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Luke @handle.invalid · 02/10/2026

Saying when his dogs were born is hilarious

Showalter married Anne Kalin Ellis on January 16, 2011, in New York.[19] The couple has twin daughters, born in 2014 and two French Bulldogs who were born in 2025.[20]

Luke @handle.invalid · 01/10/2026

It's happening randomly. Facebook can't answer why Very cool. This screenshot is a great example of modern tech. www.reddit.com/r/facebook/s...

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Luke @handle.invalid · 01/10/2026

There's two strategies for high scores. One is a "perfect" game. Pangram first, then use up all the letters completely. That gives you X2 The next is Ice Cold, where you avoid the chilli completely which gives you x5. If you also use all the letters you get +50 first. Here's a list of bonuses

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Luke @handle.invalid · 01/10/2026

Our business page randomly messaged someone on messenger. I can't work out what has done it. I'm assuming it's some sort of ai tool? Anyone have any ideas. Makes us look weird af.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 01/10/2026

Scott Pickett is just doing crime. This is crime. Just arrest this guy for crimes. (Most of text in alt)

A company tied to top chef Scott Pickett collapsed under the weight of a $2.3 million tax debt just weeks after he closed one of his fine-dining venues.
Nord Arc Hospitality, a company set up to pay the employees working across Pickett’s restaurants, entered liquidation in mid-September.

Scott Pickett at Matilda restaurant before it was closed.

Scott Pickett at Matilda restaurant before it was closed. Marija Ercegovac
Another five companies associated with Pickett also appointed liquidators this month as part of the celebrity chef’s restructure of his debt-stricken restaurant empire.
The move took the number of Pickett businesses in liquidation to eight.
Nord Arc Hospitality was set up in August 2025. A month later, Pickett’s other company that serviced staff wages, SP Group Services, entered administration after drowning in debts.

All staff wages and entitlements were paid up to the date of both Nord Arc and SP Group Services being wound up, according to company records.
Liquidators said in documents sent to creditors earlier this month that Nord Arc had racked up $2.8 million in debts over the 14 months since it was first established, the bulk to the ATO.
The fresh bout of collapses comes just weeks after Pickett closed Matilda on Domain Road in South Yarra, deciding it was time to exit the business, making way for Venues by Only group’s Kiki’s Tavern.

The closure of Matilda and the winding up of Nord Arc highlights the financial mire Pickett has been trying to battle through over the past year.

Last September, Pickett was forced to restructure a group of his eateries run through his Rogue Traders Group, which collapsed owing creditors $27 million.
The restaurant venues caught up in Rogue Traders’ financial strife – Smith St Bistrot, Chancery Lane, Matilda, Longrain and sister bar Longsong – all stayed open during the restructuring and continued to pay staff wages and honour gift vouchers. Other Pickett ventures, such as Estelle in Northcote and his new pub …

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Luke @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026

What if not beer but data collection.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 22/09/2026

Every once in a while someone posts a normal Australian version. They freak the hell out.

A normal Australian parma. Looks pretty good. Not spectacular.

Yikes. There are many Italians in Australia. This must not be them

Rob Jones
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And the Italians think the Americans are bad 🤮

Tom Dunphy
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the cole slaw is diabolical.

Joseph Cavallo
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There are many diners that serve Chicken Parm Sandwitch with two sides, fires and coleslaw. No different.

Clem Cirelli
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That’s. Just. Wrong. Did you follow it up with a slice of pineapple pizza?

Mark Breece
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Glen Sherby there's not enough thoughts and prayers out there to save this plate ...

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Luke @handle.invalid · 22/09/2026

One thing I do reasonably often is check on the Jersey Parm facebook group. It's an alternate reality where disgusting American "parm" is good and the superior Australian version is bad. Here's the kind of shenanigans going on:

Well. Again, Chick Parm dinner at ‘Pete’s Steakhouse’ and they DID NOT disappoint!!! Don’t care who what people say about it from the photos. I can tell you this….ATE THE WHOLE DAMN THING and enjoyed every bit of it!!! Sometimes those local taverns, restaurants come through just perfectly!! 👍

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Luke @handle.invalid · 21/09/2026

Everything in focus, including the chalkboard inside. The chalkboard is generic words with no prices in classic Ai font. Tape is on outside of the window while the sign is inside. Colours are slightly too warm. Cat looks unnatural, and is it behind a door or a window? Also it has synthid watermark

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Luke @handle.invalid · 21/09/2026

Australian 60 minutes finally exposing fraudster Elizabeth Holmes.

The Fake Medical Revolution: Exposing the Theranos Lie | 60 Minutes Australia

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Luke @handle.invalid · 20/09/2026

Made a citrus zest creme fraiche cake. Soaked in grapefruit/lemon sugar syrup, topped with thyme and coconut

A cake from a bundt tin, with herbs and coconut on top.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 19/09/2026

The Luke watcher is also on duty.

An orange cat with a big white fluffy mane and white face. He's watching me. Suspiciously

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Luke @handle.invalid · 19/09/2026

It's miserable outside, so I lit the fire and will tick two movies off my list today. Probably Casablanca and Streets of Rage. A classic pairing. The list as it stands:

Trespass
Hell or high water
Hot target
Yes madam
Fallen angels 1995
Persepolis
Pelican Brief
Desperately seeking susan
Cobra
Streets of Fire
Return to Oz
Casablanca
Sting
Cherry falls
Romper stomper
Heat
Call me by your name
Boys don't cry
Super Troopers 2
Yesterday
NOFX documentary
Raygun documentary
Everything is illuminated
Roma
Repo Man
Restrepo
Memento
The Rover
Maddie's Secret
Network
Princess monokeke
Clue
Grave of the fireflies
Stone cold
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Every Rob Reiner movie I haven't seen yet.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 15/09/2026

"I believe this is the beginning of a psyop to normalize pooping yourself and persevering through it"

Joanna Wietrzyk is the beginning of a new psyop
Joanna Wietrzyk is a hyrox athlete who pooped herself mid competition and continued the event. She didn't take a break, no one stopped her, no real consequences. I believe this is the beginning of a psyop to normalize pooping yourself and persevering through it.

For fanatics of American politics, there's another person who is also believed to allegedly be pooping himself. Social media tsunamis is one of their favorite strategies for dealing with negative actions. Overwhelm people until they're desensitized and/or use it to drown out serious news until people choose to ignore it. It's an effective strategy and we're seeing the start of it.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 11/09/2026

Some people get it tho.

T-Rex Tree https://share.google/k9mR2h35OoXO4vrIx

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Luke @handle.invalid · 11/09/2026

There's a tree near us that looks like a T Rex. When we drive past we go "ayyy dinosaur tree" and everyone has fun. Some people get mad enough about it to leave bad reviews on google:

Lowest reviews from here

T-Rex Tree https://share.google/c5s90nX1g5keTQI7U

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Luke @handle.invalid · 05/09/2026

Also Lanzhou beef noodles last night. Finally finding my Christchurch spots.

A bowl of vibrant beef noodles. Bright green spring onions, chilli, all that stuff. It's vibrant

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Luke @handle.invalid · 05/09/2026

Aw yisss. People keep trying to recommend fine dining to me, but this is where I wanna be

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Luke @handle.invalid · 04/09/2026

I went to the art gallery and they said the toilets were broken, but there was a big bathroom-themed dripping water sculpture in the foyer. Unsure if it was an art-bit. Incredible if it was. Saw Fat Bird. My favourite NZ painting.

Fat Bird. A black and white fat bird painting. Idk what style sorry. It's by Don Binney

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Luke @handle.invalid · 03/09/2026

Okay after scooting along wide footpaths to see Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma in this cool cinema (Alice), I guess it's pretty neat here.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 31/08/2026

Melbourne was wonderful. I ate so many delicious things, hugged so many wonderful people, went to a lovely wedding and cried a bunch at how great the bride and groom are, went to the clubhouse launch of my old Trugo club, looked at lots of art, and bought new shoes. A+ visit. More snacks:

Two bowls on a red table. One is brown with a duck leg and dumplings, the other is turmeric organhe with noodles

A croissant cross section. It has chocolate.

A skewer of chicken and fish roe on a black plate.

A fancy cold brew coffee in a nice glass on a white bench.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 30/08/2026

I met this cat today. I let him sniff my hand and he gave it a friendly nibble.

An orange and white cat, sitting on a fence, staring intently. He's cute.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 29/08/2026

Getting lots of compliments on the @pepperraccoon.com Kawakawa leaf chain. Can recommend for a formal occasion.

A handsome man in a white shirt and a blue suit. He has a gold kawaka leaf chain on. It really pops.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 22/08/2026

Here's a list of movies I haven't seen

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Luke @handle.invalid · 20/08/2026

eating in NZ be like

a meme with a bus on train tracks. The bus says "normal food" then a train crashes into it and it says "CREAM CHEESE"

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Luke @handle.invalid · 15/08/2026

Here's the sanga. Lamb, chorizo, chimichurri, on a fresh made roll.

Brown toasty roll in a box. There's concrete, blue sky and a bike in the background

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Luke @handle.invalid · 11/08/2026

I've never paid attention to anything he's said. I just know what writers sound like when they are making stuff up. Pretty useless skill most of the time.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 08/08/2026

I take it back. That fit is fire

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Luke @handle.invalid · 08/08/2026

Craig in S2 doesn't quite have the charm of Jeremy (obviously it brings me no pleasure to report this). His leather jacket is fine. He is handsome though. Handsome man.

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Luke @handle.invalid · 01/08/2026

The coolest bot so far.

A wedge shaped black robot with flames on the back and a weird head on the front. It has swords coming out the sides with BLOOD on the tips

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Luke @handle.invalid · 01/08/2026

"anyway, here's wonderwall"

Jeremy Clarkson with a short mop of hair and a shiny leather jacket. He looks like a drip

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Luke @handle.invalid · 27/07/2026

Our friends at @metservice.com refuse to share this crucial information with Bluesky, instead confining it to the very problematic "facebook" platform. Are they trying to hide that Kawatiri Westport is once again the "jewel" of the south with consistenly stunning weather? All signs point to yes.