November 13th, 2006, 07:30
I was summoned to The Land of the Long White Shroud over the weekend by Comrade Helen Cluck, New Zealand's prime minister. Readers may recall that Nw Zlnd is the cuntry that has abolished the vowel in its spoken language. Apparently the educational standards authority there has decided to allow 'txt' style answers to examination questions. As we sat outside Aunty's Orewa mansion in the prime ministerial limousine (a 1977 FJ Holden for motor car afficionados), Comrade Helen asked my opinion. I told her that I am happy to support anything that provides a farewell to Aunty in txt form. Remembering that a farewell would be "see you, Aunty", this would be rendered in txt-speak as "c u nt"