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Category Archives: existentialism
Bins, ne’er-do-wells, charcoal and pencil…
But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s carefully selected colours are: bamboo red, bamboo, brown, bamboo orange, bamboo violet, bamboo green, bamboo turquoise, and punk pink. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They come every two weeks, or rather every week, but alternately; the choice is black … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, art, celebrities, colours, composition, creation, drawing, Dulltown, existentialism, Film, Hull.UK., humour, information, photography, surrealism, words
Tagged Architect's drawing board, art, arts, bamboo, blue bins, Carry On Screaming, celebrities, colour, Colours, discovery, drawing, existential angst, Fenella Fielding, Giorgio de Chirico, loutish person, louts, ne'er-do-well, parallel motion, photography, recycling bin, serendipity, surrealism, words
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A rather boring item about a pen, (with photos!)…
But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s elephant in the room is the one trying to use one of the host’s billiard cues as a back scratcher. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As you may know dear reader, I usually write all this blogging stuff in … Continue reading
Posted in brain, cafe, celebrities, composition, cool, creation, dreaming, Dulltown, existentialism, Hull.UK., humour, information, puzzle, surrealism, words, writing
Tagged André Breton, art, arts, celebrities, conversation, dictionary word, discovery, elephant in the room, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Jean Paul Sartre, P. G. Wodehouse, pablo picasso, Parker pens, pen refills, serendipity, style, surrealism, W H Smiths, words, writing
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Some overheard and misheard snatches of cafe conversation…
But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity, appearing as a child, is the God Ihy, son of Hathor. His cult centre is Dendera, his association is music and he is often depicted playing on his sistrum. (Ihy) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Flexmon … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, archeology, brain, conversation, Dulltown, existentialism, Hull.UK., humour, information, misheard, music, overheard, poetry, religion, serendipity, surrealism
Tagged Ancient Egyptian gods, celebrities, conversation, deity, dictionary word, Flexmon, gyrolecter, Hathor, history, madness, misheard, music, overheard, poetry, religion, serendipity, style, surrealism, The God Ihy, the sistrum, theodolite, words
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Just a few short, but pithy items…
But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s giraffe is the one on the bicycle having to bob down over her handlebars when going under low bridges. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 412. I’m sorry I’m late, but the people were trying … Continue reading
Posted in art, brain, conversation, cool, creation, Dulltown, existentialism, fashion, giraffe, Hull.UK., humour, information, instruction, learning, observations, overheard, people, puzzle, seeing, serendipity, spam, style, surrealism, words, writing
Tagged advertising, art, artists, arts, bicycle, bright shoes, children, conversation, discovery, drab man, dumb-arse!, excuses for being late, fashion, giraffes, instruction, late, madness, Mummy?..., name change, observations, ordinary people, overheard, poetry, second-hand shop, serendipity, sibilants, spam, style, surrealism, tankards, transportation, words, writing
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Some song lyrics misheard over the cafe hubbub…
But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s colourful early 20th c. American expletive is: Jumping Moses in a Benzine Buggy! I think I might try to slip this one into my conversation today. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Coobie quep now, never no, never no, never … Continue reading
Posted in abstract, brain, cool, Dulltown, existentialism, expletives, history, humour, information, misheard, music, poetry, puzzle, serendipity, sex, style, surrealism, swearing, words
Tagged 20th c., benzine buggy, bup bup bup, dictionary word, expletives, history, in the cafe, jumping Moses, madness, misheard, misheard song lyrics, music, pap-sheets, poetry, serendipity, sex, style, surrealism, US expletive, words, writing
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A ‘live from the cafe’ mental rant…
But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: gullible, interprovincial, sphene, tribrachic, impavid, nomothetic, bipinate and crusty. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The title of this post suggests that I have gone ‘live’ on t’interweb – I haven’t really, but the lines that … Continue reading
Posted in adjectives, brain, conversation, drama, existentialism, expletives, humour, information, irony, observations, overheard, people, religion, serendipity, swearing, writing
Tagged 'live', arrogance, big crucifix, carefully selected adjectives, conversation, dictionary word, existential angst, expletives, first peson, in the cafe, noisy people, observations, overheard, priests, religion, serendipity, surrealism, writing
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Ugg and Lugg are out of the cave…
But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word monolith. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Hello Ugg… Hey, what’s that red mark on your forehead?’ ‘It’s nothing Lugg…’ ‘Look, there’s a spot of blood on it – better … Continue reading
Posted in archeology, brain, conversation, cool, drama, existentialism, history, humour, learning, puzzle, religion, sex, thinking
Tagged bat dung, conversation, discovery, existential angst, gayness, Holy-Man Gugg, mammoth disembowelling, mammoths, no more mammoths, out of the cave, prehistory, religion, sex, Strange Old Wise-Man Bugg, surrealism, the gods don't like it, throwing rocks, Ugg and Lugg, words
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