Monthly Archives: September 2023

More misheard classical singing, anyone?…

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s slow motion image is the one of the Prime Minister squirming…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, more misheard classical singing, on the studio radio.No, but really, I do try to understand them, you know. I suppose it is the fault … Continue reading →

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Disgraceful japes, are not tolerated…

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: aeolotropy, jeroboam, rebarbative, troparion, mizmaze, and breloque. 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 awarded … Continue reading →

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Perhaps today some spook chat would do?….

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found behind a cushion on one of the Pope’s sofas.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where are we? What day is it?What’s that noise? Is it the bin emptiers truck outside dealing with the blue … Continue reading →

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Oh, we did have silly ideas, when we were young…

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one desperately looking for wildlife programmes on the TV…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, I remember, as a kid, thinking about the work people do. And I was wondering what I would be doing … Continue reading →

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Ah, that will be the lino print, then…

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s antelope is the one trying on evening dresses in a posh London shop.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it’s the one, the drawing of which, you saw a few days ago; dear reader, it had some tools with it, you … Continue reading →

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Mum… Percentages…

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s gorillas are the ones standing drinking beer outside the pub, and shouting at passers-by.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Mum…’‘Yes dear’?‘At school we have been doing, percentages…’‘Oh? That’s good’!‘Mum…’‘Yes dear’?‘When something has gone up, say, by ten percent… What do you … Continue reading →

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Hm, perhaps it’s about, nature and humans…

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: gadwall, pokal, succedaneum, pennon, cibol, and azoth. 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 awarded … Continue reading →

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Some more overheard, and misheard, snatches of café conversation…

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is: subucular.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘They would say, do it all in five days, Timothy.’‘Have you got loads of baking power’?‘A few years-ago-pain in my back.’‘Oh, now it’s truly joopy’!‘She, she is ever lairy’!‘Oin! Oin!…’‘Hymns’?‘Devils’?‘Pam!’‘Penilly…’‘Creamy stuff’?‘I am … Continue reading →

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Another twelve-second artwork?…

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s very wet-sounding word is plankton.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, why do you call these, your twelve sec…?Because they take just twelve seconds to do, well, I don’t time every one of them, of course.Don’t you?No.I know that you’ve said … Continue reading →

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Hm… More Crush names…

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: pigeon pink, orangutan orange, lion lemon, barracuda brown, goat grey, mollusc maroon, giraffe ginger, vole violet, bull black, and gorilla green.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, I just received a postcard, in an envelope, from Veronica … Continue reading →

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But why is it amongst your tools?…

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s adjectives are: itchy, apothecial, lenticular, symphilous, isostatic, circinate, and rosy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, it’s some sketches for another lino print – is it? ‘But why is it…?’‘Oh, you see, when I do a drawing for a possible lino … Continue reading →

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What can Adrian tell us, from back in 1958?…

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s weather will feature: constant blustering, trees waving about, slightly open windows rattling and sighing, birds fluttering from branch to branch, early brown leaves flying, cats sitting under hedges, and clouds moving like heavenly laden trucks.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4765.

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient expletive is, ‘By Cok’s Body!’A very early oath, where ‘Cok’ is a corruption of God.From Bozzimacoo… a very good book on swearing, by Mary Marshall, 1975.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s an old mail art postcard of mine, it … Continue reading →

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Just a few short, but pithy items…

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: varsovienne, seneschal, lupulin, ringent, iriscope, chavender, and paratonic. 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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Look out! Here comes a large food item!…

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found in Grannie’s jar full of buttons.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s another photograph with items of food in it. Hm… the horizontal splits in the image are nicely positioned, aren’t they? I think … Continue reading →

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How about some more of that misheard classical singing?…

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like a cloud lit by moonlight. This teapot is an exceptionally poor pourer.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, can you stand some more of my misheard snatches of classical singing, dear reader?I … Continue reading →

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Oh dear, Dulltown idiot drivers…

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s fish are: the Armoured Sea Robin, the Boarfish, the Dogfish Shark, the Handfish, the Dojo Loach, the Garden Eel, and the Deepwater Cardinalfish.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Really, it’s a fairly boring little tale today. I was strolling back from … Continue reading →

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That print with the tiny people…

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: aeolipile, anbury, anapaest, avital, armozeen, and arapaima. 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 warded … Continue reading →

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You call yourself an artist, don’t you?…

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cockroach is the one sitting on the steps of the library, smoking a pipe.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ”What is the best thing to do – you know – if you want to be an artist’?‘Well, I have found that, … Continue reading →

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Now, here’s an odd photo…

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Holmes story Silver Blaze:“To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.”“The dog did nothing in the night-time.”“That was the curious incident,” remarked Sherlock Holmes.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Today’s odd photo.It’s … Continue reading →

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