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Author Archives: Dave Whatt
Mostly black and white, as you might expect…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word gooseberry. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An acquaintance of mine, whom I haven’t seen for a year or two, sent me a message on a social medium (social media) … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, drama, Dulltown, Film, history, Hull.UK., information, irony, observations, photography, science
Tagged advertising, discovery, Doom, endurance, existential angst, film, history, Hull Maritime Museum, madness, observations, photography, serendipity, shackleton expedition, titles, weather
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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s financial forecast is for figures on bank statements to spin before the eyes and ATMs to snap at plump finger-ends. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘What now? Charming chow mein?’ ‘Nigel! Nigel! A comb!…’ ‘It’s a good point for … Continue reading
Posted in brain, cafe, conversation, drama, existentialism, finance, humour, information, misheard, money, overheard, poetry, serendipity, surrealism, words
Tagged Aerosmith, arts, ATMs, chow mein, conversation, dictionary word, discovery, financial forecast, like stew, madness, misheard, Misheard Snatches, observations, overheard, religion, screaming, serendipity, sins, style, surrealism, toad, Uttoxeter, words
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Mail Art Postcard No. 4700…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: proglottis, ventil, himation, triquetra, lavolt, and poitrel. 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
Posted in art, composition, cool, creation, humour, information, Mail Art, postcards, smiling, surrealism
Tagged art, arts, colour, dictionary word, discovery, himation, lavolt, mail art postcards, poitrel, Professor Mouldie, proglottis, serendipity, sex, style, surrealism, triquetra, trousers, TV, ventil, words
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Shadows lunged at me!…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: Belgravian, perthitic, whally, scalene, saxicavous, manducatory and snotty. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose a lot of people who live on their own watch TV as they eat their evening meal – maybe people … Continue reading
Posted in adjectives, drama, food, humour, information, magic, observations, religion, seeing, sweating, TV
Tagged Belgravian, dictionary word, discovery, entertainment purposes, ghosts, hauntings, J-cloth, madness, manducatory, observations, paranormal, perthitic, religion, saxicavous, scalene, scared, serendipity, TruTV, TV, whally, words
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Doom amongst the pipes…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: molecule mauve, yoicks yellow, bobbins brown, voluptuous violet, woolly white, and ripple red. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, I don’t know if it was something left over from Dulltown 2017 City of Culture or … Continue reading
Posted in colours, composition, drama, Dulltown, expletives, Hull.UK., humour, music, poetry, serendipity, style, surrealism, swearing, words, writing
Tagged arts, City of Culture, colour, dictionary word, Doom, expletives, fracas, madness, music, observations, pan pipes, poetry, serendipity, Simon Doom, spoems, style, surrealism, The Hull Surrealist League, words, writing
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Stella has new boots…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s combined insult and food is – You’re an arse omelette!… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Landscape No. 87 (2005). Pencil on paper, probably about 24″ x 18″. ‘Oh, hello Stella. You’re early.’ ‘No, I’m not! What time did you … Continue reading
Posted in art, composition, conversation, cool, creation, drama, drawing, green, humour, information, seeing, surrealism, words
Tagged 2005, abstract surrealism, art criticism, arts, bourbons, colour, conversation, dictionary word, drawing, expletives, fluorescent green, mug of tea, new green boots, pencil drawing, Stella, style, surrealism, words
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Just a few short, but pithy items…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s chance keyboard error is: President Chump. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 366. I’m sorry I’m late, but I found that my results were skewed. A single overheard remark: ‘I’m physically in debt Barry…’ ‘Are … Continue reading
Posted in books, celebrities, conversation, cool, Dulltown, existentialism, history, humour, information, instruction, music, overheard, reading, serendipity, style, surrealism, writing
Tagged arts, celebrities, charity shop, conversation, Cordwainer Smith, dictionary word, discovery, Doom, Dostoyevsky, excuses for being late, existential angst, fascia boards, history, instruction, late, madness, misheard, music, observations, overheard, Russian literature, serendipity, spam, style, surrealism, Turgenev, Turgy and Dusty, vladimir nabokov, Warrior in Woolworths, words, writing, X-Ray Spex
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