Category Archives: Royalty

Mayonnaise in the street…

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: barge brown, mine maroon, yacht yellow, lifeboat lime, buoy blue, trawler turquoise, liner lemon, cruiser cream, and battleship black.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yesterday, I was walking along in town, I was also, after being in … Continue reading →

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Some more misheard snatches of classical singing…?

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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Just a few short, but pithy, items…

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Dave Whatt

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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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4984…

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s instructions are:Slit the cardboard cover with a very sharp craft knife – attach the mains electricity lead, or cord (if that’s what you prefer to call them) to the device – switch the power on and … Continue reading →

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It looks like this might be a sketch for a future lino print…

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s owl is the one that has been writing a lot of letters to The Times.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s a photograph of a small preliminary drawing for lino print. It is a little drawing, you can tell by the … Continue reading →

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The eldest son of Duke, Marquess, or Earl…

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s made up word is Kolzonate.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on, dear reader, let’s zoom back to the year 1934!We do this by picking up another of my cheap, scruffy, tattered, junk shop, charity shop, books – The Daily Express … Continue reading →

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Mail Art postcard. No. 4941…

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s fish names are: the Black Swallower, the Coffin fish, the Dorab Wolf-herring, the Bluegill, the Glowlight Danio, and the Lampfish.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another of my mail art postcards. A very simple collage on bright card. No, but apart … Continue reading →

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Oh, look! Some more Crush names!…

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s especially made up word is, Brandeltoot.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, what’s this, on the door mat? An envelope through my letterbox, it has an American stamp on it.I wonder if it is a… Yes! And it has a postcard … Continue reading →

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You call yourself an artist, don’t you?…

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cockroach is the one sitting on the steps of the library, smoking a pipe.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ”What is the best thing to do – you know – if you want to be an artist’?‘Well, I have found that, … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4944…

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: wallydrag, pyx, littérateur, rinforzando, handjar, chavender, and proseuche. 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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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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Now, look, here’s a strange picture…

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: fusty, caliginous, plushy, tectibranchlate, maffled, equipollent, contraplex, and shifty. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, yes, it is one of those, sitting in the café, under the influence of green tea, and chocolate brownie, photographs.You know, … Continue reading →

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The Dome and Queen Vicky…

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully chosen colours are: toffee turquoise, peppermint pink, milky maroon, yam yellow, grape grey, veal violet, bacon brown, fruity fawn, and greens green.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a nice day, back in March. I was walking across the … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard, No. 4918…

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today is the King and Queen’s coronation day, but not all of us will be celebrating. Do click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, not a very nicely coloured card, is it?Not a very nice yellow at all, but then, it … Continue reading →

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Crush names?… What are they?…

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: Studebaker scarlet, BMW brown, Ford fawn, Mitsubishi mauve, Bentley blue, Toyota turquoise, Opel orange and Volvo violet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear reader, are you a writer? A writer, who comes up with great … Continue reading →

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Three pounds of knuckle of veal, and some sheep’s trotters, or cow heel…

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: embail, magot, sphragistic, ectozoon, vervain, and dowlas. 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 … Continue reading →

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Some dense rambling on about flying saucers…

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found in a museum, in the back pocket of an ancient pair of faded well-worn blue denim work trousers, from the time when the poor people in America were … Continue reading →

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What about some more Crush names?…

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s instructions, are: first, lay a strong protective covering over the floor; carefully turn the device over to rest on its flat side; open the valve (marked with an ‘X’) a few notches; connect lead and plug … 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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