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		<title>Politicans and Pullets</title>
		<link>http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2014/09/18/politicans-and-pullets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 08:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As both the Scottish independence referendum and the New Zealand elections approach, here is something to think about. <p><a href="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2014/09/18/politicans-and-pullets/">... more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Election time has rolled around again.</p>
<p>With the upcoming <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-scotland-29216377" title="BBC Article (opens in new tab / window)" target="_blank">Scottish Independence Referendum</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_general_election,_2014" title="Wikipedia article (opens in new tab / window)" target="_blank">New Zealand Elections</a>, here is a story for all voters to think about, when they enter the polling stations:-  </p>
<blockquote><p>
<strong>Old Butch</strong></p>
<p>Bert was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young &#8216;pullets&#8217; and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs.</p>
<p>He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced. This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells and attached them to his roosters. Each bell had a different tone, so he could tell from a distance, which rooster was performing. Now, he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by just listening to the bells.</p>
<p>Berts&#8217; favourite rooster, old Butch, was a very fine specimen, but this morning he noticed old Butch&#8217;s bell hadn&#8217;t rung at all! When he went to investigate, he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover.</p>
<p>To Bert&#8217;s amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn&#8217;t ring. He&#8217;d sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one.</p>
<p>Bert was so proud of old Butch, he entered him in the Brisbane City Show and he became an overnight sensation among the judges. The result was the judges not only awarded old Butch the &#8220;No Bell Piece Prize,&#8221; but they also awarded him the &#8220;Pulletsurprise&#8221; as well.</p>
<p>Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making. Who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the unsuspecting populace and screwing them when they weren&#8217;t paying attention&#8230;</p>
<p><strong><em>Vote carefully in the next election, you can&#8217;t always hear the bells!</em></strong></p>
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<p>Idem dominus dux vetus adversus novam (meet the new boss, same as the old boss)</p>
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		<title>A Man&#8217;s Best Friend</title>
		<link>http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2014/05/12/a-mans-best-friend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2014 11:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just who...or what...is Man's best friend? <p><a href="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2014/05/12/a-mans-best-friend/">... more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Doing the rounds but available on <a href="http://www.shitmydadsends.com/a-mans-best-friend/" title="Mans best friend (shitmydadsends.com) opens in new tab/window" target="_blank">shitmydadsends.com</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>
A real woman is a man’s best friend.<br />
She will never stand him up and never let him down.<br />
She will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day.<br />
She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do; to<br />
Live without fear and forget regret.<br />
She will enable him to express his deepest emotions and give in to<br />
His most intimate desires.<br />
She will make sure he always feels as though he’s the most<br />
Handsome man in the room and will enable him to be the most confident, sexy, seductive and invincible…</p>
<p>No wait…<br />
Sorry…</p>
<p>I’m thinking of <u>whiskey</u>. It’s <em><u>whiskey</u></em> that does all that shit.</p>
<p>Never mind.
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		<title>A dream come true</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 07:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A kiwi gets a bloke's dream come true when his mates rig his water system to supply nothing...but BEER! <p><a href="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2013/09/18/a-dream-come-true/">... more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!-- MH9NMSJ62JGJ -->Excellent story in yesterday&#8217;s <a href="http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/17/beer-on-tap-man-finds-entire-house-rigged-with-beer-in-epic-prank-4038455/"  target="_blank" title="Metro article (opens in new window)">Metro</a> &#8211; a kiwi bloke with a great set of mates got the surprise of his life&#8230;when he returned home and discovered that in his absence, his mates had plumbed his house, replacing the water supply&#8230;with beer!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&#038;v=HG_wfMK7dko" title="YouTube link (opens in new window)" target="_blank">A 7-minute YouTube video</a> posted by &#8220;LittleJohnnyNZ&#8221; is what I call a <u>practical</u> joke 
</p>
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<p>Kegs of the amber nectar were rolled into position under the house and plumbed into all the water taps. The network even including a cooling system to keep the pints at the perfect temperature. The pranksters also placed a series of hidden cameras throughout the house, which they connected to a series of monitors they had set up in the garage.</p>
<p>The stunned look on the victim&#8217;s face when he dons overalls and looks under the house is priceless.  When he returns to the front of his house, he&#8217;s met by his cheering pals out front. In true kiwi style, the victim simply said: </p>
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&#8220;Party at mine boys&#8221;
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<p> Excellent!  </p>
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		<title>Joke of the week</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A burgular gets more than he asked for in the joke of the week.  <p><a href="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2013/01/24/joke-of-the-week/">... more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a></p>]]></description>
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<p>A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said, &#8216;Jesus knows you&#8217;re here.&#8217;</p>
<p>He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more, he shook his head and continued.</p>
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		<title>Mock the Week Funnies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great lines from the BBC series "Mock the Week" on the theme of: Unlikely Things to read in a children's book. <p><a href="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2012/12/29/mock-the-week-funnies/">... more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a></p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A couple of my oldest pals recently splashed out on a new entertainment system and on a recent visit I was treated to a great episode of the popular BBC comedy <a href="http://www.mocktheweek.tv/" title="Mock the Week website (opens in new window)" target="_blank"><em>Mock the Week</em></a></p>
<p>The particular episode had a featured section of: <strong>Unlikely Lines From Children&#8217;s Books</strong> and these examples made me chuckle:-</p>
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		<title>Your Blues Name</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Love the blues? Ever wanted your own blues name? Use this handy chart to find yours...</p> <p><a href="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2012/12/19/your-blues-name/">... more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a></p>]]></description>
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<p>Love the blues? Ever wanted your own blues name? Use this handy chart to find yours&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Words of wisdom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Just lately, I've stumbled across some great quotes and I thought it was worth jotting a few of them down here (my memory is not what it used to be <img src="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/wp-content/themes/diaTribe/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="rolleyes" />)</p> <p><a href="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2012/09/20/words-of-wisdom/">... more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a></p>]]></description>
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<p>Just lately, I&#8217;ve stumbled across some great quotes and I thought it was worth jotting a few of them down here (my memory is not what it used to be )</p>
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		<title>Olympics British Style</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 03:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DATELINE: LONDON</p>
<p>In view of the ongoing heavy rains in the UK, representatives of the British government and the London Mayor&#8217;s office have met with the emergency committee of the IOC to propose a number of 11th-hour changes to the upcoming London Olympic programme.</p>
<p>London&#8217;s Mayor Boris Johnson has announced that all Olympic staff will be undergoing SCUBA lessons this week and his office are currently in the process of buying up wetsuits, fins, masks and snorkels from every dive shop in and around the Red Sea. Supplies of diving equipment in the UK have already been appropriated and set aside for use by visiting dignitaries, due to their virtually-unused and near-new state.<a href="http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2012/07/15/olympics_british_style/">More ... &raquo;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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