roundaboutation...

Our Australian pseudo PM is definitely adept at this...Thanks to his remarkable marketing skills, he has invented special word salads that leave any attempt at relevance, logic and validity stranded high and dry in the wilds...
Love this word...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 31, 2022

sparple...

Wow...Doesn't this 'glove' fit our Australian pseudo leader...I am sure that he has plenty hoarded in stock for his personal PR emergencies...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2022

Scott Morrison invents back stories to suit his narrative

A shameless liar of a kind our media haven't dealt with before, he writes stage plays in his head as he speaks where he directs proceedings in an alternative reality

Often does this with his wife too, "Jenny told me X"

— 🕯 RonniSalt 🕯 (@RonniSalt) January 17, 2022

Wordle 206...meh...

Reasonable Wordle result today...
But I would like to break the 4 barrier sometime...

Wordle 206 4/6*

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 10, 2022

Wordle 203...

Missed a couple of Wordles recently...
But today's result is sorta OK...

Wordle 203 4/6*

⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 8, 2022

'thrive' - my personal word for 2022...

PASSING THOUGHT: Often, when a New Year begins, I like to think of a word for my personal incoming year. Immediately, I thought of the word 'survive'. But that has tones of being a defeatist. So I have opted for the word 'thrive' for 2022 - with just a few hints of 'survive'... pic.twitter.com/U6GJDQOrxl

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 1, 2022

my Wordle solutions are worsening...

I think that I'm getting worse. Almost solved it at Round 2 but then lost the plot.
Wordle 193 5/6

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🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 30, 2021

Wordle not on a winning streak today...

Just could not come even close to yesterday's winning streak.
Today was quite a struggle.
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 192 4/6

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 29, 2021

long-lost positive words...

Thank you Susie Dent...
“Respair” has just one record next to it in the Oxford English Dictionary, from 1525, but its definition is sublime.
Respair is fresh hope; a recovery from despair.
May 2022 finally be its moment.
Long-lost positive words... https://t.co/yKMFFWjltO

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 28, 2021

Wordle begins...

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 191 1/6

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 27, 2021

PASSING THOUGHT: Can't seem to share my Wordle result on Twitter via laptop...
Can't see Twitter option on the laptop...
Grrrrrrr....

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 27, 2021

Circumstance, state of mind + luck gave me this result. Thinking: 'Will I take a last trip on the Queenscliff ferry before 2022 move to the Riverina?' (The ferry is not far from me.)
Originally typed 'ferny', wondering about the double 'r'. Acceptable?
Took a risk and voila!

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 27, 2021

ping...

ping
a few moments
snapped
iced
in a few words#tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 25, 2021

step up to the Darumbal language...

What a brilliant, creative way to help our understanding and pronunciation of some aboriginal words...And the steps become a work of art...
Yeppoon, on the Capricorn Coast is 38 kms n.e. of Rockhampton, + is the gateway to Great Keppel Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef. https://t.co/GLsL3CGI5l

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 11, 2021

a wisdom of wombats...

A group of wombats = a wisdom of wombats...
So tempting to turn this phrase into a 'slang-leaning', political metaphor...giving these gorgeous characters a bad profile...
I'll refrain... https://t.co/je9v1HenmB

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 24, 2021

flow chart role model of tautology...

Brilliant role model of a form of tautology validating a form of platitude...or a form of platitude validating a form of tautology...whichever sparks your fancy...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 15, 2021

I like the suggested hashtag of 'scomoisms'...I'll be running with that at any/every opportunity... 

Just discovered the hashtag #scomoisms. I'll definitely be running with #scomoisms in future posts...There should be quite a museum-worthy list evolving of #scomoisms...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 15, 2021

I think we should start that trending.
"To start this trending, we must follow the trend"#Scomoisms

— Leo Jai (@lionheartleojai) January 18, 2019

the use of 'plague'...

A little bit of wry plague humour doesn't go astray...
Perhaps the use of 'to plague' someone or something 'is plagued by' should be avoided now too...Perhaps such use, in the current climate, not so amusing... https://t.co/JJzFsMq7Ft

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 24, 2021

every 'c' in Pacific Ocean...

Just one of those amazing, weird, trivial facts to give a passing smile... https://t.co/TkZ7VuafGJ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 19, 2021

word salad...

word salad
political bites
sans nutrition #haiku pic.twitter.com/xeJmKNbXOr

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 5, 2021

spuddle...

Spot on...This is my day today in a nutshell...In lockdown, but working since c.5:30am, changing Year 10 English curriculum now lockdown will last 7 more days. Exams scrapped. New assessments. Must be organised to alert 2 co-teachers+students of plan. Teaching remotely too. https://t.co/qeapDK4Mtu

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 3, 2021

'be proactive'...

Can't stand the regular and popular use of 'be proactive' in the business world...
= the reliable short-cut when lost for an explanation of intent and meaning...
It's becoming an idiom of the cult kind
= what is said when in need of an acceptable platitude...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 16, 2021

latibulating...

A little like burying or having your head in the sand...???
But somehow, 'latibulating' sounds more like a waiting game than totally ignoring conditions... https://t.co/akLqmLXWTg

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 14, 2021

nod-crafty...

'nod crafty' suits my errant habit of writing poetry when staff meetings seems so inconguously long+repetitive...Not hard to appear wise+thoughtful when composing poetry... Just take care other staff members don't seek less complementary amusement by looking over your shoulder... https://t.co/xmqKVDZgb9

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 18, 2021