Monthly Archives: March 2014

Lurking… intangible… invisible…

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s alligator is the one sitting in Starbucks filing his nails as he waits for his espresso to cool. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here you see a rather battered and creased example of a 1960s British pulp science fiction … Continue reading →

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Veronica and Blackbone Manor…

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s weather is composed of dense little white fish scudding excitedly around electric fields of aerial blue wetness. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I got an email this morning with a big fat attachment. It was from Veronica Crush, writer … Continue reading →

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Advertising blueness…

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s fine expletive is ‘My arse on a bandbox!’ English, 18th and 19th century, meaning ‘Thanks for nothing!’. (For my U.S. readers Arse, of course = Ass.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a chilly December morning last year. … Continue reading →

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Galloping down the trail…

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s architectural term is ‘jib door’ – A concealed door flush with the wall-surface, papered or painted to correspond with the walls. The dado and other mouldings are similarly carried across the door. I used to … Continue reading →

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Overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the soft rustling noise in the garden shed. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you like, you could have a look at yesterday’s post, ‘Verbal brain bubbles’, which is on how I come up … Continue reading →

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Verbal brain bubbles…

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s English town that sounds like an insult is Sleaford. (S) ‘Oh, I wouldn’t trust him if I were you, he looks a real Sleaford…’ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, these ‘Overheard and Misheard Snatches of Cafe Conversation’ that … Continue reading →

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Smallish items…

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s random dictionary words are: dasyphyllous, imprimatur, paronomasia, hiant, and xiphoid. Please look these words up and have them placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast; he will be wearing a … Continue reading →

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Doom aims high…

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s architectural term is ‘plaisance’ – A summer-house or pleasure-house near a mansion. I used to have a pleasure-house near my mansion, but after a while it stopped being a pleasure and became an annoyance, so … Continue reading →

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Being watched from the floor…

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s instruction is to stretch the garment out and nail it onto a wall at about head height, give it quick coat of brown or yellow paint, and throw darts and rotten tomatoes at it from … Continue reading →

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Oh yes, my art is about…

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s expletive is ‘Blast my timbers!’ – Probably the sort of thing a seafaring chap would come out with after accidentally dropping his new phone over the ship’s side. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don’t understand it… and I … Continue reading →

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On the sofa with George…

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s featured adjectives are: corrugated, milky, lyomerous, cunning, solidungulate, and portly. Please try to slip at least one of these adjectives into your conversation today – especially tricky to place will be that very nice word … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s stegosaurus is the one trying on sweaters and cardigans in Marks and Spencer. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘He’s so high up in the back seat.’ ‘…and remarried?’ ‘Yeah, yeah, auctioneering!’ ‘He’s not paying the full rent you know…’ … Continue reading →

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Of course I like guitars, but…

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s colours are: lamp black, maroon, lamp black, maroon, lamp black, maroon, and vermillion. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is another recycled item from the time that my blogging was done on something called Myspace: A week last Sunday, … Continue reading →

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An inevitable drooping…

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s financial forecast is for the bankers to scatter bundles of high denomination banknotes on their beds and then roll about on them clapping their hands and giggling. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What the hell’s this?… Well, it’s a … Continue reading →

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A very silly item…

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s joke is the one about the Prime Minister, the blob of lard, and the bottle of brown sauce. Oh, how we tittered back there in the steamy kitchen!… (Brown Sauce) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Dave…’ ‘What?’ ‘You are … Continue reading →

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Howdy cowpokes…

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s expletive is ‘I’ll be jiggered!’ or apparently in the U.S. ‘Holy jigger!’ – Euphemisms possibly formed from the mixing of bugger and Jesus. There may also be an echo of Victorian low slang, in which … Continue reading →

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Some titchy items…

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s heraldic term is ‘guidon’ – a long flag used in battle as a marker or standard. (Guidon) I used to have a nice white guidon, but I washed it in with my coloureds and ruined … Continue reading →

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Veronica and the numbers racket…

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s instruction is to go into town, find a police officer, and persuade him or her to waltz with you for ten minutes outside the post office. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had to go to the Royal Mail … Continue reading →

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A quick decalcomania…

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s python is the one sitting in his red sports car at the golf club wearing a pair of brand new Ray-Bans. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, dear reader, it’s decalcomania time again! ‘But Dave… what exactly is this … Continue reading →

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Yet more snatches of overheard and misheard cafe conversation…

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the idea of handkerchiefs. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘A flexible item I think…’ ‘But youthful though.’ ‘She was wrapped in sin…’ ‘It was already well up my desk.’ ‘Analyse the tape!’ ‘Let’s talk … Continue reading →

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