Prominent Blogger Husband Has Wife

A blogger whose site is highly placed in political blog rankings has told the Herald on Sunday that he predicts he will begin to use their newspaper as lining for his pet’s litter tray, as soon as his gets around to getting a cat. Blogger Scott, whose site Imperator Fish is placed within the top…

A Plea To ABs Management

Having watched the All Blacks demolish mighty Japan last night, I am now convinced that we will go all the way and win the 2011 Rugby World Cup. In previous World Cups what has done for us is a chop-and-change selection policy, coupled with injuries to key players. Invariably we have ended up tinkering with…

What Next For The McCullinator?

Murray McCully has used special powers to take control of the Auckland waterfront. Thanks to this intervention we can now be certain that nothing will go wrong for the rest of the Cup and that the trains will always run on time. Now that Murray’s cracked that problem, what’s next for the McCullinator? Here are…

Happy Drumsticks

I don’t usually ask my readers for culinary advice, but I’m hoping you can help me. My wife’s quite an accomplished poultry cook, but we’re struggling to find a recipe that will do justice to the cut of meat we have acquired. So does anyone know where I can find a good penguin recipe?

Unfairly Branded

Pity the French fashion label Lacoste. Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Breivik has been pictured wearing their clothes. It’s just the sort of celebrity endorsement a brand doesn’t want. Adidas were also recently in the news, after their gear became the fashionwear of choice for many of the London rioters. Labels like these spend millions on marketing…

Patenting God

We all want to play God sometimes, but one US man was determined to reserve this right to himself. A Christopher Roller filed US patent application 11/161,345, entitled “Godly Powers”. The application claimed the following: 1. Godly powers are being used on planet Earth. For example, technology (i.e. Electronic and Medical) is being assisted by…

Proposed New Rubbish Dump Delights Epsom Residents

Auckland’s newest waste facility will open early next year in Epsom, after local residents confirmed they had no objections to the project going ahead. The Auckland Council decided to build the new rubbish dump in Epsom, after it became clear that most local residents were unlikely to object to the project. The Council’s head of…