The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
A stuff up from Newshub. “Gale force winds” – not “Gail force winds”. Somebody tell Gail to stop forcing the winds! If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
Media
On Personal Liberty
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A Herald newspaper correspondence, Vince West of Milford, attacked Mike Hosking for his “cynical and negative attitude to government initiatives.” I gather Hosking has the nation’s largest radio audience which if so, suggests his views strike a chord with an awful lot of people
Swastikas, Hammers and Sickles – Oh, My!
Many moons ago, I pondered what would happen if a conservative political candidate or politician was photographed in front of a swastika flag while wearing a Hitler t-shirt. I was referring to Labor candidate John Falzon, who celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution by posing for a
Daily News Roundup – 10 September 2020
Labour Party Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Labour’s tax plan framing around Covid-19 both clever and cynical Tom Pullar-Strecker (Stuff): Labour’s ultra-cautious tax policy will be a relief to the wealthy Hamish Rutherford (Herald): Labour’s tax policy will cost those earning $200,000 less than the
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
The saying is “sort your shit out” or “sorting your shit out”, not “sorting out your shit out“ The BFD. Stuff up of the day. Source: Newshub If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
Bring Back Public Hangings
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Oh my God; the nation is reeling with the shock news. Wicked Winston smoked a cigarette and if that ain’t bad enough, he did so on Otago University’s campus. Should we bring back hanging, or at the least flogging for such acts of
Dickhead of the Day
Today’s Dickhead of the day, David Farrier, has a nasty little hobby. He likes to deplatform people, try to cost them their jobs and shitpost about them afterwards to really rub their noses in it. He is the poster boy for Cancel Culture. David Farrier is the guy who
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
Someone at Stuff has been watching too many Star Wars movies. It’s Mega Store not “Mega Star” The BFD. Stuff up of the day. Source: Stuff If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
Stuff – New Zealand’s Home of Fantasy & Fiction
When the announcement was made about the sale of Stuff to its Chief Executive for $1.00 many of us will have chuckled to ourselves and commented that it was overpriced. The whole thing rather reminded me of the one about the guy who drove into a service station in
Daily News Roundup – 8 September 2020
Election Audrey Young (Herald): Labour leaps out of blocks in reset campaign (paywalled) Charlie Dreaver (RNZ): Political parties back into campaign mode but Covid still casts a shadow Herald: Front Bench podcast: A new public holiday from Labour, while Winston Peters goes for theatre Nicholas Jones (Herald): Election 2020 battlegrounds:
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
Autocorrect has stuffed a Newspaper The NZ Herald by changing ‘AR Platform’ into “air platform” The BFD. Stuff up of the day. Source: NZ Herald If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
It’s Quite Simple Stuff
Good morning, don’t you love the sweet smell of hypocrisy in the air today? It’s either that or the odeur-grande emitted by the Labour Party’s publishing arm, Stuff, as they burn their own credibility to the ground. Seemingly sparked by the mischievous re-posts by David
What’s In a Name?
Andrea Vance writing for Stuff implores us to stop using the diminutive “Cindy” when referring to the PM. Ardern hates it, so that should be reason enough to desist with the derogatory name-calling, right? Vance says it’s okay to lengthen names, citing “Auntie Helen,” but it’s not
The Facebook Prime Minister
Sommer Kapitan Auckland University of Technology “Kia ora, everyone. I’m standing against a blank wall in my house – because it’s the only view in my house that is not messy.” So begins a 2020 campaign message posted by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. She speaks directly into
Daily News Roundup – 7 September 2020
Election Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Even the politicians look tired as the campaign kicks off – again Audrey Young (Herald): How parties are relighting the campaign spark (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Stuff): Taxing decisions on debt for the big parties NZIER: Why are Labour and National policies basically the same? Mark Quinlivan (Newshub)
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
“Fatality” is singular so of course only “one” person was killed. A duh moment from Stuff. The BFD. Stuff up of the day. Source: Stuff If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.