This was a delightful debate between Dan Pashman and John Hodgman about 10 years ago. www.sporkful.com/john-hodgman...

Although, I'd say the worst period of the pandemic for NZ was when the vaccine finally arrived and there wasn't much charming in the behaviour around that

True 😆🫠

Worse, they're failed instant rolls that take like 10 minutes to cook.

Stuffing balls sound amazing. Also, the ratio of plain macaroni to everything else is weird. Why so much dry ass macaroni? Why?

I don't like gravy and I still make gravy. If I sat at this meal, I might change my mind about gravy.

I can't decide if it's meant to be mac n cheese or macaroni salad. She's not achieved either tbf

They are so easy and tasty, not a replacement for real croissants but still work to save time when doing a big meal and somehow she has made them into little rocks

Why is the stuffing just a mushy blob? If it was in the turkey stuffing, why does it look dry? If it was out of the turkey stuffing, why isn't it fluffy?
I'm lactose intolerant and have to use fake bs dairy and my mashed potatoes aren't a weird chunky dry mass, they are still fluffy and creamy

I thought it was because a country gave him a rolex and a gold bar but I'm not paying close attention so that could have been a different reason

But there are Known Knowns.
We know there are rumours.
We know people in National are spreading them & discussing them with journos.
We know Bishop has been accused of being behind it, & that some in National want us to think it's all over and Luxon rinsed him.

These are Known. Not much else is.

They come out of a pressurised can and they're actually yum but she found a way to make them look bad

I know the mac n cheese stands out but those rolls, they look like if you snuck one to the dog they'd bury it

This is the most shocking but unsurprising thing I've found out about those people.

Honestly you're not a real Marxist and are just an unserious Puritan if you think that it's revolutionary to ask people to work for you for free in a system where that "for free" doesn't come with a UBI or free food, housing, and healthcare for the worker

Nick Smith is chomping at the bit to control Tasman.

He got a lot of money to do nothing more than support what the Government wanted to do to Kainga Ora - gut and decimate - he’s got more than skin in this game imo - and the money he got was taken from emergency housing. They literally unhoused people to pay Bill English. #nzpol

Maybe at the elected member level, like any elected roles. But RCs employ many highly-qualified scientists, land/ emergency management professionals, transport planners, etc - who does this work & where does this workforce go if RCs get axed? You'll miss them when the next flood/disaster strikes