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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Nuclear fusion, clever riffs, and punctuation…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s letter of the alphabet is the capital Z – chosen for its forthright swan-like spikiness. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was mid-afternoon on a hot day last week; all the cafes in town were full of noisy sweaty … Continue reading
Posted in blues, books, brain, Dulltown, guitars, history, Hull.UK., humour, information, music, observations, serendipity, style, writing
Tagged arts, blues, discovery, Donna Summer, guitar riffs, history, Hot Stuff, Hot Stuff 1979, music, nuclear fusion, observations, punctuation, serendipity, sex, shop, style, surrealism, words, writing
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Wheat and pavement…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the shape and sound of the word ‘cuddle.’ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Whoa! Look out! Here it comes! No no, it’s alright, it’s just a poster… Or is it a poster? It looks … Continue reading
Posted in art, colours, Dulltown, existentialism, Hull.UK., humour, information, observations, photography, seeing, serendipity, surrealism, words
Tagged art, arts, colour, cuddle, existential angst, Hull UK, observations, photography, serendipity, style, surrealism, wheat field, words
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High finance…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s expletive is ‘Myst all critey’ – a spoonerism, apparently popular in Australia and New Zealand. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Mummy…’ ‘Yes dear?’ ‘Money…’ ‘Yes?’ ‘Mummy, suppose I had five thousand pounds…’ ‘Alright then dear, suppose you had.’ ‘…and I … Continue reading
Posted in brain, dreaming, expletives, humour, information, irony, learning, money, Rioting, thinking, words
Tagged £5000, banking, banks, children, conversation, expletives, financial forecast, joke, learning, painting, revolution, words, Yes Dear
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Oh, those crazy artists!…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s heraldic term is ‘stain’ – a heraldic colour that is not one of the primaries. I once had a ‘stain’ on my escutcheon, but happily it came off with a bit of light scrubbing with … Continue reading
Posted in art, brain, drama, Dulltown, expletives, heraldry, history, Hull.UK., humour, information, sex, style, surrealism, sweating, Uncategorized
Tagged art, arts, expletives, heraldry, history, madness, observations, overheard, sculpture, sex, style, surrealism
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Grumpy Stella pops round…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s snapshot is the one of me punching Salvador Dali on the nose in a Paris cafe. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘de Chirico Copy’ 2009 – pencil on paper, about 24″ x 17″. (G.d.C.) ‘Get the kettle on David, … Continue reading
Posted in art, brain, conversation, cool, Dulltown, existentialism, expletives, humour, information, mind, painting, serendipity, style, surrealism
Tagged art, arts, children, conversation, drawing, Giorgio de Chirico, madness, painting, photography, Salvador Dali, serendipity, style, surrealism, words
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Small, but pithy items…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s instruction is to tiptoe up to it, stroke its snout, and, whilst humming Paul McCartney’s ‘Mull of Kintyre’, feed it handfuls of broken biscuits. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 217. I’m sorry I’m late, … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, brain, conversation, cool, existentialism, Hull.UK., humour, information, music, observations, people, serendipity, style, surrealism
Tagged advertising, art, arts, conversation, fashion, instruction, late, madness, misheard, Mull of Kintyre, music, observations, overheard, Paul McCartney, serendipity, style, surrealism, weight training, words
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Mayonnaise on the phone…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s colours are: white, white, white, pale yellow, white, white, white, and white. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phew! What a warm afternoon it was! I was zigzagging through town trying to avoid the direct sunlight when I spotted Tony Mayonnaise, … Continue reading
Posted in art, brain, colours, drama, Dulltown, existentialism, expletives, Hull.UK., humour, information, phones, poetry, surrealism, words
Tagged art, arts, beer, colour, conversation, Dulux Paints, expletives, Hull Surrealist League, madness, observations, painting, poetry, serendipity, surrealism, Tony Mayonnaise, words
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