Grumpy Old Geezers
The New Zealand forum for grumpy people. We lampoon stupidity of all kinds, but the main targets are politicians, political correctness and the deplorable state of New Zealand media.
Latest Blog Posts
- The Colonial pretenders: Why I own Scotland, and Kevin doesn’t on Nov 21, 2009 in Art and culture Broadcasting Consumer Education History Humour Law and order Media Society newspapers
A well known Napier identity believes he may have been cheated of an inheritance worth billions of dollars. It includes vast tracts of Scotland, the minerals and shellfish in and around Lake Hatuma in New Zealand’s Central Hawke’s Bay, a mult...
- A tinge of racism, a twinge of regret, and a fearful cringe from the rest of us on Nov 10, 2009 in Art and culture History Law and order Politics Society Dover Samuels Incompetent Joris de Bres Mana editor Denis Fox Maori racists New Zealand Human Rights Act New Zealand racists Resene Paints Tariana Turia
How sad, one-eyed and diminished the Maori people now look, thanks to the thoughtless peasant some of them elected. Picture from Dreamstime.com What has become of this country? We must live in a very bad State, when the Race Relations Commissioner ca...
- At Immigration New Zealand, a blithering idiot is born every minute on Nov 7, 2009 in Health Politics Society Eric King-Turner Jonathan Coleman New Zealand Immigration Department NZ Health services are sick Sir Keith Park statue Virginie Breuzard
Eric King-Turner made headlines, but sadly had not nearly enough tight lines on the riverbank Let us offer up a prayer for the soul of New Zealand’s oldest migrant, 104-year-old Eric King-Turner, a refined English gentleman who died in Nelson witho...
- Call this a coalition government? It’s more like the Cosy Nostra on Nov 6, 2009 in Consumer Education Environment Health Law and order Politics Society The economy The world Your money transport Bill English Hone Harawira John-Key Judith Collins Nick Smith Paula Bennett Rodney Hide Steven Joyce
The ultimate long-drop National spent nine years as an almost unemployable Opposition. One year into “governing”, it turns out that their minds were blank all the time. After a shaky first few weeks, during which they seemed to recall lit...
- It’s official! Research shows that being grumpy is good for you on Nov 3, 2009 in Health Humour Society Grumpy Old Geezers
Statistics prove that most research is total rubbish, but at last an Australian psychology expert has come up with something really useful. He’s been studying emotions and has discovered that being grumpy makes us think more clearly. (We could have...
- Whither the weather? Well, it’s sort of averagely in-between, windbags say on Nov 2, 2009 in Consumer Humour Media newspapers Bob McDavitt MetService NIWA Weather Ambassador
The Sunday Star Times: A complete waste of space Down at the National Institute for Waffle and Astrology, chief executive John Morgan sits in a plush office counting his $130,000, 31% pay rise, while his under-employed colleagues at the cold front ar...
- The medium is the tedium: The depressive power of our regressive press on Oct 27, 2009 in Advertising Art and culture Broadcasting Consumer Media Politics Society newspapers television Dominion Post Editor Eric Price Fairfax media London Evening Standard Western Daily Press
As technology made it easier to move type, the lazier the press became. Picture by SAX at Dreamstime.com Once upon a time, there was an ailing daily paper in England’s West Country. It had a circulation of 12,000, and hardly any journalists. A ruth...
