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Mayonnaise in the street…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: barge brown, mine maroon, yacht yellow, lifeboat lime, buoy blue, trawler turquoise, liner lemon, cruiser cream, and battleship black.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yesterday, I was walking along in town, I was also, after being in … Continue reading

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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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Oh, Dave, not another ripped poster photo?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s politician is the one shunned by all his politician friends, for telling the truth.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, yes, but I like ripped posters! They are so random, and so stylish. If you were an artist, and you were … Continue reading

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Some overheard, and misheard, snatches of café conversation…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s architectural term is, ‘rear vault’. The small vaulted space between the glass of a window and the inner face of the wall, when the wall is thick and there is a deep splay.Gosh, I wish I … Continue reading

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Court cards in trumps are useful only for the tricks they make…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s augmented chord is the one at the beginning of No Particular Place to Go.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s that old fat battered book again!Yes, it is that cheap junk shop book, The Daily Express (a British newspaper) Enquire Within, … Continue reading

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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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What? A lino print, a bit like a previous one?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one that nobody has noticed.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You see, dear reader, in my studio/workshop (I love calling it that, it makes me seem like a proper artist) when I do a rough … Continue reading

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Hm… some more misheard classical singing…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found under the volcanic dust in Pompeii.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But how can their diction be so very good – with all that training, and I still can’t make sense of what they … Continue reading

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Forensic time fillers, with a guitar tuned in open D…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s satsuma, in the pack from the supermarket, is the one that has a soft flat edge, which goes in and out as you press a finger against it.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was lying in my bed this morning … Continue reading

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Stir well and mix in sixteen gallons of water…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s 18th century oath contains the word ‘cats’. Often in the US back then, the word ‘cats’ replaced the word ‘god’. I think I might try to slip, Jiminy whizzlecats into my conversation today.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it’s that … Continue reading

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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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It’s another of those boarded up shop window photographs…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: wamus, senescent, cote-hardie, malleolus, chavender, and reniform. 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 up … Continue reading

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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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Some more of those overheard, and misheard, snatches of café conversation…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: hyaline, rummer, sixaine, godroon, zoppo, and ganoid.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Then it slipped, just slipped, through my fingers, see’!‘And then it was at some total level point, Sally.’‘Oh, he was quite a meteor cup outside…’‘Then I … Continue reading

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What about some TV forensics?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, indumentum.Oh, the spell-checker didn’t like this one!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, it doesn’t seem long ago that I did a watching a ‘TV forensics’ post, but maybe I’m just getting confused with one of my ‘misheard … Continue reading

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Pound the meat with four anchovies washed and boned…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like a politician’s smirk. This teapot is an awful pourer.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Today, I thought we might blow the dust off that old book (ninety years old), flick it open a … Continue reading

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What is it that those TV ads are trying to tell us?…

But first.Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: marrowsky, samshoo, hesternal, Supralapsarian, muggins, and dodecagon. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks will be awarded … Continue reading

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Opening lines for stories never to be written…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s post was written in a café about two weeks ago – well before my falling over drama!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lord Bathernerst, sounded and looked like a lord, but he wasn’t one. His parents, Hugh and Sophe Bathernerst, chose … Continue reading

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Hm, some meat, and a jug of white stuff…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s guitar chord is the one that opens the Beatles’ Hard Day’s Night.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As you may guess, from my title today, we have one of my photos to look at. ‘Well, it’s not very attractive, is it, … Continue reading

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Hm… Some more snatches of overheard and misheard café conversation…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s pelican is the one in the café struggling to use a spoon to eat soup from a bowl.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘A Jesus poppet, soaks for years and years, Dorothy.’‘Ah, it was just another of those business fights…’‘It was … Continue reading

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