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It's obvious who the target audience is as soon as you walk in

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Clusters of billboards in Orakei, now BVV is out I guess everybody's having a go. The Act candidate in Tamaki has the surname Christmas which lends itself well to the joke about turkeys voting.

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Sacha Judd @sachajudd.com · 03/10/2026

Driving through rural Waikato and Auckland yesterday: lots of National placards, smattering of Labour, no(!) NZF or Act.

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Imagine running a conference for women in Aotearoa and inviting someone who has said he’s proud of his work in the TRUMP WHITEHOUSE as your keynote. F$&k this actually.

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This x1000. Inside was sparsely populated. Artificial scarcity in action.

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David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Shout out to the hero who is the bloke with the big voice at the hotdog stand in Sylvia Park Ikea.

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TIL Titanic was a Paramount film in the US

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David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you see this, post NZ vampires who aren't Dracula

Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026

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Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...

A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is.

Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.

Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.

an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol

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David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This seems to be the guts of it

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David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The late embargo for reviews ain't a good sign, team

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David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Surprise Paul W. Downs at the end there.

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David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Does Bryan Cranston need the money that badly?

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newzealandcurriculum.tahurangi.education.govt.nz/new-zealand-...

An excerpt from the New Zealand Curriculum
Social Sciences Years 0–10 (specifically Year 8)

People can work with others to influence public attitudes,
values, and government decision-making by engaging with
MPs, writing submissions, signing petitions, creating public
campaigns, and participating in respectful protests on issues
such as social, environmental, economic, human rights, and
minority rights concerns. Examples include student groups,
trade unions, business associations, and social action groups,
for example:

- young people have opportunities to engage in interest groups
for change (e.g. Students Against Dangerous Driving and
Disability Rights Groups) and promote change in other ways
(e.g. Ngā Manu Kōrero, Student Volunteer Army, Pacific
Youth Leadership and Transformation (PYLAT))**
- the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) makes
submissions on legislation, runs campaigns, publishes
research, and advocates for workers' interests
- national business associations (e.g. Chambers of Commerce,
BusinessNZ, Federated Farmers) influence government
decision-making by lobbying politicians, making submissions
on proposed laws, and using the media to promote policies
that support business growth and economic development
- the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union aims to influence
government spending through public campaigns, media
engagement, and direct lobbying
- the Polynesian Panthers formed in 1971 to challenge racism,
inequality, discriminatory policing, and immigration
enforcement facing Pacific peoples in New Zealand, including
the Dawn Raids

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Who's going to play Wolverine in the new X-Men film? Who? WHO COULD IT BE? /s

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The primer to DoS was appreciated by this overseas listener!

Just wondering if big brained alpha Ben Thomas needs a hand learning to use 'google.com' as a search engine.

David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Reading "He Told Us" and struck by how Gun City Dunedin sold the Chch shooter a gun on TradeMe and his username was kiwi14words and they were like "yep, nothing to worry about here".

David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

- Adam Driver ends up with Statler and Waldorf. As the show progresses he ages and becomes more sarcastic towards the show. He can't explain it but evidently those seats have this effect on anyone who sits there. Statler and Waldorf cannot leave The Box That Makes You Old (Halloween episode)

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David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yeah well my AI went roguelike and now it's hooked on NetHack.

David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I know Batman having a howitzer on his shoulders isn't strictly "comics accurate" but it's my head-cannon.

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This is like feeding cats to the local coyotes.

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This billboard in question has been replaced two more times after being graffitied with "we will not be intimidated" and "racist". It's a corner in middle of uni student zone, where the Act billboard last local election had to be taken down and never replaced, and they keep putting fresh ones up!

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Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

- Scooter's uncle JP Grosse brings in Martin Scorsese as a director to freshen up the show. He counsels Kermit "there's more to drama than guns, girls and crime," before overseeing a tense showdown between Crazy Harry and Lew Zealand

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Penny's Bookshop in Chartwell Mall still has copies BTW

Three copies of Nicky Hager's Dirty Work on display.

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Fellow Gen X-ers: Madness touring NZ next March

ticketmaster.co.nz

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- Viola Davis begs to be on the show, as she thinks the ultimate addition to an "EGOT" is an "M" for "Muppet Show guest". She wants to rename such an honour as "GOTEM".

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- Gonzo has an incredibly high ladder with a kiddie pool at the bottom populated by a shark named Meg waiting for Jason Statham to dive into. Statham declines and opts to spend his episode reciting poetry from the top of the ladder.

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- Ringo Starr tries to teach Animal a new drumming style influenced by his mantra "peace and love". Kermit issues an invitation to Paul McCartney to join them for "$13 and a sandwich". Cameo from Macca at the end calling Kermit and asking "what kind of sandwich?"

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- Beyoncé suggests to Miss Piggy she leverages her substantial online fan-base but earns her wrath when suggesting the name "The Piggy-Sty".

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- Stage manager Pops mishears Robert Downey Jr and thinks "ironing man" is the new show's new haberdasher. He spends the episode working in the basement of the theatre running up well-received new costumes and at the end claims he has a "new-found passion for needlework (winks at camera)"

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- Larry David is convinced, begrudgingly, by his writing partner (the legendary "Gags" Beasley) that doing the show is ideal for him as it has "virtually no audience, nobody cares". Ultimately the auditorium is standing room only. A billboard in Times Square is co-opted to broadcast his performance.

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🦇 Mel 🦇 @melbailey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here are some mdoern-day Muppet Show premises for free: - Gonzo gets Chris Hemsworth to become his protege, climaxing in them being ejected simultaneously from circus cannons and high-fiving in the middle.

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All Davids are actually part of the Greater David who will one day call them all back creating Mega David and bringing about the End of Daves.

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David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've let my Duolingo slide for 2 days (sorry @pearced.bsky.social) and I'm sleeping better, my skin's improved, and I'm walking with a pep in my step.

David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Watch for the inevitable characterisation of Nicky Hager as a "conspiracy theorist" by aggrieved parties, ignoring his history as anything but.

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David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Agreed, all I heard was red flags flapping the breeze

David Ritchie @dritchie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Does Ian Taylor not realise he can just email MPs directly? <firstname>.<lastname>@parliament.govt.nz should do it.