The mechanics of dialect, transcription, and life as a government agent.

[tearoha]

I work for the government. If you read what I have to say about that in this entry, I may have to kill you.

Giggle, giggle. This is New Zealand. And my job didn't even exist until February this year, when special votes were counted and Gumption Green, the 14th of the Tree Pretty Party's MPs and last one into the House of Representatives after the

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[checkers65477]

I have to say--your first paragraph, there, I thought we were beginning a "once upon a time" story. It just sounded so wonderfully strange and delightful. A deaf politician? Named Gumption Green? From a party called Tree Pretty? And she's deaf? Oh, I want to read this story!

I love this entire post. Sounds like a fantastic job.

[tearoha]

:D It is a bit fantastic! And it's a cool story.

The names of my politician and her party are, shall we say, allusive, rather than truthful. I don't want to come up on any Google searches!

[rosaleeluann]

Hahaha. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. That is all. :D

[tearoha]

cheers Rosie!

[ext_1252405]

Wow! If only I could see through your crypticness to work out who you were actually talking about. The details of your life are so well hidden

[tearoha]

I know, my crypticness knows no bounds at all. I am a woman of mystery! How do you like Gumption as a name?

[tiegirl]

*snort*

P.S. I typed *snot* first...

[tearoha]

ew! Goes with the bodily fluids theme in your icon :)

[idiosyncreant]

This is a fascinating post--been trying to think of a more interesting comment for it, but that's all. Funny, funny!

[tearoha]

thank you! I like my job ridiculously much and bore my flatmates to tears talking about it. This post is considerably cut down.