Tag Archives: Britain 1930s

But snails and worms should be procured for them…

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown. UK: Today’s sudden silence will be when the aliens, in their UFOs, will stop all the wars going on in the world…>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on, dear reader, let’s travel back in time!Well, no, not really, but we can have … Continue reading →

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The lowest part of the petals, and work upwards to the edge…

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found under a flap of cloth in the Turin Shroud.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, that old book, that I repaired the spine and first pages of, that I mentioned yesterday – I thought … Continue reading →

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It runs up the palm to the base of the third finger…

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s trombone is the one that was squeezed flat under the road-roller. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s that fat, heavy hardback book again. Another of my cheap, junk shop, charity shop, items. The Daily Express (a British newspaper) Enquire … Continue reading →

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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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No, spiked or nailed boots…

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: ruthless, dasyphyllous, rampicked, straminious, cricoid, mensal, premosaic, and foggy.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on, dear reader, let’s dip in again to that dusty old junk shop book, the Daily Express Enquire Within from the UK … Continue reading →

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Screwed up into a conical or wedge-like shape…

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected colours are: frosty fawn, gusty green, overcast orange, raining ruby, muggy mauve, and sleeting sienna. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As I think I have mentioned before, this book really does smell of cough mixture, the old-fashioned … Continue reading →

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The feet moist, and the wattles bright red…

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s ancient Egyptian deity is the one appearing as a woman with a lance, axe, and shield, the goddess Anat. Her association is with war. (Anat) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s about eight-inches by five-and-a-half, and about an inch-and-a-quarter … Continue reading →

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The wires may be passed through the fire to burn off the flies…

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s simple, easily missed typing error is, East Yorkshite. (EY) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on! You like period dramas don’t you? Let’s get strapped into my new time machine and go back to visit Britain in the 1930s. … Continue reading →

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Sugar of lead with two grains of opium please…

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the word brackish. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here we go again, visiting that strange world of Britain back in the 1930s. If you had a bit of money back then, … Continue reading →

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Nothing looks worse than shabby gloves…

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s existential angst is centred around the sound of the phrase higgledy-piggledy… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s like the Wikipedia of the 1930s… Yes, this stinky old junk shop book (I’m sure it smells of cough mixture, spilled on … Continue reading →

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Put them into a jugging pot…

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s novel pencil sharpener is the one shaped like the look on the vicar’s face when a cat starts meowing from the back of the church during his sermon. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here we go again! It’s that … Continue reading →

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Avoid bustle and excessive sympathy…

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s joke is the one about the piece of uncooked cod secreted behind the radiator in the Chancellor’s office – oh, how we chortled and rattled our manacles and chains down in the cellar at 11 … Continue reading →

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‘Enquire Within’ (9): Anecdotes and smart things, and well-oiled moulds…

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s letter of the alphabet is the capital ‘M’. The other letters don’t like the capital ‘M’ much, they say he looks a bit superior, and always has a smug smile. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It’s a rather dull … Continue reading →

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Enquire Within (7). Avoid stagnant pools…

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s colours are: yellow black, yellow black, yellow black, crime scene do not cross, yellow black, yellow black. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And today’s history lesson is… No, no, it’s just another peep into the world of Britain in … Continue reading →

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