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An apposite Goon Show memory - referenced in Wikipedia:

Henry Crun would often start mumbling "you can't get the wood, you know" when asked to do any sort of job, even though the job (such as the building of a "waterproof gas stove" in The Siege of Fort Night) would never require any wood. Sometimes he would also complain about "a shortage of shortages".

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Great diary entry Dave. Boy did you ever open up the worm cans. Would have loved to write a dissertation here on the foibles of the forestry industry and NZ primary industry in general, however it's late and I have to flog my guts out again tomorrow. Glad you are mending well.

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Nothing new about the Rumanian health system here. Check out the brilliant Death of Mr Lazarescu (2005). A warning to public health systems everywhere and a magnificent piece of film making.

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Kubrick greatest film maker ever. ******* Space Odyssey - happening in your lifetime

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Prototype the bike /walking lanes - just needs a bit of scaffolding and a few planks at the ends and a couple of thousand orange cones on the bridge.

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