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This is what WINZ workers do when a client gets angry. And in the meantime they get their security guard to call the cops and trespass clients. All probs solved, really great work, these two rodents show their good professional work, showing how it is done.
Screw beneficiaries, we want less of them, that is the mantra.
Geese Bill, Is this where you found the surplus?
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Pity it wasn’t for real. No smiles then baby.
The closest thing they could find to sticking their head in the sand in the beehive…
“This is how we sell legislation to our corporate overlords”
“if you look up now you can see the sun shining out of John Key’s arse”
“MPs trial new housing options for Auckland renters”
Government says ingenious new state house design is guaranteed to not have mould, simply because it doesn’t have any walls.
“This is how I climb the corporate ladder”
Does my bum look big in this?
“We do this on a regular basis now cos John’s bringing the house down.”
“Can you phone EQC Paula ?”
Ha ha, when I said “good we are doing a flyover” I meant theirs “a fly over head”paula eats it,”she stills wiggles when she talks.
when as (minister of education)
I believe that too be true.
No, this is how we usually write public private partnership agreements, it’s standard practice, just like Cabinet Club.
Visual bingo, number 2.
National Party MPs practice crawling under tables in preparation for kissing the feet of the visiting international corporation leaders who might visit NZ once the TPP deal is written into law.
“Earthquakes are good for the economy, stupid. We all really need to muck in on this one.”
John calls it “Applying the corporate model to government.”
You want something from the man, this is where you go to get it.
Bennett and Tolley continue to search for their compassion
More under the table deals done by the National party.
I’m sure there’s an education budget that pays teachers fairly somewhere under here
Wow, was that an earthquake, or our Boss dropping his wallet.
” Are You Smarter Than a Six-year-old ?”
Six year olds from a decile 2 school today won the latest round of ‘Survival NZ’ after Team Key failed to complete the ‘Stop, drop, COVER and HOLD’ section.
Asked for comment Bennett replied, “Well I think we have plenty of long term unemployed who should rush to protect me and sacrifice themselves if there was a disaster. Tolley just chuckled and said “I think some people just like hiding under furniture”.
When Judith Collins was asked why she didn’t even make it off her chair, she just smiled and said that she was ‘waiting to make her move’.
Judith Collins puts her foot in it – again.
The two wicked witches searching for Dorothy.
OH look here’s labour’s latest poll results!!!
John prefers it when you take your teeth out.
I wonder if they have any intern positions going here?
âDonât worry Anne, builders cannot self-certify yet so this roof cannot come down any moment, even without an earthquake. In any case, Bill and John have parlayed all shoddy builders to Aucklandâ
woof woof
Hurry up and take the bloody photo. My friend has dropped a silent humdinger, whew.
John said we should demonstrate his new policy,,women should not be heard or seen
Scrum Down!
NZ,,,self defence policy unveiled after armed forces are made redundant
I am afraid its the new policy in NZ,,,
No Ponytail, No Seat
Really, I don’t mind John putting his feet up on us at cabinet….yet honestly he left his chair for a pee over 20 mins now….
Cabinet members bond, in team building hide and seek exercise
On Your Marks, Getttt Set,,,,,,Go!
When John comes back to his seat…I bet he picks me!!!!
Volunteers for Keys sedan chair unveiled
Ok, when the beloved leader says mushhhhhhhhhh,,,,run like hell
Keys decided to hold cabinet trick or treat early…yet oddly there was only tricks
Rentokil called,,yet even they don’t know if they could succeed
John must be feeding the chickens again – Anne has got a pearl necklace.