Monthly Archives: April 2019

Mummy, can I have some more spam please?…

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like the first sigh upon waking on an overcast Monday morning. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I usually get a couple of items of spam landing flapping like freshly caught fish in … Continue reading →

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Comparing the discarded shell casings…

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s planet is the one where all the land masses on the surface are infested with idiots. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, I should really just stop watching them. But there are so many! Switch the TV on and … Continue reading →

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It’s a menace to the spaceways Pete…

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s confused film stars are: Weese Ritherspoon and Lurt Bancaster. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Imagine we are going back in time, to visit Britain in the 1950s. See… Ah, it’s Christmas morning. Little Billy wakes, rubs the sleep from … Continue reading →

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Just a few short, but pithy items…

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s carefully selected fish names are: the deepwater flathead, the grunt sculpin, the luderick, the baikal oilfish, the betta, and the bigscale pomfret. Just going by the name, which of these fish would you choose to … Continue reading →

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This is not art. No. 38…

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s octopus is the one in his kitchen washing, drying, and putting away crockery and utensils all at the same time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a photo I took only an hour ago. I had to nip out … Continue reading →

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The feet moist, and the wattles bright red…

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the one appearing as a woman with a lance, axe, and shield, the goddess Anat. Her association is with war. (Anat) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s about eight-inches by five-and-a-half, and about an inch-and-a-quarter … Continue reading →

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It’s all about looking at stuff…

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s confused film stars are: Deppy John, and Anifer Jeniston. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The other day I was sitting in the cafe thinking… ‘Thinking’s good Dave!’ Hm, I know, I was thinking about those photos I take which … Continue reading →

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Back to the winter bus window…

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown UK/Europe: Today’s colours are: tea green, coffee amber, lemonade black, whiskey blue, lager red, bourbon buff, and that funny yellow that just one of the buttons on your hooded hiking jacket went after that incident with the … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown UK/Europe: Today’s dictionary words are: wappenshaw, zebu, noisette, excide, knout, avouterer, and insufflate. 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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Doom’s nose on TV…

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like one of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Not very good for soft-leaded pencils, but it feels very comforting in the hand. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thursday was a grey wet day here in … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4577…

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s confused film stars are: Cuck Chonnors and Cean Sonnery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, another of my mail art postcards, a simple collage on bright card using clippings from that dreary UK TV listings magazine What’s On … Continue reading →

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Oh, what’s that noise?…

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s lost plectrum is the one finally discovered on the glass shelf in Donald Trump’s bathroom. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reading my stuff on these pages, you might have noticed that I might be a little bit, shall we … Continue reading →

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Just a few short items…

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s carefully selected colours are: verb violet, adverb azure, preposition pink, gerund green, pronoun purple, adjective aquamarine, and the funny mauve colour of the splashes under the fruit tree where the birds like to sit. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading →

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For entertainment purposes only…

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: turbid, wrizled, renascent, curule, leiotrichous, proemial, and shabby. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah, so many TV channels and nothing to watch! Who would have thought it would be like this? But let’s put our … Continue reading →

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A pair of suitable electric contacts…

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s novel china teapot is the one shaped like a gust of wind blowing some autumn leaves around a lawn. It does keep the tea nice and warm, but it is not, as one might suspect, … Continue reading →

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Break glass for full effect…

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found at the bottom of a jar of pickled onions. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was sitting on a train… It is nice when I have a spontaneous idea for an artwork, … Continue reading →

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It’s a decalcomania sort of day today…

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s colours are: Bodmin beige, Grimsby green, Oxford orange, Blackpool blue, Manchester mauve, Totnes turquoise, Pontefract pink, and that funny speckled cream that the man down the road has painted his front window box. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Decalcomania … Continue reading →

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Ah, more of those Crush characters!…

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s confused film stars are: Melen Hirren and Hom Tanks. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And speaking of people with odd names, I had an email this morning from Veronica Crush, writer from the glory days of the Hull Surrealist … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s instruction is to strip naked, close your eyes, cross your fingers, levitate and hover round the room for ten minutes thinking about clouds, pale angels and birds – then put a pair of pants on, … Continue reading →

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Telephone, monochrome, telephone…

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s cute fish names are: the African glass catfish, the football fish, the lenok, the green swordtail, the halosaur, and the orangespine unicorn fish. Just going by the sound of the name, which of these would … Continue reading →

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