Monthly Archives: February 2019

Just a few short, but pithy items…

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s old English expletive is – By the Bithmaskins! An ancient oath, but it was apparently was still in use in Lancashire as late as the 19th century. Probably a corruption and embellishment of – ‘By … Continue reading →

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The wires may be passed through the fire to burn off the flies…

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s simple, easily missed typing error is, East Yorkshite. (EY) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on! You like period dramas don’t you? Let’s get strapped into my new time machine and go back to visit Britain in the 1930s. … Continue reading →

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Robots, tea, and the following day…

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s albatross is the one sitting on a bar stool sipping a martini and frantically flicking through a copy of the Financial Times. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am writing this yesterday. Well, of course as I write this … Continue reading →

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A rather fine decalcomania monoprint…

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected fish names are: the Zebra Oto, the Smooth Dogfish, the Leatherjacket, the Dwarf Gourami, the Dusky Grouper, and the Halfmoon. If you had to be stuck in a jammed lift (elevator) for a … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4551…

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s joke is the one about that Conservative politician – well actually it’s not really a joke – it’s just a very stylish picture of him. (Click here for JRM) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aha, another of my mail … Continue reading →

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Hi there!… It’s Mad Spam time!…

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Belgium bistre, Uruguay ultramarine, France fawn, Australia azure, Luxembourg lemon, India indigo, Ukraine umber, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sort of greeny greyish brown. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading →

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On the bus, and in the kitchen…

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one who has cleared a space in the middle and is showing off doing lots of press-ups. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I boarded the bus in the Dulltown Interchange and took a … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No. 36…

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word penultimate. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What a feast of form, texture, and colour! This piece is about two-and-a-half metres by four. If it were a painting on a … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s Sir Arthur Conan Doyle quotation is from The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902): “Hist!” cried Holmes, and I heard the sharp click of a cocking pistol. “Look out! It’s coming!” There was a thin, crisp, … Continue reading →

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Brownlow puts his foot in it…

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: bulging brown, swollen sienna, vile violet, ribald red, yawping yellow, and that funny shade of fawn that the rug went after it had been left in out the sun all day. … Continue reading →

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Encounter with a beast on the way home…

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word gloom. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, this photo Dave, it’s not really that crisp and sharp, is it?… But you see, evening was coming on, and the light … Continue reading →

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Just a few short, but pithy things…

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: ajowan, warray, peplos, distyle, scuppernong, and theotechny. 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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Enjoying messing about on the bench…

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word Plantagenet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me, I love pratting about (PA) with things and ‘improving’ them – it’s a very satisfying thing to do. One evening about a … Continue reading →

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Hm, beer… warmth…

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown,UK: Today’s annoyance is first triggered when you find that you are getting more spam items on your blog than actual readers. Doh!… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Walking into town, past the railway station car park the other day, I noticed … Continue reading →

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Mail art postcard. No. 4540…

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one that has just sat on the host’s Stradivarius which had been carelessly left resting on the piano stool – it did make a very interesting sound as it … Continue reading →

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The church gazing up…

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected dances are: the Cat Daddy, the Dutty Wine, the Pryvit, the Lezginka, the Lambeth Walk, and the Schottische. Come on Stella – let’s Schottische around in the front garden! Hoy, don’t knock my … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one wearing a t-shirt two sizes too small with a picture of Boris Johnson on it. (Boris) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Hey hey hey! I’m going round a speed.’ ‘Now it’s hot … Continue reading →

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Doom listening to old dance…

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: corpulent, geanticlinal, vinewed, shrubby, incogitable, wrackful, and comely. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday afternoon I was walking down the middle of the shopping centre concourse when some rushing lout banged into my right … Continue reading →

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Hey, look at me swim!…

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s octopus is the one arguing with his tailor about the hang of the sleeves on the new jacket he’s having made. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey, let’s have a look at yet another page from that great book … Continue reading →

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Stella perks up her tea…

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected fish names are: the Alfonsino, the Jellynose Fish, the Queen Parrotfish, the Kafue Pike, the Searobin, and the Upside-down Catfish. If you dipped your hand into the water which one would you decide … Continue reading →

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