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Monthly Archives: November 2015
A suitable “bend heater”…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s really good name for an artist is Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. (K S R) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, it seems ages since we had a look in my copy of The 1954 Gadgets Annual – one of my favourite … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, conversation, design, drama, history, humour, information, Uncategorized, words
Tagged 1954, Albert and Madge, austerity, bending plastics, conversation, dictionary word, discovery, history, instruction, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, madness, refratory material, serendipity, style, surrealism, words
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Bad paintings – I like ’em…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s elephant in the room is the one trying to play Mozart on the grand piano with her trunk. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did the title of this piece draw you in dear reader? If you fancy yourself as … Continue reading
Posted in art, brain, colours, drawing, fashion, humour, information, learning, music, observations, painting, seeing, serendipity, style, surrealism, sweating, thinking
Tagged art, arts, bad paintings, colour, discovery, drawing, elephant in the room, fashion, instruction, madness, music, observations, painting, serendipity, style, surrealism
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A few shortish items…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s adjectives are: carnal, distinguished, myrmecoid, plump, toponymal, and hendecasyllabic. I think myrmecoid is my favourite. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 272. I’m sorry I’m late, but I had the Mormons in for a chat. … Continue reading
Posted in cafe, conversation, cool, Dulltown, existentialism, Grumpiness, Hull.UK., humour, information, misheard, observations, overheard, people, seeing, serendipity, surrealism, words
Tagged bankers, choice adjectives, conversation, dictionary word, discovery, existential angst, Jesus, late, madness, misheard, observations, overheard, religion, serendipity, surrealism, transportation, words
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Some snatches of overheard and misheard train conversation…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word word. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Given away and shifting?’ ‘It’s as simple as a pocket Sarah.’ ‘Don’t want to touch it!… ‘A baseline word of pig.’ ‘Norman was … Continue reading
Posted in brain, conversation, dreaming, existentialism, humour, information, mind, misheard, observations, overheard, poetry, puzzle, serendipity, surrealism, words
Tagged arts, conversation, dictionary word, discovery, existential angst, madness, misheard, observations, overheard, poetry, serendipity, surrealism, the word word, transportation, words
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The joke…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s instruction is to sit with your arms folded and your knees up under your chin. After a moment, close your eyes, hold your breath, then slowly float up in the air, rotate once and then … Continue reading
Posted in brain, dreaming, Dulltown, existentialism, Film, history, Hull.UK., humour, information, observations, photography, seeing, serendipity, surrealism, TV, Uncategorized, words
Tagged art, arts, bricks, dictionary word, discovery, film, history, instruction, joke, lost, observations, photography, River Hull UK, serendipity, surrealism, words
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Ugg, Lugg and the turnip…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s heraldic term is Livery – the uniform worn by the lord’s retainers, made in his colours. My retainers refused to wear my livery, they said they didn’t like the shades, so I fired the lot … Continue reading
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Hm, I think I’ll give it the title ‘Radiant Statuette’…
But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like the sound of a trumpet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just came across an old piece of paper with a list of a few titles of works from The East … Continue reading
Posted in art, brain, existentialism, Hull.UK., humour, information, observations, painting, serendipity, surrealism, words
Tagged art, arts, Beverley Art Gallery, discovery, East Riding of Yorkshire, existential angst, observations, painting, serendipity, statuette, style, surrealism, words
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