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Category Archives: heraldry
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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Some more of those Crush characters…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s heraldic term is Lord Lyon King of Arms – the chief herald in Scotland. (L L K of A) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh good! Veronica Crush, writer from the glory days of the Hull Surrealist League, now … Continue reading
Posted in brain, celebrities, creation, heraldry, humour, people, puzzle, story, surrealism, words, writing
Tagged arts, celebrities, character names, heraldry, history, King of arms, Lord Lyon, madness, Monty Tick, real name, serendipity, style, surrealism, tall tree surgeon, the glory days, The Hull Surrealist League, Veronica Crush, words, writing
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Just two people at a cafe table…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s heraldic term is Fusil – an elongated lozenge. (Fusil) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, one day in the middle of last week, I was sitting at my favourite cafe table, teapot, cup, and small chocolate enticement to the … Continue reading
Posted in brain, cafe, conversation, creation, drama, Dulltown, existentialism, heraldry, history, humour, information, misheard, overheard, poetry, serendipity, surrealism, words
Tagged a night string, a white mood, Americano, amoeba, arts, conversation, dictionary word, discovery, fusil, heraldry, history, lozenge, madness, misheard, muse had gone, observations, overheard, poetry, serendipity, style, surrealism, words, wreckio
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Bird talk…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s heraldic term is Label – a difference mark across the chief of the shield applied to the arms of a son, usually the heir. (Label) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Let me ask you something…’ ‘Eh?’ ‘As a dove … Continue reading
Posted in colours, conversation, cool, drama, heraldry, humour, information, style, surrealism
Tagged 'label' heraldry, birds, colour, conversation, dictionary word, doves, fashion, heraldry, in thrall, mimicry, parrots, pigeons, style, surrealism, swagger, words
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I was just passing the barber’s shop…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s heraldic term is impalement: the placing of two coats of arms side by side on a single shield. (Impalement) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s one I took earlier this month – is there enough verticality in it for … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, architecture, art, composition, Dulltown, fashion, heraldry, Hull.UK., photography, seeing, style, words
Tagged advertising, architecture, art, arts, colour, contrast, dictionary word, grafitti, hair-cut, heraldry, nice hair, observations, photographic composition, photography, serendipity, stripes, style, surrealism, verticality, wide-angle zoom in, words
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Some snatches of overheard and misheard cafe conversation…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s heraldic term is Purpure – the heraldic name for the colour purple. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘A dog-piece?…’ ‘The arses are chocky?’ ‘They were crying apples – right on!’ ‘No, Bo, be fair!…’ ‘How are you getting on … Continue reading
Posted in brain, conversation, drama, existentialism, heraldry, humour, information, misheard, overheard, people, poetry, serendipity, sex, surrealism, words
Tagged arts, colour, conversation, dictionary word, discovery, heraldic colours, heraldry, history, madness, misheard, overheard, purpure, sex, style, surrealism, words
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Letting the windpipe hang over the side of the pot…
But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s heraldic term is Plate – a silver roundel. I had some plates on my shield, but I had them scraped off – people said they looked like hubcaps… Plate. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s a bit battered and … Continue reading
Posted in archeology, books, food, heraldry, history, humour, information, instruction, learning, reading, serendipity, surrealism
Tagged 1934, Britain in the 1930s, coffee as disinfectant, Daily Express Enquire Within, Dancing the one-step, dictionary word, haggis, heraldry, history, instruction, lights and lungs, serendipity, style, surrealism, the sheep's pluck, windpipe, words, writing
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