What will you achieve in 2017?

[Voltaire]

It is such an arse crossing town southbound at present within the 4 aves. Options are Fitz or Barbadoes but Manchester is fucked majorly with that stupid Gerry Brownlee vanity project involving a lot of construction panel fencing and fuck all progress, and they are digging the SHIT out of Durham St again. Colombo is a pain in the arse because it terminates at Kilmore pretty much.

And dont get me started on that ridiculous 30kph speed limit.

Surely the SR 400 can get to 30kph

[Grumph]

Surely the SR 400 can get to 30kph

He should have bought a DR400 if he wanted to do 30kph across ChCh...

[mashman]

Ok, so there's a week to go. Next Saturday, 14th January 2017, I will be hosting a Meet The Candidate session at Mungavin Community Hall in Porirua between 1pm and 3pm. I am the Candidate and I will be contesting the 2017 general election for the Mana Electorate.

Whilst this session is primarily directed towards the constituents of the Mana Electorate, I encourage everyone in the Greater Wellington area, and further a field should you wish, to come along and join the conversation.

NOW, I'm not a politician as I have spent the last 20 years as an analyst/programmer. Also, I have no wish to be a politician. So, why am I standing? Well, about 10 years ago I decided to join the human race and care about the social and ecological environment that supports 7+ billion people.

10 years ago I asked myself that question, "Could we all live without using money as a measure for accessing resources?". I'm sure plenty of you have asked that same question over the years. And so started a long and slightly torturous analysis of how and why we setup up our economy the way we do. That journey has been an eye opener of epic proportions given where I was in terms of social and economic understanding.

All good, but why am I standing? Well, I actually found an answer to that question. Actually I found thousands of answers, but like Thomas Edison said when making his light bulb: "I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.". Also like Edison, I've found a light bulb that will work, and this is why I am standing for parliament.

As I mentioned earlier, becoming an MP isn't exactly at the top of my list of things I want to be when I grow up. In fact it's much closer to the bottom. However, I chose to join the human race, to participate fully, to do what needs to be done because it needs doing, whether I like it or not!

We have a rather large shit-storm on the horizon that none of our parliamentary representatives seem to be stepping up to meet. So I'm stepping up!

Gather together your concerns and come and meet me, come and Meet the Candidate... and who knows, I may well be able to show you a logical, reasonable and common sense way to turn your concerns into a working light bulb.

Please share this with everyone you know, as we have a chance to light a torch that will, without question, benefit every man, woman and child in Aotearoa.

I hope to see you there.

Love n hugs, Gordon xoxoxo

[R650R]

Reflective thread dredge and some humour

[Berries]

Christ. Most of the people on the first page are dead and it was only six years ago.

Chch still isn't fixed but good to read the mashman manifesto for once. Is it still possible to donate?

[mashman]

Christ. Most of the people on the first page are dead and it was only six years ago.

Chch still isn't fixed but good to read the mashman manifesto for once. Is it still possible to donate?

Lots of things still ain't fixed, but hey. Of course you can donate. Simply misinterpret what was written above as envy or communist or indeed misinterpret it in a completely different way, et voila. If you fail, don't be disheartened, just go to this link and read the conversation with AI about how easy it is to start ending involuntary homelessness any time any government fancies and without the need to ask for more money (In NZ's case, we might save a few mill) or borrow, coz you should be able to misrepresent that without fail or you're likely a bit human.

[Berries]

So you're not Chloe Swarbrick then.

[husaberg]

Christ. Most of the people on the first page are dead and it was only six years ago.

Chch still isn't fixed but good to read the mashman manifesto for once. Is it still possible to donate?

Mashy stood about 6 years ago he must be a minister or front bencher by now?
Is Mashman really Kris Faafoi
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/the...age-of-covid19

[mashman]

So you're not Chloe Swarbrick then.

For you, I can be.