Reading the NZ Herald a couple of weeks back, I encountered a full page article under the heading “SMALL BUSINESS Q&A”. It included a large photo of two affable looking blokes, their shirts hanging out, both clad in blue jeans and with their hands uniformly plunged deep in their pockets.
So what small business were they engaged in? My initial reaction, based on their oafish appearance, was something like cleaning cars, running a fat woman’s brothel, dog walking, weeding gardens and the like, but reading on, not so.
It transpired, these two were the former Solicitor General Michael Heron K.C and the new outfit’s manager, a Will Eddowes, like seemingly everyone these days, possessor of a law degree.
Their venture; a cost-cutting on-line legal service for divorcees wanting to cheaply agree on their split-up division of assets.
Will showed himself to be illiterate; I quote; “The team is essentially six.” “Essentially?” It’s either bloody six or it’s not. Perhaps sums are not his strong point.
Nor it transpired is his grammar, his next remark being, “Alongside Mike and I we have three very sharp law students…” “Mike and me” you oaf.
Then proving my suspicion that he can’t count, Will then listed another on-tap 16 lawyers.
Further down Will likened this venture to UBER. It’s an excellent comparison as I’ll wager he will discover, namely bloody good for the consumer but profitless for the organisers.
So if these two are motivated by altruism then they should box on. But if profit is their primary consideration, they should entertain the fat woman’s brothel concept for which, extraordinary though it may seem, there’s a market, borne out by their prevalence in a number of Arab countries and Latin America. In New Zealand today they’ll certainly have no trouble building a stable of 400 pound females. Pioneering such a service would be a lovely cap on their careers.
Sir Bob Jones is a renowned author, columnist , property investor, and former politician, who blogs at No Punches Pulled HERE - where this article was sourced.
Their venture; a cost-cutting on-line legal service for divorcees wanting to cheaply agree on their split-up division of assets.
Will showed himself to be illiterate; I quote; “The team is essentially six.” “Essentially?” It’s either bloody six or it’s not. Perhaps sums are not his strong point.
Nor it transpired is his grammar, his next remark being, “Alongside Mike and I we have three very sharp law students…” “Mike and me” you oaf.
Then proving my suspicion that he can’t count, Will then listed another on-tap 16 lawyers.
Further down Will likened this venture to UBER. It’s an excellent comparison as I’ll wager he will discover, namely bloody good for the consumer but profitless for the organisers.
So if these two are motivated by altruism then they should box on. But if profit is their primary consideration, they should entertain the fat woman’s brothel concept for which, extraordinary though it may seem, there’s a market, borne out by their prevalence in a number of Arab countries and Latin America. In New Zealand today they’ll certainly have no trouble building a stable of 400 pound females. Pioneering such a service would be a lovely cap on their careers.
Sir Bob Jones is a renowned author, columnist , property investor, and former politician, who blogs at No Punches Pulled HERE - where this article was sourced.
6 comments:
Bob ruefully canvasses apects of the topic in his book Full Circle. Like all his writings agood read if you are not wedded to War and Peace and similar.
Careful Sir Bob, you will have Dee.M & Baron von Slapping your finger taking you task (again) on your grammar, punchu-ation, fraze-olgy and re-dic-u-luss sentencing.
B...er them - it is worth visiting you comments just to see "how real people respond to the world around them, like you have always done".
Can I suggest, that should you meet anyone who 'riles you about your written comments - demonstrate your skill at smacking them about the ear with a Trout Rod'- you need to wear water wading equipment, at the time -yes Bob Jones of yester year!
@Robert Arthur - yes, Full Circle had me in fits of laughter. A very good read. Sir Bob seems to have thrown all caution to the wind as he now regularly comments on the physical characteristics of a particular subset of women, though in some countries they appear to be in the majority. This also produces great mirth.
One of the weirdest blogs I've read in a long time. Surreal is a polite way of putting it.
What cleaning cars, dog walking and weeding gardens have to do with....running a fat women's brothel, God, or rather Bob, only knows!!!! What the hell is that about?
According to Bob you have to be an oaf to do all of the above. The first three cover a good chunk of the NZ population. Add in the fourth and the numbers are ESSENTIALLY the same, I suspect.
Then another top notch mark of oafishness -the use of "Mike and I" versus "Mike and me".
Do people really care? Apart from Bob, I mean.
The last paragraph just left a bad taste in the mouth.
Mind you, Bob's blog still makes marginally more sense than your comment, Anonymous at 5:50.
A mission! To persuade Bob Jones to go metric in his descriptions of NZ females in NZ brothels, and in Wellington. A hangover from Bob's boxing days I suggest.
I consulted Msieur Le Go Ogle, and 400 lb is a little over 181 kg. In other words ... massive!
A veil is drawn.
What is wrong with imperial measures. Nothing inherently better with metric.
I like the renegade touches Sir Bob brings- makes us not be so complacent.
Post a Comment