Because it’s Christmas and I can’t be bothered blogging on the evils of the world, here’s a post from way back in 2010 Copyright and brand owners were celebrating yesterday after a United States court issued a landmark ruling.The ruling came after Masbrell Toys sued Mr Santa Claus for copyright, patent and trade mark infringement.…
Don’t bother. I won everything this year.
A guest post from the National Rifle Association We are all appalled and horrified by the senseless tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. We are all left asking how this could have happened. Could this nightmare have been avoided? And who is to blame?Some people are saying that guns are too freely available, and that to…
The Doomsday Licensing and Registration Board wishes to advise the public that there will be no world-end today. The annihilation of everything had been scheduled for 0800 today, but due to staff shortages in our Mayan division we have been left with no choice but to cancel the event.These staff shortages have left us unable…
Because everyone else is doing them, and I’d hate to be left out, here are some predictions for 2013. Broken clock Colin Craig will have something sensible and valuable to contribute on a major issue of the moment. Love breaks out in Labour David Shearer’s critics will fall silent, and love will reign supreme. Every…
It’s John Banks. For having the tenacity and courage to lie to the public again and again. Telling so many brazen untruths took a special sort of bravery. His efforts to depict himself as the wronged party were unflagging, even as all the evidence suggested he had engaged in activity that, if not outright unlawful, was certainly unethical…
The success of Peter Jackson has got me thinking. I’m clearly doing my blogging all wrong. I was going to write a succinct post setting out my predictions for 2013, but that would obviously have been a mistake.So instead I’m going to extend the magic a little. Here goes: In February 2013 David Shearer will… (to be…
David Bain’s compensation bid hit a major snag, after questions were raised about a judge’s report on his innocence. Justice Ian Binnie’s report determined that David Bain was innocent on the balance of probabilities of the murder of his family.However, a review of that report by Robert Fisher QC has identified a number of issues…
In an unexpected move, Dunedin South MP Clare Curran today confirmed she would quit politics to take up a new role at New Zealand Cricket. Curran said she would join New Zealand Cricket in April 2013 as Senior Communications Manager.Her new role will be to manage the organisation’s internal and external communications, and to provide mentoring and…
Has New Zealand Cricket been taking man-management lessons from the Labour Party? When can we start politicking over the Hobsonville tornado?If I admit that Garth McVicar deserves credit for helping someone immensely, will my head explode? Is repeated exposure to Feliz Navidad a defence to anything under the Crimes Act? Is there more than one…
Imperator Fish 
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