

Crocos, what the fuck is this shit? Is there a condensed version?

It's 2000+ years old philosophy.
http://www.lipsum.com

[Ab]

Originally Posted by crocos

"But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?"

Cicero, IIRC.