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Ben Allan

@benallan.bsky.social

Subeditor / lamestream media left-wing govt mouthpiece / right-wing govt propagandist trapped in Dunedin, New Zealand. Opinions those of the Voice of the Mysterons. Used to program binary load lifters, very similar to your vaporators in most respects

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Ben Allan@benallan.bsky.social · 4d ago

Rewatching a bit of Star Trek VI. Scotty pulled various engineering miracles over time, but did he ever do anything more impressive than sprinting up 2? 3? flights of stairs (picked by Kirk for this task even though at this point he is the most rotund crew member) and then DEMOLISHING this door?

Ben Allan@benallan.bsky.social · 4d ago

I watched Mortal Kombat II last night (gotta support our boy Karl Urban) and the best things about it were 1) Kano was hilariously and deliberately Australian, which 2) raises the possibility that the character has been called Kano all along just because he is just a guy from Australia named Kane

Ben Allan@benallan.bsky.social · 5d ago

Down a random wiki wormhole tonight inspired by idly wondering what qualifies any given organised crime group to be called a "mob", and this was an interesting thing to read after 100 Yakuza movies filled with cool guys in suits with swords doing drug deals in stylishly neon-lit Tokyo nightclubs.

Excerpt from a Wikipedia article, which reads: In the 2010s and 2020s, the yakuza's main source of funding is a fraud called tokushu sagi (special fraud), which mainly targets the elderly to cheat them out of large amounts of money. Their methods include calling the homes of elderly people to beg for money by pretending to be the elderly person's son, or visiting the homes of elderly people posing as employees of financial institutions to swindle them out of their money.
Ben Allan@benallan.bsky.social · 7d ago

Appreciating this photo from the World Fencing Championships, because who amongst us have never confidently attempted some bold manoeuvre in life, only for it to result with us immediately getting stabbed in the nads?

Two fencers. One has leapt boldly into the air, both feet off the ground, in some kind of daring swashbuckle, and as he flies his opponent has simply taken a step forward and stabbed him in the dick.
Ben Allan@benallan.bsky.social · last wk.

Looking ahead in Mike's Minutes: Tomorrow: Everyone you are Facebook friends with owns a BMW Friday: I can't recall ever having met someone that has even seen a homeless person Monday: Only a child would believe impish Norse mythology figure Chloe Swarbrick actually exists

Daily Indignation@dailyindignation.bsky.social · last wk.

"The majority of people you know [are] doing fine" says millionaire broadcaster. "They have plentiful work, they are well paid, they have savings, take holidays, wish the power bill was cheaper but, by and large, life is decent and there is no crisis."

NewstalkZB: "Mike's Minute: The cost of living "crisis" no longer exists Mike Hosking Wed, 29 Jul 2026"
Ben Allan@benallan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Depending on what you count I think maybe Avengers: Doomsday will be Chris Evans *12th* Marvel movie, which is exciting for him as he will finally fill up his stamp card and get the free coffee.

Ben Allan@benallan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Long day today, but when I (probably ill-advisedly) replied to some Odyssey idiocy on FB, the idiot decided my opinion that maybe there is no giant conspiracy to falsify how well it's doing was explained by my profile pic (same as it is here) of me, a "man/woman/whatever", so that was pretty good.

Ben Allan@benallan.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Odyssey was pretty good, but maybe we could have Christopher Nolan pop round to each cinema it's on at and adjust the sound settings to whatever he's got set up at home that makes all his dialogue intelligible?

Ben Allan@benallan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Have ventured a few city blocks into Auckland for a night - back to the South Island tomorrow evening - and as on previous such occasions, can't help but think about how if I attempted this manoeuvre back in the day it would have taken about 3 months and I probably would have drowned on the way

Ben Allan@benallan.bsky.social · 4w ago

I should likely resist the urge to Do An Insight, but the 20-something dude next to me on the crowded bus who was having the Snapchat "I know how to do my taxes. You have to low key lie to them, otherwise they try and get money out of you. That's what my cousin said" seemed a depressing NZ microcosm