Tag Archives: anodyne

Just some broken tiles…

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: bacon brown, omelette orange, tripe turquoise, burger black, broccoli blue, tangerine taupe, pork pie pink, apple azure, and veal violet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But Dave, it’s just some broken tiles! I know, but … Continue reading →

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Some misheard snatches of classical singing…

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected nice-looking politicians are America’s Mitch McConnell and our lovely Michael Gove.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I’m faffing about – oh, not faffing – er, when I’m busy pursuing my pithy artistic ideas, in my little workshop, I … Continue reading →

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Some cobbled together short, but pithy items…

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: boxy, Bajocian, varsal, quotidian, lageniform, pterygoid, and woolly. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As you might know dear reader, I used to do these ‘short but pithy’ compilations quite regularly, but with the great lockdown … Continue reading →

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Just a few short, but pithy items…

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s mild Victorian expletive is Lawkadaisy! An obvious corruption of Lord have mercy!  Come on dear readers let’s try to slip this one into our conversations today. ‘Lawkadaisy! What’s that Trump man been saying now!…’ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading →

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A busker rant…

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s sound is that of a Velcro fastener being ripped open in the middle of a church service. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, I have nothing against street musicians, buskers, as such… Yes, I have! There are generally too … Continue reading →

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The flesh is flaccid when they are getting bad from keeping…

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s Raymond Chandler quotation is from his 1949 novel The Little Sister (By the way, inside the cover of my rather old and scruffy hardback copy of the book there is a little green book-shaped sticker … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard No. 4612…

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: anodyne, dramaturgic, spelaean, waxy, pyretic, groined, and bombastic. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, come along dear reader… Is this image pleasantly and fleetingly amusing, or is this out-and-out horror? There is a natural easy-going … Continue reading →

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