David Ritchie
@dritchie.bsky.social
Chameleon, comedian, Corinthian and caricature.
"James Bond expert and web developer" - @thespinoff.bsky.social
"Fan" - New Zealand Listener
"Creator/Contributor" - National Library of New Zealand
"James Bond expert and web developer" - @thespinoff.bsky.social
"Fan" - New Zealand Listener
"Creator/Contributor" - National Library of New Zealand
Reposted by David Ritchie
At some point we need to talk about the calibre of politicians coming from our universities' debating clubs.
May 29, 2024 at 1:32 AM
At some point we need to talk about the calibre of politicians coming from our universities' debating clubs.
5 days ago Bish's "not trying to roll Luxon" shirt was raising questions etc etc etc
November 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
5 days ago Bish's "not trying to roll Luxon" shirt was raising questions etc etc etc
Reposted by David Ritchie
“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
Reposted by David Ritchie
“This time next year, Rodney, we’ll be millionaires”
"This is an ex-parrot"
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“This time next year, Rodney, we’ll be millionaires”
"This is an ex-parrot"
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"This is an ex-parrot"
His lordship's school finally came through
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
His lordship's school finally came through
NZers in Disney films update: Rachel House and Dave Fane in Zootopia 2
November 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NZers in Disney films update: Rachel House and Dave Fane in Zootopia 2
Reposted by David Ritchie
Welcome to Derry sounds like what you would expect to happen when Americans try to make their own version of the Derry Girls and get everything wrong
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Welcome to Derry sounds like what you would expect to happen when Americans try to make their own version of the Derry Girls and get everything wrong
"To be played at maximum volume"
The Empire Strikes Back - The Asteroid Field // The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (LIVE)
YouTube video by DR Koncerthuset
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"To be played at maximum volume"
Youngest child turned 13 today hashtag yikes
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Youngest child turned 13 today hashtag yikes
Reposted by David Ritchie
"Chat, j'ai pété" (courtesy of my non-French speaking kids)
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"Chat, j'ai pété" (courtesy of my non-French speaking kids)
*Countdown intensifies*
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
*Countdown intensifies*
A film of Costa Botes' which flies under the radar is "Candyman" about David Klein, the self-sabotaging inventor of Jelly Belly jellybeans.
It's possibly the only film of Botes' in which Weird Al is an interview subject.
It's possibly the only film of Botes' in which Weird Al is an interview subject.
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A film of Costa Botes' which flies under the radar is "Candyman" about David Klein, the self-sabotaging inventor of Jelly Belly jellybeans.
It's possibly the only film of Botes' in which Weird Al is an interview subject.
It's possibly the only film of Botes' in which Weird Al is an interview subject.
More of this please
"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
More of this please
Trump claims to be 6'3" but is standing next to 5'10" Albanese. 5'9" Carney at far end for scale. Luxon about the same by the looks.
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Trump claims to be 6'3" but is standing next to 5'10" Albanese. 5'9" Carney at far end for scale. Luxon about the same by the looks.
Time to ban erectile dysfunction medication for MPs
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Time to ban erectile dysfunction medication for MPs
If Greens or Labour owned up to this Bish da Fish would be the first to start laying into them on Facebook
Hard choices lie ahead, Bishop says, as he explains funding the $56 billion in motorways promised by the Government would require a nearly 50c per litre lift in petrol taxes.
Transport Minister Chris Bishop says funding $56b in roads a 'challenge'
Hard choices lie ahead, Bishop says, as he explains funding the $56 billion in motorways promised by the Government would require a nearly 50c per litre lift in petrol taxes.
dlvr.it
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
If Greens or Labour owned up to this Bish da Fish would be the first to start laying into them on Facebook
Dreaming of what could have been
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Dreaming of what could have been
The youtube algo fed me this Sky UK trailer for a Christmas pic with Kiefer Sutherland which is watermarked and has the countdown at the start whoops.
‘Tinsel Town’ official trailer
YouTube video by Nu Metro
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The youtube algo fed me this Sky UK trailer for a Christmas pic with Kiefer Sutherland which is watermarked and has the countdown at the start whoops.
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
Not this Joseph Parker, surely.
Joseph Parker ‘helped shift cash for drugs’ but was never charged
Police say Parker's status and profile "did not influence" the decision not to charge him over claims he was linked to a meth smuggling gang.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Not this Joseph Parker, surely.
4k scan from the negative of a video for song released... 30 years ago yesterday? Surely not.
Blur - The Universal (Official 4K Music Video)
YouTube video by Blur
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
4k scan from the negative of a video for song released... 30 years ago yesterday? Surely not.
The only police commissioner I trust is Jim Gordon.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The only police commissioner I trust is Jim Gordon.
"Better to trim and burn the infected branch, or even the whole tree."
As ever worth revisiting this piece about how apples *actually* go bad.
How Apples Go Bad
From 2020: The closer the fruit is to rot, the more rot it spreads.
www.newyorker.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"Better to trim and burn the infected branch, or even the whole tree."