The Adlington Post

"There is nothing wrong with ministers accepting hospitality from the Government's banker Westpac, and it won't have any bearing on the decision that will follow a competitive tender process for the contract, Prime Minister John Key says. The Green Party today released the results of a series of written questions to Government ministers over their relationships with Westpac. Nine ministers said they had accepted corporate hospitality from Westpac in the past year, including box seats at the rugby sevens, dinner at the White House restaurant in Wellington, and tickets to rock concerts. Thirteen ministers said their staff had accepted similar hospitality from the bank." source - radio nz  See more of my adbusting and culture jamming activities on www.culture-jams.blogspot.com

Last week I began collecting aluminum to cash-in at the scrapyard. I picked up these three cans across the road from my house - all are full! Are these people so out of it that they can't tell a full can from an empty one?...anyhow cheers guys!..... PS I already collect electrical wire, every six months or so I have a banana box full - which nets me $25 at the scrapyard. “Although nearly 66% of Australians say they cannot afford to buy everything they really need, they admit to spending $10.5 billion a year on goods they do not use. That is $1226 for every Australian household - more than the total government spending on universities, pharmacuticals or roads. They threw away more than $5.2B worth of food & drink in 2004. 35% of Australians admit to discarding more than $500 worth of fresh food a year, with 14% throwing away more than $2500 worth." from "Affluenza - when too much is never enough" p103-104  by Clive Hamilton & Richard Dennis  See m...

"...research shows that most compulsive buyers have histories of depression, anxiety disorders & substance abuse. Yet 'shopping 'till you drop' is seen as a sign of a happy-go-lucky disposition rather than a meaningless life." from "Affluenza - when too much is never enough" p.16 by Clive Hamilton & Richard Dennis ....for more altered barbies see my  blog alteredbarbies.blogspot.com/

Last week protestors in Cairo donned innovative headgear to protect themselves from flying stones: This chap has placed a lot of trust in his lunch - a BLT & 2 baguettes!  A real dish!  "Take this tuna-fish sandwich - you bastids!"  The block-head "What do you mean by 'square-head'?" The real thing - classic anarchist street-wear! "Mohammed! where's the xxxxing chamber pot?"

  Charles Darwin: "Two things are infinite - the universe & the human capacity for stupidity". The Darwin Awards honor Charles Darwin by commemorating those who yield to natural selection and "remove" themselves from the gene pool... ...thereby ensuring that the next generation is smarter by one. "Safety Last!" Of necessity, the award is usually bestowed posthumously. NZPA - A witness has described how darkly dressed figures, apparently drunk, were stumbling along a dark Northland road before a teenager was hit and killed by a police car. Rawiri was hit by a police patrol car on a straight section of State Highway 1 at Ohaeawai on July 25, 2009, while walking home with a friend late on a cold and dark night after attending a social function. Several witnesses including two Kamo firemen, Denis Hewitt and Stephen Gurnick, who were also returning home from a social evening, told the coroner of figures "dressed in black ... s...