It's probably just as well I'm not househunting at present

...because I seriously don't know if I'd be able to resist.

Botticelli's Venus in the entryway! Dead animals galore (although I would say the leopard-print couch clashes just a tad with the apparently-genuine - ulp - zebra rug). Gold gold gold gold gold (well, it's the Gold Coast). A so-creatively distressed paint effect for the kitchen woodwork (kind of missing the gold there, guys). The bar. And statues! Indoors! And murals. A blank spot? No problem, just bang in another mural. A bathroom so wittily co-ordinated with one of the primary functions you'll perform in there (ie. not bathing). And marble marble everywhere - walls, floors, ceilings, outdoors, indoors, indoor/outdoor. Italian renaissance meets big game hunter and country kitchen tradition! Add a wonderful pool, a beautiful property name - "Madison", just like every other aspirational 5-12 year old out there - and it's a bargain at only 14 mil. Must be seen to be believed!

That didn't take long

And on a more serious note, the National govt in NZ says to women in the public service: "No, you're not worth paying as much as men. Fuck off back to the kitchen, ladies."

The Government has axed two investigations aimed at improving the pay of women as it tries to save money by controlling public sector salaries. ...State Services Minister Tony Ryall said the [pay equity] investigations would "generate an additional form of remuneration pressure that is unaffordable in the current economic and fiscal environment".
 

Great! Saving money through discrimination! In the next news bulletin on Channel Trix, we look at how government can slash election costs up to 50% by repealing the 1893 Electoral Law Act that enfranchised those pesky women.