Monthly Archives: July 2020

The wind and a horse…

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: radius russet, conic cream, parabola pink, binomial brown, pentagon purple, asymptote azure, vector violet, and of course graph green. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you like the title of today’s post, dear reader? Intriguing, … Continue reading →

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Some song lyrics misheared over the cafe hubbub…

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown UK: Today’s confused film star is Ken Bingsley. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Lurve, lurve, a serious bowl of moon.’ ‘By my side, by my side, a summer mush-day cleverly girl.’ ‘Jeepers – a wooden song!…’ ‘Look on at my highlight … Continue reading →

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The lino print that might be ‘figurative’…

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s hot word is Tokamak. (Click) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I seem to have slipped into a routine, of before showing you a finished lino print, building the anticipation by slipping in a photograph of the early days of … Continue reading →

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The perp always gets it in the end…

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like the head of King Henry VIII. Very stable on the table, but a very poor pourer. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Crime and punishment, grime and punishment, crime and nourishment – … Continue reading →

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Football for Surrealists. No. 7…

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Todasy’s typing error is the word Todasy’s. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some things that seem to be really popular with the people of this planet don’t engage me at all, perhaps I’m not normal? Things such as religion, rap … Continue reading →

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Mum, what are those funny voices?…

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s polar bear is the one going round town shopping for sun hats, sun cream, and sunglasses. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Mummy…’ ‘Yes dear?’ ‘Why are the people on the radio singing their songs in those funny voices? ‘Funny … Continue reading →

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Lolling, twanging blues riffs…

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: sackbut, araba, veridical, peruke, featous, and oppugn. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie’s online session first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. As the … Continue reading →

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Dulltown junk, with message…

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the one taking the form of a woman with a white crown and antelope horns, the Goddess Satet. Her cult centre is Elephantine and her attributes are protectress and fertility. (click … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of pre-lockdown cafe conversation…

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: blunt, poikilitic, veloce, locorestive, cadgy, fatidical, irremeable, and puffy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Snuthin’ like literary glow, Maggie…’ ‘There was footloose history, and everything!’ ‘Then it was salted lashes every night!’ ‘You know, Gordon! … Continue reading →

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And it smells of history too!…

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s confused film star is Din Viesel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it’s an old copy of Raymond Chandler’s 1949 novel The Little Sister; I’m currently re-reading it, probably for the third time. Being a detective mystery, you’d think … Continue reading →

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Ah, some more of those Crush names!…

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown. UK: Today’s word is the verb to slink. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The postal worker rang the doorbell yesterday afternoon, the thing was just a bit too thick to go through the letterbox. He handed me a rough cardboard and … Continue reading →

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Textured triangles anyone?…

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s weather will feature lots of firmament in the midst of the waters, and it shall be blue, with tufty tufty white clouds, there may also be a surprisingly warm sprinkle just before bedtime though. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4830…

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s very silly word, that should really be three words, is notwithstanding. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah, a mail art postcard, a simple collage on bright card using cuttings from that trashy UK TV listings magazine What’s On TV. … Continue reading →

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Another slice of spam anyone?…

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s giraffe is the one lying on his back in the park reading Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another slice of spam anyone? I’m quite pleased with today’s title! Spam – I get nervous when I … Continue reading →

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An early interest in kerbs…

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: ruler red, bradawl blue, punch purple, file fawn, pliers pink, gouge green, oilstone orange, and hacksaw heliotrope. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I remember when I was quite young, a child, looking at the road … Continue reading →

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Yes, I think it might be another lino print…

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s confused film star is Redert Robford. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm… is this another lino print in the offing?… What does ‘in the offing’ mean? Have I used this idiom correctly? And what is the, or an, ‘offing’ … Continue reading →

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I do like a bit of Shakespeare…

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s financial forecast is for people to continue to believe that economic growth is a good thing. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On television: A couple of days ago I noticed that there was some Shakespeare coming up on one … Continue reading →

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Song lyrics misheard over the pre-lockdown cafe hubbub…

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s rather unpleasant word is rhapsody. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Mummer mummer doe, whoo blue, Themroc.’ ‘I bleeth you, oh my differing soul!’ ‘My dry sky high now!…’ ‘So, I pah pah, I’m hopping my tubes!…’ ‘Dough home neat, … Continue reading →

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Oh, I think it’s just landed…

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s confused film star is Black Jack. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s one I snapped back in March. Well, you can see why I was attracted to it, can’t you? ‘Are those yellow things buttercups, Dave?’ I don’t know. … Continue reading →

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Two or three handfuls of juniper berries…

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like a loud prolonged sigh in the crypt of a large cathedral. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don’t just stand there!… Come on!… Let’s dive back in time and visit the strange … Continue reading →

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