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Category Archives: animals
How an old painting changed my life, well, just a little bit…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s octopus is the one currently reading about quantum mechanics.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is (the painting I’m going to mention), and has been for years, in the local Art Gallery. When I was a child, if I was in … Continue reading
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Tagged annunciation, apprentices, art gallery cafe, Francisco Maffei, golden sandals, great mistakes, ho ho ho!, lady in blue, large painting, life changing, octopus, oops!, perspective, quantum mechanics, the basket, the chair, Waldemar Januszczak
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Some overheard, and misheard, snatches of café conversation…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s word is, mollusc.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘It was animalised – but she was so good’!‘A hanging ceiling was possible…’‘A good feed of what-know…’‘Yes, but I’m not, shore.’‘A doosy sat’?‘Doofing’?‘It was shredded, in a shelter.’‘She was a wheaty-type mummy…’‘It was … Continue reading
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Tagged animalised?, art, arts, conversation, docket?, ebbs?, Fastnet, goo-out?, hanging ceiling, loutable?, madness, mollusc?, mummy, observations, Paul, portraits?, serendipity, Sherlock, shredded, storm people?, style, surrealism, Terrance, words
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Some more misheard snatches of classical singing…?
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s squirrel is the one that has decided to not be cute and cheeky, any more.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Classical singing.I suppose they, the people in charge of music (Who are the people in charge of music?), might try to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, BBC Radio 3, bodlows!, clasical music, classical, conversation, crownings, cute and cheeky?, ha ha ha ha ha, idio-man, Lord?, madness, nitoon?, notebook, observations, on the radio, palm, serendipity, sond?, spaniel., squirrel, style, surrealism, tooty, tooty fool, Victorians, war and suffering, words
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What’s that?… Some more TV forensics?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s Rolls-Royce is the one with a scruffy black and white cat asleep on the bonnet…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘What are you watching’?‘Oh, just the TV…’‘Yes, but what’?‘Oh, just people killing each other…’‘Killing each other? Do you like that sort … Continue reading
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Tagged already dead?, art, arts, back and white cat, car bonnet, churchgoers, cold cases, conversation, discovery, guns, in prison, making notes, mathematical, observations, pertpetrator, plaster cast, Rolls-Royce., serendipity, solving the case, style, surrealism, the shoes!, TV Forensics, watching TV, words
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But Dave, don’t you get fed up with jotting down all that misheard classical singing stuff, from the radio?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s meerkat is, really, just an ordinary mere cat.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, the answer to today’s title question is: ‘Well, no, not really, in fact, I rather like doing it.’ They might be singing in English, or they might … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, classical singing on the radio, confusion?, conversation, dee dee dee dee, diction?, discovery, fruit-pot, madness, meerkat, mem?, mere cat, metric, misheard, misheards?, my sandals?, observations, opera?, Pamello?, poonicks, Radoo?, serendipity, style, surrealism, words, workshop
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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4884…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, lateritious.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mail Art Postcard. No. 4884.A simple collage on bright card, using clippings from cheap, or free, through the front door, magazines. ‘Oh, that Dave Whatt!…’‘What about him’?‘Well, all he does is, go, … Continue reading
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Tagged a look in the eyes, arts, cheap magazines, conversation, dictionary word, environmantal issues, eyes, giraffe., humour, lateritious, mail art postcards, Mona Lisa, No 4884, observations, serendipity, sideways, simple collage, stuck on, style, surrealism, words, yellow!
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But, what is it that the TV ads are trying to tell us?…
But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Rotten Red, Vile Violet, Yowling Yellow, Brutish Blue, Creepy Crimson, Ghastly Green, Tortured Turquoise, Moribund Mauve, Putrid Pink and Writhing White.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And which, would you gift? – Google Pixel? – a duo-pack … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, Brutish Blue, capsules!, carefully chosen colours, cash!, credit score, Creepy Crimson, discovery, Ghastly Green, gift?, google, madness, Moribund Mauve, Mugler, nose bleed, observations, Putrid Pink. Writhing White., Rotten Red, sensitive skin?, serendipity, shaving?, style, surrealism, Tortured Turquoise, TV advertising, unblock your nose, unstopable!, vile violet, words, Writhing White., Yowling Yellow
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And it was just Doom in the queue…
But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s nice moths names are: the Netted Carpet, the Orange-tailed Clearwing, the Ground Lackey, the December Moth, the Red Sword-grass, the Chimney Sweeper, and the Straw Dot.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, last week, it was Tuesday afternoon, or was it … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, brasses, carols, chafing, conversation, coops, damp node, discovery, Dolphin gate, fingers, floodgates, foot falls, hogs, in the post office, madness, observations, Paragon Railway Station, Paragon Station, Paragon Street, poetry, porcupine, serendipity, Simon Doom, spoem, style, surrealism, The Hull Surrealist League, Tony Mayonaise, void?, words
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What is it that the TV ads are trying to tell us?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, Peripteral.Of a building, surrounded by a single row of columns.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Shaped with precision – the joy is shared! – re-engineered! – a spectacular camera – a quick and cold wash? – mini-almond! – … Continue reading
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Tagged aching legs, architectural term, architecture, columns, dentists, Dictionary of Architecture, energy costs, fast delivery, favourites, for all of us, happy tiger, madness, money, money!, mud and sweat, observations, peripteral, platinum, reengineered, serendipity, style, surrealism, tigers, TV ads, words
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That woman, Stella, said that she might pop round…
But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s problem is concerning comedians, why aren’t the BBC’s radio and TV comedians funny any more?…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Look! Just stop it!…’ ‘What’?‘You don’t have to lean on the doorbell button like that – it is most annoying’!‘Hello David. … Continue reading
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Tagged a cat?, art, arts, bad commedians, BBC, black ink, chocolte biscuits, conversation, discovery, eats like a horse, gluten free, not a cat!, observations, pastels, ringing the door bell, serendipity, Stella dancing, style, surrealism, Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea, wooly hat, words
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Er… and a little bit more rambling on about playing blues guitar…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is loxodrome. Oh, this one looks interesting, shall we look it up?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, this will be the third one of these – I didn’t really mean to do so many.You could click here and … Continue reading
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Tagged a man in a pub, a simple solution, adapted plectrums, arts, avoiding blandness, Blues guitar, composition, conversation, discovery, emotion!, fast and slow, file it off, good solos!, lost plectrums, loxodrome, maths, observations, richer sound, serendipity, soft and loud!, style, tortex, tortoises!, V shaped cuts, words
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It’s that lino print that I mentioned a few days ago…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s zebra is the one that really doesn’t like being striped.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it was the preliminary (I love the word preliminary!) drawing – the tiny one, sitting with the pencil – or the normal-sized one sitting with … Continue reading
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Tagged about A4 in size, art, arts, black and white, composition, discovery, doors, emblems, eyes?, giraffe, half-monkeys, Japanese paper, Minsters, mystery emblems, observations, oil-based ink, people standing, religion, serendipity, style, surrealism, words
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Radiating stripes, and sticks…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s oddity is from a play that I’m currently reading; A Resounding Tinkle, 1957, by N F Simpson. Act Two: Mr Paradox and Mrs Paradox are looking out of the window at the elephant they have had … Continue reading
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Tagged 1957, A Resounding Tinckle, art, arts, black and white, cubes?, elephant too big, Imitation Japanese paper, in space, Japanese paper, lino cutting tools, madness, meaning?, Mr Paradox, Mr Trench, N F Simpson, observations, oil-based ink, reading a play?, serendipity, squares, style, surrealism, words
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Some more overheard and misheard snatches of café conversation…
But first,,,Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one that just sat on and crushed the host’s guitar.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Oggs.’‘Camixa’?‘With hoops‘?‘Was a traipse being’?‘No, no, but not with him’?‘No, not a moon fleck, Tony.’‘App-tedd? App-tedd? App-tedd’?‘He was as happy … Continue reading
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Tagged aggs, arts, bobbin, cafe, Cafe Conversation, Camixa?, conversation, crushed guitar, elephant in the room, fly in a cafe, ice, Jayne, madness, moon fleck|?, observations, serendipity, style, surrealism, temp-springs, the host, Tom, wella-woe, widdy, words, yum-trails
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