The Ruminator – Page 21 – Some really complicated situations we've been internalising in our heads

Today is our first birthday so there’s nothing serious to say

What you get today is things that amuse me. Because fuck you, it’s our birthday. I mean I love you all

Young people’s Jewish problem

I’m sure there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for this, but crikey. Sort it out young people. This is from the recent Young Nats Ball.

Politics, Rights

Hey MSD, stopped being dicks

**UPDATE 2** After my gentle provision of another chance for them to reconsider, MSD has decided that they will play nice.

Rights

Guest post: The CTV collapse and inquiry, my personal thoughts from being there

Guest Post
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Posted on March 31, 2014

This post first appeared on Jarrod Gilbert’s blog, however the New Zealand Fire Service asked him to take it down. We’re trying to track down a statement from them as to why.

Humour, Politics

Facts are Sacred. Comment is (of variable quality)

Lobby Lud
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Posted on March 28, 2014

Blogs were supposed to offer new hope for journalism. The days of the churnalists/repeaters/lamestream media were numbered, to be replaced by the purity and investigative depth of citizen-journalists.

Tech

A custodial investor: Rod and me

Rod Drury is an entrepreneur. Entrepreneur is a funny old word. It gets bandied around a lot. “Oh if only New Zealand had more…entrepreneurs”. I’m not even sure what it really means.

Humour

What’s your name again?

Nick Fone
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Posted on March 24, 2014

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;” -William Shakespeare

Feminism, Humour

Funny birds and where to find them

By Jennifer O’Sullivan As a woman who works in comedy, I am sad that there are not more of us. In fact, I’m sad that 90% of comedy performed this festival comes from one perspective

Humour

Why the Jewish God was a dick and yet so much cooler

I’m of Jewish heritage but I’m not a very good Jew. I eat bacon. Never had a bar mitzvah and I’ve got a foreskin. That’s a terrible way to begin a post, with a reference to my genitals.

Rights

We don’t need your…

So there are times when I look at countries with written constitutions with a wry smile. Look at you United States, with your archaic second amendment, or you Fiji, with your vote-for-your-own-race electoral system.

Humour

Watch your f*cking language

“Shitty bitch fuck, in Jesus’ name, amen.” – Anonymous

General

Ruminator Live?

So a friend of mine who’s a bit of a doyen talked to me about an idea he had for a live show.

Politics

Me and Ms Collins

We’re a big fan of Minister Collins. She was the first MP to support us. She wrote the first MP’s guest post for us (get one, get them all!) and though we don’t agree with her politically, she’s always been ready to engage online.