Another generalisation....

Another batch of stunning gross generalisations.

Recently in New Zealand the use of mobile phones by the person driving a moving vehicle was outlawed. However, some people are above this law, clearly far too clever/important/powerful to need to comply. Recently an off duty police officer, in full uniform, was pictured by a passing motorist exceeding the speed limit on a motorway whilst chatting on the phone - but this is not the generalistion.

The two groups I intend to criticise are as follows.

The perpetual texter, slaloming their way down the road fit quite simply into a single group - young and female, generally driving a blinged up hatch back - Mazda 3, Honda Civic, Subaru Impreza.

The other group is the chatting away whilst trying to hide the phone - again quite easily spotted - the works Ute or 4x4, usually a carpet fitters, decorator or a security alarm firm - I kid you not - I see at least one of each every day; maybe they have an exception certificate - I am allowed to use my phone because people Axminster rugs are more important than other road users safety, and why should I have to pull over to answer a call, because my truck is bigger than your car.

Another one? Why is it that fat people can usually be found eating pies?

What is going on in the world?

The various uprisings around the globe have given me some uncomfortable thoughts, largely around the possibility that these could have been brought about by agencies outside those countries.

Looking closely at those countries, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and now Libya and Iran, could this be the case of another ‘Operation Cyclone’ but using peaceful protest as the catalyst. Another article questions the input of  Gene Sharp, especially by some regimes.


I truly hope that these are spontaneous events, but will wait for the Wiki leaks to prove otherwise!

A Cadbury's Cream Egg question

Here’s a question, perhaps someone out there can answer it? Are Cadbury’s cream eggs getting pointier?

Once upon a time they seem bigger, these days they seem to be shrinking, the circumference at the widest point seems to be much the same, but the pointy end now seems much thinner.

Is this a way of reducing global obesity, or merely a way of ripping off the consumer?

Judith Collins

It seems the right are offended by the above, which has been posted all over the North Shore.

Actually I think it is an honourable suggestion, given the nastiness of Mrs. Collins. lest we forget that the root cause of crime is well proven to be linked to poverty, which itself is well proven to be linked to ethnicity, social circumstance and a lack of good education provision.

Also, national don't seem to realise that countries with armed police also have more gun deaths - funny that!

If you create a monster then learn how to deal with it!

Rupert's phone fetish

Oh Rupert, what are your people doing? Surprise surprise, the News International group, headed by the tyrannical Mr. Murdoch, once an Aussie, now a card carrying Republican, have been phone hacking all manner of actresses, footballers agents, ‘B’ list celebrities, politicians and, god forbid, the aides of Prince William.

So far Rupert has paid out a tidy sum in reparations to make the problem go away – but I feel I need to ask the question – how much has he actually made from these dealings? I would hazard a guess a fair bit more.

What a wonderful world

After a summer break the blog is back; actually, I couldn’t be bothered. There were a few things I could have gone on about, such as the NZ government planning to sell off 49% of state owned assets – apparently so they can be owned by locals (correct me if I am wrong, but don’t they already belong to the country?)

So it comes as no surprise (well to me anyway) to read that the Conservative party receives over 50% of its funding from the city. That’s right, the bunch of tossers who got the world in mess through their corporate greed are filling the trough for the equally greedy Tory pigs to dine from.

For those outside New Zealand you may like to know our current prime minister was, guess what, a merchant banker.

What a messed up world we live in!