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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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Come on, let’s have some fun, on the moon!…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s nice sounding word is, marzipan.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Imagine being a kid back in 1956!And for Christmas we got a book, perhaps like the Lion Annual for that year. The girls would get books with ponies on the front … Continue reading

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Some more misheard snatches of classical singing…?

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s squirrel is the one that has decided to not be cute and cheeky, any more.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Classical singing.I suppose they, the people in charge of music (Who are the people in charge of music?), might try to … 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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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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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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But Dave, don’t you get fed up with jotting down all that misheard classical singing stuff, from the radio?…

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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Some more rambling on about playing blues guitar…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s fish names are: the Angelfish, the Bleak, the Crevice Kelpfish, the Amur Pike, the Coloured Carpetshark, the Grunt, and the Kissing Gourami.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I really must stop doing these pieces! They are all about me!… Still, when … Continue reading

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Are you ready for some more Veronica Crush character names?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s banana, is the perfectly straight one.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was lying in my bed this morning, and for some reason, I was thinking about Arthur Conan Doyle. I was thinking what a memorable name Arthur Conan Doyle is. … Continue reading

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Hm… some more items of overheard, and misheard, café conversation…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully chosen colours are: Ghastly Green, Brute Blue, Lurking Lime, Morbid Maroon, Obnoxious Orange, Worried White, and Bilious Black.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Wush’?‘Bugnel’?‘A diffle-tech’?‘That B-mop girl’!‘Broad-minded? Him’?‘What? Derby compost’?‘Simon, it is top-crunchy.’‘See, he was in a theme car…’‘Wee wee … Continue reading

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That day, when the clouds were being obliging…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, mullion.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, clouds.Aren’t clouds great?Think of the millions of them all over the planet, and not a couple of them match, they all look different. I’m afraid I haven’t done the research (that’s … Continue reading

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And it was just Doom in the queue…

But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s nice moths names are: the Netted Carpet, the Orange-tailed Clearwing, the Ground Lackey, the December Moth, the Red Sword-grass, the Chimney Sweeper, and the Straw Dot.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, last week, it was Tuesday afternoon, or was it … 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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A replacement for those ripped up lino prints from last week…

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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Perhaps, some more meandering chat on playing blues guitar?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: gorilla green, tiger turquoise, monkey mauve, crocodile crimson, puma purple, anteater azure, porcupine pink, and fawn fawn.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blues music isn’t very popular now, is it?Do you, my dear reader, know why?It’s because … 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 of those overheard and misheard snatches of café conversation…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, pygal.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘You saw that. You saw that. You saw that’?‘Na!…’Toosbury’?‘A dollops filter’?‘A cancelled knot…’?‘A nexty drink is for me, is…’‘No, no, John, he was a spanner…’‘So, it was only a diagonal dim, Frank.’‘A … Continue reading

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So, this is decalcomania?…

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cheeky mouse is the one sitting triumphantly on the window sill.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Decalcomania?…Oh yes, I do that sometimes…But, what is it?Oh, I wrote a thing (it’s a way of print making) on how to do it, well, … Continue reading

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