Some hacker clown apparently got hold of the final Harry Potter instalment.... now while its likely the guy is talking out his arse here is what he claims are the big twists etc
Snape kills Hagrid
Voldermort kills Hermione (who saves Ron)
Harry kills Voldermort
Draco is evil
Draco will have to pick things up substantially - up till now he's just been a dick.
Anyway there you have it. The publishers are saying its bollocks and personally I thought the much speculated Harry sacrificing himself to kill Voldemort would be better.. but hey I dont even read these books!
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Friday, June 22, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
10 Crap Places
Ive just been reading a guide to the 50 Most Crap Places in Britain. Number 1 is Hull, Liverpool came in at 6. I thought it would make for a great tour of the UK to travel around the top 10 or 20, but it also got me thinking - what are the 10 crapest places in New Zealand.
So here goes, Ive only included places Ive been to and spent time in rather than places I just passed through
10. Wanganui (Shit hole, who would live in this god awful dump? The mayor is Michael Laws...)
9. Timaru (this was a close call with Greymouth, but even that has something to do - Timaru is the Hamilton of the south).
8. Invercargill (The best bit of Invercargill is the air bridge at the airport - they dont need it as only small planes go there!! Obviously such hope for the future? Cold wet and poos).
7. Masterton (not even its close proximity to Greytown and Martinborough can save it - smells like cabbage, ugly rural people).
6. Levin (to be fair if anyone else was making the list - it would be lower. It is kind of getting better - but its all relative. What the fuck is that statue of a chinese market gardner? Would anyone notice if they just didnt bother and closed for a few weeks?).
5. Whangarei (always fucking raining - apalling mess of a town filled with yokels)
4. Palmerston North (Just try to find something to do - only the windmills keep it from a lower ranking - used to have nice tree lined avenues....... they chopped those down).
3. Christchurch (why? why does it exist? Wellington has government depts and quangos, Auckland has business..... Christchurch has...........?)
2. Whakatane (absolute low point of 2005 was a whole day in this shit hole, made worse by the airport being a glorified skyline garage. You spend all your time willing White Island to erupt and end the pain.)
1. Hamilton (just try navigating this bollocks - it feels like its the size of Western Australia and there is litterally nothing there that you couldnt do elsewhere the epitome of the shit hole. A huge complex network of nothingness ).
Close - Auckland (proving that a million people can be wrong), Gisborne (as depressing as Whangarei), Hutt Valley (the lighthouse and Dowse save it), Stratford (Levin of the West), Foxton (the "fox-town of NZ"... if thats the best you've got...) .
Others that I just know are shit - but I havent been there or have just passed through; Gore, Dargaville, Te Awamutu, and Kaitaia.
So here goes, Ive only included places Ive been to and spent time in rather than places I just passed through
10. Wanganui (Shit hole, who would live in this god awful dump? The mayor is Michael Laws...)
9. Timaru (this was a close call with Greymouth, but even that has something to do - Timaru is the Hamilton of the south).
8. Invercargill (The best bit of Invercargill is the air bridge at the airport - they dont need it as only small planes go there!! Obviously such hope for the future? Cold wet and poos).
7. Masterton (not even its close proximity to Greytown and Martinborough can save it - smells like cabbage, ugly rural people).
6. Levin (to be fair if anyone else was making the list - it would be lower. It is kind of getting better - but its all relative. What the fuck is that statue of a chinese market gardner? Would anyone notice if they just didnt bother and closed for a few weeks?).
5. Whangarei (always fucking raining - apalling mess of a town filled with yokels)
4. Palmerston North (Just try to find something to do - only the windmills keep it from a lower ranking - used to have nice tree lined avenues....... they chopped those down).
3. Christchurch (why? why does it exist? Wellington has government depts and quangos, Auckland has business..... Christchurch has...........?)
2. Whakatane (absolute low point of 2005 was a whole day in this shit hole, made worse by the airport being a glorified skyline garage. You spend all your time willing White Island to erupt and end the pain.)
1. Hamilton (just try navigating this bollocks - it feels like its the size of Western Australia and there is litterally nothing there that you couldnt do elsewhere the epitome of the shit hole. A huge complex network of nothingness ).
Close - Auckland (proving that a million people can be wrong), Gisborne (as depressing as Whangarei), Hutt Valley (the lighthouse and Dowse save it), Stratford (Levin of the West), Foxton (the "fox-town of NZ"... if thats the best you've got...) .
Others that I just know are shit - but I havent been there or have just passed through; Gore, Dargaville, Te Awamutu, and Kaitaia.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Cunis - he's neither one thing, nor the other
I have just finished reading Harry Ricketts' "How to Catch a Cricket Match". The book covers the second day of the second test between the West Indies and New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in 2006. I was of course there on this day, giving me a slightly different perspective.
Ricketts book is a great read for anyone with a passing interest in the great game. He shares stories of how he came to love the game, and how he would analyse the game and machinations of what could happen with his friends - just like every cricket follower does. He also talks of how cricket lovers can at times talk in code, for example how a line like Flemming cuts Edwards through backward point for four would be meaningless to most people, yet cricket followers know exactly what you mean.
The title of this article of course is a line from the book, in reference to the NZ player of the 1960s Bob Cunis, Ricketts recalls how the line was delivered dryly by the BBC commentators of the day - fantastic.
To finish Ricketts names his all time New Zealand XI, and his all time World XI. These are often pointless exercises, but fun all the same so here's mine. (I dont honestly expect anyone reading this to actually pick their own as well!)
New Zealand Test XI
1. Stewie Dempster, 2. John Wright, 3. Bert Sutcliffe, 4. Martin Crowe (captain), 5.Glenn Turner, 6. John Reid, 7. Chris Cairns, 8. Sir Richard Hadlee, 9. Adam Parore, 10. Daniel Vettori, 11. Shane Bond
World Test XI
1. Viv Richards (WI), 2. Michael Slater (AUS), 3. Sir Donald Bradman (AUS), 4. Ricky Ponting (AUS), 5. Sachin Tendulkar (IND), 6. Sir Garfield Sobers (WI), 7. Adam Gilchrist (AUS), 8. Shane Warne (AUS), 9. Sir Richard Hadlee (NZ), 10. Courtney Walsh (WI), 11. Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
and while im at it, ill pick a one-day team too
New Zealand One Day XI
1. Mark Greatbatch, 2. Nathan Astle, 3. Andrew Jones, 4. Martin Crowe, 5. Stephen Fleming, 6. Chris Cairns, 7. Chris Harris, 8. Brendon McCullum, 9. Gavin Larsen, 10. Daniel Vettori, 11. Shane Bond.
Ricketts book is a great read for anyone with a passing interest in the great game. He shares stories of how he came to love the game, and how he would analyse the game and machinations of what could happen with his friends - just like every cricket follower does. He also talks of how cricket lovers can at times talk in code, for example how a line like Flemming cuts Edwards through backward point for four would be meaningless to most people, yet cricket followers know exactly what you mean.
The title of this article of course is a line from the book, in reference to the NZ player of the 1960s Bob Cunis, Ricketts recalls how the line was delivered dryly by the BBC commentators of the day - fantastic.
To finish Ricketts names his all time New Zealand XI, and his all time World XI. These are often pointless exercises, but fun all the same so here's mine. (I dont honestly expect anyone reading this to actually pick their own as well!)
New Zealand Test XI
1. Stewie Dempster, 2. John Wright, 3. Bert Sutcliffe, 4. Martin Crowe (captain), 5.Glenn Turner, 6. John Reid, 7. Chris Cairns, 8. Sir Richard Hadlee, 9. Adam Parore, 10. Daniel Vettori, 11. Shane Bond
World Test XI
1. Viv Richards (WI), 2. Michael Slater (AUS), 3. Sir Donald Bradman (AUS), 4. Ricky Ponting (AUS), 5. Sachin Tendulkar (IND), 6. Sir Garfield Sobers (WI), 7. Adam Gilchrist (AUS), 8. Shane Warne (AUS), 9. Sir Richard Hadlee (NZ), 10. Courtney Walsh (WI), 11. Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
and while im at it, ill pick a one-day team too
New Zealand One Day XI
1. Mark Greatbatch, 2. Nathan Astle, 3. Andrew Jones, 4. Martin Crowe, 5. Stephen Fleming, 6. Chris Cairns, 7. Chris Harris, 8. Brendon McCullum, 9. Gavin Larsen, 10. Daniel Vettori, 11. Shane Bond.
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