Stuff WORTH getting upset about

[FROSTY:Me]

In My personal opinion
We have minibikes being sold In New zealand that are unsafe to be on the road and yet we let it happen.
North shore hospital is DANGEROUSLY overloaded and understaffed Yet we do nothing.
The Government has 21 more sofa sitters even after on 27 November 1999 we voted 80:20 to this proposition: "Should the size of the House of Representatives be reduced from 120 members to 99 members?"
. Yet we shrug our shoulders and accept it.
Thats just three things I can think of worth getting upset about
Whats My point??
Dunno really just an observation

[JimO]

people get paid to stay at home and breed

[007XX]

people get paid to stay at home and breed

Really???
and there I am, working like a demon when I could be paid to stay at home and shag...


But in regards to the minibikes, it's an interesting point...

[RantyDave]

Yeah, interesting isn't it?

I have a mate in the US who is really anti this US-going-to-shit thing. I keep meaning to ask him what he's planning to actually do about it, aside from bitching to me. But, it's a bit two faced, innit? It's not like NZ is completely free of problems.

In related news: I see that Kahui geezer is still walking around. (clichéd though it is to point it out)

Dave

[FROSTY:Me]

Really???
and there I am, working like a demon when I could be paid to stay at home and shag...

That comment could get you in sooo much trouble

[Disco Dan]

I could be paid to stay at home and shag...

Whats your hourly rate?

[0arbreaka]

^^what he said...

[imdying]

people get paid to stay at home and breed

The statisticians are concerned that once the boomers start to drop off, that considered with our migration and birth rates, and we'll actually have a lack of population problem. If we can support those that stay home and breed so that they produce decent stock, then that's money well spent. Big if though.

[boomer]

my babies are doing fine thanks... ones handsomely cheeky whilst the other's too cute for words.

oh.. pocket bikes.. yeah; right on up there with the i give a fuck shelf. if people don't have the common sense they were born with then let them eat cake

[Hitcher]

Did we really vote 80:20 to remove MMP? I think not.

On 27 November 1999 we voted 80:20 to this proposition: "Should the size of the House of Representatives be reduced from 120 members to 99 members?"

For a variety of reasons the whole concept of Citizens' Initiated Referendums is a joke.

There have only been three of these since the CIR Act was passed in 1993. The referendum to accept MMP was passed in 1993 prior to this legislation.

The three referendums in question were:

1. Should the number of professional firefighters employed full time in the New Zealand Fire Service be reduced below the number employed on 1 January 1995?

Ludicrous. An industrial relations/employment matter should never have been put to the electorate to determine. And, as it transpired, what the electorate thought made not a jot of difference.

2. Should the size of the House of Representatives be reduced from 120 members to 99 members?

We all know what our elected Members of Parliament thought of this particular referendum outcome.

3. Should there be a reform of our justice system placing greater emphasis on the needs of victims, providing restitution and compensation for them and imposing minimum sentences and hard labour for all serious violent offences?

Another patently stupid proposition. A bit like having a referendum advocating world peace, amnesty for Ahmed Zaoui or a full pardon for David Bain. Again we all know what the outcome to this referendum was as well. Nothing.

Three-zip. Not a bad strike rate for an essentially bogus piece of legislation that deludes voters into thinking they can actually do something too change their nation, other than through the ballot box. It should repealed immediately.

[boomer]

Did we really vote 80:20 to remove MMP? I think not.

On 27 November 1999 we voted 80:20 to this proposition: "Should the size of the House of Representatives be reduced from 120 members to 99 members?"

For a variety of reasons the whole concept of Citizens' Initiated Referendums is a joke.

There have only been three of these since the CIR Act was passed in 1993. The referendum to accept MMP was passed in 1993 prior to this legislation.

The three referendums in question were:

1. Should the number of professional firefighters employed full time in the New Zealand Fire Service be reduced below the number employed on 1 January 1995?

Ludicrous. An industrial relations/employment matter should never have been put to the electorate to determine. And, as it transpired, what the electorate thought made not a jot of difference.

2. Should the size of the House of Representatives be reduced from 120 members to 99 members?

We all know what our elected Members of Parliament thought of this particular referendum outcome.

3. Should there be a reform of our justice system placing greater emphasis on the needs of victims, providing restitution and compensation for them and imposing minimum sentences and hard labour for all serious violent offences?

Another patently stupid proposition. A bit like having a referendum advocating world peace, amnesty for Ahmed Zaoui or a full pardon for David Bain.

how about you oldies all have a cup of hot horlicks and calm down

[Conquiztador]

I did get very upset when they stopped making the Bounty bar with the red wrapping, the one done with dark chocolate...

[Shadows]

Really???
and there I am, working like a demon when I could be paid to stay at home and shag...

That comment could get you in sooo much trouble

Actually I understand that is quite "not illegal" these days.

[Dadpole]

I did get very upset when they stopped making the Bounty bar with the red wrapping, the one done with dark chocolate...

Bugger the Bounty bar.
I am still highly pissed off about the demise of the Milko bar.

[Sanx]

I did get very upset when they stopped making the Bounty bar with the red wrapping, the one done with dark chocolate...

And when they renamed the Marathon bar to Snickers and Opal Fruits to Starburst. F'ing marketing execs.