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#1
Right, time to delurk.
Hello PD, I'm Rev. Dances With Cages from New Zealand.
I've been coming and going as a lurker for quite a while, and yesterday it became clear that I should have got my feet wet a while ago.
I stumbled onto Discordianism by simply looking for stuff I enjoyed on the interwebs and following clues here and there that caught my eye. Basically the path went 1) Look for motorcycle stuff when first exposed to the web. 2)Find newsgroup rec.motorcycles, and enjoy what some of those folk had to say. 3) Follow a few links from there to The Jargon File where I recognised some personality traits (or at least wanted to recognise them) 4) Drawing connections to a few other events in my life, real or imagined.
From then on seemed to become inevitable, this book, that song, some people I met along the way, all seemed to snowball and made life pretty confusing for a while.
Somewhere along the way I found these forums and quickly realised that I might learn to be a better person if I paid attention, maybe even become a functional biped, as some say around here. There's lots more, but it's a good time to Actually Get Started rather procrastinate by fretting over details.
Hello PD, I'm Rev. Dances With Cages from New Zealand.
#2
And here http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1205/S00137/play-time-is-over-says-craig.htm comes our Conservative Party with their predictable contribution...
I can't actually read it without adding an American accent.

"The Government have opened the welfare debate, so let's start by asking ourselves what principles New Zealanders believe in, and what are the principles that will help New Zealand succeed?"

"One of the Conservative Party's seven founding principles is personal responsibility, and we believe it has to be at the centre of any debate around welfare reform."

"Tinkering around the edges and extending the existing contraception programme won't make any real long term difference," says Craig. We have to be brave enough to change direction."


There's an even better comment I haven't found yet, but it looks like Rush Limbaugh was his guiding light on this issue.

Edit to add..

Here we are. http://news.msn.co.nz/nationalnews/8464377/get-out-of-our-bedrooms-greens-tell-govt
#3
Quote from: spazmagoog on March 03, 2011, 08:36:24 PM
What part of the country are you in?
I'm in Tauranga. We had a cruise ship in at the Mount today and I had an idea for the lottery winning funded trip for regulars that was suggested. Ship 'em down on a cruise liner with a healthy supply of Nerf guns, Pirate costumes and mobility scooters. Or something.

Whereabouts are you?
#4
Another Kiwi over here. I've been lurking for a while and wondering the same thing, but posted once in the Chch quake thread.
#5
Apple Talk / Re: Another massive earthquake in NZ...
February 24, 2011, 05:36:24 AM
I see the lunatic fringe didn't waste much time...
http://www.christchurchquake.net/
and http://www.scribd.com/doc/49354091 from a senior minister of another bunch of whackos.

Now I think I'll go puke a little.