Lyndon Hood - in the neighbourhood of *something*
Friday, February 10, 2012
werewolf » From the Hood: Howdy Neighbour!
From the lastest Werewolf. Mostly I'm just canvassing different modes of sharing the link to see who gets my Chills reference first.
Labels: audio, music, nz politics, parody, police, prisons, satire, sesame street, The Chills, the people in your neighbourhood, transport, welfare, werewolf
Lyndon Hood - bloody sampley, Wellington
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Read carefully:
Note Simon Power's scare-quotes.
"Ah yes, Sir," says the policeman, "We 'intend to charge' you. Now roll your sleeve up."
A Bill to help Police solve more crime by expanding the collection and use of DNA samples passed its second reading in Parliament last night.
The Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Bill allows police to collect DNA from people they 'intend to charge', and to match it against samples from unsolved crimes.
Note Simon Power's scare-quotes.
"Ah yes, Sir," says the policeman, "We 'intend to charge' you. Now roll your sleeve up."
Labels: bodily samples, crime, dna, legislation, nz politics, police
Lyndon Hood - presser & releaser, Wellington
Friday, June 27, 2008
New Hood: Anti-Smacking Amendment Vindicated By Police Trial
This is why I think parents should on no account be allowed tasers.
Other news:
This is why I think parents should on no account be allowed tasers.
Other news:
- Among Judith Collins' attacks on MSD Bureaucrats at questions time: "Well, is it not true that the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research also noted: 'Nearly 50 percent of MSD’s policy papers were of average quality or below.'...?"
I laughed. Is it not true that 'average' means 50% are above and 50% below? They might well mean something else there, but nonetheless. Also, is it not true that the quote might be taken to imply more than 50% were of average quality or above?
- A "pan industry open letter to all political parties" (I note none of the signatories actually directly make pans) had an attachment making industry-by-industry comparisions of ETS subsidies between Europe and NZ. With dinky little clip art pics for each industry. Which doesn't do much for their credibility with me, but does prove they are indeed employers.
- George Carlin, as everyone else has said by now, died. Not just a comic, but possibly the nicest poster boy for free speech I can think of. Transcript of the seven dirty words monologue from the FCC vs Pacifica case. I may have used the wrong version in this Critic article I once wrote about swearing.
Labels: clip art, George Carlin, judith collins, justice, parliament, police, press releases, satire, section 59, swearing
