Preserving Aaron Gilmore’s finest moments for posterity Gilmore [gil-mawr] verb. 1. To bluster or bully someone from an imaginary power-base: When he was caught lying, Aaron tried to gilmore his way out, but nobody was intimidated. 2. To deposit bowel motions in an inappropriate place: The dog gilmored on the doorstep. Add a Comment

Thanks, Trevor, for inspiring not one, but two neologisms: mall·ar·dy [mal-ar-dee] noun, plural -dies. 1. a disorder in which the sufferer has a propensity to damage his/her own team by random acts of stupidity. 2. a pathological desire to ride a bicycle while trying to blog. See quackers Quack·ers [kwak-ers] informal 1. a packet of thin, crisp upper-class biscuits. 2. an extreme lack of social [...]

Apologies to Matt Harding whose body I have stolen (because only Matt can dance like Matt… ) Add a Comment

Seen on Stuff: Jellyfish swarm capital beaches An invasion of jellyfish has hit Wellington sparking warnings for people to be careful and to keep dogs out of the water. MacDoctor would like to suggest they check to see if the Beehive has sprung a leak… Add a Comment

Not that she ever left, but it seems that Paula Bennett has taken back Waitakere on the judicial recount by a margin of 9 votes. The MacDoctor realises that Ms. Bennett (when the media finally ask her opinion on the matter) will likely be far more gracious about her victory than Ms. Sepuloni. However, the [...]

The MacDoctor confesses to much amusement over the sudden profusion of advice to Labour in the Media columns and the Right-wing Blogs about their leadership and resurrection issues. Even the stalwarts of the VRWC, Whaleoil and Cactus are getting into the act heavily coming down in favour of Cunliffe (which is probably the kiss of [...]

Harold Camping, the man who predicted the rapture incorrectly in 1994 and on 21 May this year, has revised his estimate of the end of the world. Despite the fact that Jesus himself informed us that not even he knew the hour of his return (Matt 24:36), Mr. Camping informs us that the return of [...]

It seems that all the parties have produced mini budgets over the past couple of weeks, presumably to steal the thunder from National’s budget. Slim pickings there, then. As a service for those with little time for politics, the MacDoctor provides a brief summary of the various “budgets”: National: The “Nero” Budget Fiddle a bit [...]

Feel the thrill of Phil as he reshuffles the deckchairs on the Titanic his shadow cabinet Add a Comment

John Key announces the election date and says he won’t form a government with a Peters-led NZF. Add a Comment