Comments on: DA’s Tricks and Cryptic Shorthands http://datrippers.com "A force for good", David Astle (DA) Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:32:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Rupert http://datrippers.com/cryptic-shorthands/#comment-13647 Rupert Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:34:14 +0000 http://anagrammatically.com/cryptic/?page_id=11#comment-13647 Some more that seem to be unique to DA: "band", "bang" and "bank", indicating removing the d, g, and k respectively. "Lowering head" indicating moving the first letter to the end. E.g. "Cow lowering head" = OWC. Some more that seem to be unique to DA:

“band”, “bang” and “bank”, indicating removing the d, g, and k respectively.

“Lowering head” indicating moving the first letter to the end. E.g. “Cow lowering head” = OWC.

]]> By: Rupert http://datrippers.com/cryptic-shorthands/#comment-13644 Rupert Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:18:15 +0000 http://anagrammatically.com/cryptic/?page_id=11#comment-13644 I think that's fairly universal. I've also seen one seen one of the Guardian compilers use "Guardian" to mean "we". Not sure if that would work for a compiler such as DA who is in multiple papers, though in other respects he is not ashamed of his Melbournite bias. I think that’s fairly universal.

I’ve also seen one seen one of the Guardian compilers use “Guardian” to mean “we”. Not sure if that would work for a compiler such as DA who is in multiple papers, though in other respects he is not ashamed of his Melbournite bias.

]]> By: Alison http://datrippers.com/cryptic-shorthands/#comment-13481 Alison Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:50:45 +0000 http://anagrammatically.com/cryptic/?page_id=11#comment-13481 He also likes to refer to himself ie 'I' or 'compiler' to mean 'da'. He also likes to refer to himself ie ‘I’ or ‘compiler’ to mean ‘da’.

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