Monthly Archives: February 2023

The earlier lino print idea that had birds with it…

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: prism pink, globe green, rectangle russet, parallelogram purple, pentagon puce, chord crimson, arc azure, and ellipse emerald. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A few days ago, dear reader, I showed you a rough sketch for … Continue reading →

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Just some metal, and some food…

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s pair of dictionary words, sitting next to each other on the page, are, tapis and tapotement. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, it’s another of my scruffy, possibly unpleasant, photographs today, dear reader. As you can tell by the … Continue reading →

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What is it that those TV ads are telling us?…

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity appears as a naked woman standing on a lion, the goddess Qadesh. Her attributes are, sacred ecstasy and sexual pleasure. goddess Qadesh – Google Search >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gamble responsibly! – see if you … Continue reading →

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Oh dear, yet more misheard classical singing…

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s barracuda is the one complaining loudly about his $6,000 watch!… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, when I’m standing at my drawing table, encircling charcoal curves and swirls with a fine point black pen, and the radio is on, … Continue reading →

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Decalcomania! Decalcomania! Decalcomania!…

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s word, in the BBCs radio and TV consistent dumbing-down of the English language by their journalists, is to call this month, Febry. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come one, everybody, let’s all shout out the word, Decalcomania!… A method … Continue reading →

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Eh?… What?… Poems?…

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, carriwitchet, it’s a noun. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘So, what is your favourite poem’? ‘Eh’? ‘A poem… Your favourite one’? ‘I, er, don’t have one.’ ‘No’? ‘That’s right.’ ‘I see… I really can’t understand that.’ … Continue reading →

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But, what are all those birds doing there?…

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to: peel back the green circular plastic protective layer, rub warm brown grease into the slots marked ‘A’ ‘B’ ‘C’ and ‘E’, open the square hinged metal lid in the top and stir the … Continue reading →

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Yes, but, there’s a word in the corner…

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s old fashioned English word (which I heard in my very young days) meaning, of excellent quality, is to describe something as ‘a Bramah’. After the engineer and Locksmith, Joseph Bramah. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, dear reader, it … Continue reading →

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Opening lines for stories never to be written…

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s electric eel is the one in the street, offering, for a small sum, to charge people’s phones. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vernon Catpull, looked from side to side; the street seemed clear. He reached into the top pocket … Continue reading →

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Oh, a new drawing to chat about?…

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: arcanum, gallopade, refulgent, hesternal, tribometer, and sleech. 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 in … Continue reading →

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Yet more of those overheard, and misheard, snatches of café conversation…

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, squinch arches. Any of several devices by which a square or polygonal room has its upper corners filled in to form a support for a dome. squinch arches – Google Search >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4935…

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cuttlefish is the one that has decided that she will always be seen in the media, and in public, from now on, smoking a pipe.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Today’s mail art postcard is a great one! I’m really pleased … Continue reading →

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A few short, but pithy, items…

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s Triceratops is the one munching six vegan salads outside McDonald’s.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 505:I’m sorry I’m late, but I was trying to work out why people like to watch other people playing football. A … Continue reading →

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That’s a rather, negative looking, lino print…

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found inside a large Chinese balloon.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it’s that lino print that I mentioned a few days ago, the initial drawing of which was sitting by a pile of old … Continue reading →

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Enquiring about making it like mush…

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, Pele-Tower. A term particular to Northern England and Scotland – a small tower or house suitable for defence if needed. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on, let’s pretend that we are living in the UK … Continue reading →

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It’s been there, beckoning me, for ages…

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: pork purple, veal vermilion, beef burgundy, ham heliotrope, sausage sienna, venison violet, and turkey turquoise.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beckoning me?What? A tree, beckoning? Yes, I walk past it, almost every day, on my way into … Continue reading →

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Well, that’s about the size of it, then…

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, platyrrhine. Don’t bother looking it up, dear reader, it is not very interesting. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Do you fancy another pint’? ‘Oh, just a half, for me.’ ‘Are you budgeting’? ‘No, no, I’m just … Continue reading →

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Stella, and the ancient drawing…

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s title of a story (which I am currently reading) is one by M R James – it is The Tractate Middoth. What very strange, and memorable, words! Do click here. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Who is that’? ‘It’s … Continue reading →

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How about some more misheard classical singing?…

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: prolegomena, syngraph, gittern, caranna, horologe, tapotement, and waratah. 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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Hm… Letter stencils…

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like an orange, it gives a good sharp point, but it often rolls off the table. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, letter stencils. Someone gave them to me, I think they … Continue reading →

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