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Category Archives: poetry
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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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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Tagged already dead?, art, arts, back and white cat, car bonnet, churchgoers, cold cases, conversation, discovery, guns, in prison, making notes, mathematical, observations, pertpetrator, plaster cast, Rolls-Royce., serendipity, solving the case, style, surrealism, the shoes!, TV Forensics, watching TV, 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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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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Tagged 1934, 1934 book, 90 years old, ale?, astringent, blue water?, cardoons?, cards, discovery, gargles, mode of play, needs no bush?, observations, serendipity, style, sulphuric acid, surrealism, The Daily Express, The Daily Express Enquire Within, washing blankets, Whist?, 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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But, what is it that the TV ads are trying to tell us?…
But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Rotten Red, Vile Violet, Yowling Yellow, Brutish Blue, Creepy Crimson, Ghastly Green, Tortured Turquoise, Moribund Mauve, Putrid Pink and Writhing White.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And which, would you gift? – Google Pixel? – a duo-pack … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, Brutish Blue, capsules!, carefully chosen colours, cash!, credit score, Creepy Crimson, discovery, Ghastly Green, gift?, google, madness, Moribund Mauve, Mugler, nose bleed, observations, Putrid Pink. Writhing White., Rotten Red, sensitive skin?, serendipity, shaving?, style, surrealism, Tortured Turquoise, TV advertising, unblock your nose, unstopable!, vile violet, words, Writhing White., Yowling Yellow
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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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Ramblin’ on about playing blues guitar music, again…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the God Shu. Depicted as a man with a feather on his head, or as lion headed. His associations are: Air, Eye of Re, and Devine knowledge. Do click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm… modern … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, Blues guitar, blues is not about..., cleverness, click here, discovery, Egyptian deity, Eye of Re, flashy and clever, hanging silence, hear the train, keep it simple., observations, Robert Wilkins, serendipity, Shu..., style, words
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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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Tagged art, arts, brasses, carols, chafing, conversation, coops, damp node, discovery, Dolphin gate, fingers, floodgates, foot falls, hogs, in the post office, madness, observations, Paragon Railway Station, Paragon Station, Paragon Street, poetry, porcupine, serendipity, Simon Doom, spoem, style, surrealism, The Hull Surrealist League, Tony Mayonaise, void?, 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 Crush names…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: passive pink, vacant violet, riotous red, murky maroon, yawning yellow, gurgling green, sneering sienna, brutish black and frowning fawn.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, I just received an email from Veronica Crush, writer from the glory … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, brutish black, colours, conversation, discovery, free character names, frowning fawn, gurgling green, madness, married?, Monty Tick, multibillion dollar furtune, murky maroon, New York, observations, passive pink, puzzle, riotous red, serendipity, sneering sienna, style, surrealism, tall tree surgeon, The Hull Surrealist League, Tony Mayonaise, vacant violet, Veronica Crush, words, yawning yellow
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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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Mayonnaise coming out of a hole in the ground…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: amentum, pallescent, theotokos, jesserant, quodlibet, and delundung. 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 a punch on the shoulder, amentum, art, arts, conversation, delundung, Dulltown, fat head!, Hull city centre, jesserant, madness, pallescent, queen victoria, quodlibet, random dictionary words, serendipity, spoems, style, surrealism, The Hull Surrealist League, theotokos, toilets, Tony Mayonaise, under the Queen, words
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What about some TV forensics?…
But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary word is, indumentum.Oh, the spell-checker didn’t like this one!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, it doesn’t seem long ago that I did a watching a ‘TV forensics’ post, but maybe I’m just getting confused with one of my ‘misheard … Continue reading
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Tagged art, arts, battered guitar, big hats indoors, conversation, crime solving, detective drama, fat coppers, jotting down, Lightnin' Hopkins, observations, Radiotone guitar, real life, Robert Johnson, serendipity, style, surrealism, TV Forensics, watching TV, wearing hats indoors, 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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