Comments on: Garth George proposes gay marriage to John Key

By: Jeremy Harris

Jeremy Harris — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:24:42 +0000

I find it staggering people pay Garth George to write for a living, I’d gladly pay twice as much for my herald if they ensured it was “Garth free”…

By: Haiku Dave

Haiku Dave — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:07:07 +0000

garth and john up a
tree, em ay ess tee you arr bee
aye tee eye enn gee

By: Luc Hansen

Luc Hansen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:42:29 +0000

I well remember poor old Garth waxing lyrical about one Helen Clark before and after her election win over Jenny.

But when he turns, oh boy, he turns.

Right now he’s turned for Key.

We could say he’s a turnkey

By: Camryn

Camryn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:11:32 +0000

MikeNZ – Jandal is also Kiwi for flip flop. Note the spelling. It comes from combining the words Japanese and sandal.

By: black paul

black paul — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:07:56 +0000

What’s a strandardnite? Sounds like a long walk in the dark.

On the subject of words, there are quite a few words to describe deriving pleasure from something that’s only happening in your imagination, but “schadenfreude” isn’t one of them.

By: bchapman

bchapman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:31:15 +0000

None of this will matter until he can do something about unemployment. Unlike Australia ours continues to spike up. 16,000 last quarter plus Rodneys 700 Auckland council workers next year.

By: Johnboy

Johnboy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:38:24 +0000

Leeches, black paul, leeches for Gods sake before it’s too late!!

By: starboard

starboard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:36:06 +0000

black paul (3) Vote: 0 0 Says:

November 5th, 200

oohhh speak of the devil…a strandardnite surfaces…

By: stephen

stephen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:08:54 +0000

The writers’ll read it though. Well…some of them.

By: black paul

black paul — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:01:57 +0000

# Tim Ellis Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 8:48 am

I’m not so good with big words, but isn’t a perverse pleasure at how outraged the writers of the Standard and Red Alert are reading that column, the very definition of schadenfreude?

Wtf are you on? there’s no post on this at the standard.

By: side show bob

side show bob — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:04:38 +0000

I bet he’s glad he’s not been compare to Mac Daddy now.

By: enough rope

enough rope — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:57:56 +0000

Also one slave to be supplied to whisper “Respica te, hominem te memento” in his ear.

Didn’t Rodney just apologise for attempting something very much like that?

By: tvb

tvb — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:18:48 +0000

Hole the election BEFORE the final. If the All Blacks lose the doom and gloom would be too much.

By: Tauhei Notts

Tauhei Notts — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:01:47 +0000

I do not like Key gambling so much on the All Blacks.
I was there amongst the flour bombs to see Hewson get that final penalty kick in 1981, which I believe did more for the National Party than any army of protesters could ever do. But if that kick had veered away then I believe we would have had “a shiver looking for a spine to run up” as prime minister.
John Key; do not bet too highly on the All Blacks.

By: grumpyoldhori

grumpyoldhori — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:24:14 +0000

I was going to suggest putting ten ACT party members to the sword, but now that ACT has become the entitled party is there ten party members left ?

By: Countess

Countess — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:23:39 +0000

I propose 10 apis bulls be slaughtered to honour our Great leader on his anniversary

Steps should be taken to find a site for a suitable mausoleum . it may be too early , but construction would take some decades

By: m@tt

m@tt — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:57 +0000

Well Garth is in because Rodney’s asking for a divorce.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10607375
Of course Key is ‘relaxed’ about it.

By: philu

philu — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:49 +0000

garth george was on the panel on nat-rad the other day..

part of the format of the show..is where the host asks the panellists ‘what’s on your mind..?’

(which you’d think guests would be prepared for..eh..?..this is the bit where ‘they earn their pay’..as it were..)

but for the second time in a row…george just blew the host off..

the time before he had answered with ‘hair’….as being what is on his mind..

thereby leaving host hanging..(‘dead-air-alert!’..)

(he also on that occaison proclaimed loudly/proudly..

that since 9/11…he had watched read no other news..save for the hour and a half he spends each day reading the front section of the herald..(!)

(he must be quite a slow reader..eh..?..)

this time his answer was simple and to the point..

‘nothing’..

(he did a sorta mumbled follow-up about age meaning there was nothing in his head..)

this time the host was more prepared..and moved quickly to the other guest..

now..i tell you all this..’cos i am amazed by the proud/willfull ignorance of ‘what is happening’..of the george..

i found his dropping the nat-rad host in the water..twice in a row..’funny’ in a radio ‘do’s and don’ts kinda way..

and that we really must consider the source of this hymn of praise to key..

(and yep..!..’boy-crush’ is pretty much on the money..)

this evaluation/praise is coming from a mind..steeped (for many years) in (only) the front section of the herald..

and that contains..(in the words of the owner..’cos of age;..)..

..’nothing’…

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: Will de Cleene

Will de Cleene — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:48 +0000

John Key already had his triumph earlier this year:
http://img2.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/0811/1a69aaed31e7b45ca130.jpeg

By: stephen

stephen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:36 +0000

Hahahaha! I can’t believe the headline either, shit. If Garth doesn’t actually want to marry, maybe he could just start a cult?