Monthly Archives: May 2014

Some smallish items…

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s local village name that sounds like an insult is Burstwick. (B) ‘So, how’s young Tony, that new boyfriend of yours?’ ‘He’s not my boyfriend, he’s an absolute burstwick!…’ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 211. … Continue reading →

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Just green and red…

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s sound is that of two spiky Telecasters fighting over a very attractive bass riff. (Telecasters) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a photograph from a month or so ago. Is it an interesting picture, or is it a bit boring?… Who am I … Continue reading →

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Doom in the night…

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s random dictionary words are: gazogene, gavial, gaum, gegenschein, garganey, and undine. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing in the morning. If he happens to be wearing … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s architectural term is ‘Vitruvian opening’ – a doorway or window of which the sides incline slightly inwards towards the top, giving it a heavy Egyptian look. I used to have a Vitruvian opening, but one … Continue reading →

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Driving past the bungalow…

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the idea of curtains. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dr Mult, on her way to the university physics department early every morning, drove past retired Professor Kramp’s bungalow. He was usually to be seen … Continue reading →

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Cowboys and Indians…

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s pelican is the one with the small beak. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may recall dear reader that a while ago I featured some three-D pages from my 1951 ‘Cowboys in Pop-Up Action Pictures’ book by E. Joseph … Continue reading →

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The Dead Bod on the shed…

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s expletive is ‘Sbores!’ – a rather obscure 17th century oath – possible coming from ‘God’s pores’, similar to those better known oaths ‘God’s bones’ and ‘God’s blood’. God’s pores – I wonder if God uses … Continue reading →

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The stars and stripes bow tie…

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s weather is the clanging of high deep toned bells; moisture will be squeezed from the resilient blue cubes of Saturday… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I got a late birthday present in the post today. It was a clip-on … Continue reading →

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Some titchy pithy items…

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s joke is the one about the campaigning politician bitten by the baby he was kissing. Oh, how we chuckled later back in our cosy limousines! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 210. I’m sorry I’m … Continue reading →

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Bright, but disturbing…

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s pikelet is the one without any butter holes in it. (P.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, It’s another of my bright glowing postcards; this one is No. 4457. If this is art, it comes under heading ‘Mail art’, … Continue reading →

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Messing with letters…

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s colours are: Blue, light blue, medium blue, pale blue, crow black, blue and light blue. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A simple, but annoying puzzle involving the letter C. Yes, it does look a like a poem doesn’t it? … Continue reading →

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City of Cheapness…

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the word glum… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I see that the Dulltown City Council have had a new sculpture constructed and erected near the Maritime Museum in the city centre. There are a … Continue reading →

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Background to the Badgers…

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the word ‘circumspect’. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is a post recycled from those dark days when I was doing my blogging on something called Myspace… It provides a bit more information on … Continue reading →

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Some snatches of overheard and misheard cafe conversation…

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s expletive is ‘Ballocks and Cods!’ – a 17th century nickname for a parson and his curate. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Gone with a bit of a splash.’ ‘I do do it in the middle of the night.’ ‘You … Continue reading →

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Wires, pipes, and skyscrapers…

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s random dictionary words are: medlar, teleseme, humstrum, zymome, and dittander. You must have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. On no account … Continue reading →

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To articulate a body of difference…

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s financial forecast is for the markets to vacillate, tilt, rotate, wobble, ponder, change colour, become moist, blush, and come down on the side of the bloated plutocrat. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good morning class!… and what a gorgeous … Continue reading →

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Tall complicated piles of as beautiful…

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s joke is the one about the philosopher and the four muddy footballers locked in a small cupboard. Oh, how we chortled as we crouched, pretending to consider Kant’s idea that reason is the source of … Continue reading →

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Some smallish items…

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown., Europe: Today’s selected adjectives are: bouncy, corrugated, devious, importune, and frogged. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 209. I’m sorry I’m late, but I needed to collide a few hadrons. A single overheard remark: ‘I think we … Continue reading →

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Cibil’s enforced aesthetics…

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the idea of golf balls. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just received a fat airmail envelope with some colourful stamps on it from the USA. It was from Veronica Crush, writer from the … Continue reading →

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Ah, the smell of decalcomania in the morning…

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s heraldic term is ‘arming cap’ – a padded cap worn under the helmet. (A.C.) ‘Oh by the way, Sir Gruffer, I forgot to put my arming cap on today, so please don’t bash me too … Continue reading →

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