Daily Proverb
Proverbs 28 10 Those who lead good people along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the honest will inherit good things
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Political Fantasy Like Levitation & Time Travel
End the use of ‘fossil’ fuels to solve the climate emergency! No worries, we can do that. Just need to build a few alternatives. Like: * Here in NZ, 4.5 windfarms per year. * Canada needs 2.5 huge hydro dams per year. * Globally it is only a 1.5-gigawatt nuclear
Things That Make Me go Hmm
Ravelry is an “inclusive” free site for knitters and crocheters that excludes Trump Supporters. New Policy: Do Not Post In Support of Trump or his Administration Sunday, June 23rd 2019 We are banning support of Donald Trump and his administration on Ravelry. This includes support in the form of forum
Folau Derangement Syndrome
It is official. The pile on by Australian Rugby and the media has now made it to the level of Folau Derangement Syndrome. Some commenters have referred to the Streisand effect but it is much more than just that. The latest development is that those who seek to stop Israel
New to the BFD? Unsure of the Rules? Scared to Comment?
Mod and admin enquiries: First of all, I want to warmly welcome new readers of the BFD that have come on board recently. We would really appreciate it if you would read this post and take the opportunity to get your questions answered. The team at the BFD has done
Map of the Day: Countries with the Most Pigs
As was said famously on The Simpsons the pig is a “wonderful magical animal.” Do you feel like a HOT Pork Roast with LOTS of crackling? Order the PIG OUT today from the Whale Meat Company. The Pig Out features a skin on boneless rolled pork loin roast that is
A Couple of Crybabies
Crybaby one decided to try to save money with a do it yourself funeral but things went terribly wrong. Instead of accepting that it was a job best left to the professionals the crybaby instead ran to the media to say that the system is broken. […] he wanted a dignified
Just as Well this Gun wasn’t Found in NZ
The revolver which Vincent Van Gogh allegedly used to shoot himself has sold for almost three times more than its anticipated selling price. Sold in Paris last week for 130,000 Euros or $145,700 the revolver was said to be the pistol the troubled Dutch painter used to shoot
The Good Guys will Return their Guns, the Bad Guys Won’t
Interviewer Ryan Bridge asks Samara McPhedron from Griffith University in Australia if the Gun buyback is money well spent. No hard evidence gun buyback scheme will make NZ safer “The reality is though from what we’ve learned from Australia and a number of other countries is that buyback programmes
Nobody Needs Dead Wood
When I heard about Amy Adams’s resignation, I was a bit surprised but not terribly surprised. Political life is tough, and Amy had taken a tilt at the leadership last year and lost to Simon Bridges. Chances are, as her profile has waned, she will never be taken seriously
Winds of Change
By John I have a sense, and I could be wrong, that the winds of change could be starting to blow. There are three reasons that give me cause for optimism – * The just-announced National reshuffle. * The possible rise in fortunes of the ACT Party. * The AM Show online poll. It
Read the Top Five Posts from Yesterday
This post is to provide you with the links to the top five most read posts as the vast majority of our readership do not comment and the post with the most comments is not always the most popular post. Our What’s Hot post and Must Read posts up
Face of the Day
[…] On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal released its judgement dismissing Scott’s appeal against his conviction and sentence. Despite that, the 73-year-old said he would continue his fight to clear his name and would “never apologise” to anyone. “I will go to the Supreme Court, yes. It depends on the
Word of the day
The word for today is… pungle (verb) – (informal Western US) to make a payment or contribution of (money). Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Pungle is from the Spanish word póngale, meaning “put it down,” which itself is from the verb poner, meaning “to put” or “to place,” and, more specifically,