the war to end all wars

they went to war in sticks and cloth and fought like there was no tomorrow and for many of them there wasn't.

top ten 45's of all time... and tree talk

bang bang
crimson and clover
not fade away
strawberry fields forever
the inner light
apeman
magic bus
afterglow
we love you
white rabbit
like a rolling stone

Niagara Falls Maple

just had a report of another tree biting the dust.

some inheritors got their hands on the property and a very large canadian maple.

what did they do.

cut it up for firewood of course.

it makes you think!

and then the aliens sent down a space craft just for me and off we went...

weekend funnies

mystery tree murders in Carterton.

chestnut tree bites the dust in Victoria Street
Complaints came in...
farewell.

See What has happened in New Zealand is that  nobody can plant trees anymore.
All they can do is cut them down.
Having a chainsaw is the equivalent of having a big swinging dick.
If thine tree offends then pluck it out!
Time for the ignoramusses to get their asses into gear and start tree planting programmes in all spare land and make sure there are plenty of pecans, chestnuts and oaks.
You know.
trees that are useful.

top ten movies of all time

the princess bride
the wild bunch
bring me the head of alfredo garcia
the unforgiven
the fifth element
tron
masters of the universe
the last starfighter
the flight of the navigator
star trek iv

+
true stories
bullit
kellies heroes
absolute power
once upon a tiem in america
conan the destroyer
mania
scream and scream again
hombre
missouri breaks
for a few dollars more...

fat people and ethnicity

my apologies to any who may be offended at my choice of examples.
you know I am a real kiwi and like it or lump it I have the right to draw on any facet of our culture to illustrate the point.
the menu:
rich soup and a glass of sherry
then two side dishes with chanpagne
the beef mutton fowls or bacon
with more champagne or beer
then rice and curry and ham
game
then pudding
pastry jelly custard
or blancmange
more chaaaaampagne
cheese and salAD
BREAD AND BUTTER
and a glass of port
oranges
figs raisins and walnuts
two or three glasses of claret
and a cigar
edward henderson
settlement physician
shangai
1873

so my friends
I have eaten just about everything too
so forgive me