If we are to be believe what we are being told the world is ending. We are soon going to be on a planet that has the ambient air temperature of Mercury (where it gets very tropical), a planet that can't feed its people and has no money.
So what are the good people of Wanganui doing to put things to rights? They are arguing whether their town should be spelt with an 'h'. Apparently they had a referendum a few years back to settle this issue vital in the survival of the planet and decided to not waste further paint on the road signs and leave things as they were.
Not good enough for some mob who have again petitioned the council to get a decision in their favour so they can make a submission to the Geography Board (I think) so that an 'h' which has never been there can - be there. It is pointed out that in this part of the world if the 'h' was added the pronunciation of the place name would not change as the 'h' is silent and does not turn the 'w' into an 'f' as it does in Whangarei. Therefore changing the spelling will make no practical difference to the man in the street.
Yesterday the Council headed by the refreshingly tie deficient Mayor, Michael Laws, actually wasted time to discuss this and voted eight to five for no 'h'. Presumably the 'h' advocates will now appeal to the Human Rights Commission or the Pope for a further hearing so the Geography Wallahs can hear the case with as much pro 'h' bias as possible.
Please stop this nonsense. You can spell the name however you bloody well want to. Put in a silent 'ch' as in marmachlade if you want. Who cares? I'm sure the Post Office don't. A letter written to someone in Wanganui will get there if it is spelt as now or as Whanganui - or Wchanganui. One pro 'h' bloke on the News last night said it was important to get this sorted out - in his favour of course. It is not important. It is mind numbingly stupid and no one gives a big rats backside.
Meanwhile we will all get poorer as all the bank notes spontaneously combust with the earths temperature soaring past 200 degrees Centigrade because I have driven my V8 to work. Idiots.
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