Category Archives: irony

I’m always drawn to areas of town, like this one…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, lectisternium.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm… I don’t know who this land belongs too, but considering that it is right in the middle of the city centre, you’d think that they’d keep it a bit more tidy, … Continue reading

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How about another of my strange drawings, pastels?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: ischium, riparian, skegger, jesserant, costrel, modius, and xyster. 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 … Continue reading

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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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An idea? For a future lino print?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s 17th century oath is Ad’s Bobbers!A simple corruption of, God’s Body. It has a nice sound to it, doesn’t it? I think I might try to introduce it into conversation today – ‘Ad’s Bobbers! Will this … Continue reading

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Rambling on, again, which includes a mention of a mouse…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dance is the Cirebonese Mask Dance, from Java, Indonesia. Come on, let’s try doing something like it in the kitchen, if we need a mask or two we could use pieces of cardboard snipped from a … 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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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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Just a few short, but pithy, items…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, gymnorhinal.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 527.I’m sorry I’m late, but I started pondering on the idea of global catastrophe, again. A single overheard remark:‘No, Tony, it was only some plankets in the … Continue reading

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In the alley, a small abandoned boat…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: unalist, monteith, riffle, erinite, arbalest, and rynd. 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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Just a few short, but pithy, items…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s old wardrobe is the one that doesn’t have a magic land inside it.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late, No. 526.I’m sorry I’m late, but Bob Ross was on the TV, doing a cabin in the snow. A … Continue reading

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How about another of my odd drawings/paintings?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s politician is the honest one. Oh, sorry, I just can’t seem to find one of those…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aha! Let’s have a look at this one! Black and Colour. No. 8. 2024. Charcoal, fluorescent paint, and black ink, … Continue reading

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Ripping up bad prints is, a very good idea…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one that was eventually found on the surface of Europa.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, after the rough first print, on copy paper, has been pinned to the studio/workshop wall, with lots of other such first … Continue reading

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Hm… Some more misheard classical singing on the radio…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected moths are: the Angled Shades, the Dot Moth, the Burnished Brass, the Grey Mountain Carpet, the Lesser Trebble-bar, and the Rannoch Looper.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, isn’t classical music funny, dear reader?Other forms of human music are … Continue reading

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A little bit more on playing blues guitar…

But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s great puzzle centres around the reason why people all over the world are constantly killing each other.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, a few days ago I was ranting on about how people who play blues guitar these days are … Continue reading

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So, do you fancy visiting a spooky haunted house, but on the TV?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s moth names are: the Bloxworth Snout, the Brighton Wainscot, the Flame Shoulder, the Common Rustic, the Lead Belle, and the Pebble Hook-tip.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If we are going to a haunted house, or castle, or infirmary, or ancient … Continue reading

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I think I’ll strum some minor chords and watch a police forensic show on TV…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: totty, parvis, spatchcock, glyconic, mekometer, and brank. 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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Dave, those rules, for selling your work…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found between the fingers of Abraham Lincoln’s giant statue.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Dave…’Eh?…‘I’ve just been reading, a bit of one of your blogs, from a while ago.’Oh?…‘Yes…’Reading one of my blogs, eh?… That’s … Continue reading

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Damn!… Thinking pigeons!…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s aliens, in their hovering spacecraft, are the ones laughing at the way us humans constantly try to create wars to kill each other.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a scruffy back garden. Birds and small animals come in and … Continue reading

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But, it came to me in a dream…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from a science book (Life on the Edge, by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden) I am currently re-reading:Our next bout of shrinkage takes us down to the molecular scale of just a few nanometres … Continue reading

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Yes, I’m still watching the detectives and playing blues riffs…

But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s pigeon is the one who has discovered jumping up and down, and fluttering, on the squirrel-proof bird feeder, to make some seeds fall out for its bird pals below.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, I suppose it is better for … Continue reading

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