Category Archives: maths

How an old painting changed my life, well, just a little bit…

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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What’s that?… Some more TV forensics?…

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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But Dave, don’t you get fed up with jotting down all that misheard classical singing stuff, from the radio?…

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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A replacement for those ripped up lino prints from last week…

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s dictionary word is, astragal. Shall I look it up for you, dear reader? No, I think today, I’ll let you do the looking up.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last week?Oh yes, last week, it was Friday the fifth. I had … Continue reading →

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Damn!… Thinking pigeons!…

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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I could make a fortune selling these things! Well, no, not really…

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s thing to look up, is the word, influenza…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, a spot of winter influenza. I’m struggling to write this, well there’s nothing else I could think of doing – sneeze, sneeze. About a week ago, I … Continue reading →

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Yes, but, suppose you were on Deimos?…

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the goddess Taweret, she is a hippopotamus, but with lion and crocodile parts. Her associations are household and childbirth. Click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Deimos?Yes, dear reader, it’s alright – but today we are … Continue reading →

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Oh, we did have silly ideas, when we were young…

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one desperately looking for wildlife programmes on the TV…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, I remember, as a kid, thinking about the work people do. And I was wondering what I would be doing … Continue reading →

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Mum… Percentages…

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s gorillas are the ones standing drinking beer outside the pub, and shouting at passers-by.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Mum…’‘Yes dear’?‘At school we have been doing, percentages…’‘Oh? That’s good’!‘Mum…’‘Yes dear’?‘When something has gone up, say, by ten percent… What do you … Continue reading →

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Dave, what the hell is that, supposed to be?…

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s word to bandy about in conversation is, parallelogram.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s only a photograph. Perhaps it would look more interesting when the light comes on – but then, it would probably be dark, of … Continue reading →

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Just a few short, but pithy items…

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one operating on three phones.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses for being late. No. 512.I’m sorry I’m late, but my printer was making screaming noises. A single overheard remark:‘You see Martin, the back-score is … Continue reading →

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Colosso easily flicked Tony over the hedge…

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s banana is the one that has got far too dark to attempt eating…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a book for kid’s, well for boys really.Another one of my cheap, old, junk shop, charity shop, books. The Lion Annual … Continue reading →

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Oh!… It’s that double one!…

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: rotenone, wasserman, omasum, contango, antiperistasis, and dilling. 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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That lino print without the ‘Z’ on it…

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s suit of armour is the one which is complete, except for a missing poleyn.Click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you see the first sketch, a few days ago?It had a book with it, at 90 degrees to the horizontal. … Continue reading →

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Crush, and her characters…

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s nice fish names are: the clingfish, the duckbill eel, the bighead carp, that bat ray, the green swordtail, and the longnose whiptail catfish. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you, dear reader, a writer? Me? I’m not really a … Continue reading →

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Stuff going on, in space…

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to, first remove the folded brown cardboard cover from your item; light small candles in the four corners of your room; raise the brass top-latch marked with a letter T, and poke a finger … Continue reading →

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The lino print, from the brush bucket…

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: biscuit brown, waffle white, soup sienna, bacon bronze, omelette orange, rocket red, pizza pink and greens green.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, a few days ago, dear reader, I showed you a photograph of a … Continue reading →

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More rubbish through the letterbox…

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s visually stylish thing is – ITALICS.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s time for another photo that contains a ‘rough sketch’.Do you, dear reader, like these rough sketch posts? I hope so, I’ve been doing them long enough! Rough sketches?Yes, the … Continue reading →

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Look out! Here comes a lino print design!…

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK. Today’s cuttlefish is the one teaching maths at the nearby college.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, no, you don’t have to look out, dear reader!It’s only a couple of preliminary drawings, and not very good ones anyway. Sometimes I think that … Continue reading →

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Doom and the unexpected phone call…

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: amadavat, integument, vug, montre, savate, himation, cothurnus, bilian, and scroddled. Please have these words looked up and placed in suitable sentences ready for Professor Mouldie, first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra … Continue reading →

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