Welcome to GoG

GoG is the blog for grumpy old geezers, mostly in New Zealand. But you don’t have to be male, old, or a geezer to be involved. You just need to be grumpy and possess a sense of humour.
What can I get grumpy about?
Almost anything. The usual rules of "legal, decent and honest" apply. No personal attacks, no obscenities or gross swearing and nothing that could land you (or us) with a libel suit.
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Old Father Hubbard’s cupboard is bare: The good times have finally rolled

Old Father Hubbard’s cupboard is bare: The good times have finally rolled How us grumpy old geezers fondly recall those long-lost, innocent days when we would play with train sets. A little later, we learned the value of funny money by playing Monopoly. And we loved our 1/72 scale plastic models, made by Airfix. More than half a ...
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Every breath you take, every move you make… Sting in the tale of Big Bro

Every breath you take, every move you make… Sting in the tale of Big Bro “Smile. You’re on camera!” say the signs in the centre of town. It would be more honest to say “Scowl. You’re under surveillance!” Twenty-four hours surveillance at that. For the sake of filming the occasional drunken lout misbehaving late at night, probably with his face obscured ...
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No one likes to talk about suicide, and that’s exactly why we should

No one likes to talk about suicide, and that’s exactly why we should Expert opinion in New Zealand says that publication of suicide details leads to copy-cat deaths. Newspaper editors, on the other hand, argue that secrecy amounts to censorship. They are all missing the point. No one in New Zealand likes to talk about euthanasia either, and that’s ...
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