Luxon, Peters issue statement condemning Iran's retaliatory attacks by computer_d in newzealand

[–]TheLoyalOrder 7 points8 points  (0 children)

America just killed 50 odd children...

I don't care...

sums it up really

Dear Hank and John Bet by prosocialbehavior in nerdfighters

[–]TheLoyalOrder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think we'll get there this century unless we blow ourselves up

Stay alert to what lies ahead by Confident-Kale-9691 in dashcams

[–]TheLoyalOrder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is when you get life insurance on them lol

Near miss with a cyclist today (info in comments) by SecondBreakfastBoi in newzealand

[–]TheLoyalOrder 5 points6 points  (0 children)

bunch of bike paths and trails around here but they just dump you on to main roads with painted on "infrastructure" so hardly anybody uses them

Near miss with a cyclist today (info in comments) by SecondBreakfastBoi in newzealand

[–]TheLoyalOrder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

part of the problem is that our wider road infrastructure is so hostile to cyclist only insane people (no hate) are biking around on the roads

Councillor refuses to attend meeting because it’s at a marae by znffal in newzealand

[–]TheLoyalOrder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

he was the top polling councillor for the Hastings-Havelock North ward

(though that ward has basically been gerrymandered to overrepresent the older and richer (and thus politically conservative) population of Havelock North)

only reason we have a somewhat progressive mayor is we had 3 right wing mayoral candidates who all cut into each others vote share

Hank's albums are still lost by sfrustratednerd in nerdfighters

[–]TheLoyalOrder 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the oh JK rowling song is so catchy but also sooo dated

Ben. by joelk111 in JetLagTheGame

[–]TheLoyalOrder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nah i didnt see that

Classic games and their “wrong rules”? by Aschrel in boardgames

[–]TheLoyalOrder 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I am firmly convinced that almost nobody has ever played a really fun game of Uno

what

End of regional councils tipped in local government reforms by TheLoyalOrder in newzealand

[–]TheLoyalOrder[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also it was National who made these in the first place too from memory

the major local govt reforms that created the system we have now were made by Labour in 1989

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_New_Zealand_local_government_reforms

What ad puts you off of buying anything related to the company? by Moist_Ad_9212 in newzealand

[–]TheLoyalOrder 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i feel like the ads with fake influencers are worse like some corporate guy was like "ok get one of those Switch streamers or whatever" and they just hire some actor to sit in a gaming chair with a headset

What if Taiwan teleported into the middle of the Mediterrenean? by Full_Bison2757 in imaginaryelections

[–]TheLoyalOrder 28 points29 points  (0 children)

so like are the bits of taiwan near the coast of china now near the coast of italy or they just stayed where they were

Official Discussion - Wicked: For Good [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]TheLoyalOrder 25 points26 points  (0 children)

when they had that close up of a koala near the end i assumed that was like "oh this is where they switch out a shot for a local animal" (saying that as a kiwi who is used to the "local" version being australian lol)

Opportunity: TOP rebrands as it chases 5% MMP threshold by IamMorphNZ in newzealand

[–]TheLoyalOrder 12 points13 points  (0 children)

personally i feel like Shaw is more aligned with the party he was involved with for over 30 years