Adrian Cutts
@lybaskw.bsky.social
Operator of:
@veritasonkw.bsky.social and @onequeensland.bsky.social, and Kuttsywood's Couch blog.
For those asking: Bluesky user #1,080,404.
@veritasonkw.bsky.social and @onequeensland.bsky.social, and Kuttsywood's Couch blog.
For those asking: Bluesky user #1,080,404.
@antonygreenelec.bsky.social
Apparently someone is currently trying to sell card prototypes of the Hawke "Australia Card" proposal from the mid 80's... on eBay for $11k.
Know someone at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Canberra who can identify if they are indeed real?
ebay.us/m/eHw8A1
Apparently someone is currently trying to sell card prototypes of the Hawke "Australia Card" proposal from the mid 80's... on eBay for $11k.
Know someone at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Canberra who can identify if they are indeed real?
ebay.us/m/eHw8A1
The Australia Card Specimens Prototypes Set of 6 Australian Political History | eBay Australia
This idea was defeated in 1987 and abandoned although for how long is anyone's guess. They are rare and in reality, belong in a political or Australian history museum. Most problems can be resolved wi...
ebay.us
February 16, 2026 at 10:26 AM
@antonygreenelec.bsky.social
Apparently someone is currently trying to sell card prototypes of the Hawke "Australia Card" proposal from the mid 80's... on eBay for $11k.
Know someone at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Canberra who can identify if they are indeed real?
ebay.us/m/eHw8A1
Apparently someone is currently trying to sell card prototypes of the Hawke "Australia Card" proposal from the mid 80's... on eBay for $11k.
Know someone at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Canberra who can identify if they are indeed real?
ebay.us/m/eHw8A1
@joemerrick.bsky.social Pokemon 30 Superbowl commercial in tonight's game...
Big push for 27/2 incoming...
Big push for 27/2 incoming...
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
@joemerrick.bsky.social Pokemon 30 Superbowl commercial in tonight's game...
Big push for 27/2 incoming...
Big push for 27/2 incoming...
US medical team doing line dancing with Vonn pre-training.
I'd bet you the Australians in Milan would school them in the Nutbush.
#nbcolympics #TeamAUS
I'd bet you the Australians in Milan would school them in the Nutbush.
#nbcolympics #TeamAUS
February 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
US medical team doing line dancing with Vonn pre-training.
I'd bet you the Australians in Milan would school them in the Nutbush.
#nbcolympics #TeamAUS
I'd bet you the Australians in Milan would school them in the Nutbush.
#nbcolympics #TeamAUS
@debritz.bsky.social: no surprises here: the sudden cancellation of Winter Olympics coverage by the Washington Post was a warning signal…
The Washington Post has laid off hundreds of employees, who were told today that the paper’s sports desk would close, its international reporting operation would be reduced and the flagship daily news podcast Post Reports would be suspended.
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers
Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
@debritz.bsky.social: no surprises here: the sudden cancellation of Winter Olympics coverage by the Washington Post was a warning signal…
Dr Seuss's lost Lorax sequel, set after the Onceler gives Ted the last Truffla seed called Maslow's Hierarchy of Thneeds
A sharp realignment of the buddy cop/hero genre called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Speeds
A high-end horse trader called Maslow's Hierarchy of Steeds
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Dr Seuss's lost Lorax sequel, set after the Onceler gives Ted the last Truffla seed called Maslow's Hierarchy of Thneeds
A tip to Youtube: Bring back the "sort by most recent upload" feature in your search.
February 4, 2026 at 6:11 AM
A tip to Youtube: Bring back the "sort by most recent upload" feature in your search.
Interesting to hear that the mascot for the Indianapolis Colts has snuck into Australia (presumably for Super Bowl work in Darwin).
Answers to the name "Blue".
Has been spotted recently in Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
Answers to the name "Blue".
Has been spotted recently in Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Interesting to hear that the mascot for the Indianapolis Colts has snuck into Australia (presumably for Super Bowl work in Darwin).
Answers to the name "Blue".
Has been spotted recently in Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
Answers to the name "Blue".
Has been spotted recently in Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
A interesting note for TfNSW:
What's going on concerning the A6 between Carlingford and Heathcote?
People are increasingly spotting coverplated signs with "A11" (extending the Northconnex route number to Heathcote) along that corridor amongst road-sign enthusiast Facebook communities
What's going on concerning the A6 between Carlingford and Heathcote?
People are increasingly spotting coverplated signs with "A11" (extending the Northconnex route number to Heathcote) along that corridor amongst road-sign enthusiast Facebook communities
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 AM
A interesting note for TfNSW:
What's going on concerning the A6 between Carlingford and Heathcote?
People are increasingly spotting coverplated signs with "A11" (extending the Northconnex route number to Heathcote) along that corridor amongst road-sign enthusiast Facebook communities
What's going on concerning the A6 between Carlingford and Heathcote?
People are increasingly spotting coverplated signs with "A11" (extending the Northconnex route number to Heathcote) along that corridor amongst road-sign enthusiast Facebook communities
A bold prediction: WWE is going to get a hard reckoning in ECW's heartland on Monday night post-Saudi Rumble, that may get TKO to have second thoughts about Mania next year in Saudi Arabia...
Netflix's beep button better be on autoclick...
Netflix's beep button better be on autoclick...
February 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A bold prediction: WWE is going to get a hard reckoning in ECW's heartland on Monday night post-Saudi Rumble, that may get TKO to have second thoughts about Mania next year in Saudi Arabia...
Netflix's beep button better be on autoclick...
Netflix's beep button better be on autoclick...
🎵Real Civil Engineer won a Golden Log,
Didn't need any hype to get people to vote,
It's the "incidents" that keep people coming.
Don't let Paddy chew on the award.
It's your just reward for excellence...
and just being yourself.🎵
"Timberborners" sometime in the next week.
Didn't need any hype to get people to vote,
It's the "incidents" that keep people coming.
Don't let Paddy chew on the award.
It's your just reward for excellence...
and just being yourself.🎵
"Timberborners" sometime in the next week.
Timberborn Golden Log Awards 2025 RESULTS! 🎉
The beaverest content, map, and mod creators have been chosen, and your Timberborn stories have been read!
Want to know who won? 👀 Check the details here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1062090/view/526491913334816937
The beaverest content, map, and mod creators have been chosen, and your Timberborn stories have been read!
Want to know who won? 👀 Check the details here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1062090/view/526491913334816937
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM
🎵Real Civil Engineer won a Golden Log,
Didn't need any hype to get people to vote,
It's the "incidents" that keep people coming.
Don't let Paddy chew on the award.
It's your just reward for excellence...
and just being yourself.🎵
"Timberborners" sometime in the next week.
Didn't need any hype to get people to vote,
It's the "incidents" that keep people coming.
Don't let Paddy chew on the award.
It's your just reward for excellence...
and just being yourself.🎵
"Timberborners" sometime in the next week.
@debritz.bsky.social Very interesting story: awfulannouncing.com/newspapers/w...
Washington Post pulls plug on Winter Olympics coverage two weeks before games
Two weeks before the Winter Olympics begin in Italy, the Washington Post has decided it wouldn't be there.
awfulannouncing.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 AM
@debritz.bsky.social Very interesting story: awfulannouncing.com/newspapers/w...
If I were a canny Blue Mountains fish and chip shop near a train station, I'd secretly look at opening all night 29/30 Jan until after the final V-Set Chips departure, to cater for hungry gunzels.
January 19, 2026 at 10:52 AM
If I were a canny Blue Mountains fish and chip shop near a train station, I'd secretly look at opening all night 29/30 Jan until after the final V-Set Chips departure, to cater for hungry gunzels.
A interesting side note: the final V-Set Blue Mountains services will most likely be the eponymous "The Fish" (dating back to 1880) and "The Chips" morning inbound services between Lithgow and Central of Australian high school maths textbook fame.
January 19, 2026 at 10:37 AM
A interesting side note: the final V-Set Blue Mountains services will most likely be the eponymous "The Fish" (dating back to 1880) and "The Chips" morning inbound services between Lithgow and Central of Australian high school maths textbook fame.
A update to Geo Racers... Galway to Rome now available!
cc. @politicanimal.bsky.social
I finished 272nd in the race from Galway to Rome with a time of 3d 2h 55m 28.7s!
Can you beat my time? Join the fun at geo-racers.com
cc. @politicanimal.bsky.social
I finished 272nd in the race from Galway to Rome with a time of 3d 2h 55m 28.7s!
Can you beat my time? Join the fun at geo-racers.com
Race from one side of the world to the other - Geo Racers
geo-racers.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
A update to Geo Racers... Galway to Rome now available!
cc. @politicanimal.bsky.social
I finished 272nd in the race from Galway to Rome with a time of 3d 2h 55m 28.7s!
Can you beat my time? Join the fun at geo-racers.com
cc. @politicanimal.bsky.social
I finished 272nd in the race from Galway to Rome with a time of 3d 2h 55m 28.7s!
Can you beat my time? Join the fun at geo-racers.com
Just wait until they bring out t' Yorkshire AI.
It'll start directing tourists to t' Leeds International Airstrip to catch a Yorkshire Airlines flight, and get a ferret on t' way through.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLY...
It'll start directing tourists to t' Leeds International Airstrip to catch a Yorkshire Airlines flight, and get a ferret on t' way through.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLY...
January 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Just wait until they bring out t' Yorkshire AI.
It'll start directing tourists to t' Leeds International Airstrip to catch a Yorkshire Airlines flight, and get a ferret on t' way through.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLY...
It'll start directing tourists to t' Leeds International Airstrip to catch a Yorkshire Airlines flight, and get a ferret on t' way through.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VLY...
Going to be interesting if Starlight Express makes it's first Australian stops in 40 years during the impending world tour post-UK close.
www.whatsonstage.com/news/starlig...
cc. @debritz.bsky.social
www.whatsonstage.com/news/starlig...
cc. @debritz.bsky.social
Starlight Express to embark on world tour
Pumpin’ iron all over the world!
www.whatsonstage.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Going to be interesting if Starlight Express makes it's first Australian stops in 40 years during the impending world tour post-UK close.
www.whatsonstage.com/news/starlig...
cc. @debritz.bsky.social
www.whatsonstage.com/news/starlig...
cc. @debritz.bsky.social
Very interesting to hear: Sunshine Plaza set to get the third non-airport Lego Store in SEQ (fourth in Queensland), due to open in March.
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Very interesting to hear: Sunshine Plaza set to get the third non-airport Lego Store in SEQ (fourth in Queensland), due to open in March.
Basically, it's from the week before they sent Gary Hardgrave to Stanthorpe.
25/06/84!
25/06/84!
January 9, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Basically, it's from the week before they sent Gary Hardgrave to Stanthorpe.
25/06/84!
25/06/84!
You know, @jayforeman.bsky.social: they are asking about you (or at least Map Men) in the comments!
"Who is the man who appears unexpectedly in an OS map..?"
January 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
You know, @jayforeman.bsky.social: they are asking about you (or at least Map Men) in the comments!
Birmingham: if you want to stop these spontanious events happening... actually deliver a council sponsored event on NYE.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Birmingham revellers turn out for non-existent fireworks – for second new year in a row
Hundreds of people gather in Centenary Square to see in 2026 after false claims online promise ‘dazzling’ display
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Birmingham: if you want to stop these spontanious events happening... actually deliver a council sponsored event on NYE.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Mayor weighing... might see a few SEQ Mayors get into shape if that sort of thing were introduced in Queensland.
cc. @spencerhowson.bsky.social
cc. @spencerhowson.bsky.social
I want to see the annual weighing of the mayor that takes place in High Wycombe rolled out to all new strategic mayoral authorities. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_o...
Mayor of High Wycombe - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Mayor weighing... might see a few SEQ Mayors get into shape if that sort of thing were introduced in Queensland.
cc. @spencerhowson.bsky.social
cc. @spencerhowson.bsky.social
Meanwhile: the slow Australian newspaper copyright expiry crawl that has stifled Trove since inception in 2009 has finally begun.
As of 1 January 2026, copyright covering Australian newspaper content published in 1955 has expired.
trove.nla.gov.au/announcement...
As of 1 January 2026, copyright covering Australian newspaper content published in 1955 has expired.
trove.nla.gov.au/announcement...
Welcome to the Public Domain
Every year on 1 January, new content enters the public domain as its copyright term expires. On 1 January 2026, copyright covering newspaper content published in 1955 will expire.
trove.nla.gov.au
December 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Meanwhile: the slow Australian newspaper copyright expiry crawl that has stifled Trove since inception in 2009 has finally begun.
As of 1 January 2026, copyright covering Australian newspaper content published in 1955 has expired.
trove.nla.gov.au/announcement...
As of 1 January 2026, copyright covering Australian newspaper content published in 1955 has expired.
trove.nla.gov.au/announcement...
A very interesting watch this New Year's Eve: the funeral for New York's MetroCard.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNnQ...
Last swipe, swipe is set for NYE (early 1/1/26 in Australia): and already, eBay is packed with MetroCard sales.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNnQ...
Last swipe, swipe is set for NYE (early 1/1/26 in Australia): and already, eBay is packed with MetroCard sales.
LIVE: “Farewell Service” for the MetroCard in New York City
YouTube video by BG On The Scene
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:39 AM
A very interesting watch this New Year's Eve: the funeral for New York's MetroCard.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNnQ...
Last swipe, swipe is set for NYE (early 1/1/26 in Australia): and already, eBay is packed with MetroCard sales.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNnQ...
Last swipe, swipe is set for NYE (early 1/1/26 in Australia): and already, eBay is packed with MetroCard sales.
We alluded to #ProjectBlackjack in the #kwNetworkSelect that was posted earlier today (kuttsywoodscouch.blogspot.com/2025/12/kwne...).
The clue is in the name itself.
Project Blackjack.
The clue is in the name itself.
Project Blackjack.
kwNetwork Select: 2026
America… are you ready for some content survey… Content Survey Live USA: will arrive here at the start of May sweeps in 2026 (it is unknown...
kuttsywoodscouch.blogspot.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We alluded to #ProjectBlackjack in the #kwNetworkSelect that was posted earlier today (kuttsywoodscouch.blogspot.com/2025/12/kwne...).
The clue is in the name itself.
Project Blackjack.
The clue is in the name itself.
Project Blackjack.