Monthly Archives: June 2018

Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one with a feather duster held in her trunk helping out the host by flicking at the cobwebs on the cornice. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Na na, nanna na na, nanna na … Continue reading →

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You’d need a bloody long ruler…

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: barghest, barilla, baragouin, baobab, barbastelle, banxring, and wasserman. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Tomorrow the professor … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4681…

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez: “Halloa! halloa! halloa! What’s this?” Amid the droning of the wind there had come the stamping of a horse’s hoofs, … Continue reading →

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Shall we watch the TV forensics tonight?…

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like the MGM lion, here, I’ll show you how to make him roar, just pass me that pencil… (MGM) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is all true of course!… Well, I … Continue reading →

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One or two shortish items…

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s combined food and insult is – You, you gateau gob!… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 373. I’m sorry I’m late, but I got carried away defacing a Banksy. A single overheard remark: ‘My skin’s … Continue reading →

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Does anyone here like green?…

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the one appearing as a frog, the goddess Heket; her cult centre is Qus and her association is with childbirth. (H) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone here like green?… Well, there are plenty of … Continue reading →

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Spatter Painting. No. 19…

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: ribald russet, gargantuan grey, puerile pink, obsidian orange, flippant fawn, obsidian ochre, and that sort of bluey-green that Jim has on his bathroom walls. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It seems a while since I … Continue reading →

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Adverb dunking with Doom…

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like Donald Trump’s mind – not a very good pourer, but surprisingly capacious. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had just nipped down the road to get a nine-pack of toilet rolls … Continue reading →

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In this tub bruise the rhubarb…

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s weather will feature: fluffy white goblins playing amongst the clouds; almost invisible blue sharks swimming in the afternoon sky; a giant blood orange on the horizon at dusk; and later, the Milky Way will be … Continue reading →

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The old oak chair by the window…

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: araeometer, appulse, apterous, Aquifoliaceae, aragonite, and vetiver. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. The professor will be … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: yawning, higgledy-piggledy, nympholeptic, horometrical, chimeric, antipyretic, sternutative, and boxy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fast 4G and wi-Fi! – that dogs will love! – find your perfect relaxation! – get the SIM that’s just right … Continue reading →

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Four fairly interesting things…

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But First… Dulltown, UK: Today’s honoured guests are the Rudy Giuliani lookalike twins, Rachel and Sandra Blither – come on in, waddle across and take a seat on the sofa – my, you two are looking stylish today! Love those … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s sound is that of an electric lawnmower encountering a long-lost length of rusty barbed wire. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Ed, try hovering in it next time…’ ‘A sixoid? What?…’ ‘And they wanted twelve quid to polish it?’ ‘The … Continue reading →

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Bird talk…

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s heraldic term is Label – a difference mark across the chief of the shield applied to the arms of a son, usually the heir. (Label) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Let me ask you something…’ ‘Eh?’ ‘As a dove … Continue reading →

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Chet on the bus…

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s slow motion image is that of a seagull swooping down and pinching a chocolate flake out of someone’s ice cream cone on the seafront at Bridlington. (Brid) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you play vinyl much? I do … Continue reading →

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A few titchy items…

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s novel pencil sharpener is the one shaped like the sound of the wind rattling the trees in the night. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 372. I’m sorry I’m late, but I got to thinking … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4622…

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s combined food and insult is – You, you onion bumpkin!… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Whoa!… Hang on – dear reader, are you fed up with me saying ‘whoa!’ all the time? I would be, if I were an … Continue reading →

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It’s Avenger-Trek!…

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s colours are: uppity umber, olid orange, ribald red, ghoul green, medical mauve, and ugly ultramarine. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, here we go again! On the TV we seem to have, on one channel an episode of the … Continue reading →

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Why would you draw matchboxes?…

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one wearing the T-shirt with a picture of Donald Trump on it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As an ageing artist, it really is a bit of struggle keeping track of the all … Continue reading →

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Ladies, and gentlemen…

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction: is to lay out all of the unpacked parts in a rectilinear grid pattern on a clean carpet, take off your shoes and socks and dance around and between the parts, you must be … Continue reading →

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