Thick as a brick, stupid to boot and now a proven liar.
The phrase ’liar, liar, pants on fire’ is said to have come from William Blake’s poem The Liar. There appears to be considerable debate about the origins of the phrase but the first verse of Blake’s poem is pretty clear.
Deceiver, dissembler
Your trousers are alight
From what pole or gallows
Shall they dangle in the night?
And now it appears that Tory Whanau’s claim that she sold her car to meet the cost of living crisis may in fact have been a lie.
🔴 VIP EARLY ACCESS Rapid Intelligence Briefing (6 May 2026 | The Good Oil – Political Intelligence | Confidence: High | Urgency: Elevated) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The coalition has issued a three-month ultimatum to councils to produce amalgamation plans or face government-imposed restructuring, paired with fast-track RMA and local government reform. This is
Christopher Luxon has been hitting them out of the park in the past week. Can he keep up the momentum? He will if he doesn’t get squeamish or squirrelly.
The word for today is… carrefour (noun) - 1: crossroads 2: square, plaza Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : An interesting thing about "carrefour" is that even though the second half of the word contains the number "four," it is actually the first half of the word that derives
Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
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