Monthly Archives: July 2019

A few short, but pithy items…

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown UK/Europe: Today’s confused film stars are: Staron Shone and Craniel Daig. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 415. I’m sorry I’m late, but I had to deal with a golden eagle on my bird feeder. A single … Continue reading →

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I think it’s just a tree-cloud Dave…

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s giraffe is the one trying on Bermuda shorts in the sale of unsold summer wear in House of Fraser. (H of F) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on, let’s get this cloud thing out of the way and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s carefully selected colours are: cheery beige, carnival black, cheery mauve, carnival taupe, cheery brown, carnival grey, and that funny colour that the accidental splash of magenta printer ink on your white shirt went after washing. … Continue reading →

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Reeds, rushes, grasses? Not sure…

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s elephant in the room is the embarrassed one who has just sat down, squashing the host’s new and expensive red leather Chesterfield flat to the floor – what a crack it made when it went!… … Continue reading →

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Just look at the sign!…

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like the sound of a wolf howling in the frosty night. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Look at the sign…’ ‘Eh?’ ‘Look at the sign!’ ‘What sign?’ ‘This one here.’ ‘Oh, that’s … Continue reading →

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Ah, the replacement cloud linocut…

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s confused film stars are: Famie Joxx and Dudi Jench. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some time ago I was musing on, and looking out of a bus window at, a big heavy grey cloud with a flat bottom that … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s dictionary words are: accompt, featous, pemmican, theralite, margay, and porraceous. 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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Doom in the early hours…

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s octopus is the one in the cafe sipping a grande latte and tapping away on four tablets and two phones at the same time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, quite late last night (or was it early this … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Tea and woodwork talk…

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word univalve. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I’m not sure if I have a favourite Dulltown cafe; I generally spread myself out, but not in a quantum way of course, … Continue reading →

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One or two short, but pithy items…

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s radish is the spiteful one… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 414. I’m sorry I’m late, but I was trying to set the EQ on my music to ‘pop’. A single overheard remark: ‘He put … Continue reading →

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Some ground coffee on a fire shovel previously heated…

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: porous, zoetic, zeugmatic, opisthographic, campylotropous, knaggy, and ribald. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Speaking of odd words, I’m in the mood for delving today. Shall we delve together dear reader? Ah, but what shall we … Continue reading →

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Look out!… Sliced onions!…

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s Vlad the Impaler lookalike twins are Maureen and Steve Mudberry. Come on up and take your seats on the sofa – my my, how convincingly evil you both look! I see that you have brought … Continue reading →

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You see, it’s a question of wings…

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s lost plectrum is the one recently found orbiting in one of the rings of Saturn. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Excuse me, I think you’ve just dropped something.’ ‘Oh dear, so I have! It’s the little velvet pouch with … Continue reading →

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Mail art postcard No. 4672…

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s carefully selected colours are: blazing blue, reticulated red, goofy green, yesterday yellow, ontological orange, vacant violet, and that funny pink that red guitars go when they are left displayed in sunny music shop windows. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s financial forecast is for the markets to show remarkable and unprecedented gains as the world’s wildlife dies out. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘You are in the samey samey now girl!’ ‘I don’t wanna be there babe, it’s all … Continue reading →

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That drawing successfully rescued…

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: broiling, wowf, reboant, meconic, rhyparographic, compital and bouncy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes… so, going back to my rather rambling post of a few days ago which was entitled Bins, ne-er-do-wells, charcoal and … Continue reading →

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Oh, those Crush characters!…

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s confused film star is Bevin Kacon. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And speaking of names, before you even make a start on your novel you should have a good think about what names to give the characters that will … Continue reading →

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There’s something jolly fishy in that parcel…

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltowm. UK/Europe: Today’s dictionary words are: calumba, nematophore, skyre, lazzarone, wuther and lenocinium. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. You must be fully … Continue reading →

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Bins, ne’er-do-wells, charcoal and pencil…

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s carefully selected colours are: bamboo red, bamboo, brown, bamboo orange, bamboo violet, bamboo green, bamboo turquoise, and punk pink. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They come every two weeks, or rather every week, but alternately; the choice is black … Continue reading →

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Just a few short, but pithy items…

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s mild Victorian expletive is Lawkadaisy! An obvious corruption of Lord have mercy! Come on dear readers let’s try to slip this one into our conversations today. ‘Lawkadaisy! What’s that Trump man been saying now!…’ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading →

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