Monthly Archives: December 2018

Mayonnaise on the wall…

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: veal violet, ravioli red, broccoli beige, omelette orange, toast turquoise, fricassee fawn, and pumpernickel pink. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday lunchtime I was trying to cross the road outside the Dulltown Central Library, … Continue reading →

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Mail art postcard. No. 4576…

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s special guests are the Caligula lookalike twins Bernie and Florence Chooms. Come on in and take a seat on the sofa – my, my, I do love your laurel leaf headbands and your blood spattered … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No. 34…

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Today’s instruction is to fold the external flaps inwards to form a symmetrical diamond pattern, and then press them flat with a gloved hand; put a blob of silicone sealant in the centre, and only then open the … Continue reading →

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Thinking of getting some art…

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word quench. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Do you have any art, on your walls?’ ‘Hm, let me think… Well, not really.’ ‘What do you mean by “not really”?’ ‘Well, … Continue reading →

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Ah, some more of those Crush names…

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected fish names are: the Barracudina, the Dentical Herring, the Guitarfish, the Grunion, and the Pencilsmelt. If you were considering ‘friending’ one of these fish on Facebook, just going by the name, which one … Continue reading →

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Finding worms in a natural way…

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s wrinkled old black and white snapshot is the one of me, Alfred Hitchcock, and Anthony Perkins drinking tea and eating ginger nuts in the motel reception on the set of Psycho in 1959. Just look … Continue reading →

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Just a few small, but pithy items…

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like a large threatening cumulonimbus. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 392. I’m sorry I’m late, but I had a bit of trouble with my sump. A rather … Continue reading →

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Another misty runny window photograph…

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s octopus is the one cheating at table tennis by using five bats. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, I know it was only yesterday I showed you one of my photos dear reader, but I was so pleased … Continue reading →

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Composition with nice fatty breakfast…

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Bucharest blue, Rochdale red, Munich mauve, Todmorden turquoise, Valparaiso violet, Adelaide azure, and Rosedale russet. (Link one. Link two.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s one I took, er, captured, back in August. Shall I … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s financial forecast is for the rouble bubble to antagonise the ducking dinar and for the Hong Kong dollar to scurry off into a corner and read a thick book. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘We might eat some fudge.’ … Continue reading →

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Spam, spammed, spamming, spammable…

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: aphotic, aorist, antithalian, aplustre, apercu, and Baphomet. 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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Mail Art Postcard No. 4574…

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: porky, deoppilative, pyknic, soterial, gallinaceous, condign, and dishy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is another of my mail art postcards dear reader – a simple collage on bright card using clippings from that dreary … Continue reading →

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Cabins and shacks…

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s smell is that of pungent marijuana smoke drifting down from a nearby open attic window. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Call me Ishmael…’ ‘Eh?…’ ‘Ishmael!…’ ‘Oh, alright, er, Ishmael… So what’s this, here?’ ‘This is the captain’s cabin.’ ‘It’s … Continue reading →

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I think it’s time for a lino print…

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word entablature. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lino print in oil based ink on nice thin Kizuki paper about A4 in size. Is it ‘contrasty’ enough for you dear reader? … Continue reading →

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A satisfying conclusion…

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: “The original hound was material enough to tug a man’s throat out, yet he was diabolical as well.” “I see that you … Continue reading →

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A few short, but pithy items…

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: optical orange, sucking sienna, bamboo blue, groaning green, ridiculous red, and the odd colour of the curtains at number twenty-three down the road. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 391. I’m … Continue reading →

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Two very nice colours…

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like the sound of a country trying to leave the European Union without causing too much upset… This teapot is a very messy pourer. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, dear reader, … Continue reading →

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Some snatches of overheard and misheard cafe conversation…

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s really nice fish names are: the Canary Rockfish, the Cherubfish, the Flabby Whale Fish, the Luminous Hake, and the Barbeled Houndshark. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Wendy, it’s just like a mound-full.’ ‘Just check the diameter Paul, the old … Continue reading →

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The alphabet boys…

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one introducing all the guests to the world of phillumeny and forcing them to look at his bulging albums of matchbox labels. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘I’m thinking of changing my name.’ … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No. 33…

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: sticky, crenellated, Sotadic, theotechnic, mancando, cubiform, and bubbly. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, dear reader, what do you make of this one? For me it has the feel of something vaguely Japanese. Is this … Continue reading →

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