Monthly Archives: March 2020

Mail Art Postcard. No. 4634…

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: arithmetic, saussuritic, Typhonian, machicolated, dolabriform, and chubby. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yet another of my mail art postcards, a simple collage on bright card using clippings from that dumbed-down and tawdry UK TV listings … Continue reading →

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Well, how about watching Avenger-Trek?…

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ocelot is the one sitting on the low wall outside the closed café struggling with The Times crossword puzzle. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Channel flicking, channel flicking, channel flicking… Oh, these long days of self-isolation! What about an … Continue reading →

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The owl wasn’t really unexpected…

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s confused film star is Moger Roore. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, a few days ago dear reader, I showed a photograph of some preliminary pencil drawings depicting some steps, or a staircase, and I waffled on about them … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: araeostyle, wampish, prad, spink, greenockite, nawab, and embrangle. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning – as the … Continue reading →

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Gomez grasped a heavy idol to hurl…

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s octopus is the one running out of the art gallery being chased by an angry attendant after touching eight of the paintings simultaneously. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It seems ages, dear reader, since I have shown you something … Continue reading →

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Excuse me, can I interest you in a nice pair of…?

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: foetid, windring, quotidian, facinorous, jugate, ratiocinative, and paunchy. My heavy old dictionary says that one of these words comes from W. Shakespeare, can you guess which one it is? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Generally, … Continue reading →

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So, did you get rid of it?…

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s very nice sounding word is, swarf. (S) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a photograph I took three or four months ago. A pretty ordinary, and some might say, mundane scene. Well, it’s ordinary around these parts of Dulltown … Continue reading →

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Filling the time with lino…

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s nice word is the verb to sidle. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Do you get out much these days, Dave?…’ Ha! What a very silly question! But since I’m in the house a lot, these very strange and scary … Continue reading →

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Just a few smallish items…

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s lovely fish names are: the Black Neon Tetra, the Combtail Gourami, the Butterfly Ray, the Fingerfish, the Emperor Bream, and the Firebar Danio. If you needed to invite an interesting fish to your cocktail party, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like Mount Vesuvius – it does sit very nicely on one’s desk, and all the messy shavings are collected in the base. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sign up now for twenty … Continue reading →

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This is Not Art. No. 47…

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: ajowan, triblet, Platyhelminthes, gru-gru, skegger, and dvornik. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie’s budgerigar Eddie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Eddie will … Continue reading →

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Some snatches of overheard and misheard cafe conversation…

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: growling, abaxial, oblate, triapsidal, locuplete, hegemonic, and crispy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘And he gave it to everyone else on the bloody bus!’ ‘Richard, a framer’s brother with long leaders.’ ‘Then there was raggamain … Continue reading →

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Excuse me, what did you just say he was?…

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s giraffe is the one showing off trying to juggle packs of toilet rolls outside the supermarket… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘He’s absolutely boneless!…’ ‘Bone idle?’ ‘No, boneless.’ ‘Not useless, nor listless?’ ‘He never has a proper list – … Continue reading →

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Lino print with, er, keyholes?…

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown. UK: Today’s confused film star is Cony Turtis. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A few days ago dear reader, I showed you a photograph taken in a café (of course I have now stopped frequenting cafés due to this dangerous bug … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4813…

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: wittol, pastourelle, wishtonwish, gantlope, rockaway, and ballow. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie’s Persian cat Jemima first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. The … Continue reading →

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Great exhaustion attended with irritability…

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s confused film star is, Gudy Jarland. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, what did people living here in the United Kingdom do back in the 1930s when they needed information fast? As there was no internet or Google, everybody … Continue reading →

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Football for Surrealists. No. 4…

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: picky, calumniatory, pellucid, subulate, walty, hodiernal, and gummy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would you like to see again a picture of the front and back covers of my ancient junk shop book, Football Parade, … Continue reading →

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Me, I’m in the mood for spam today…

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s very nice fish names are: the Eelpout, the Flagfish, the Huchen, the Lanternfish, the Notothen, and the Zebra Turkeyfish. Suppose you were filling in a form which required a reference as to your good character, … Continue reading →

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On the bed, and then in the cafe…

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s electric eel is the one sitting on a bench in the town centre with people queuing up to have their music players and phones charged up. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last week I was suffering from a mild … Continue reading →

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Now, what does this remind me of?…

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually discovered behind an ormolu clock on a marble mantelpiece in the Palace of Versailles. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear reader, you may have noticed that over the past few months I have … Continue reading →

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