Monthly Archives: June 2022

Mail Art Postcard. No. 4875…

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s pterodactyl is the one, sitting on a bench in the park, in a light rain, his glasses on, smoking a hand-rolled cigarette, and reading a two-day-old copy of the Sun newspaper. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s another of … Continue reading →

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Some overheard and misheard snatches of café conversation…

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: wamble, ormer, rebarbative, labarum, esnecy, and nipter. 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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Lino printing – not a preliminary sketch, though…

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: rugged, nephologic, eruciform, triseme, diaconal, banaustic, and sloppy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, this is something for yet another lino print. There is no sketch to photograph at this point, but some time ago someone sent … Continue reading →

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Change places with partners, and set, and pirouette to places…

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural terms are types of roof: Saddleback, Mansard, Hipped, Helm, and Gambrel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here, again, that scruffy old, well-thumbed, thick book from the Britain of the 1930s – it is The Daily Express (a newspaper) … Continue reading →

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Twelve seconds worth of easy work…

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s letter of the alphabet is the Q.What a very annoying letter it is! It’s cocky roundness, and that silly little tail wagging about – and it seems to be always followed by its really boring friend, … Continue reading →

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Just a few small items…

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s weather forecast is packed full of birds – birds everywhere, chirping and singing, and pecking at things, sitting on branches, and arguing and arguing amongst themselves, for all to hear!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 490:I’m … Continue reading →

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Albert and Madge, and the disappearing…

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s octopus is the one sitting at a table outside the café, drinking coffee and operating three laptops at once. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The book is called The 1954 Gadgets Annual. It has the best items from that … Continue reading →

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Classical singing? Misheard?…

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s word, written in italics, is the word italics. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear reader, are you getting fed up with these silly lists of misheard lines of classical singing; the ones that come to me through my studio/workshop … Continue reading →

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Is that a meaningful photograph, Dave?…

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s adjectives are: plucky, araeostile, pedate, syneidesis, laniferous, voraginous, monaxonic, and chubby.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, dear reader, it’s not a very cheery picture, is it?‘No, I suppose not’, I hear you say. I was wandering around the centre … Continue reading →

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It’s that lino print from the fake drawing…

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s stick of rhubarb is the one that someone has thrown on the roof of someone else’s shiny new BMW sports car. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, about a week ago I mentioned, on these pages, a lino print … Continue reading →

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Some of Veronica Crush’s spare names…

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: triangle taupe, parameter pink, ellipse emerald, parabola purple, segment silver, hexagon hazel, parallax puce, and tangent turquoise. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just got an email from Veronica Crush, writer from the glory days … Continue reading →

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Dave! What’s that supposed to be?…

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s interesting fish names are: the Eelpout, the Green Spotted Puffer, the Bichir, the Galjoan Fish, the Queen Danio, and the Orangespine Unicorn Fish.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘What’s that – supposed to be’?‘Eh?…’‘That thing, Dave, on your bench, is it … Continue reading →

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What is it that those TV ads are trying to tell us?…

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s financial forecast is for the word ‘growth’ to be used a lot more – and used right up to the disastrous end point, too. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Epic movies for £8! – no joining fee – hair … Continue reading →

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Yes, I think I’ll call it Landscape No. 104…

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s made up word is Bumbarix. It is made up, but any ideas of what do you think it could mean?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quite a lot of these (now, well up to 104) drawings/paintings of this kind, do seem … Continue reading →

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Rambling on about being an artist…

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s early English expletive is, By Cock and Pie! It is from By God and the Ordinal – the instruction at the start of the prayer book, for the daily order of service. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Art. Yes, … Continue reading →

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So, I thought that I’d just fake it…

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s single dictionary word is, sazhen – a Russian measure, apparently about seven feet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yesterday, dear reader, I was thinking it was about time to show another of my (seemingly never ending) series of lino … Continue reading →

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But, cracking the case eventually…

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like an old Victorian bible. Heavy and ridiculous, and an exceptionally poor pourer. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, I’m still watching those true-life-forensic-detectives-in-big-hats-police-reenacted-crime-solver programmes on the TV – but it’s not … Continue reading →

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It’s Adrian’s ‘How to Draw’ book, again…

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s dictionary words are: filemot, proseuche, dita, Wormian, logorrhoea, caloyer, and bathmism. Please have these words looked up, and placed in suitable sentences, ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks will be … Continue reading →

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Brownlow and the Professor go on site…

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s fish names are: the Pelican Gulper, the Mudfish, the Black Dragonfish, the Ghoul, the Blind Shark, the Longnose Chimaera, and the Antenna Codlet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Is this the place, Professor’? ‘Yes, yes, I think so Brownlow. … Continue reading →

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Some very big, bright letters…

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: rotund, twaddling, hassocky, cyclospermous, pozzolanic, botryoid, and frisky. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a simple enough photograph! Hm, I took this one in April – not that that’s got anything to do with it … Continue reading →

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