David Astle (alias DA)
@dontattempt.bsky.social
Crossword maker. Evenings host ABC Vic. Writer, and Wordplay columnist SMH & The Age. Verbaholic. My views only davidastle.com
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Just gave ChatGPT a writing deadline and now it’s cleaning the house
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What the stripper is called in every Tarantino movie...
January 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM
What the stripper is called in every Tarantino movie...
Me: Have you fed the cat?
Schrödinger: Yeah-nah
Schrödinger: Yeah-nah
January 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Me: Have you fed the cat?
Schrödinger: Yeah-nah
Schrödinger: Yeah-nah
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Culdezac, the French author, was known for his gritty tales of suburban dad life. His novel, "The Lawnmower of the Valley" is a must read.
August 4, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Culdezac, the French author, was known for his gritty tales of suburban dad life. His novel, "The Lawnmower of the Valley" is a must read.
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TIME GROWS OLD (Palindrome)
Sun up, still....
A sun I saw.
Time grew old.
A sad, lower gem,
it was in us all —
It spun us.
Sun up, still....
A sun I saw.
Time grew old.
A sad, lower gem,
it was in us all —
It spun us.
January 20, 2026 at 9:52 AM
TIME GROWS OLD (Palindrome)
Sun up, still....
A sun I saw.
Time grew old.
A sad, lower gem,
it was in us all —
It spun us.
Sun up, still....
A sun I saw.
Time grew old.
A sad, lower gem,
it was in us all —
It spun us.
Tried seeing the aurora last night. All I saw was the distant glow of Tennis Australis. Here’s the legit aurora from a mate in Walkerville
January 20, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Tried seeing the aurora last night. All I saw was the distant glow of Tennis Australis. Here’s the legit aurora from a mate in Walkerville
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Fantastic photo from Phil Laybourne capturing the moment a Red Deer steps on some Lego.
January 18, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Fantastic photo from Phil Laybourne capturing the moment a Red Deer steps on some Lego.
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We have done up the bedroom as we planned to do.
January 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
We have done up the bedroom as we planned to do.
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I used to mix metaphors but that ship has flown.
February 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I used to mix metaphors but that ship has flown.
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10000 baby shoes for sale. Never worn. Bought too many
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 AM
10000 baby shoes for sale. Never worn. Bought too many
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck, it's a simile
January 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck, it's a simile
“At what age do you think it’s appropriate to tell a highway it’s adopted?”
- Zach Galafianakis
- Zach Galafianakis
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 PM
“At what age do you think it’s appropriate to tell a highway it’s adopted?”
- Zach Galafianakis
- Zach Galafianakis
So if regifting means to give away a present you’d received, what’s giving an award away? Asking for an ally
January 17, 2026 at 12:27 AM
So if regifting means to give away a present you’d received, what’s giving an award away? Asking for an ally
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Great name for a band, though!
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Great name for a band, though!
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Goldfish 1: knock knock
Goldfish 2: who's there
Goldfish 1: who's where
Goldfish 2: what
Goldfish 2: who's there
Goldfish 1: who's where
Goldfish 2: what
August 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Goldfish 1: knock knock
Goldfish 2: who's there
Goldfish 1: who's where
Goldfish 2: what
Goldfish 2: who's there
Goldfish 1: who's where
Goldfish 2: what
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“I’ll see you in helvetica!”
- damning with font praise
- damning with font praise
October 1, 2023 at 1:28 PM
“I’ll see you in helvetica!”
- damning with font praise
- damning with font praise
Still very proud of my 2003 Oscar for my extraordinary portrayal of Virginia Woolf
President Trump is keeping the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by its recipient, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, where she said she presented him with her Nobel medal.
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Still very proud of my 2003 Oscar for my extraordinary portrayal of Virginia Woolf
Ingenious Times clue this week:
Make official stay in bed? (8)
Make official stay in bed? (8)
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Ingenious Times clue this week:
Make official stay in bed? (8)
Make official stay in bed? (8)
Love a good malaphor:
Not rocket surgery
Hit the nail on the nose
Burn the midnight oil both ends
When the rubber hits the fan
Stick out like a sore throat
Burn that bridge when we get there
When pigs freeze over
You can’t teach a leopard new spots
Not rocket surgery
Hit the nail on the nose
Burn the midnight oil both ends
When the rubber hits the fan
Stick out like a sore throat
Burn that bridge when we get there
When pigs freeze over
You can’t teach a leopard new spots
January 15, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Love a good malaphor:
Not rocket surgery
Hit the nail on the nose
Burn the midnight oil both ends
When the rubber hits the fan
Stick out like a sore throat
Burn that bridge when we get there
When pigs freeze over
You can’t teach a leopard new spots
Not rocket surgery
Hit the nail on the nose
Burn the midnight oil both ends
When the rubber hits the fan
Stick out like a sore throat
Burn that bridge when we get there
When pigs freeze over
You can’t teach a leopard new spots
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The Batman tv show is 60.
Adam West should have got an Emmy for this scene alone.
I love DeNiro, Washington, Day-Lewis etc but none of them have had an acting challenge like this.
youtu.be/tgCkmUS1IYI?...
Adam West should have got an Emmy for this scene alone.
I love DeNiro, Washington, Day-Lewis etc but none of them have had an acting challenge like this.
youtu.be/tgCkmUS1IYI?...
Bruce Wayne / Batman Has a Conversation With Himself
YouTube video by loomyaire
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The Batman tv show is 60.
Adam West should have got an Emmy for this scene alone.
I love DeNiro, Washington, Day-Lewis etc but none of them have had an acting challenge like this.
youtu.be/tgCkmUS1IYI?...
Adam West should have got an Emmy for this scene alone.
I love DeNiro, Washington, Day-Lewis etc but none of them have had an acting challenge like this.
youtu.be/tgCkmUS1IYI?...
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Shout-out to one of my coworkers who thought "labubu" was slang for lobotomy
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Shout-out to one of my coworkers who thought "labubu" was slang for lobotomy
What idiot called it civil disobedience instead of commutiny?
January 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
What idiot called it civil disobedience instead of commutiny?
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Used 'ersatz' in a sentence today and instantly grew a monocle
January 13, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Used 'ersatz' in a sentence today and instantly grew a monocle
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“I smell trouble” he said, trying to describe his synesthesia.
May 14, 2024 at 11:08 AM
“I smell trouble” he said, trying to describe his synesthesia.
E, P and Y have an existential crisis.
EMPTY sounds the same even when they quit.
EMPTY sounds the same even when they quit.
January 12, 2026 at 9:41 PM
E, P and Y have an existential crisis.
EMPTY sounds the same even when they quit.
EMPTY sounds the same even when they quit.