Monthly Archives: August 2017

Some snatches of overheard and misheard cafe conversation…

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to close your eyes, hold your breath, and slit the glossy brown enclosing tape with a keen knife; pull the four triangular cardboard flaps outwards and downwards. Still with closed eyes and held … Continue reading →

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A picture of me twanging…

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from A confederacy of Dunces (1980) by John Kennedy Toole: …Ignatius winked wildly at a woman leaning on the bar, a fortyish Latin who leered a terrifying response with a gold tooth or … Continue reading →

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It is packed with smashing features!…

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual white china teapot is the one shaped like a jolly elephant – see the raised trunk is the spout, and just look at those great big ears – you know, I’m sure he’s listening … Continue reading →

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An old black and white photo…

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s colours are: brittle blue, barrel beige, bumpy burgundy, brilliant black, ragged russet, and wimpish white. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a fairly strange photo from my early days of film and darkroom photography. This is a scanned 35 … Continue reading →

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Just a few short but pithy items…

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s amusing expletive is ‘Ye Gods and little blue fishes!’ – a mysterious oath, but the inclusion of the word ‘blue’, due to the sound of its first three letters, may be a reference to that … Continue reading →

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What’s that thud, thud, thud?…

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s old record that it’s really uncool to like is Department S – Is Vic There? (Click) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Almost as soon as I set off walking into town last Sunday afternoon I became aware that someone … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard No. 4566…

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity, appearing as a semi-mummified man with a skull-cap and was-djed-ankh sceptre, is the god Ptah from Memphis. His associations are creator and craftsmen. (Ptah) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey! Let’s have a postcard today! It … Continue reading →

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What’s that, on your leg? No. 2…

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown.UK: Today’s joke is the one about the plastic bag of pork sausages going off behind the radiator in the Vice Chancellor’s study. Oh, how we guffawed and chortled back in the cloisters!… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As you see I … Continue reading →

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Aha! It’s Avenger Trek again…

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s colours are: flagrant fawn, porky pink, voluble violet, rocky riot red, clammy cream, gimcrack green and writhing rose. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it was a difficult decision to make. On the TV at the same time there … Continue reading →

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Hang on to your old FF wads!…

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s interesting china teapot is the one shaped like the mushroom cloud of a detonating nuclear device. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Today’s post is rather specialised, so I do understand if you don’t stay with it for the duration … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s demonstration of media people’s ignorance of science is BBC TV covering the solar eclipse last night and having one of their interviewees with a picture of a lunar eclipse behind him. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Spring a back … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No. 18…

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word ‘sweltering’. I think I might swelter for an hour or so later on this afternoon, the BBC weather forecast says it’s going to be ‘humid’ … Continue reading →

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Just a few shortish items…

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to carefully tack the floppy liner down onto a stout board and stand it vertically against a wall, a tree, or a fence; have some baskets of garlic handy and make sure you … Continue reading →

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Two very good afternoons…

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s doubled up simile is, Fresh as two daisies. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is a post about two afternoons: Last Saturday afternoon was one of them, I spent a couple of hours sitting in my little workshop cutting … Continue reading →

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Delicious picking in the head and brain…

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity, who appears as a man with a headdress of ram’s horns, plumes, sun-discs and cobras, is the god Mandulis. His cult centres are Kalabsha and Philae, and his attribute is Solar. (M) … Continue reading →

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N2 and NaCl…

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully chosen adjectives are: bumbling, filching, ringent, rinthereout, jugal, cringing, and buttered. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Hey…’ ‘What?’ ‘Did you know that the atmosphere is full of nitrogen?’ ‘Oh no! That’s terrible!…’ ‘I know…’ ‘How the hell did … Continue reading →

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Hey, did you see Hugh Laurie in town?…

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But fist… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one playing a rowdy game of snooker with a drunken hippopotamus. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am going to apologise right now, here at the start of this post. This is all … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard No. 4658…

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to lie face down on a nearby bed and make movements as if you are swimming, the crawl would probably be the best stroke to use; after ten minutes stop and rest, and … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s doubled up simile is – He was as happy as two sandboys… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘No, I think it is plom David…’ ‘It was a non-G bear?’ ‘Join in a while with a leading heart!’ ‘Eye-vade, eye-vade, … Continue reading →

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What’s that little thing on your leg?…

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s joke is the one about the two dead mice in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s in-tray. Oh, how we guffawed and chortled into our cupped hands upstairs at No. 11 Downing Street… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don’t … Continue reading →

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