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Author Archives: Dave Whatt
It’s Avenger-Trek again…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like the sound of a villainous chuckle from the dusty corner of a darkened chamber. An excellent pourer, but it does cool the tea somewhat. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I love … Continue reading
Posted in archeology, brain, celebrities, conversation, cool, design, drama, history, humour, poetry, serendipity, Star Trek, surrealism, TV
Tagged 1960s, 1960s Star Trek, 1960s The Avengers, arts, Captain Kirk, celebrities, conversation, history, John Steed, madness, Mr Spock, Mrs Peel, poetry, serendipity, sinister chuckle, style, surrealism, TV, unusual china teapot, words
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This is not art. No. 29…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s old U.S. expletive is – I’ll be John Browned! A rather pissy watered down euphemism for – I’ll be Goddamned! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Doh! I’ll never get up to date with posting my photos from a year … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, art, colours, composition, cool, creation, design, Dulltown, expletives, heraldry, history, Hull.UK., humour, information, observations, painting, photography, seeing, serendipity, style, surrealism, swearing, words
Tagged art, arts, colour, dictionary word, discovery, ducal coronets or, graffiti, heraldry, history, mad English teacher, observations, painting, photography, school days, serendipity, spray paint, straightway, style, surrealism, this is not art, twerp, words
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How very bloody annoying!…
But first… Dulltown, UK: today’s instruction is to learn to juggle and then go into dentist’s waiting rooms a couple of days a week to cheer everyone up with your new skill – grin as you juggle, and wear a … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, brain, dreaming, Dulltown, Hull.UK., humour, information, observations, seeing, serendipity, thinking
Tagged a funny hat, arch-enemy, architecture, cracks in brickwork, discovery, grinning, juggling, madness, observations, Plain of Holderness, pointing brickwork, serendipity, subsidence
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Some more of those Crush names…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: umpteen, impolitic, disjaskit, topsyturvy, calumniatory, and snappy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah, good old Veronica Crush, writer from the glory days of the Hull Surrealist League, now living in New York with tall tree … Continue reading
Posted in adjectives, creation, Hull.UK., humour, information, people, puzzle, style, surrealism, Uncategorized, words, writing
Tagged arts, calumniatory, dictionary word, discovery, disjaskit, free character names, impolitic, Jacob Rees-Mogg, madness, Monty Tick, snappy., style, surrealism, tall tree surgeon, topsyturvy, unpteen, Veronica Crush, words, writing
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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: bodach, reboant, waratah, saxhorn, homelyn, and yttrium. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. The professor will be … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, academia, cafe, conversation, drama, Dulltown, existentialism, humour, information, misheard, people, serendipity, surrealism, words
Tagged bodach, Christchurch, conversation, dictionary word, discovery, homelyn, madness, misheard, nitrum, observations, overheard, poetry, Profdessor Mouldie, reboant, saxhorn, sentient bean, serendipity, sex, straw target, style, surrealism, throwing knives, waratah, words, yttrium
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Tea and a scone and surrealism in Wakefield…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: bungling brown, rebellious russet, varsovienne violet, pyx pink, flaun faun, and the colour of that funny unexplained stain on my cricket whites. (CW) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, yesterday, just on a whim, I … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, cafe, colours, conversation, cool, food, humour, information, photography, postcards, puzzle, seeing, style, surrealism, words
Tagged art, arts, bancha, buttered scone, colour, conversation, cricket whites, curt, Hepworth Gallery, Lee Miller, Londonish, observations, painting, photography, roland penrose, serendipity, style, surrealism, Wakefield, words
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Some more of those small, but pithy items…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like the Apollo Lunar Module. (ALM) Looks great on the tea-table, but unfortunately it is a very bad pourer. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 382. I’m sorry … Continue reading
Posted in brain, conversation, cool, creation, drama, dreaming, Dulltown, existentialism, Film, history, humour, information, music, overheard, people, serendipity, surrealism, theatre, writing
Tagged arts, clutching at straws, conversation, discovery, drinking from a cup on film, film, history, instruction, late, madness, music, name change, observations, oh oh oh oh..., overheard, serendipity, spam, style, surrealism, TV, writing
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