Monthly Archives: April 2013

Veronica and the fog…

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s architectural term is ‘paradise’: An open court or atrium surrounded by porticos in front of a church. I was once surrounded by some porticos, but that’s another interesting story… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just received an email … Continue reading →

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Stella and the pale washed-out sun…

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s unusual first name is Castle (male) – Originally denoting, ‘one who worked in a castle’. Used mainly in the 19th c. but never in great numbers. Phew! I’m glad I wasn’t named Castle – life … Continue reading →

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Coffee in the cafe, coffee in the cafe…

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s adjectives are: ‘coarctate’, ‘singular’, ‘gracile’, ‘parotid’, ‘improvident’, and ‘bouncy’. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Mummy…’ ‘Yes dear?…’ ‘Can I ask you a question?’ ‘Of course dear, you can ask me anything you like.’ ‘So… why do trendy coffee shops … Continue reading →

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The Chap on the South Porch…

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s joke is the one about the fundamentalist Christian and the dinosaur bone. Oh, how we tittered behind the handy Ceratops… Tittering. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This picture is scanned from on old photographic print of mine from about … Continue reading →

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More titchy bits…

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s financial forecast is for bloated golden doubloons to cascade, and for stiff green banknotes to flap nervously in the fiscal gale. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 166. I’m sorry I’m late, but I really … Continue reading →

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I bought something really horrible…

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s instruction is to go down to your local supermarket and try to learn to juggle using the apples and oranges in the fruit department. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, a week or two ago I bought something really … Continue reading →

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Silent spooky eyes at the window…

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s dictionary word is dunderfunk : a ship-biscuit, soaked in water, mixed with fat and molasses, and baked in a pan. It sounds great, I might have some for lunch – hot fat and molasses… mm… … Continue reading →

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Overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s weather is doudy and clamp with an abundance of special sky. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Nanky firewall.’ ‘Quick, make a decision!’ ‘A ball camp…’ ‘Just put your coat over it…’ ‘He was lacking in copper.’ ‘Olbert twipe did … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania Mania….

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s unusual first name is Anchor (male) : a rarely used first name probably of biblical origin – ‘…the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul.’ (Heb. … Continue reading →

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So, what have those TV ads been telling us?…

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s colours are: ochre, ochre, ochre, ochre, and light green. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stained? fading? yellow stains? – enjoy great fragrances – a delicious vanilla coke! – all the kids – panic over! – it just powers through … Continue reading →

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T-Mayo and Doom in Tesco’s…

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s instruction is to spend the whole day travelling on buses reciting poems to the other passengers whilst wearing an Adam West style Batman cowl. A.W. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last week when I came across that old copy … Continue reading →

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Slithering, slobbering, and voluptuous…

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s random dictionary words are: ‘unilocular’, ‘platband’, ‘hamular’, ‘contango’, and ‘saxicavous’. Please look these words up and try to use them in conversation today, marks will be awarded for pronunciation and good diction. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What the … Continue reading →

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My super new religion…

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s heraldic term is ‘guardant’ – of a beast or human being, looking out of the shield at the viewer. As in ‘A lion guardant‘. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lolling in bed this morning, thinking about trying to get … Continue reading →

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Guffaw stifling…

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s joke is the one about the golf ball landing messily in the archbishop’s bowl of cream of mushroom soup. Oh, how we stifled our guffaws… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here on the left is a picture I took … Continue reading →

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Veronica and the glinting metal…

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around a picture of a kitten playing with a ball of wool. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Veronica Crush, writer from the glory days of the Hull Surrealist League, now living in New York with … Continue reading →

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Flann and eternity…

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s random dictionary words are: ‘chauffer’, ‘moop’, ‘tuskar’, ‘proslambanomenos’, and ‘heortology’. Please look these words up – I may spring a surprise test on your understanding of them tomorrow… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dave, have you gone mad? You’ve … Continue reading →

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Snatches of overheard cafe conversation…

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the idea of wearing matching socks. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘It’s got four verses!’ ‘Bonjour today…’ ‘Bo welly not believe it.’ ‘She’s having a pod made.’ ‘Tammy one, at the back of your … Continue reading →

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Carry on Blogging…

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s featured adjectives are: ‘rheumy’, ‘snapping’, ‘recumbent’, ‘glittering’, and ‘maudlin’. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have always had a soft spot for ‘Carry On’ films… A few years ago my middle class academic friends would gasp in surprise, a … Continue reading →

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Early Doom…

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s unusual first name is Admiral. This naval title as a male first name is unusual, and not used as often as Captain; other military and social titles are not uncommon. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There was a loud … Continue reading →

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More small items…

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around a small speck of orange paint on the leg of the table. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 165. I’m sorry I’m late, but I became preoccupied whilst polishing my … Continue reading →

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