“Ancient artefact with horrifying death warning uncovered by archaeologists
3,300-year-old tablet”
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“Ancient artefact with horrifying death warning uncovered by archaeologists
3,300-year-old tablet”
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Tonight!
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How could you not want to spend some time in the company of this studious and serious individual?
#CuratorRob discusses all things @romanpalace.bsky.social on Thursday at 8pm
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Even ghosts need love. Help them find it by participating in our ridiculous, romantic-ish gameshow 👻GHOSTED👻...
❤️ Sunday 15th February
❤️ The Outhouse, Edinburgh
❤️ 19:00
❤️ Valentine-adjacent shenanigans
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Be sure to come along to our meetings and say hi (or woooOoooo) when you do!
Cover of a book called Haunting Edinburgh
What will I do when I die? Why, I'll be...
Nessies Before Nessie: A Scientific and Cultural History of Scottish Sea Serpents Until 1900 Before the Loch Ness Monster, Scotland had sea serpents. Giant marine serpentiforms were reported around Scotland throughout the nineteenth century. Starting with reports and strandings in the islands, there were approximately 69 reports within Scottish marine waters until 1900 plus a number of misidentifications and hoaxes. Until 1873, all but one report, came from the regions of Scotland that were associated with Norse influence. Scottish attitudes to the existence of sea serpents in the period, transformed from irreverent scepticism to a more widespread belief and enthusiasm with sea serpent themed entertainments and appearances in literature. Intriguingly, newspaper interest in the sea serpent peaked in the late 1840s and declined in the 1870s and 1890s – two decades which saw the most Scottish reports. The few Scottish scholars who did express an opinion on the existence of giant serpentiform animals were cautiously in favour.
Next EdFortSoc: Wed 14th January
@charlespaxton4.bsky.social will be talking on
Nessies Before Nessie: A Scientific and Cultural History of Scottish Sea Serpents Until 1900
The Royal Oak
1 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh
7.30pm, £1
This is Lamb, the TINY island off North Berwick that Uri Geller is offering Trump as a military base. Silly billy.
A must-watch tale from Sweden courtesy of the magic @eerieedinburgh.bsky.social
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Always surprised to find he was still alive whenever I remembered him but no more. The Norman Tebbit of vaguely Lovecraftian ancient alien bollocks. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
What appears to be a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field is actually a normal sized praying mantis that's actually sitting on my windshield
Timeline Cleanse: Please enjoy this photo of a praying mantis that was sitting on top of my car windshield, but the angling and lighting were so weird it looks like a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field in Iowa.
'12 eerie, deadly monsters that are supposed to roam the countryside, sometimes with lethal consequences...' www.countryfile.com/go-outdoors/... #folklore #cryptozoology
happy anniversary of christopher columbus mistaking manatees for mermaids and complaining about how mid they were
When I said the novella has weird moths, did I also mention the caterpillars...🐛
Friday 13th Part Tooth?
Bob's thumb at a nice jaunty angle next to his Haunted Generation column in Fortean Times magazine
My latest Haunted Generation column is in the new
@forteantimes.bsky.social ... Issue 466. Thoughts on work by @simonavery.bsky.social, Chimehours, @btlabel.bsky.social, Sister Irene O'Connor, Drew Mulholland, Maps,
@oldweirdalbion.bsky.social and more... out now!
Neural pathways?
50 runaway sheep ram-paged through a German supermarket in rural Baa-varia, causing shear mania on Monday morning.
After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.
That time when I found an original letter written by Charles Fort, pasted in a first edition of his 'Lo!' (1931):
Oh My GAZE 😮😍
@danherb10.bsky.social @theduncanmackay.bsky.social @durotrigesdig.bsky.social @drtobydriver.bsky.social
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@portaspeciosa.bsky.social Fudgehenge has been located 🙂
@urbanprehistorian.bsky.social these stones are rocking up everywhere 😄
Zooming in - What's going on with the lady in green's hand holding the glass? Also the guy on the right's left hand seems partially... foot? Mr. Stripeyjumper's right sleeve - one stripe isn't even.
Textures seem off - AI-glossy.
Updated Spooky Geology post
The London Hammer sold at auction today. Wonder who bought it!
sharonahill.com/the-hammer-e...
I just want to add this to the general AI debate...
Two scientist walk through a lab. One is saying: "I am a scientist, Martin. My observations must be meticulously documented, rigorously analysed and objectively verified. Haste is the enemy of wisdom!" The other asks: "But could you share a preliminary appraisal of your general thinking?" The first replies: "Well, if you insist on a crudely reductive answer, then, yes, I had a nice christmas."
A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
In an exclusive P&J interview, Loch Ness Project founder Adrian Shine has reflected on his more than half a century of research at the shores of Scotland’s most famous Loch. www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/high...
Reminder that The Mermaid is having its first preview of 2026 at Monkey Barrel on Feb 14th - be my valentine and come along
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