The word for today is… darling (noun) – 1. A dearly beloved person. 2. One that is greatly liked or preferred; a favourite. (adj) – 1. Dearly beloved. 2. Regarded with special favour; favourite. 3. (Informal) Charming or amusing. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The origins of darling can be found in
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Proverbs 14 10 Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.
It is so sad when older folk attempt to be ‘down with the kids’ and add new ‘cool’ terminology to their speech without really understanding what they are saying. Here is a great example in this tweet from Andrew Little: And for those who are Netflix and Chilling … Twitter Noun:
Jerry Seinfeld won’t do college gigs. Chris Rock excoriates millennials. Mel Brooks admits that he could never get Blazing Saddles made today. Today’s youngsters are possibly the most humourless generation since the Puritans scolded Obediah Hauthorne for his scandalous habit of smiling on the Sabbath. Which is no
In 2006 satirical show The Chaser landed themselves in very hot water. Their crime? Supposedly making fun of terminally-ill children. The sketch in question depicted the “Make-A-Realistic-Wish foundation” telling sick kids they couldn’t meet Zach Efron, but they could have a stick. Champagne comedy? Hardly. Offensive? Probably. But so
Sunday morning, New Yorkers woke to a front page lead story of a young, dare I say ‘white’, fellow ‘radicalised’, ‘seduced’ and even ‘brainwashed’ by ‘far-right’ monologues watched on YouTube, and his resultant journey to near-extremism and back, complete with references to the Christchurch shootings. The story reeks of make-believe.
Susie: But Paula and Mark aren’t featuring in this. We are talking about Judith Collins. Simon: And then you look across at Jacinda Ardern and her team. Well she’s supposed to be having a reshuffle here. The reality is she won’t do anything because she isn’t
Denise Lee asked an embarrassing question in the house on Wednesday. It seems that Twyford, Parker and Goff hatched up a secret political meeting specifically excluding officials. Sounds a bit dodgy. DENISE LEE (National—Maungakiekie) to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Is he confident he is meeting the
By Alwyn Poole “Vision West”, and others, have done the same and worked tirelessly for change. You were also well aware of the 2017 article on the place. You admitted that you had been there and had talked to the residents (well – according to the law they are only supposed
Susie: Well two major political polls this week made for grim reading for National’s Simon Bridges. Both have the opposition leader being supported by only one in 20 people and both showed there was more support for his colleague Judith Collins. Asked on morning report yesterday if she thought
I have been intending to write an article about the speaker this week, mainly because everything seems to have gone quiet on his accusations of rape against a parliamentary staffer. It both amazes and frightens me the way no one in this government ever seems to be held to account,
