Thursday, 10 January 2013 15:16

Tenuous link

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THE HOUND could not be bothered with all the hype that recently engulfed the country – especially in Wellington – over The Hobbit movie premiere. 

However, it seems the silly, hairy-foot fever that infected most of the beltway included Fed Farmers – who couldn’t help trying in cash in on the Peter Jackson extravaganza. The farmer lobby belted out a media release, on the same day as the premiere, in the name of meat and wool chair Janet Maxwell, saying it was; “hopeful The Hobbit may also spur overseas demand for all things kiwi including wool.” This old mutt reckons making such a tenuous link to this fantasy clearly shows it is time for the Fed’s over-keen PR team to take a break!

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