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  Easter jokes
Posted by: Lilith7 - 16-04-2022, 03:02 PM - Forum: General Discussion - Replies (8)

Angel Big Grin Big Grin

Apologies in advance - some of these are groan inducing, but I was unable to resist.



Now before we start, we would like to tell you that we will not be going to do any jokes about Jesus.

Hes not the kind of guy youd like to Cross!




Why was the Easter bunny arrested for taking money from kids forcefully?

He was charged with eggstortion.



What is the head of the Easter Bunny association called?

Chareman.


What type of seat does an Easter bunny prefer?

An arm chare.


Who does the Easter Bunny admire the most among humans?

Eggheads.



On Easter Sunday, I witnessed Batman leave church early.

I had never seen Christian Bale before.


What do you call a flea-infested rabbit?

Bugs Bunny.


Why was the Easter egg hiding from everyone? 
He was inherently a little chicken.

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  Covid in Shanghai
Posted by: Lilith7 - 16-04-2022, 11:19 AM - Forum: News and Current Affairs - Replies (8)

Things seem really bad there just now, food shortages mean that people there are close to desperation.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/30056...om-windows

"For weeks, China's most populous city, Shanghai, has been under strict lockdown orders in an effort to control a coronavirus outbreak.

Its 25 million residents have been trapped at home, struggling to feed themselves or get medical help for sick family members. Others have been corralled into makeshift quarantine centres and temporary hospitals, unsure when they will be allowed to leave."

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  I had forgotten...
Posted by: Oh_hunnihunni - 15-04-2022, 05:46 PM - Forum: General Discussion - Replies (18)

... how good sardines on toast tastes.

The cat has IBD, and so occasionally a small spoonful of sardines in olive oil is good for her digestion, which she will slurp up happily enough the first time it is offered. But not the next time. So on those occasions I get to either waste food or get out the toast.

And, it being Good Friday, it is an appropriate dinner. With wine. One and a half glasses, cheers m'dears.

It was yum. Sardines in olive oil. I recommend. Just occasionally...

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  Insurance companies - laptop replacement
Posted by: king1 - 14-04-2022, 03:32 PM - Forum: General Discussion - Replies (2)

They offered a client of mine a $700 cheapie consumer grade rubbish laptop, as a full replacement for a commercial notebook that I supplied a couple of years ago, $1600 or so at the time...  

There is a BIG difference in specs and build quality between the two - when they are supposed to be providing a like for like replacement according to the policy terms...

Is it even ethical to offer such a budget model under the circumstances?  They got all upset when I was going to supply the replacement, insisting they need to supply it because of better buying power etc.   But clearly thats BS and they just want to try passing off the cheapie rubbish...  

If clients of insurance companies can be prosecuted for insurance fraud, why is this sort of behaviour acceptable...  A lot of folks wouldn't understand the difference in specs...

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  NZ's biggest solar farm to be built
Posted by: Lilith7 - 14-04-2022, 03:05 PM - Forum: News and Current Affairs - Replies (45)

Near Taupo. If they get consents, then work could start in the summer & its likely to bring jobs to the region.
This could work really providing they've done the research. Wink


https://www.newsroom.co.nz/nzs-largest-s...7pv43CfFzc


[b][i]"A solar farm larger than the Auckland and Christchurch CBDs combined could start construction near Taupō as soon as this summer, Marc Daalder reports [/i][/b]

A 400 megawatt solar farm planned for the Taupō region could produce 190 times more electricity than New Zealand's current largest grid-connected solar facility, Newsroom can reveal.
Nova Energy, owned by the Todd Corporation, has applied for two resource consents from Taup┼ì District Council to construct the project in three stages over six or seven years. When completed, it will involve more than 750,000 individual solar panels and could power 100,000 homes ÔÇô┬ámore than one in every 20 houses across New Zealand.
"To meet the 2050 net carbon zero target, New Zealand needs more renewable energy, which Nova can provide," the company's CEO Babu Bahirathan said."

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  Subscription services
Posted by: king1 - 14-04-2022, 02:23 PM - Forum: Movies & TV - Replies (10)

was a bit shocked after reading this article, being one that avoids subscriptions like the plague, $190 a month on subscriptions...  

Quote:ItÔÇÖs not just streaming either. IÔÇÖm a sucker for subscriptions. I also subscribe to Netflix ($21.99), Sky Sports ($39.99), Disney+ ($9.99), Amazon Prime Video ($8), Audible ($17.76), NordVPN ($6.98), SmartDNS ($8.37), HBO Max ($21.27), Hulu ($17.01), Peacock ($7.08), Apple Fitness+ ($16.99), iCloud ($4.99), Google Drive ($2.99) and Arlo ($9.99).

https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/30033...el-trapped

So let's have a poll on what subscription services everyone has...

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  Subway shooting in New York
Posted by: Lilith7 - 13-04-2022, 03:29 PM - Forum: News and Current Affairs - Replies (9)

Ten people were shot in the Brooklyn subway station this morning & 29 have been treated for injuries. They've put up a reward, & have a suspect.

Quite glad we don't live there.



https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/bro...index.html

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  Restoring TV channels after 21/3/22 ÔÇô HELP!
Posted by: badjer27 - 12-04-2022, 11:15 PM - Forum: Computing and Technology - Replies (4)

Since the TV channel changes on 21/3/22, I have completely lost TV1 + 1 on my Sony Model 40CX520 digital TV.  It used to be on channel 11, but now I get an error message "This programme number is not available".  The Freeview app still says it's there but it doesn't appear on my TV.
I've gone through my TV manual repeatedly but the instructions are VERY muddled and unhelpful.
Can anyone guide me, gently and patiently, through simple step by step instructions on how to recover this channel.  I'm not stupid (I used to teach computing) but this is bizarre and frustrating. Thanks in advance.

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  How depraved and worthless
Posted by: Magoo - 12-04-2022, 08:41 PM - Forum: General Discussion - Replies (8)

do you have to be to rip off a charity?

https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/291397-th...-shop.html

i volunteer two days a week at waipuna hospice. (not the mt maunganui store)
this shit sickens me. 
why would you?

how far down evolutions scale is the mindset that makes this ok?
someone needs to kick the snot out of these low life animals.

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Thumbs Up Abuse in care expands into other instutions
Posted by: C_T_Russell - 12-04-2022, 04:14 PM - Forum: News and Current Affairs - Replies (12)

About time these groups were held to account.
https://www.abuseincare.org.nz/our-progr...erpins-us/

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