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Richard Norman

@duckbytheoboe.bsky.social

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Same handle at the other place. BBQ dad, Canberra enjoyer. I make cheese sometimes

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Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 14h

“The keel fell off”

Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 18h

Thoughts with the crew and expedition members but "ship made contact with the ocean floor" is the most insane comms staff brain way to try and spin this www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Breaking: Australia's Antarctic icebreaker scrapes ocean floor near Heard Island

Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina has headed to deeper waters off remote Heard Island in the Southern Ocean while assessments are undertaken to see if the hull has suffered any damage after scraping the...

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like a Amish guy with his head on upside down

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

sick flow

Tate Ratledge who has a PFF rank of 14 and wears #69 with a feathered mullet

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 1d

The cats have apparently decided that when I use a knife and a cutting board then it means they’re getting meat. Tonight I started cutting up some tomatoes and cucumber and this happened. #catlyfe

Three cats on a hardwood floor, one staring expectantly at the camera.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 2d

Client helped coil cables

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 2d

please use our CMS

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 2d

This has me thinking. You could insert sports betting ads into Raging Bull, military recruiting ads into All Quiet on the Western Front, AI ads into 2001

Barry Crainiotomy @barrycrain.bsky.social · 2d

I'd like a few words with the boorish louts at HBO who scheduled commercial breaks during IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE. You simply do not do that to Wong Kar-wai

Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in one of the most heartbreakingly romantic films of all time, and HBO executive fuckers decided they needed additional ad revenue.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 2d

Just got a promoted thing on insta for a pub that’s just added toad in the hole to its menu. Just the sort of thing you want in tropical Queensland.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 3d

A friend of mine was in the stands at Wimbledon when John Isner and Nicholas Mahut finished the fifth set of their match 70-68. Baseball is a tiny weak sport.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 3d

Just introduce the one hand, one bounce rule

Tim Heidecker @timheidecker.bsky.social · 3d

New baseball rule: after the 14th inning, no gloves.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 3d

Our neighbours have pigeons and every afternoon they do overhead circle work. It never gets old.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 3d

I saw One Battle After Another a week ago and I can’t stop thinking about it. Just a tremendous film.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 4d

Spangled drongo it is then

Adam @kels316.bsky.social · 4d

the bird of the year is the one reading this

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 5d

Just ate some asparagus that was charred over coals then marinated with lemon, garlic, olive oil and za'atar, AMA

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gochenourabout @sjgochenour.bsky.social · 6d

MOOSE CHEESE EXISTS

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 8d

Spent the morning showing the 10YO what we did for entertainment before the internet.

The OG Mr Squiggle puppet and his rocket.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 9d

Ararat is the preeminent brand of cognac in the former Soviet Union but I didn’t see much in Iran for some reason

Richard 塚正ー緑 @rhtebooks.bsky.social · 9d

I know the definition of the middle east is rubbery but surely Persia, Afghanistan and Club Sandwich are Central Asian countries

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 11d

Alchemist was death metal with surf music. Bloody good stuff for 30 years ago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH5f...

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 11d

I hope it uses non-fungible tubes.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 16d

Is a big egg a beg or an igg?

Four normal-sized eggs and one alarmingly large one.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 16d

Worst bird I’ve ever eaten

Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 16d

Magpie goose

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 16d

Canberra people: the Thai temple in Lyneham is holding a food fair until 4pm today.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 16d

Lol

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Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 19d

This is even more satisfying than seeing jet powered remote controlled planes spiral into the dirt.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 19d

Just made a cabbage and bacon frittata, AMA

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 20d

If he wanted to be remembered he chose well.

Richard Norman @duckbytheoboe.bsky.social · 20d

Thomas Midgley

Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 20d

What historical figure would you like to see Isaac Chotiner interview? I suspect Pontius Pilate would be fun