h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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I got an A+ for an essay about the history of Germany between the world wars once...in 1983

I saw something last week about the bit of gain for the Nats since Brash has come from Act and NZ First and the Christians. Cannabilising their own side was how it was put

Jimmy remarked last night that Brash has even less personality than Bill English, which is saying something...
>>Cannabilising their own side was how it was put<<
Exactly!

I knew this would happen! The internet is colonising my vocabulary

What is kiwi english for zimmerframe?

Haven't a clue! Yikes, doesn't anyone know? Wraith, anyone?

I'm sure we have a word for it, and it's sitting at the back in the dim dusty recesses of my brain....

I just heard that walking frame is the term... Sounds about right to me, actually...

yeah that sound right to me too. Much more low key and kiwi

go celtic!!!!

Go Rangers!

(Just kidding.)

who's gonna win the superbowl?

Over the last day or two, I've noticed that some of this threads regulars have become embroiled in a bit of on-site strife and I think that here might be as good a place as any to express my concern *and* support for anyone who might need it

hootoo is the only on-line community worth being involved in that I have come across in all the time I've been hooked up to the net and this little corner of it is, I think, unique - it might have been dormant for a while, but what the hey, some of the most impressive things in our corner of the world lie dormant for eons

Anyhoo, I feel that _here_ is the most appropriate place to offer my moral support to any of the regualrs who might like it

h2g2 is greater than the sum of its parts

Kia kaha

I love hootoo, and feel it's the only community I want to be involved in, so I am very sad about all this. I am happy about the warm and wonderful people here, and for the most part, they are.
How is everybody here, how are you, six7s?

Yaay for resurrecting this thread!

*waves to six7s and Della and any other kiwis around, and, god forbid, any ozzies too *

What about this bee-yooti-ful weather, hey? Isn't it wonderful...

I got up to this great news on the radio this morning:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2878686a1861,00.html





There's also a nice bit of Brash stabbing himself in the foot by saying NZers don't know shit about the economy:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2878649a10,00.html

hey how about that rugby world cup

Never heard of it.

What about that Brash eh? What an idiot! Yes, that is good news, kea, about time the business community realised that no one believes wse are about to hit 'Third World status' by not being monetarists...

I never understood that thing about thinking we would become a third world country. Maybe Brash is right and I _don't _really_understand_the _economy

I hope he keeps up the patronising bit (althought I bet the journalist took it out of context).