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Catchword for “duckshove”
Catchword: duckshove
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Quotation: Alas, they would have understood only too well Steve Maharey’s comeback when Bill English again harassed him about embarrassing goings-on at Christchurch Polytechnic. After more duckshoving by the minister about whether illicitly extracted taxpayers’ money would be repaid, Mr English asked: “When will he stop giving the impression of a chihuahua savaging a wet lettuce leaf?”
Article or document title:
“MPs at their shameful best” (URL)
Author:
Jane Clifton
Article, document, publication, web site:
Stuff
Publishing location:
New Zealand
Date of publication:
Dec. 8, 2004
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