Monthly Archives: September 2012

Tony in the night…

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s dictionary word is ‘gaberlunzie’ – a beggar’s pouch ; a strolling beggar. I had a gaberlunzie to keep my plectra and spare guitar strings in, but I lost it overboard on the New Holland Ferry … Continue reading →

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The girl in the diaphanous cone…

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s adjectives are: ‘Parallel’, ‘Brobdingnagian’, ‘Convoluted’, and ‘Febrile’. Please try to use at least two of these words in conversation today. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Could an Egyptian curse travel across the world and the centuries?’ Well, I think … Continue reading →

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Possibly a bit feverish. No.2…

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s architectural term is ‘Demilune’ – in military architecture, a detached crescent-shaped or triangular outwork, built in the moat. I used to have a demilune in my moat, but I had it removed; the frogs and … Continue reading →

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What have those TV ads been telling us?…

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s joke is the one about the High Court Judge and the barbecued jodhpurs. Oh, how we guffawed into our wigs! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We approach collagen in a whole new way – too much data! – believe … Continue reading →

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Possibly a bit feverish?…

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s weather is clanging galvanised buckets bouncing off tilted squeaking step-ladders made of water. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Make sure you get plenty of sleep… and liquids – is it a cold? – is it some sort of bug? … Continue reading →

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Veronica again…

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s financial forecast is for quantitative easing to leak from its tin and stain the linoleum on the landing, and for small coins to jump out of the slots in their plastic money boxes. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh … Continue reading →

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Stella and the blobs…

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s heraldic term is ‘chapeau’ – a hat with a turned-up fur lining symbolising dignity. I had one of those, but the cat used to drag it around the house and ruined it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘What the … Continue reading →

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Come on, climb out of your box…

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s dictionary word is ‘whummle’ or ‘whemmle’ – noun: a state of disorder or confusion. Ah, the world in a whummle… That’s got a nice ring to it… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Just who are you trying to impress?’ … Continue reading →

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Strangeness on the shore…

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s adjectives are: ‘gargantuan’, ‘docile’, ‘perky’ and ‘fecund’. Please try to include at least two of these words in your conversation today. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is another work from my small collection (only six so far) of, … Continue reading →

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Pithy bits…

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s featured biscuit is the magnificent ‘plain chocolate digestive’ – the monarch of the biscuit world!   ‘Mm…’ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No.141. I’m sorry I’m late, but I got my head stuck in a … Continue reading →

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Panic stains mole disaster…

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s joke is the one about the foul-mouthed parrot upsetting Her Majesty the Queen’s corgis. Oh, how we guffawed into our tea cups! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hear from my friend Stella that that awful couple Simon Doom … Continue reading →

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Saint Seb in Edinburgh…

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s featured piece of classical music is Franz Joseph Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C#minor, known as ‘the crap one’. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is another of my photographs from the dark days of film, chemicals, and smelly … Continue reading →

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Overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s dictionary word is ‘dolichurus’ – a dactylic hexameter with a redundant syllable at the end. Er… excuse me, would you mind saying that again please? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘What pressure they must be under.’ ‘Very very upstart…’ … Continue reading →

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More decalcomania madness…

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s joke is the one about how everyone wanted to see the Duchess’s breasts, but were disappointed because they were the same as ordinary ones. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey look! Here is another of my decalcomania monoprints; this … Continue reading →

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Some titchy items and a longer one…

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s heraldic term is ‘escutcheon of pretence’ – a small shield bearing the wife’s family arms set in the centre of her husband’s shield. Oh, I was hoping that it would be something a bit more … Continue reading →

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Vertigo pebble…

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s dictionary word is ‘weka’ – any of the flightless rails of New Zealand. Sorry, that’s just too weird to say anything about… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aha, another airmail letter with a lump in it flopped onto the … Continue reading →

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Two small dark green items…

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s adjectives are ‘Lackadaisical’, ‘Incondite’, ‘Fruitful’, ‘Incarnadine’. See if you can slip one or more of these into your conversation today. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah, see over here, in the children’s section of the bookshop – a copy … Continue reading →

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Watch out for the envelope!…

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s featured piece of classical music is Karlheinz Stockhausen’s magnificent ‘Concerto for Barometer and Lugworms’ (1967). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eh up! What’s this? Oh, it’s all right, it’s just another Badger Book, an example of British pulp science … Continue reading →

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Snatches of a single overheard and possibly misheard conversation…

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s heraldic term is ‘Cuir-bouilli’ – leather boiled in oil to make it malleable. When I’m preparing a bit of cuir-bouilli the neighbours always complain about the smell and I have to stop. They don’t understand … Continue reading →

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Passing Clouds…

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s dictionary word is ‘loxodrome’ – a line on the surface of a sphere which makes equal oblique angles with all meridians, a rhumb-line. Well, that’s that settled – I’ve always wondered what they were called. … Continue reading →

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