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David Astle
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Crossword maker, DA. Evenings host . Dictionary bloke . Writer of wordy books. SMH's Wordplay columnist. Verbaholic. My views only
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A lot? A garrison? A blockade?
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I’m multi-literate. I can read faces, tea leaves, the room, the riot act, and between the lines.
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Nobody asks HOW is Philosophy :(
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Accepting a compliment, British style:
“You look nice”
“Nah I look terrible, but thank you”
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The hidden heroes in movie shoots are cameramen...
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It's nice but do you have any sans-seraph fonts?
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- What sport do you play with a wombat?
- Wom
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I think you mean hemporium
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“marijuana dispensary” is a terrible product-specific store term. how about:
highberdashery
potisserie
cannabistro
mom and pop joint
bakery
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Who doesn't get Roman numerals? Not I for one
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Opportunity knocks
Opportunism knocks off
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'Some useful new words for readers' from my book of cartoons 'Revenge of the Librarians'. Launching tomorrow, 7pm at !
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1942. Flann O'Brien invents the NFT.
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THE LAWYER (Palindrome)
O, dissent!
I wall a citadel.
Urge bites, liable.
Bill, law — all libel.
Bail set, I beg....
Ruled at, I call a witness, I do.
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EMPLEOMANIA - blind desire to hold public office [Coined 1845, from Spanish, empleo - job, + -mania]
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Welp, that's the new best tagline of all time.
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Eastern spinebill with pollen in its nose
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The Icelandic word for "echo" - BERGMÁL - literally translates as "rock language".
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Just mistook a jackdaw for a crow. Rooky error.
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i just got cast as a green square in the wordle movie, very excited!
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I speak two languages. English and Body. MAE WEST
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The Old Testament? I think you mean The Great Begatsby
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People are often surprised to be told that language is changing all the time. But to recognise this you surely only have to listen to people speak in recordings that were made easily within the lifetimes of people around today.
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What sort of thing did Australians expect to find in England? 
#OnThisDay 1961: Alan Whicker interviewed some Aussies just before they set sail from Melbourne to Essex.
#OnThisDay 1961: Alan Whicker interviewed some Aussies just before they set sail from Melbourne to Essex.
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Took me a moment to realise she wasn't talking about Australian politics.
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ok my albanese gummy bear review:
the flavors are better but the consistency is too mushy for me. prefer haribo hardness.
sorry folks! @AshaRangappa_ @panopanopopoki
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Right actor-right film:
Ryan Gosling - Wild Geese
Naomi Watts - Spotlight
Ben Stiller - Dead Calm
Reese Witherspoon - Duck Soup
Emma Stone - The Rock
Tom Cruise - Titanic
Brad Pitt - Holes
Minnie Driver - The Italian Job
Tom Hanks/Hugo Weaving - Jumper
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Best ever intro to audience questions from Marcia Langton: ‘No life stories, no back stories, I don’t care what Aborigine you met. Questions only!’ 🙌😛 #byronwf2022 w and
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Today I learned that the Venn diagram was invented by John Venn from Kingston Upon Hull and this is the commemorative plaque in his honour. This makes me very happy!
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Bit late to give advice.
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Word Of The Day: SPLOOT — the pose of a dog or cat when it lies on its stomach with hind legs stretched out behind the body. [📷: Rain Rabbit.]
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First rule of Malaprop Club: “Except no substitutes”
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Today’s life lesson: Don’t attempt to do inverted commas when cycling
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No dads were harmed in the making of this joke.
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cruising around in my honda iliad
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The Competitor
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NEW JAMES BOND MOVIE: James if you can't overcome your generational trauma you'll never discover what it means to truly sacrifice
OLD JAMES BOND MOVIE: My name is Rebecca Ass
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Cat movies:
Cloudy with a Chance of Furballs
Meow’s Last Dancer
Guys and Ragdolls
The Whole 9 Lives
Weekend At Burmese
Preen Mile
Claws
Eat Spay Love
Road to Purrdition
Mad Max: Furry Road
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