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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4880…

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s thought is that the only people who are looking forward to the world climate disaster are, of course, the very rich people, and the journalists.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey up, dear reader!Here’s a nice postcard for you.Have you noticed … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 6704…

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Raymond Chandler’s 1943 novel The High Window:‘I think you are a very smart young man,’ he said. Then he screwed his face up and his chin wobbled and his chest began to bounce … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 6507…

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: probouleutic, fiacre, azygous, ulema, pyx, aptote, and sedigitated. Please have these words looked up, and placed in suitable sentences, ready for Professor Mouldie first thing after breakfast tomorrow morning. Extra marks will … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4862…

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s weather will feature: blustery gusts, tall trees bending over a bit, leaves flickering and showing their pale undersides, cans clanking down pavements into gutters, white oblong virus masks caught in privet hedges, TV aerials quivering on … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4763…

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: grubby, ceroplastic, magniloquent, pennoned, spilitic, flammulated, and rocky. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another of my mail art postcards, a simple collage on glowing fluorescent card using clippings from some awful magazine, probably some TV … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4758…

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s cuttlefish is the one making a very good job of reading the news on BBC radio – lovely diction – crisp and clear!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, another of my ‘mail art’ postcards – a simple college on bright … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4525…

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s financial forecast is for greed and growth to eventually triumph, despite all this nonsense about the planet supposedly warming up… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is another of my mail art postcards, a very simple collage on bright … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4770…

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is another from Flann O’Brien’s very strange 1930s novel, The Third Policeman:I knew that liked this bicycle more than I had ever liked any other bicycle, better even than I had liked some people with … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4879…

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Flann O’Brien’s very strange 1930s novel, The Third Policeman:MacCruiskeen was behind but he soon appeared silently in front of us, sitting without a move on the top of his quiet bicycle. He said … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4849…

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s cuttlefish is the one sitting outside a café in the sunshine with Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL discussing the nature of religious belief. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, another of my mail art postcards – a simple collage on … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4686…

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s weather will feature: urban pinkness in the east, raindrops the size of whelks, blackbirds carrying parasols, clouds shaped like Spanish galleons, a breeze that smells of distant pinewoods, and a smudge of turquoise coming through … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4698a…

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown UK: Today’s very nice concept, just hanging there in the air, is Wabi-sabi. (do click here!)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm, it’s another of my silly ‘mail art’ postcards.I suppose, dear reader, that you are wondering why this one has the number … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4708…

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dance is the Agbadza. Come on, let’s Agbadza round the garden for a while! Oh, this is fun! You can’t help but smile. Hey! Mind you don’t knock those flowerpots over! Click here.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What about another … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4827…

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: corpulent, alimental, matutinal, thrummy, octennial, dyslogistic, and blithering.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it’s yet another of my mail art postcards – a simple collage on bright card using clippings from that awful and dumbed-down UK … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4653…

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s mongoose is the one leaning on the lamppost outside the newsagents frantically rubbing away at a scratch card.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about another of my Mail Art postcards? Just a simple collage on bright card using clippings from … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4594…

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s carefully selected adjectives are: crisp, blizzardly, quadrate, triactinal, moschiferous, chasmogamic, and potty.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is another of my mail art postcards – a simple collage on fluorescent card using clippings from that awful UK TV listings magazine … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4755…

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s rather unexpectedly spelled word is, Coccyx… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hm… another of my mail art postcards, a simple collage on bright card using clippings from that asinine UK TV listings magazine What’s On TV. ‘Keep quiet! Hush!…’ … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4803…

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s unusual china teapot is the one shaped like a slow song in a minor key – a good pourer, but it makes rather melancholy tea. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s another of my Mail Art postcards, a simple … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4780…

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s 19th c. US expletive is ‘Grease Us Twice’! A very nice rhythmic euphemism for Jesus Christ. Come on, let’s practice saying it – we can try to slip it into any conversations that we might … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Postcard. No. 4830…

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s very silly word, that should really be three words, is notwithstanding. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah, a mail art postcard, a simple collage on bright card using cuttings from that trashy UK TV listings magazine What’s On TV. … Continue reading →

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