Monthly Archives: October 2017

Some more of those Crush names…

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from A confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole published in 1980: Ignatius to Patrolman Mancuso: This city (New Orleans) is famous for its gamblers, prostitutes, exhibitionists, anti-Christs, alcoholics, sodomites, drug addicts, fetishists, … Continue reading →

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An arty day out – part two…

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: interpilaster, interosseous, internecine, interrex, interlard, intercolline, and cladode. 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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But Dave, it’s all nonsense!…

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s interesting china teapot is the one shaped like a cloud resting on the horizon at sunset – oh, and look at those lovely hot tea hues!… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may recall, that in my Just a … Continue reading →

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The grabbing hand…

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s colours are: reluctant rose, grammar green, anomalous azure, blithering black, oblivious orange, and vacuous violet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about this for a bit of strangeness dear reader? I took this one a couple of weeks ago … Continue reading →

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An arty day out…

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown UK: Today’s wrinkled old Polaroid snapshot is the one of me and William Shatner sharing a joke on the set of Star Trek in 1967. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I spotted it advertised a while back – and I thought … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s financial forecast is for Euros to become smug, Yuan to become surly, Dollars to frown, and the Rouble to take up tap dancing. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘It’s all kinds of com-crap Seth, chill out!’ ‘Now I’m a … Continue reading →

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So Dave, how does it make you feel?…

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: geoponic, georgic, geoidal, gibbous, gimmalled, geophagous and sponsible. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘So, Dave, how does it make you feel?…’ ‘Well, I’m not sure… a little bit depressed I suppose…’ ‘Really?…’ ‘Hm…’ Well, you … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4587…

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s expletive, is from Bob Acres, a character in Sheridan’s 1775 play The Rivals – after a musical evening he says, ‘Odds minims and crotchets! How she did chirrup!’ (From Bozzimacoo: Origins & Meanings of Oaths … Continue reading →

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A good time…

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: violin violet, rumba red, gross green, despicable damson, ghastly gold, and Utah yellow. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A cardboard tube with a splash of US stamps and an unnecessary number of airmail stickers arrived … Continue reading →

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Just a few smallish items…

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one showing off by standing on one leg on the coffee table. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 350. I’m sorry I’m late, but I was practising my Masonic … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No. 20…

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from the novel A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (published 1980): Patrolman Mancuso had put on the tights before the sergeant, who had pushed him out of the precinct and told … Continue reading →

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Messing with letters… Yoddity?…

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s doubled up simile is, as bald as two coots. (Coot) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is a simple, but annoying puzzle involving the letter ‘Y’. This is the final one of these dear reader, I have now done … Continue reading →

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But everybody likes Charlie Chaplin Dave…

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the snake-headed one from Hermopolis Magna, the goddess Hauhet. Her associations are: primeval, formlessness, and flood force. (Hauhet) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think I’ve always been a bit of an ‘outsider’ – ever … Continue reading →

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Then suddenly you tread on his corn…

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the plangent sound of the word ‘plangent’. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good god! What a nasty looking bunch!… This is the cover of a British 1960s pulp supernatural thriller, another tattered Badger Book … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s heraldic term is ‘rampant’ – of a beast, rearing up to fight. When I was having my coat of arms done I wanted a ‘hamster rampant’, but the College of Heralds would have none of … Continue reading →

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When cool, add the musk…

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: chawdron, chasuble, chassepot, chasmogamy, chausses, and bilimbi. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Should the professor turn … Continue reading →

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The crime scene from above…

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from the novel A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (published 1980): She was wearing her short pink topper and the small red hat that tilted over one eye so that she … Continue reading →

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Mail art postcard No. 4688…

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like the smell of violets in a delicate Japanese vase on an ancient polished oak table in the withdrawing room of a stylish old country house in Shropshire … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s doubled up simile is – as thin as two rails… (I notice that there is some online dispute raging on whether ‘rail’ in this simile refers to a fence rail or the bird.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Free … Continue reading →

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Hm… there’s a word in my head…

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s hot water tap that refused to turn off was the one in my bathroom – damn! Now, where the hell is that stopcock?… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tiepolo… I was walking into town a couple of days ago … Continue reading →

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