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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti

@specschic.bsky.social

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Specs & cats fan. Swears a lot. Typos - nearly always. Puns likely. In Ōtautahi/Christchurch, AoNZ. Turns out I'm neuro-spicy. Woke as. Views my own, not representative of my employer. She/her. TERFS, racists, ableists, & misogynists can fuck right off!

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · May 22

Green background with white and blue text.
The white text says I can't believe we have to protest this shit in 2025!!.
The blue text says #PayEquity

SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 3h

Buster Bum-biter!

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 5h

All the best.

SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 5h

I hear that knocker-uppers are in great demand

Rob🎸 @robdickinson.bsky.social · 6h

Plenty of vacancies for Switchboard Operators I assume these days?

Cool Hand Fluke @nzrossvideo.bsky.social · 6h

I hear there’s demand for horseless carriage assistants

SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 8h

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“Going up?”
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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 19h

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social Stephen King plus a certain ELO track - I think this might be pertinent to your interests.

GeekeryNZ @geekerynz.bsky.social · 19h

The Running Man - New Trailer
geekerynz.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

The Running Man - New Trailer

In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, mus...

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 1d

So heartbreaking for you.

SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 1d

Birdle 🇳🇿 14/10/2025

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birdle.nz

SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 1d

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“This & that”
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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 1d

A drawing of a small grey rabbit. It is standing up. It is wearing a green-grey knight's helmet with raised visor, a short scale mail cape and it is holding a brown coloured book under its left arm. It's right ahead is holding a spear upright.

The accompanying text says "Born to dilly dally, forced to fight fascists".

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, & one song you can't stand

Jelly

Titanic

Don't stand so close to me

Based Moon Alpha @nedgilmore.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, & one song you can't stand

Raw Apple

The Incredible Hulk

Brimful of Asha

miravox @miravox.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, & one song you can't stand

Parsnip

La La Land

you say it best when you say nothing at all 🙄

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 1d

Well done

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! Incredible survival tactic.

SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 1d

I've seen them described as the opposite of the quokka

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 1d

very nice

SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 2d

Very nice

SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 2d

Not great work on my part today

Birdle 🇳🇿 13/10/2025

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 2d

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“Bring binoculars”
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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 2d

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

SAP_ALL in Production systems.

Stu Fleming @thebasement.nz · 3d

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

stu@remote% ifdown eth0

Malcolm RF 💚🇳🇿 @p-no-nwa.bsky.social · 3d

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

"Pressed into active ferment"

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 3d

I love the smell of it 😁

SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 3d

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“Follow suit”
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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 4d

Same feelings in Ōtautahi re our mayor

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 4d

Your skeet is featured here pleated-jeans.com/2025/10/09/f...

For anyone wanting to view site, I'd suggest a browser with an ad blocker (eg DuckDuckGo), cos the site is painful without

30 Funniest Cat Tweets We Saw This Week That Had Us Purring With Laughter (October 9, 2025)

Cat Twitter never misses.

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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 4d

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Strands #587
“That's branding”
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SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 4d

Nice.

SpecsChic - Toitū te Tiriti @specschic.bsky.social · 4d

That's a big win