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Author Archives: Dave Whatt
Mail Art Postcard. No. 4827…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: corpulent, alimental, matutinal, thrummy, octennial, dyslogistic, and blithering.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it’s yet another of my mail art postcards – a simple collage on bright card using clippings from that awful and dumbed-down UK … Continue reading
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Tagged alimental, Babs and Harry, blithering, collage, conversation, corpulent, cushions, daftness, dialogue, dog, dumbed-down, dyslogistic, fluorescent card, garment, grinning babies, home, knitted, living room, madness, mail art postcards, matutinal, mirror, octennial, slip-on, sofa, style, surrealism, thrummy, yellow
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Kneading and squeezing for jazz-coloured materials…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is Cymatium – the top member of a cornice in a classical entablature. Click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s that fusty old book again!In Britain in the 1930s this was the book to have. The Daily Express … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, 1934, advice, architectural term, bowels, colocynth, Cymatium, entablature, jazz-colours, juncture, medical stuff, mucilage, muslins and chintzes, old-fashioned, phantom pleasure, powdered aloes, tartrate of antimony, The Daily Express Enquire Within, two at night
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It’s probably a bit too cute Dave…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s rather nice fish names are: the False Brotula, the Kahawai, the Noodlefish, the Horsefish, the Modoc Sucker, and the Slender Mola. If you were visiting an aquarium with someone you wanted to impress, and you pointed … Continue reading
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Tagged aquarium, birds, birds eyes, black border, cuteness, designing, drawing, endearing, eyes, fluffy, he-owl, interesting fish names, lino cut print, lino cut printing, marking gauge, owls, puffed up, spanner, the False Brotula, the Horsefish, the Kahawai. the Noodlefish, the Modoc Sucker, the Slender Mola, waffling, Wrench
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So, what is it that those TV ads are trying to tell us?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Flann O’Brien’s strange 1930s novel The Third Policeman:‘Is it about a bicycle?’ he asked.His expression when I encountered it was unexpectedly reassuring. His face was gross and far from beautiful but he had … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s design, badge, EuroMillions, fever relief, Flann O'Brien, Golden Delicious, mattresses, meat juices, megga-tasty!, mini-melters, nourish your body, novel, poetry, sergeant, styling heads, The Third Policeman, TV advertising, walk you through
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Some snatches of overheard and misheard café conversation…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Florence fawn, Berlin black, Rome russet, Ottawa orange, Tegucigalpa tan, Minsk mauve, Bulawayo blue, Rochdale red, and Kalamazoo khaki.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pre-virus, when visiting local cafés, almost every day, I used to think up … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin black, brainwork, Bulawayo blue, chill-down, chocolate brownies, choral, fanfare, Florence fawn, gushing, incombustible, Kalamazoo khaki, Minsk mauve, misheard, Ner ner ner..., Ottawa orange, overheard remarks, Rochdale red, Rome russet, Tegucigalpa tan, theeth
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It’s time for linoleum!…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: sodden, Mandaean, exponible, protreptic, circumforaneous, banausic, and sluggish.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Linoleum!… Linoleum!…Sounds like the start of the national anthem of that small European country, the Kingdom of Linolea.No, no, dear reader, it’s just my … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract art, banausic, black and white, circumforaneous, clothoid, engineering, Expansion, exponible, French curves, Japanese paper, Kizuki 4 Monme paper, Leonhard Euler, linoleum, Mandaean, oil-based inks, protreptic, Rank Strand model 123, sluggish, smart-arse, sodden, spiro, Star-cubes, theatre lantern
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Plenty of water and leaves…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like the head of Donald Trump – this teapot is not an easy pourer.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last September I arranged to see a friend of mine, whom I hadn’t seen for … Continue reading
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Tagged banana yellow, Colours, ducks, Dulltown parks, environmental, floating, headscarf, juxtaposition, leaves, McDonalds, overtones, photography, posh blouse, refuse, september, silk, Stylish, unusual china teapot, urban park, water, water-loving
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No, please don’t say that, it gives me the creeps…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s very silly-sounding word is vestibule. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think it’s an idiom. I like idioms. I suppose it will be idiomatic then. Maybe, technically, grammatically, it’s a not an idiom at all? What do I know … Continue reading
Posted in academia, brain, Film, guitars, history, information, joke, observations, overheard, politics, puzzle, thinking, words
Tagged american idioms, cats, curling tongs, dogs, gives me the creeps, idiomatic, language, noisy films, shame, shaved heads, silly-sounding word, slavery, the verb to own, thick neck, thick upper arms, thinking, US, vestibule, words
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It’s just an old Rank Strand 123 Fresnel…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Flann O’Brien’s very strange 1930s novel The Third Policeman:As there was no side that I could see I thought the house must be triangular with its apex pointing towards me, but when I … Continue reading
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Tagged 500 watt bulbs, attractive table lamp, Beverley Race Course, bronze sculpture, coloured filters, egg-shaped, French curves, fresnel lens, gel frame, henry moore, LED lights, lino cut printing, lino print design, old junk, on legs, ovoid, Rank Strand model 123, sketch, swivelled, theatre, Theatre lighting, wasted days
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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4720…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual pencil sharpener is the one shaped like a moment of piety when visiting an ancient cathedral.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would you like to see another of my Mail Art Postcards, dear reader?I’ve been doing these things for years … Continue reading
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Tagged a moment, ancient cathedral, animal, Carry On Films, cathedrals, clippings, collage, Cruising, guitar strumming, ho ho ho!, juxtaposition, Lou Reed chords, mail art postcards, mood, piety, post cards, religion, rene magritte, unusual pencil sharpener, What's On TV
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Just a few short, but pithy items…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: yclept, itacism, shrieval, dux, citole, and toponymy. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences, ready for Professor Mouldie’s Zoom session first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Should the professor … Continue reading
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Tagged amnesia, citole, Dulltown, dumbing down the BBC, dux, Eddy Grieg, funny voices, Guitar runs, In The Hall of the Mountain King, itacism, name change, Nero and the Gladiators, Professor Mouldie, reusable diapers, shrieval, spam, stand-up comedians, toponymy, unfunny, Vlad the Implaer, yclept, Zoom session
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Yes, it was like a furry flash!…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully chosen colours are: Shakespeare scarlet, Tolstoy turquoise, Gogol grey, Proust purple, Kafka khaki, Greene green, Poe pink, and Melville mauve.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s made from that old-style cardboard that is quite a bit thicker than modern stuff, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, 1950s illustration, Bob Ross, cheetah, composition, daft, drawing, fluffy cardboard, Forbidden Mountain, frozen in time, Gogol grey, Greene green, Kafka khaki, Lion Annual 1956, Melville mauve, old books, Poe pink, Proust purple, Shakespeare scarlet, Tolstoy turquoise
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Some misheard snatches of classical singing on the radio…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected fish names are: the Atlantic Bonito, the Dhufish, the Golden Dojo, the Dottyback, the Hickory Shad, and the Longjaw Mud-Sucker.Which of these fish would you not like to phone you up in the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged classical lyrics, classical music, classical singing, classical singing on the radio, fish names, his mirror a cloud, lovely fish names, madness, misheard, misheard song lyrics, poetry, tar and ropes, the Atlantic Bonito, the Dhufish, the Dottyback, the Golden Dojo, the Hickory Shad, the Longjaw Mud-Sucker
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That lino print…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: grasping, unicameral, Priapic, flanched, klephtic, calcarate, and bushy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, when a couple of days ago, I was blathering on, trying desperately to fill space, talking about my design for a lino print, … Continue reading
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Tagged about A4 in size, abstract, Billy, black and white, blathering on, Boss, bushy., bust, calcarate, cigarette, flanched, grasping, Heath and Safety, hovering, Japanese paper, Kizuki 4 Monme paper, klephtic, lino cut printing, lino print, oil-based inks, pipes and cables, Priapic, Queen Nefertiti, schematic, unicameral
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This is the final Avenger-Trek then?…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Flann O’Brien’s 1930s novel The Third Policeman: About a hundred yards away on the left-hand side was a house which astonished me. It looked as if it were painted like an advertisement … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, academia, archeology, arts, books, brain, celebrities, conversation, cool, creation, drama, history, humour, information, poetry, puzzle, reading, science, serendipity, smiling, Star Trek, style, surrealism, TV, words
Tagged 1930s, 1960s TV, beam up, Captain Kirk, dialogue, Diana Rigg, Flann O'Brien, John Steed. Emma Peel, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Macnee, phasers, push-button age, Spock, Star Trek, strangeness, surrealism, The Avengers, The Third Policeman, TV channels, William Shatner
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Mice and Doom…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s little-used and very silly sounding word is prebend.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had a 2 am phone call from a drunken man last night.The drunken man turned out to be Simon Doom, poet from the glory days of the … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, academia, art, arts, brain, celebrities, colours, conversation, cool, creation, drama, Grumpiness, Hull.UK., humour, information, mind, music, poetry, puzzle, serendipity, style, surrealism, words
Tagged Burt Reynolds, chest of drawers, Dan Brown, DVLA Swansea, Hard Day's Night, marble gravestone, Mouse noises, nail file, nineteen-sixties-style, oak logs, psychedelic, red rubber, Simon Doom, sky-blue pink, squirm, stifled guffaw, Swiss cheese, The Hull Surrealist League, The surrealist van, Tirpitz, triangles, yellow duster
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Dave, I’ll bet that sketch is for another lino print!…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: rubbery, arcuated, lappeted, myrmecoid, santalaceous, objurgative, and bouncy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear reader, are you ready for the familiar ‘build up’ to another lino print? Or are you fed up with this sort of thing, … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, academia, adjectives, archeology, art, arts, brain, composition, conversation, cool, creation, design, history, humour, information, lino cut printing, lino printing, photography, prints, puzzle, Royalty, surrealism, thinking, words
Tagged ancient Egyptians, bouncy, buster?, choice adjectives, cubes, design, idea, light, nefertiti, obligatory, pencil shading, pencils, preamble, puzzle, rough sketch, schematic, sketch, tea, tea strainer
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Spam: common areas for matting…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually discovered amongst the debris in the bottom of the rabbit hutch.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Funny stuff is spam, not the meaty stuff you get in those tins, (I don’t think I have ever … Continue reading →