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Could you manage a bit more misheard classical singing?…

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s quotation is from Raymond Chandler’s 1943 novel, The High Window: ‘I charge twenty-five dollars a day, Mrs. Murdock. And, of course, expenses.’ ‘It seems high. You must make a great deal of money.’ She drank … Continue reading →

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Those striped aerial domes…

Posted on March 2, 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 had been at the dresser a second time and was back at the table with a little black article like a leprechaun’s piano with … Continue reading →

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The thwarted piano…

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, UK/Europe: Today’s instruction is to put on a tricorn naval hat, climb up a pair of sturdy stepladders, look to left and then right with you right palm flat and horizontal above your eyes, sing a verse … Continue reading →

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Grinning and whinnying and wet…

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s existential angst is centred around the dents in the carpet where the piano used to stand. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Horsewash?…’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Is that like hogwash, or balderdash… or Hogwarts?’ ‘No…’ ‘No?… Is it one word or two?…’ … Continue reading →

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Mayonnaise, the bicycle, and the piano…

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s financial forecast is for greasy crumpled banknotes to float and bob in the air down Wall Street, whilst fat shiny pigs will sit smoking cigars in their long cars. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I bumped into Tony Mayonnaise, … Continue reading →

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Another old vinyl LP record…

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s architectural term is ‘bush-hammering’ – A method of obtaining an even rough texture on concrete after it has set, by using a ‘bush-hammer’ with a specially grooved head which chips the surface. I’m sorry I’m … Continue reading →

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