Monthly Archives: February 2015

Some small, but pithy items…

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s old wrinkled black and white snapshot is the one of me chatting about corgis with Her Majesty back in 1963 . >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 242. I’m sorry I’m late, but I needed … Continue reading →

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Loud Mayonnaise…

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s random dictionary words are: degras, deglutition, dehisce, deiparious, dejeune, and wagenboom. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Should the professor … Continue reading →

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Nose long, white upper lip short…

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s C17th English expletive is ‘I’fackins!’ – My little book on swearing doesn’t make it clear whether the ‘I’ is sounded as the first person singular or as ‘ee’. I suppose after all these years it … Continue reading →

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Veronica and curves…

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s silly mammals are the ones with phones and watches. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An airmail envelope gently thwacked through the letterbox this morning; it was from Veronica Crush, writer from the glory days of the Hull Surrealist League, … Continue reading →

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Some snatches of overheard and misheard cafe conversation…

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s joke is the one about the Labour Party politician who charges £5,000 a day for giving a speech. (Jack) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Make out that all perfect.’ ‘Buckle nike-mo?’ ‘Look at the colouring on this floor!…’ ‘Oh … Continue reading →

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Messing with letters… A minor gupset?

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word ‘plangent’. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A simple, but annoying puzzle involving the letter ‘G’. Yes, it does look like a poem doesn’t it? But no, it isn’t one. … Continue reading →

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Yes, I think I’ll call it ‘Orange and Green’…

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s instruction is to bind them together with coarse tarry string, making sure that the pinched ends are still exposed, and then slowly dip the completed bundle into the tub of heated emollient, then give it … Continue reading →

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‘Happy Pigs’ and ‘A Walk in the Woods’…

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word smudge. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, it’s that time of year again; the annual Dulltown ‘Open’ art show is on at the city’s art gallery. ‘Open’ means that … Continue reading →

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Some shortish items…

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the idea of motes. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 241. I’m sorry I’m late, but people kept stopping me in the street to show me their apps. A single … Continue reading →

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Mail art postcard No. 4464…

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s kangaroo is the one that strolls nonchalantly whistling a tune. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah, yes, another of my recent mail art postcards. Yet again, just a couple of snippings from an old copy of that tatty TV … Continue reading →

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Doom waiting…

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s C17th English expletive is ‘Cud’s bobs!’ – an interesting corruption of the old favourite, ‘God’s body’. Why not bring it back into use today dear reader? ‘How dare you chuck your dirty fish and chips … Continue reading →

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Badger Books and spit holes in the snow…

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: corpulent, defluent, sumptuary, cupped, magnetic, and carbuncled. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As you know by now dear reader I am a great fan of those scruffy 1960s British science fiction and supernatural pulp paperbacks, … Continue reading →

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Eddy Twang photo…

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s colours are: taupe, teal, taupe, teal, taupe, orange, teal, taupe, and teal. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a picture from my days of old-style black and white ‘film and darkroom’ photography; I’m not sure about the date of … Continue reading →

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Numbers on the telephone…

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s creased old black and white snapshot is the one of me and Charlton Heston posing with our hunting rifles on the banks of the Ohio. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Hello… Hello…’ ‘Yes? How can I help you?’ ‘Thank … Continue reading →

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So, what is it that those TV ads are trying to tell us?…

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s special guests are the Vladimir Putin lookalike twins, don’t expect much smiling. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A feeling of pressure and heaviness? – step into the adventure! – help those near – not actual game footage – fresh … Continue reading →

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A Short Guide to Great Britain… (3)

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s random dictionary words are: futhork, fustet, fusarole, furibund, futtock, and wayzgoose. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks will … Continue reading →

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Millions Bonbons…

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word chutney. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a photograph of mine from last summer; it shows the window of a newsagent’s shop here in Dulltown city centre. I suppose … Continue reading →

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Some short, but pithy items…

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s instruction is to turn it upside down, push tag B firmly into slot A, line up dotted lines X and Y, insert hex-bolts J and P into the holes marked with dabs of red paint, … Continue reading →

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Computors and other conglomerata…

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s C17th English expletive is ‘Ad’s heartiwounds!’ – (God’s heart wounds.) Do try to find an opportunity to slip this into your conversation today dear reader, perhaps when your phone accidentally slips out of your hand … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s pencil is the yellow curved one. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Some places like a lime…’ ‘What Paris did she have?’ ‘No, she always turns left Bobby.’ ‘Are you still in touch with Idge?’ ‘What?… Like a double bum?’ … Continue reading →

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