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Category Archives: misheard
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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Tagged animalised?, art, arts, conversation, docket?, ebbs?, Fastnet, goo-out?, hanging ceiling, loutable?, madness, mollusc?, mummy, observations, Paul, portraits?, serendipity, Sherlock, shredded, storm people?, style, surrealism, Terrance, words
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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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Tagged art, arts, BBC Radio 3, bodlows!, clasical music, classical, conversation, crownings, cute and cheeky?, ha ha ha ha ha, idio-man, Lord?, madness, nitoon?, notebook, observations, on the radio, palm, serendipity, sond?, spaniel., squirrel, style, surrealism, tooty, tooty fool, Victorians, war and suffering, words
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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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Tagged architects, art, arts, bloody, cafe, Cafe Conversation, conversation, Diddley, falling star, in the cafe, madness, misheard, moist?, No!..., norbert, observations, overheard, plankets?, pums?, rear vault, serendipity, splay?, style, surrealism, words, yit?
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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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Tagged 1980s, art, arts, conversation, discovery, gymnorhinal, lucky number, madness, mowing the grass, name change, noisy, Norman D Landings, observations, overheard, party night!, plankets?, popular music, serendipity, Simon and G, style, surrealism, words
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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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Tagged art, arts, classical singing on the radio, confusion?, conversation, dee dee dee dee, diction?, discovery, fruit-pot, madness, meerkat, mem?, mere cat, metric, misheard, misheards?, my sandals?, observations, opera?, Pamello?, poonicks, Radoo?, serendipity, style, surrealism, words, workshop
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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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Tagged a rheme car?, angle of pattern, Aphrodite, art, B-mop?, Bilious Black, Brute Blue, Bugnel?, cafe, carefully chosen colours, conversation, diffle tech?, Ghastly Green, Lurking Lime, madness, Obnoxious Orange, observations, Oh my!..., over-plastic, serendipity, style, surrealism, top-crunchy, words, Worried White, wush!
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Was that an unexplained loud crash?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s two unconnected words are: parabola and peneplain.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, but what sort of person wants to be on one of these spook-hunting, paranormal investigator, haunted house expert, TV shows? But if you saw an advert, on, say, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, conversation, discovery, EMF, hauntings, Hollywood, madness, observations, out of work actors, parabola., paranormal, peneplain, scary, serendipity, spirit box, spirits, style, surrealism, swearing, the basement?, Tinterweb, touching my arm, TV ghost hunters, TV spooks, words
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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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Tagged art, arts, BBC Radio 3, concertos, discovery, dondy, geeto!, gloria!, ha ha ha ha ha, horse spoon?, lost plectrum, madness, oats?, observations, on the radio, opera, Pompeii, printemps, serendipity, singing, studio/workshop, style, surrealism, volcano, whip-wheel, words
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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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Tagged art, arts, cafe, Cafe Conversation, conversation, cork spin, dictionary word, did you see?, dollops?, fur baby?, gradient, knots, madness, na!..., nexty?, observations, poppins., pygal?, serendipity, spanner, spool, style, surrealism, words, you saw that!
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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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Tagged art, arts, boo boo boo, conversation, discovery, ganoid, godroon, hyaline, in the cafe, madness, pebble man, press area?, pugs?, rummer, serendipity, sixaine, slipped, snatches, style, surrealism, Tommy, untensils, words, zoppo
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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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Tagged arghhh!, careful notes, conversation, discovery, ghosts, hauntingsd, madness, moth names, observations, scuff my back!, serendipity, spirits for sure, style, surrealism, swearing?, the Bloxworth Snout, the Brighton Wainscot, the Common Rustic, the Flame Shoulder, the Lead Belle, the pebble hook-tip, TV ghost hunters, words
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How about some more misheard classical singing?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like Donald Trump’s head.It is not a good pourer, and it is rather unpleasant to use.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on, you boys and girls! Yes, I know you’ve had years and … Continue reading
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Tagged a fence?, art, arts, beery, belly belly, Chomnah, classical, classical singing on the radio, diction, discovery, eggs?, journalism, loudy?, madness, molls?, nizzasta, observations, on the radio, pain and suffereing, pento?, serendipity, slarry, style, suffering, surrealism, wars!, words
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Some more overheard and misheard snatches of café conversation…
But first,,,Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one that just sat on and crushed the host’s guitar.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Oggs.’‘Camixa’?‘With hoops‘?‘Was a traipse being’?‘No, no, but not with him’?‘No, not a moon fleck, Tony.’‘App-tedd? App-tedd? App-tedd’?‘He was as happy … Continue reading
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Tagged aggs, arts, bobbin, cafe, Cafe Conversation, Camixa?, conversation, crushed guitar, elephant in the room, fly in a cafe, ice, Jayne, madness, moon fleck|?, observations, serendipity, style, surrealism, temp-springs, the host, Tom, wella-woe, widdy, words, yum-trails
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What? More overheard and misheard classical singing?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s N F Simpson’s character names, from his 1958 play, A Resounding Tinkle, are: Bro Paradock, Middie Paradock, Nora Mortice, Don Paradock, Mustard Short, Denzil Pepper, Hamster, Bug, Miss Salt, and Mrs Vinegar.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I really must try … Continue reading
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Tagged A Resounding Tinkle, art, arts, BBC Radio 3, bleeders, books I'm reading, Bro Paradock, classical music, conversation, Denzil Pepper, diction, ding-doe, discovery, Don Paradock, madness, marmy, Middie Paradock, misheard, Mustard Short, N F Simpson, Nora Mortice, observations, serendipity, style, surrealism, Wegnee, words
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It’s the most notorious room in the house!…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: mongoose mauve, rabbit russet, hare heliotrope, cassowary crimson, rat red, anteater azure, badger blue, and fawn fawn.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh dear, I’m back on watching the paranormal, spook hunting, haunted house, haunted hospital, haunted … Continue reading
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Tagged actors, arrgh!, art, arts, breathing?, bullet holes?, conversation, discovery, flash lights, hauntings, madness, manifest, notorious room, observations, old hospitals, out of work actors, serendipity, spook hunters, style, supernatural, surrealism, the cellar., torches, TV ghosts, weird, words
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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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Tagged art, arts, bloody, conversation, discovery, doople, Dorothy, effing?, espresso, feeler flower, gorophane, in the cafe, Jesus, madness, Marcus, neb?, observations, paper eyes, pelican, quiet!, serendipity, shelley, soup, struggling, style, surrealism, words
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Just a few short, but pithy items…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: tirasse, matico, shritch, hawm, bohea, and jitney. 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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Tagged art, arts, autograph, BBC radio, beatle bones, bohea, Captain Beefheart, conversation, curvey-curls, dictionary words, discovery, hawm, jitney, madness, matico, name change, observations, Professor Mouldie, serendipity, shritch, spam gone!, students, style, sunglasses indoors, surrealism, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, thick!, tirasse, words
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What’s all that? Misheard classical singing?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s elephant in the room is the one trying to juggle three coat hangers.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, dear reader, more misheard classical singing.What was I doing, when I jotted down these lines in my studio/workshop notebook?Oh yes, I had … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, as a prune, clipboard, coat hangers, discovery, elephant in the room, flopping, ha ha ha ha ha ha, hip hip hip, juggling, lady, lino, lino printing, madness, multi-knees?, observations, serendipity, studio/workshop, style, surrealism, sweat-damp, towel?, vent-room, weee!, wimna, words, workbench
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