Monthly Archives: May 2013

Huge, Grinning, and Horrible…

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s random dictionary words are: subpanation, subterposition, succedaneum, subtrist, substyle, and dilly-bag. Please try to slip all of these words into your conversation today. Marks will be awarded for diction and clever usage. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Welcome again … Continue reading →

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Doom and T-Mayo go for it…

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s financial forecast is for thick grasping fingers holding hot coins, whilst aromatic creamy banknotes are aflutter in the wind. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My friend Stella, whom you may have encountered at odd times in these pages, enthusiastically … Continue reading →

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A minor cafe incident…

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s chocolate is the unexpected drippy sweet liqueur one that you didn’t really want. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was sitting at a little round table in my favourite cafe in Leeds with a pot of green tea, having … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania in your eye…

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s adjectives are: farraginous, piebald, frigorific, sad, pythogenic, and bubbling. Try to use at least one of these words in conversation today, but please make sure your diction is good or your efforts will be wasted… … Continue reading →

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Small items, small items…

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s colours are: Light grey, dark grey, light grey, ruby, light grey, dark grey, light grey. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 169. I’m sorry I’m late, but I had to unfriend a few people on … Continue reading →

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Confectionery rambling…

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s dictionary word is lamboys : kilted flexible steel plates worn skirt-like from the waist. I had to stop wearing mine, they started chafing my knees – also they didn’t have pockets for my keys and … Continue reading →

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Jim, should you choose to accept it…

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s chocolate is the diamond-shaped one that has some bright orange sticky stuff inside it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is another recycled post from the dark days when I had my blog on Myspace, which seemed to implode … Continue reading →

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Overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, Europe: Today’s random dictionary words are: distringas, paroxytone, shandygaff, haruspex, and tribble.Please look these words up and slide them into your conversation today.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Hairy Israel?’‘A runny nose and throat.’‘Did you get all that laughter?’‘The top from a touch … Continue reading →

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Drama on the Grass…

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s unusual first name is Farewell (male) – This first name was popular with the Puritans in Britain until the late 19th c. It was probably more of an instruction to ‘fare well’ in life, rather … Continue reading →

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A Mad Cheese Dream…

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s joke is the one about the archbishop’s red Ferrari and the seagulls. Oh, how we giggled from our vantage point up in the bell tower. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I have been feeling slightly off-colour anyway… a … Continue reading →

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Veronica’s olfactory madness…

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s biscuity confection is the good old Burton’s Wagonwheel. Mm… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aha, I just received an email from Veronica Crush, writer from the glory days of the Hull Surrealist league, now living in New York with … Continue reading →

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Some short pithy items…

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around a single dark grey sock on the floor in the corner of the kitchen. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 168. I’m sorry I’m late, but I had to Febreze … Continue reading →

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Just step through this rectangle Mr Sterne…

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s heraldic term is ‘voided’ – of a charge, represented in outline only. Voided. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Goodness me! What’s this?… Yes, it’s another Badger Book from the early 1960s, pulp science fiction from the well worn typewriter … Continue reading →

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Doom down the line…

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s instruction is to go out for a run just wearing your underclothes, but with an interesting or unusual hat on. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh dear, I must remember to switch the ringer off on my phone before … Continue reading →

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How about a quick linocut?…

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s featured algorithm is the jolly wiggling jiggling one. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, here is one of a series of linocut prints I did last year; it is in oil-based black printing ink on white A4 size drawing … Continue reading →

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Overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s chocolate is the oblong hard toffee one. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘A sister field-debt.’ ‘Whoo-arda…’ ‘Saint Andy that you know…’ ‘The lust sieve.’ ‘A pendulum half…’ ‘Oh no… oh yes… oh oh…’ ‘On the beach.’ ‘I would have … Continue reading →

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The golden rays of the setting sun…

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s adjectives are: ‘crawling’, ‘dastardly’, ‘obsidional’, ‘milky’, and ‘rotund’. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is a photograph I took recently in a local gutter… It was a Tuesday, and Jimmy the Wonderhorse having suffered the indignity of carrying around … Continue reading →

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Notes on a train journey…

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s financial forecast is for precisely honed universal stinginess to prevail whilst pennies scamper into the corners to hide. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday I went off down to London by train for an arty day out and … Continue reading →

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Mayonnaise in a suit…

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s unusual first name is Dax (male). This name appeared in the 1960s and then disappeared in the 1970s. It was used in both the US and in Britain. It possibly comes from the spa town … Continue reading →

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The Pink Wall of Tat… (Featuring the churning spume…)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s fish are the selfish and the raffish. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is my ‘Pink Wall of Tat’: (Tat) I started curating (can I really use that word?) this display two or three years ago when I bought … Continue reading →

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