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In the same way as for puffs…

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: mole maroon, mouse mauve, rat ruby, guinea pig green, hamster heliotrope, gerbil grey, and vole violet. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Even though it is a very old book, published in 1934, and it is … Continue reading →

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And two scruples of nitre…

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from John Steinbeck’s 1945 novel Cannery Row:The gnats and mosquitos which avoid the sun came out and buzzed over the water. All of the sun bugs, the flies, the dragonflies, the wasps, the hornets, … Continue reading →

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The substance that fouls the bottle…

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s giraffe is the one arguing with the shop assistant about the inadequate leg lengths in their range of trousers. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, who would have thought back in 1934 that one day in the distant future … Continue reading →

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‘Enquire Within’. (6). But the hoop does not count…

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word carapace. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, today I find that I have the urge to enquire about something. Perhaps I’ll get out my tattered old junk shop copy … Continue reading →

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