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Mayonnaise and dirty water…

Posted on May 21, 2018 by

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s financial forecast is for money to grow on trees and for bankers to snuggle up and roll about in large heaps of gold coins and large denomination paper currency. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The other morning I was … Continue reading →

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Some opening lines for stories never to be written…

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s letter of the alphabet is the capital ‘Y’. All the lower case letters really like the capital ‘Y’ – he’s shaped a bit like a tree, they can shelter under him when it rains. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> … Continue reading →

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Some smallish items…

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to remove the shiny foil from around the circumference using the handle of a teaspoon or a nice fork, press the discs of soft putty (supplied) over the protruding brass nodules on the … Continue reading →

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How about a few helpings of spam?…

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s colours are: fungal fawn, mulch mauve, ostrich orange, blip blue, portmanteau pink, disastrous dun, and suffering sage. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come on! There’s plenty to go round – I get it delivered fresh to my comments box … Continue reading →

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Just one or two small, but pithy items…

Posted on May 6, 2018 by

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s instruction is to learn some words and melodies from your least favourite German opera and stride through the town centre singing them as you go – wear an interesting and colourful hat too. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excuses … Continue reading →

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Yet more Crush names…

Posted on May 1, 2018 by

But first… Dulltown, UK: Today’s combined food and insult is – you twat-cake! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, what’s this, clattering through my letterbox and skimming aerodynamically across the tiled floor this bright May Day morning? Aha! It’s an envelope with airmail stickers … Continue reading →

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Put them into a jugging pot…

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

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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