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"My eggs must be perfectly circular, but my pan tilts and makes them a bit oval so I have purchased a tool to ensure circularity."

You're right, that was a non sequitur... 😅

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 1d

I dont have OCD. I have CDO. It's the same thing but the letters are in alphabetical order AS THEY SHOULD BE!

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

He looks like he sounds like Tom Waits.

Tom Waits Long Way Home

YouTube video by RedAxLamb

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

What's he gonna do if the doctors strike after he makes it illegal? Fire them?

BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

My oldest baby was born in '99 and he gets married next week!
How are literal* children allowed to marry!

*Literal in the sense of figurative

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ...

ALT: an elderly woman says it 's been 84 years ...

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

Not to sound like an AI spambot, but If you haven't met Acorn.tv it has a billion hours of old & new UK crime shows. My wife is binging through season 14 of Taggart at the moment.

Acorn TV

Acorn TV streams world-class mysteries, dramas, and comedies from Britain and beyond. Binge-watch a classic series or discover your new favorite show among dozens of programs available exclusively on ...

Acorn.tv

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

I worked with a guy, Dave Basher, whose wife, Gaye, kept her maiden name.

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

I would be too if I'd been to Hellenbach

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

Maaaatt!

a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open

Alt: William Shatner. Playing Captain. James. T. Kirk. As he delivers. His famous line "Khaaaaan!"

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

🎶All the small things
Cat hair
Dead things
She left a mouse head by the stairs
Surprises let me know she cares

a cat standing on its hind legs next to a window

ALT: a cat standing on its hind legs next to a window

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

Betteridge's Law remains as true as ever.

"...any headline which ends in a question mark can be answered by the word "no". The reason why journalists use that style of headline is that they know the story is probably bullshit, ... but still want to run it."

Betteridge's law of headlines - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

Truly a wonder of nature, that urban predator
I'm sure that cat has many a story to tell

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 3d

I’m in a room where a whole ass faculty member said “Chat GPT 5 would be able to write a better NSF proposal than me” and… well…

My inside thoughts got the best of me BC I said loud as fuck “that’s unfortunate, because there’s not a machine on earth that writes better than me.”

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

If they're anything like corporate-owned dentists and corporate-owned vets, the care may or may not be just as good, but the prices... oh, the prices!

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 2d

Patients worry about rise of corporate-owned GP clinics, but they say judge us 'on the outcomes'

Some patients are worried about the rise of GP clinics owned by big companies, but corporates say patients should judge them on outcomes.

www.rnz.co.nz

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BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

Got no right to take his place in the human race

BlueShiftNZ @blueshiftnz.bsky.social · 2d

We coped with Muppet vampires...

kermit the frog is sitting with his mouth open and his teeth visible

Alt: kermit the frog is sitting with his mouth open and his fangs visible

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