Monthly Archives: October 2018

It was an idea about a cloud…

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word jutting. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, it was the other afternoon, I was sitting on a bus going home when I noticed that the sky was pretty empty … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: bourasque, vibraculum, spulye, flammenwerfer, dicynodont, pauldron, and saxaul. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. The professor may … Continue reading →

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One or two shortish, but pithy items…

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: ruminant, prefrontal, suffruticose, micropegmatitic, complanate, theotechnic, and wickered. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 386. I’m sorry I’m late, but I was emptying my mousetraps. A single overheard remark: ‘She’d heat … Continue reading →

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Hey, let’s have some more spatter!…

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to deep-breathly for five good minutes, then stand on one leg with eyes tightly closed, wave slowly to an imaginary departing steam train chugging off to the right, and hum the theme from … Continue reading →

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The priests inclined their heads and made low, incanting noises…

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s heraldic term is armed – of a human being clothed in armour – or a beast having teeth, beak, or claws in a separate colour. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Whoa!… How’s this for a book cover! Ah, another … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dance is the mambo. Come on Stella my dear, let’s mambo round the kitchen! Hey, watch out for that great big pan of mulligatawny simmering away on the stove!… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Yes, you feel like there’s … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4714…

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s vintage plastic hula hoop is the yellow one from 1963 gathering dust and cobwebs hanging on nail in the garden shed – just in case one day it may be needed. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, today dear … Continue reading →

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Coffee and Mayonnaise…

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word lurid. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last Thursday afternoon I was sitting in my favourite cafe; I was listening very carefully to the barely discernible snatches of customers’ conversation … Continue reading →

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Yet another arse picture…

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words juxtaposed with colours are: vitrage violet, olecranon ochre, remurmur red, grackle green, mortmain mauve, and proveditor pink. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On my arty trip to Liverpool a while back – you remember, I wrote piece … Continue reading →

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Carefully forming not-a-queue…

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: scrumptious, barristerial, spancelled, omphalic, curule, prolegomenary, and cute. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don’t know if it is a world-wide convention, if not it should be, but I think it is a prerequisite for … Continue reading →

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Just some more small, but pithy items…

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected fish names are: the ghost flathead, the gizzard shad, the longjaw mudsucker, the bicolor goatfish, and the armored searobin. Goodness me, I do like the sound of the last one!… I wonder what … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No. 30…

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to lay it flat on the bench, round off the four corners using a rasp and your half round bastard file (HRBF) – use winding sticks (WS) to check for flatness – take … Continue reading →

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Getting out of a gig over the back…

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s stick of rhubarb is the unusually straight one – I’ve been using it as a ruler to mark out the drawing for my next lino print. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s that book again! ‘What book is that … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the phrase – ‘award-winning’. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘No, no, puppa, puppa, ocean-ocean…’ ‘Everything’s so low – you can grease too long…’ ‘Peas!… Push that cushion!.’ ‘I wake up every bun in the … Continue reading →

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Some more of those Crush characters…

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully chosen adjectives are: bumptious, carapacial, penannular, zoanthropic, and buxom. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah, good old Veronica Crush – writer from the glory days of the Hull Surrealist League, now living in New York with tall tree … Continue reading →

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Mossy lumps and plenty of cars…

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: marimba mauve, teleprinter turquoise, gruff green, febrile fawn, bobstay brown, retroflex russet, and that lovely blue of the ancient glass marble found in the back of an old dusty wardrobe. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading →

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Counting things on the bus…

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: moidore, mofette, Mohock, modillion, modena, and velitation. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Mrs Mouldie (Professor Mouldie will be at the horse races) first thing … Continue reading →

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Brownlow and the professor on the phone…

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s honoured guests are the Max Schreck Nosferatu lookalike twins Molly and Percy Piglow – come on up you two and join us on the sofa! My word! Your teeth look really convincing! Ouch!… (M.S.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading →

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Plenty of red here…

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from N F Simpson’s last play If So, Then Yes (2010): Reg: In the foreseeable future it will be possible for machines not only to compose, recite and listen to poetry, but appreciate … Continue reading →

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Just a few small, but pithy items…

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s interesting fish names are: the bigscale pomfret, the bonytail chub, the denticle herring, the houndshark, and the porgy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. 384. I’m sorry I’m late, but I was watering the hedgehogs. A … Continue reading →

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