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Miri Kirihimete to all readers and your whanaus.
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December 25, 2020 8:01am
- Inandout
  
  NK, noticed that MK on the Warehouse gift sacks.
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:03am
- Jade Warrior
  
  Nollaig Shona to you and yours as well NK.
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:17am
- PaulP
  
  Or more correctly, Meri Kirihimete to you too.
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:27am
  - NK
    
    True, bad typo!
    
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    December 25, 2020 8:43am
- mikenmildagain
  
  This seems a very odd sentiment to downtick.
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:33am
  - NK
    
    It shows people’s true colours I guess.
    Here’s another one, in the language I’ve been learning for 18 months: 圣诞快乐
    
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    December 25, 2020 8:42am
    - Jack5
      
      Google Translate is wonderful.
      
      NK you could even use full-on traditional Chinese:
      
      聖誕節快樂
      
      or Hebrew:
      
      חג מולד שמח
      
      Did I read that Jesus’s mum and dad, Mary and Joseph, would have spoken Aramaic? Google hasn’t caught up with that yet.
      
      But Happy Christmas and a great 2021!
      
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      December 25, 2020 8:51am
    - mikenmildagain
      
      Well, we all should probably learn some Chinese…
      
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      December 25, 2020 8:57am
      - theoldbloke
        
        Keep in mind that the Chinese are teaching their kids English at school from when they are 5 years old.
        Have been doing that for at least 10 years that I know of.
        
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        December 25, 2020 11:26am
  - NewInoffensiveName
    
    And downticking your comment regarding downticking seems odd too. I remind everyone here that Te Reo is an official language of this nation and a component of it’s heritage. Let us not burden its use with ideological judgement unless the context demands it. Merry Christmas and Miri Kirihimete to all.
    
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    December 25, 2020 9:07am
    - Nukuleka
      
      There’s nothing worse than sanctimonious humbug on Christmas Day.
      
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      December 25, 2020 10:08am
    - Wimpston peeders
      
      So is english, chinese also played a large role in nz goldrush era
      
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      December 25, 2020 11:02am
    - theoldbloke
      
      The same is true of many countries. (ie Multiple official languages) Including Canada. The French/English divide has strengthened over the years because of it!
      
      However Singapore has 4 official languages and doesnt suffer quite the same divide.
      
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      December 25, 2020 11:28am
- Jack5
  
  We need a Christmas macron, so: “Meri Kirihimete me te Hape Nū Ia.”
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:44am
- Steve Otto(North Shore)
  
  Mele Kalikimaka. That is where I wish to be
  
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  December 25, 2020 9:05am
- rangitoto
  
  καλά Χριστούγεννα
  
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  December 25, 2020 10:11am
- Cobolt24
  
  We wanna wish you a Maori Christmas
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1YCDFmAk9E
  
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  December 25, 2020 10:38am
- giltee
  
  It’s interesting the vanity of Te Reo because I wasn’t aware pre-colonial times they celebrated Christmas. A lot of languages don’t invent words that are not in their language but instead they embrace the new word. It’s one of the BS aspects of Te Reo that they invent words, then indoctrinate and force feed us with a language that’s really of no use whatsoever. Just saying. Merry Christmas all. Down-tickers enjoy your day as well
  
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  December 25, 2020 1:03pm
The Other Enoch

Merry Christmas to all. I wonder whether we can have a day devoid of the usual vitriol. An apolitical day would be nice.
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December 25, 2020 8:03am
- Jack5
  
  Here ya go, Enoch:
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Soe-J1e-M
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:54am
- Steve Otto(North Shore)
  
  MAGA
  
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  December 25, 2020 9:09am
Jimmy White

Merry Xmas everyone.
And to Top it all the United Nations announced that 2021 will be designated as the year of the New Zealand (Sorry Aotearoa) Labour Government.
http://www.fao.org/fruits-vegetables-2021/en/
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December 25, 2020 8:04am
- mikenmildagain
  
  I’m trying to decide whether to classify you as a fruit or a vegetable.
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:58am
  - Steve Todd
    
    Brilliant, mikenmildagain. Comment of the day.
    
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    December 25, 2020 10:07pm
lazza

My Icelandic-side gleðileg jól … to you all! … yes to ALL KBers in the spirit of Christmas and … May Peace be with you in a challenging 2021.
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December 25, 2020 8:12am
Raphael

Merry Christmas to all.

Christ is born

I know that most here don’t share my beliefs, but on this day we celebrate the good news that Christ Jesus was born, come to redeem mankind.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/isa.9.6.ESV
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December 25, 2020 8:15am
- Andrei
  
  Christ is born
  
  Glorify Him!
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:33am
  - KevO'Brien
    
    Alleluia, amen.
    
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    December 25, 2020 9:13am
    - Engelbert Humperdink
      
      I cannot fathom the downticks when someone politely expresses their beliefs. Don’t have to share beliefs to respect them, when those believers live and let live.
      
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      December 25, 2020 10:45am
- mara
  
  What if he had been born a girl?
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:38am
  - MickeyD
    
    God does not make mistakes!
    
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    December 25, 2020 10:43am
  - rouppe
    
    He wasn’t so why bother wondering.
    
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    December 25, 2020 10:53am
  - Jack5
    
    No problem – Transfiguration.
    
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    December 25, 2020 11:03am
  - giltee
    
    Or one of the rainbow community. ?
    
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    December 25, 2020 1:09pm
  - stewmar
    
    Or a them?
    
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    December 25, 2020 3:47pm
- krazykiwi
  
  Amen.
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:47am
Fletch

Merry Christmas! ???
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December 25, 2020 8:16am
Paulus

Raphael

Agree and by such we can have hope.
This is a simple ray in right direction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE
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December 25, 2020 8:34am
krazykiwi

A different Christmas for our family: my father is quite unwell, and is in hospital. I want to convey my admiration and thanks to the surgical and nursing staff at Wellington Hospital. To a person, every one of them has been amazing, attentive, proactive and caring. Thanks so much for giving up your Christmas day for us. You guys rock.
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December 25, 2020 8:44am
- Swifty
  
  Good on you kk – and best wishes to your old boy.
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:57am
- Captain Mainwaring
  
  What sort of sad sack would downtick that comment?
  I have my suspicions.
  
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  December 25, 2020 9:02am
  - NeverMindTheBollocks
    
    Hey, DPF, is it the same person consistently down ticking every post in sight? If so, you might like to suggest to that person that s/he gets some psychological help as such pathological behaviour can’t be good.
    
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    December 25, 2020 9:06am
    - Steve Otto(North Shore)
      
      They were born like that and will never change
      
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      December 25, 2020 10:07am
- mikenmildagain
  
  Hope your father gets well soon.
  And a shout-out to everyone else working on Xmas Day, from police, firefighters, and ambulance to bus drivers, waiters, and service station attendants.
  
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  December 25, 2020 9:02am
  - SB2
    
    Plus all Hospital staff keeping us safe and out harms way 24/7 365 days a year.
    
    Merry Christmas everyone.
    
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    December 25, 2020 2:04pm
- Wimpston peeders
  
  Sorry to hear KK it certainly puts a damper on xmas, all the best for you and your family.
  
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  December 25, 2020 9:12am
- Jack5
  
  Well said, Krazykiwi.
  
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  December 25, 2020 9:15am
Wimpston peeders

Call me a grinch but the way ive seen xmas evlove over the last 30yrs is quite sad.

The spirit of xmas is now almost gone and today its measured by the amount of spending and consumerism of overpriced junk.

If it wasnt for having 2 beautiful young children our household would no longer bother.
Once upon a time it was a great time when families got together and exchanged stories and shared their love due to being seperated and only the odd ph call and letter throughout the year was the only real contact they had. Now with facebook and ease of communication everyones up to date with drama and BS and from what i see around here xmas for many has just become an excuse to piss up and get slaughtered.

Those of you that have managed to keep a traditional xmas alive enjoy your day and have a wonderfull gathering, to the pisshead types please behave and avoid A&E and i wish a mega hangover for you 🙂
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December 25, 2020 8:45am
- Engelbert Humperdink
  
  Just about everybody overnight needed a tox screen as part of the workup 🙁 and it was only Christmas Eve. I wonder what tonight will be like.
  
  In answer to a question on here last night; last time I was in Mogadishu (for work) was about 2008. Last time through Minneapolis/St Paul, last year May.
  
  The traffic in M-SP was awesomely bad. The traffic in Mogadishu was the only thing that was not.
  
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  December 25, 2020 9:51am
- lastmanstanding
  
  Well our family have always got together on Christmas Day. This year 17 will be sitting down to dinner. Three generations catching up having a few drinks and celebrating the season.
  
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  December 25, 2020 9:55am
  - Steve Otto(North Shore)
    
    That is something I miss – family at Christmas. Been 6 years. All of our parents, aunties and uncles have passed now. However, we do have kids and grandkids.
    We are now the new ‘old people’
    
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    December 25, 2020 11:44am
    - Pharmachick
      
      Last had a family Xmas in NZ in 2014… not sure when the next one will be. Just off a WhatsApp call to all of them. Somewhat perverse thanks to my Nana for the last great thing she did for us in Sept 2019 (i.e. get everyone back to Enzed and together).
      
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      December 25, 2020 12:31pm
- Raphael
  
  @WP, in our family, as we are Christians, we keep it alive by keeping the focus on Jesus. The first thing we do is read from the Bible, talk about some of it, and pray. The gift giving comes later.
  Then we will be gathering with family
  
  And we remind the kids that yes. Saint Nicholas did exist and is known for punching out heretics, so you better be good.
  
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  December 25, 2020 10:02am
  - Captain Mainwaring
    
    I think there’s a bible in our house but I haven’t seen it for decades.
    One can live by Christian principles without having to do a reset every day.
    
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    December 25, 2020 11:10am
- Steve Otto(North Shore)
  
  Crown Royal on the rocks don’t give me hangovers
  
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  December 25, 2020 10:06am
Mark

Merry xmas all ,however hostilities are just in abeyance for the day. A little bit of selective memory occurred yesterday in my magnamanity Iwill let it slide till tomrrow.Heh!
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December 25, 2020 8:49am
Swifty

A very warm Merry Christmas to one and all.

Thanks to DPF and the mods for their efforts this year.

Best wishes,

Swifty
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December 25, 2020 8:57am
Maggy Wassilieff

It has been over 1 year since I’ve seen my youngest child in the flesh – the longest we’ve been apart in 32 years.

Thank goodness for the internet and other modern means of communication.
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December 25, 2020 9:18am
- Benedict Yu
  
  I understand Maggy. It is exactly one year since I saw 3 of my children last Christmas. Plus my only grand child.
  
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  December 25, 2020 10:02am
- GazzaW
  
  Hear hear Maggie. There must be tens of thousands of Kiwis who are missing their expat children (and grandchildren) today. Ours are close by in sunny and largely Covid-free Australia but I really empathise with those who have their kids stranded in the winters of North America and Europe.
  
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  December 25, 2020 12:52pm
Steve Otto(North Shore)

https://babylonbee.com/news/twitter-censors-r2d2-for-sharing-hacked-death-star-plans?
The plans were in clear violation of their bullying and harassment policies. As it was found that R2D2 was involved in a far-right conspiracy to overthrow the empire. While we must also note, that R2D2 has consistently misgendering individuals referring to them as words such as : “Beep, boop, Beep”. Instead of their preferred pronouns. This kind of harassment will not be tolerated.
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December 25, 2020 9:31am
- Engelbert Humperdink
  
  Alderaan’s mostly-deplorable population had it coming.
  
  Plus, the claim that the last fragments of the old Republic have been swept away, has been verified by layers and layers of fact-checkers.
  
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  December 25, 2020 9:53am
Centrist

Merry Christmas everyone. Have a wonderful day.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14
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December 25, 2020 9:51am
Maggie Pie

Put my Turducken in the oven about 7 this morning.
Smells devine . Set up a fab cheeseboard, popped a couple of crushed strawberries into stems and we’re already half way through the first bottle of Moet. My partner’s mum is due over any minute with her own bottle of Bombay Sapphire and homemade mince tarts. God only knows what the poor people are having.
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December 25, 2020 10:02am
- mikenmildagain
  
  Well, the ‘poor people’ don’t have to put up with your company. so they have that to be thankful for.
  
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  December 25, 2020 10:31am
- IC5000
  
  > God only knows what the poor people are having.
  
  Probably fun with their families. Looks like a very sparsely attended Christmas at your place without any real family.
  
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  December 25, 2020 11:37am
- giltee
  
  Enjoy Maggie and all. Please spare a thought today for those who, because of Covid, can’t be with family.
  
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  December 25, 2020 1:37pm
- Rachael Membery
  
  Cake?
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:17pm
  - Steve Todd
    
    Oh, Rachael! Off with your head.
    
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    December 25, 2020 8:43pm
    - Rachael Membery
      
      It is wrongly attributed to Marie Antoinette and predates her, but I thought it apt.
      
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      December 27, 2020 9:09pm
      - Steve Todd
        
        Okay. Thanks, Rachael. I’ll look it up.
        
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        December 30, 2020 11:14am
Steve Otto(North Shore)

https://rumble.com/vc4ks1-trump-sets-internet-on-fire-with-his-response-to-covid-19-relief-bill.html?
This is the shit that he is fighting.
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December 25, 2020 10:03am
- mikenmildagain
  
  Genius move, really, letting his cabinet and congressional party negotiate agreement on the bill before throwing them all under the bus with another tantrum.
  
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  December 25, 2020 10:37am
Kiwi_in_Paris

Brexit is done it seems. Out of the EU and into the fry pan of global communism, haha.

Merry Xmas from Europe.
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December 25, 2020 10:21am
mark15

Merry Brexit.
Judging by the tsunami of tears,I think the UK has come away with its dignity and future intact.
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December 25, 2020 10:22am
fernglas

In my first real job I was quickly enlightened as to the true joy of Christmas for many families. I have been a strong supporter of Women’s Refuge ever since. TV ads set a bar for Christmas that many will never hurdle, and while I don’t begrudge anybody the wonderful times I enjoyed as a child with family and friends, I am always saddened by the thought that for many, Christmas is just not that much fun.
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December 25, 2020 10:25am
Sir Cullen's Sidekick

As the official cheer leader of Labour and Cindy, I post the message from God herself. Check this out minions.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/12/take-time-to-relax-reflect-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-s-christmas-message-to-kiwis.html
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December 25, 2020 10:39am
- Observer of Life
  
  SCS: That is the funniest thing (also a little scary). I admit I haven’t watched it, because she makes me swear whenever I hear her irritating voice (don’t start me on those facial expressions!!), but has any other PM made a speech to the nation at Christmas before? Does St J of The P believe she is SO important it’s necessary?
  
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  December 26, 2020 2:15pm
Steve Otto(North Shore)

‘When all is exposed, 98% of Washington will fall’
Julian Assange
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December 25, 2020 10:54am
- Engelbert Humperdink
  
  Faster, please, popcorn stocks running low…
  
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  December 25, 2020 10:56am
  - Steve Otto(North Shore)
    
    Get a cleensack full of popcorn
    
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    December 25, 2020 6:13pm
Maggie Pie

BBC TRENDING….

Mary and Joseph arrested for breaching Tier 4 travel restrictions.
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December 25, 2020 11:01am
- Steve Todd
  
  Straight to prison – no exceptions.
  
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  December 25, 2020 12:32pm
Steve Otto(North Shore)

A blue whale’s anus can stretch to three and a half feet, making it the second largest arsehole next to the people who shut down gyms and restaurants
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December 25, 2020 11:03am
- Nickc2
  
  And pubs/clubs!
  
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  December 25, 2020 1:34pm
theoldbloke

After 45 years and a severe dose of Covid Panic.
I will be alone this Christmas as my wife refuses to speak to me and 2 of the offspring have joined her.

Fucking gummint stiring up Covid panic.
So put me down as a Covid casualty.

2021 The year Family court lawyers get my savings.

But thats life. Doing the one day at a time, looking ahead and not over the shoulder thing!!

I personally think 2021 will be awesome. International travel will return IN SPADES.
You will just need a vaccinated stamp in your passport.

Politics will become less polarised. No screaming Brexit, not for/against Trump rants and the NZ government will have to stare down some home truths and reality. The first 2 will happen. Not betting “”the farm”” on the latter.

Now for an uninterrupted(by excited grandchildren) nanny nap.
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December 25, 2020 11:38am
- Steve Otto(North Shore)
  
  Hawaii is open now – but 14 days in jail when you want to get to your NZ home – which you OWN!!!!
  
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  December 25, 2020 6:16pm
- BAM
  
  You silly old man.
  
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  December 25, 2020 8:13pm
I remember when

Just read about banning of batteries as check-in luggage.
Without reading the fine print the possible scenarios that flash past don’t seem to Christmassy.
I’ve got the keys (or code for lock) and they are removing the batteries.
Rapid increase in theft from airline baggage –
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December 25, 2020 11:44am
- Steve Otto(North Shore)
  
  Err, are you talking batteries for drones? It is better to have a fire that is not in the cargo hold.
  Mavic Pro taken to Hawaii/Alaska twice
  
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  December 25, 2020 6:19pm
Alan Wilkinson

Stuff presenting people who burn down their landlord’s house as victims.

Herald claiming Trump has destroyed the US.

Guardian bleating about Brexit deal.

Yeah, right. Xmas as usual.
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December 25, 2020 12:06pm
Steve Todd

Uh, oh! Christians! It looks like you have a problem.

It would appear that the Infancy Narratives in Luke and Matthew “are not historical [but] were later-developed embellishments.” In other words, the narratives surrounding the birth of the historical figure referred to as Jesus Christ could be fake news!

See an excellent discussion of the possibility of later-developed embellishment, here: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/tippling/2020/12/21/luke-1-2-infancy-narratives-as-a-later-interpolation/? .

One thing about the birth in question, that really annoys me, is that early church leaders in Europe simply concocted a story that Jesus was born, conveniently, about the time of the winter solstice. Why conveniently? Well, according to my reading, because people (not just in Europe) were already celebrating the solstice with feasts, and gift-giving (while Christianity was gradually taking over).

Wanting their congregations to practice Christianity exclusively, and no doubt realising they were never going stop them from having fun, they simply stated (over time) that Jesus was born nine months after New Year, which, until 1582 (1600 in Scotland; 1752 in England), was 25 March (the festival of the Annunciation).

In this regard, my further reading suggests that Jesus would actually have been born around late-September / early-October, which is why the story of his birth annoys me.

In conclusion, many of the comments at the linked article are rather good, and some are quite funny. Indeed, one commenter, guerillasurgeon (Bowalley Road’s regular commenter, Guerilla Surgeon?), says that “There are huge gaps in the accounts of Jesus’s life [and asks] Why? What was he doing for 18 years? Genuine question. :)”

There are some amusing responses: my favourite being, “He was workin’ the resorts around The Sea of Galilee, doing edgy standup poking fun at the romans and their israeli sycophants.”

The article is quite long, but well worth reading. Scott, KevO’Brien, Andrei, Raphael, Centrist, et al, especially – enjoy.
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December 25, 2020 12:14pm
- Andrei
  
  Why are Vegans and Atheists so tiresome?
  
  Everybody is enjoying today feasting on Ham, Turkey, Duck and Lamb and generally enjoying life and along you lot come with your joyless obessions and try to spoil the mood
  
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  December 25, 2020 1:43pm
  - Steve Otto(North Shore)
    
    I am not a man of faith, but vegans are not worth a tin of shit.
    BBQ, wagyu, chicken and beer. Oh and 2 legs of lamb on the BBQ thingy that spins.
    Merry Christmas Andrei
    
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    December 25, 2020 6:25pm
- SB2
  
  The account of the Nativity is OK by me ( Hollywood or not)
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiSfup00uZY
  
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  December 25, 2020 2:12pm
- fisho
  
  You’re a miserable bugger aren’t you. I assume you’ve backed yourself by refusing to accept Dec 25th as a public holiday?
  
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  December 25, 2020 4:08pm
  - Steve Todd
    
    Seems to me you’re the miserable bugger, fisho; certainly not me.
    
    Oh, by the way, I’m retired. For me, every day’s a holiday.
    
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    December 25, 2020 7:03pm
- Scott
  
  The grinch that tried to steal Christmas is revealed as Steve Todd! Sad ?
  
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  December 25, 2020 5:55pm
  - Mike
    
    Don’t knock him. Everyone educated knows the Jesus myth is as real as the Olympian gods
    
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    December 25, 2020 6:38pm
  - Steve Todd
    
    Just trying to keep it real, Scott.
    
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    December 25, 2020 7:08pm
  - Scott
    
    Mike and Steve. Jesus is real. He’s the saviour of the world. Believe and be saved.
    Now that’s a good Christmas message ??
    
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    December 25, 2020 8:14pm
    - MFD
      
      Every bit as real as the easter bunny and the tooth fairy.
      
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      December 26, 2020 7:52am
      - Scott
        
        Nope. Real human being, really died on the cross. We have known this for 2000 years. Do try and keep up.
        
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        December 26, 2020 8:44am
      - MFD
        
        Really dead people stay dead. An ultimate sacrifice that only lasted for 3 days or around 0.0013% of the time that he has been alive (so far) is remarkably unimpressive.
        
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        December 26, 2020 9:01am
      - Scott
        
        Nope, Jesus is alive and well and lives in our hearts. You can talk to him today. Just pray ?
        
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        December 26, 2020 1:53pm
      - Steve Todd
        
        Scott: After many years of reading, particularly over the last 20 years, I’m prepared to accept the fact that there probably was an historical figure we refer to as Jesus Christ. See, for example, https://historyforatheists.com/2017/05/did-jesus-exist-the-jesus-myth-theory-again/.
        
        Extract—
        
        “Please note that this article refers to the likely existence of a historical person about whom the later gospel stories were told. The issue of whether those stories – complete with their alleged miracles, supposedly fulfilled prophecies and reported visions and apparitions – are historical is a different question. The existence of a historical Jewish preacher and the existence of the ‘Jesus of the gospels’ are not the same thing.”
        
        But I do not, and never will, accept that he was the Son of God, because I simply do not believe in the existence of a “creator God”.
        
        I am still working my way through the many articles at this wonderful website: https://historyforatheists.com/page/2/. I recommend it to everyone, believers and non-believers alike.
        
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        December 26, 2020 4:06pm
      - MFD
        
        Jesus, a fully grown 33 year old man who *bodily* ascended to heaven is living in your hearts? The *only* son of god in human form is living in the hearts of multiple humans and talking to them?
        
        It never ceases to amaze me how some people are able to delude themselves and manage to delude others with their poor quality fiction.
        
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        December 26, 2020 5:15pm
      - Steve Todd
        
        MFD: Scott is a person “of faith”. According to my COD (2011), “faith” means 2 strong belief in a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof.
        
        It never ceases to amaze me […].
        
        Me, too. I need incontrovertible proof of the existence of Scott’s God, and until I get it, I will happily continue living my life as a secular humanist.
        
        (Unfortunately for me, of course, once the entity we commonly refer to as [Scott’s] God revealed itself to me, it would no doubt give me a couple of seconds, to enable me to realise my mistake (and unforgivable lack of faith), before smiting me dead in righteous fury.)
        
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        December 26, 2020 6:43pm
giltee

Have decided where possible, to try to not buy Chinese junk any more, to try support local or goods from other countries. It involves a lot of searching to find anything that’s not made in China! It made me realise just how much the Chinese have taken over the manufacturing sector and as Aussie is finding out, just how dangerous it is to have all your eggs in one basket. The CCP have realised just how much power they have and their blatant propaganda (lies if you like) and aggression shows it
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December 25, 2020 1:24pm
- Mike
  
  Good call. Buy local. and if that’s not possible, buy from anywhere but China.
  
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  December 25, 2020 6:40pm
Steve Otto(North Shore)

Georgia moves to decertify. Mainstream media? Crickets as Americans say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWXlKqcGEZg&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1h9oDOiMaU_j4oNki_229JcJ7SgfqkW-DxiwBTCblF0ed9QMuaxXjNsNA
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December 25, 2020 2:37pm
- SB2
  
  Oh the so called Mike Pence Card?
  
  Hmmm we will all just have to wait and see.
  
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  December 25, 2020 9:01pm
Steve Otto(North Shore)

This should be the US stimulus package instead of the handouts like $1T to Smithsonian. Copy and paste from unknown author.
In my opinion a real stimulus package offers these 5 items…
1. Cut off all foreign aid. No more free money. If a country needs money they can offer us premium land to buy in their country. If it’s got resale value we’ll buy it. Aside from that we need to buy nothing else; no imports right now. We can make all the products we need in the US. Take the money earmarked in this pathetic spending bill for foreign countries and give it back to taxpayers. Would equate to about $6k per person according to my math.
2. Congress takes a 50% pay cut over next 10 years and the money saved (my math says $600m) goes to the small gyms and restaurants suffering from asinine restrictions.
3. $1.6m goes to Trump. He donated his salary. After the crap he was dealt day in and out he deserves his money returned.
4. $1.2b for 25 million one way airplane tickets. Translation: One ticket for every illegal alien to return voluntarily to their home country. The amount of money we save by not giving away free school, healthcare, and food stamps is into the many billions annually. Plus, these voluntarily deportation flights free up ICE AGENTS to get MS-13 off the streets. And it gives the airline industry the bail out they’ll be begging for. As for the illegal aliens, if they don’t take the ticket and defy the order they will be subject to facing law enforcement and jail time followed by deportation with no chance for return. If they get on the flight they’ll be able to apply for legal re-entry at a later date.
5. $1.5trillion in reparations to US taxpayers who have had their money stolen from Congress over the past 20 years.
If you align with my 5 points please share.
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December 25, 2020 4:18pm
- mikenmildagain
  
  [Deleted – Lighten up Mike FFS – Mod.]
  
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  December 25, 2020 5:58pm
  - Steve Otto(North Shore)
    
    Did not see, but I am not responding to the local trolls.
    Merry Christmas Day, Mike, you troll
    
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    December 25, 2020 6:38pm
    - Mike
      
      All good Steve. No real reason for the delition.
      
      [I emphatically disagree https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/comments_policy :Personal Abuse Mod.]
      
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      December 25, 2020 6:42pm
Maggie Pie

My partner’s just taking his mum home to the Village. Then he’ll head over St Lukes way to get rid of all the rubbish. Our bin-man doesn’t come till Wednesday and we’re heading to the beach on Monday night.

When we were cleaning up all the mess earlier, Ma was telling us she’d read that the Chinese have now introduced a law to stop food waste.
She reckons the CCP have undercover police in restaurants, ready to arrest people who order too much and leave stuff on their plates. Fine is around CNY2000 apparently.
I thort to myself shit, we’d all probably be locked up here today.
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December 25, 2020 7:44pm
SB2

My Christmas treats included a marvellous Christmas broadcast from the Queen full of hope and optimism that is the Christmas story .

Then a splendid feel good British Comedy-drama ,, “Finding your feet ” in the traditon of The Best Exoctic Marigoild Hotel etc

Now awaiting Chrsitmas desert Pav, Fruit salad and chocolate log ( all home made)

Maybe back to usual business on KB Boxing day tomorrow.
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December 25, 2020 8:58pm
Justitia

“There is a pattern. Malthusians raise the alarm about resource or environmental problems and then attack the obvious technical solutions. Malthus had to attack birth control to predict overpopulation. Holdren and Ehrlich had to claim fossil fuels were scarce to oppose the extension of fertilizers and industrial agriculture to poor nations and to raise the alarm over famine. And climate activists today have to attack natural gas and nuclear energy, the main drivers of lower carbon emissions, in order to warn of climate apocalypse.” (Michael Shellenberger, Apocalypse Never, published by Harper this year.

Written by an environmentalist and man-made climate change believer (which I am not) this book lays bare the fundamentally nihilist, anti-human and totalitarian agenda driving the climate catastrophists who have captured the governance of New Zealand and who are currently indoctrinating our children in State schools. If there is one book you must read this summer, “Apocalypse Never” is it. Let the fight back against the dystopian and deeply perverse creed of climate catastrophism begin in earnest in 2021.
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