Monthly Archives: January 2017

Procure a quantity of sprats…

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s weather will feature ebullient spheres of white moving in all directions, bright underwear flapping on clothes lines, hawks hovering, goats grinning and nodding, and a spatulate slice of vermilion in the west as evening draws … Continue reading →

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At the pier, 1980s…

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: tepid, bogus, mnemotechnic, retrousse, suffruticose, varved, and bulbous. I really must try to slip ‘mnemotechnic’ into my conversation today. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a picture from my days of old-style, black and white, … Continue reading →

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Some snatches of overheard and misheard cafe conversation…

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word ‘bobbins’. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Joe, I’m slippy on the bin slot.’ ‘It was an algus dinner.’ ‘That’s proper lee age you know…’ ‘She down Rollo du-jan knot.’ … Continue reading →

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Aliens, a mirror, and the plan chest top…

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s wrinkled old black and white snapshot is the one of me and Charlton Heston sitting eating bananas by his chariot on the set of Ben-Hur in 1958. (BH) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I found that I was about … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No.13…

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one that used to be called Jumbo, but changed his name to Lionel, as he was fed up with constantly being stereotyped. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, if this was on a … Continue reading →

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A few short, but pithy items…

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s image is that of a large crystal chandelier crashing in silence onto the surface of the moon. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 320. I’m sorry I’m late, but I was waiting for Hull UK … Continue reading →

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Some of Crush’s spare names…

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: uppity, telescopic, poufed, haughty, premorse, monomaniacal, kenotic, retiary, and bouncy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aha! I just received an email from Veronica Crush, writer from the glory days of the Hull Surrealist League, now … Continue reading →

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‘Pavement Peril’ in Dulltown…

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like the call of a tawny owl in a moist moonless midnight forest. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s one I took last April… How do you like the composition dear reader? … Continue reading →

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Oh good, it’s ‘Avenger Trek’ on the TV…

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s Raymond Chandler quotation is from his 1943 novel The High Window: The door on the left led to a small kitchenette with a brown woodstone sink and a three burner stove and an old electric … Continue reading →

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A visit by Stella the tightwad…

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is Nailhead. An Early English architectural enrichment consisting of small pyramids repeated as a band – a decorative moulding. (N) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Field Theory. 1994. Pastel on paper probably about 24″ x 18″. ‘Oh … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s eel is the studious one wearing horn-rimmed glasses and a Fair Aisle jumper… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘A Midas pile, oh oh oh Raymond…’ ‘Ants tap, ants tap on your heart baby…’ ‘Time was wanna be, you can … Continue reading →

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Chains and trains in the head…

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s snail is the energetic, busy, nipping about one. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I was a young lad I once heard someone on the radio or the TV use the term ‘chains of thought’, or it might have … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard No. 4478…

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s rather innocuous expletive is ‘By giggery!’ – yes, another wishy-washy Victorian oath where the utterer, in his heart, really wants to say ‘By Jesus!’, but can’t quite manage to get the word out… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What … Continue reading →

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The Lion nicely defaced…

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s colours are: gargantuan green, yacht yellow, bruised blue, orangutan orange, and polished pink. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may recall that a couple of weeks ago I showed you a photograph of the front and back covers of … Continue reading →

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Some small, but pithy items…

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the god Arensnuphis, who appears as a man with the plumed crown. He is associated with Nubia and Philae. (A) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 319. I’m sorry I’m late, … Continue reading →

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The Smart Trousered Philanthropist…

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s heraldic term is ‘honour point’ – the upper middle part of a shield. Me, I had mine left blank – I don’t really see the point of ‘honour’, in fact I’m not really sure what … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania! Decalcomania!…

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s weather will feature tetrahedron shaped hailstones, round clouds that have the face of Donald Trump, birds hiding in low shrubs, strong gusts that smell of salt, and the sun setting in grey monochrome. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gosh, … Continue reading →

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Noisy but amusing!…

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s Raymond Chandler quotation is from the novel The High Window (1943): ‘Your powers of observation startle me’ I said. He looked surprised. He almost forgot to fingernail the ash of his cigarette. But not quite. … Continue reading →

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Bus rain red traffic glass wet…

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word hurdy-gurdy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, there’s something quite stimulating about rainy dark January evenings isn’t there? Front seat upstairs on a double-decker bus – the droplets (what … Continue reading →

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Some snatches of overheard and misheard cafe conversation…

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: imponent, thrawart, homaloidal, strophic, thrasonic, and cuddly. If I had to choose one I think I’d pick ‘thrawart’ but I wouldn’t know whether to put the stress on the first or … Continue reading →

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