Month: May 2009

  • Ventriloquist offends blonde

    A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night, with his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when a blonde woman in the 4th row stands on her chair and starts shouting:- ‘I’ve heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype […]

  • Group Influence

    Welcome to the first Happy Nation newsletter! Happy Nation aims to promote individual and social happiness. This means recognising that none of us is an island and that our happiness is deeply affected by the society we live in. Ever noticed that some people, or groups of people, make you feel good, while others bring […]

  • Generosity of Friends

    The following comes from Jo Robertson: Recently my second son was graduating from university in Dunedin. I wanted to attend with my three other children to celebrate with him. However, I live in Hamilton and was concerned about the expense of travelling there and accommodation costs for us all. Wonderfully, the trip was made possible […]