Margaret Brown
@magstheobscure.bsky.social
Absolute nuisance. MA History. Online quizzer. Opera lover. Scottish in Ireland.
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The Tyrant of the Bar: The 1902 Glasgow Licensing Courts and the Barmaid Question
In 1902 Glasgow tried to prohibit barmaids. Read about the panic behind it, the legal realities and the working class women affected.
oro.open.ac.uk/100192/
The Tyrant of the Bar: The 1902 Glasgow Licensing Courts and the Barmaid Question
In 1902 Glasgow tried to prohibit barmaids. Read about the panic behind it, the legal realities and the working class women affected.
oro.open.ac.uk/100192/
That last sentence was designed to cause a secondary flare up isn't, Agatha didn't use untraceable exotic poisons or when she did it was to hide the fact that an everyday poison was being used
“Although I’d been told I was just in remission, I really thought I was cured after they did that godawful adaptation of Death on the Nile where they gave Poirot’s moustache its own backstory. I didn’t even want to re-read the book to point out all the ways they’d ruined it.”
Autistic woman experiencing flare up of chronic special interest
An autistic woman is experiencing a severe episode of a debilitating long-term special interest, sources have revealed. Megan Aldrich, 47, has lived with a life-altering obsession with the detective…
thedailytism.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
That last sentence was designed to cause a secondary flare up isn't, Agatha didn't use untraceable exotic poisons or when she did it was to hide the fact that an everyday poison was being used
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You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as these two cats wearing sunglasses in the window of an optician's Boulevard St Germain in 1925
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
You may be cool, but you'll never be as cool as these two cats wearing sunglasses in the window of an optician's Boulevard St Germain in 1925
Had it been heated though...
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Had it been heated though...
I have three words to counteract this argument
"American Tan Tights"
"American Tan Tights"
Fashion was only right once and that once was 1963.
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I have three words to counteract this argument
"American Tan Tights"
"American Tan Tights"
I spent all last night watching Who Do You Think You Are on YouTube. I ain't getting found for well over 100 years
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I'm going to be fine
I'm going to be fine
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I spent all last night watching Who Do You Think You Are on YouTube. I ain't getting found for well over 100 years
Is this what I want to do with my life?
Squinting at the British Newspaper Archive, making interesting discoveries while sitting in a Wetherspoons and drinking Hugo Spritz.
Squinting at the British Newspaper Archive, making interesting discoveries while sitting in a Wetherspoons and drinking Hugo Spritz.
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Is this what I want to do with my life?
Squinting at the British Newspaper Archive, making interesting discoveries while sitting in a Wetherspoons and drinking Hugo Spritz.
Squinting at the British Newspaper Archive, making interesting discoveries while sitting in a Wetherspoons and drinking Hugo Spritz.
Breaking: Enoch Burke returned to Mountjoy Prison by gardaí
Well that makes up for this morning.
Well that makes up for this morning.
Enoch Burke returned to Mountjoy Prison by gardaí
Enoch Burke has been returned to prison one week after a judge ordered his imprisonment.
www.independent.ie
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Breaking: Enoch Burke returned to Mountjoy Prison by gardaí
Well that makes up for this morning.
Well that makes up for this morning.
Got a response from yesterday and it's all encouraging. So now it's time to strap on digital wellies and start deep diving. To archive.org!
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Got a response from yesterday and it's all encouraging. So now it's time to strap on digital wellies and start deep diving. To archive.org!
Why doesn't Eventbrite like me? I've never been able to order off it properly. I just want to hear Tara Erraught
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/midwinter-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/midwinter-...
Midwinter Gala Concert
Get ready to be blown away by the magical performances at the Midwinter Gala Concert, where music and joy will fill the air!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Why doesn't Eventbrite like me? I've never been able to order off it properly. I just want to hear Tara Erraught
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/midwinter-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/midwinter-...
Made the initial contact for a PhD I want to do. I mainly waffled.
I'm off to throw up in a bucket.
I'm off to throw up in a bucket.
Trainspotting - Ewan McGreagor - Spud's Job Interview
YouTube video by philip loyd
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Made the initial contact for a PhD I want to do. I mainly waffled.
I'm off to throw up in a bucket.
I'm off to throw up in a bucket.
Currently thinking about Tie A Yellow Ribbon.
What crime gets you 3 years (although it's likely 5 years with time off for Good Behaviour)?
What crime gets you 3 years (although it's likely 5 years with time off for Good Behaviour)?
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Currently thinking about Tie A Yellow Ribbon.
What crime gets you 3 years (although it's likely 5 years with time off for Good Behaviour)?
What crime gets you 3 years (although it's likely 5 years with time off for Good Behaviour)?
This turned up on my YouTube. All my historian/history lover followers will probably love it.
youtu.be/P0_U1mvZbBU?...
youtu.be/P0_U1mvZbBU?...
Christmas in early times | Christmas | Edwardian Christmas | Days gone by | Good Afternoon | 1973
YouTube video by ThamesTv
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This turned up on my YouTube. All my historian/history lover followers will probably love it.
youtu.be/P0_U1mvZbBU?...
youtu.be/P0_U1mvZbBU?...
Me as a Bluesky therapist
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Me as a Bluesky therapist
This is a long read but it's necessary.
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is a long read but it's necessary.
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Kill the wabbit!
BTW, apropos of absolutely *nothing* happening today: want to see a certain classic cartoon containing a Valkyrie-ish bunny and a Siegfried-ish hunter character? Here’s a good clean transfer of it. https://dduane.tumblr.com/post/731918697497804800/for-those-of-you-who-havent-viewed-whats-opera
For those of you who haven't viewed "What's Opera,... | Diane Duane
For those of you who haven’t viewed “What’s Opera, Doc” recently… Here’s a good clean transfer of a great classic that never stales.
dduane.tumblr.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Kill the wabbit!
Jelly Tots Tangy. They ain't lying, they are super sour.
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Jelly Tots Tangy. They ain't lying, they are super sour.
If any historians are up, I would love some advice. I've seen the most perfect PhD for me. It's a case of a topic I want to do and I would be the best candidate for.
How the hell do I apply for it? What do I say? How do I approach them and FFS *I* need to be the person to do this.
How the hell do I apply for it? What do I say? How do I approach them and FFS *I* need to be the person to do this.
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
If any historians are up, I would love some advice. I've seen the most perfect PhD for me. It's a case of a topic I want to do and I would be the best candidate for.
How the hell do I apply for it? What do I say? How do I approach them and FFS *I* need to be the person to do this.
How the hell do I apply for it? What do I say? How do I approach them and FFS *I* need to be the person to do this.
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Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social, @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me for a @serveitforthfest.bsky.social special 'Christmas Feast of the Uncanny' online & on 11 December
Ghosts, goblins, elves & their relationship to food at Christmas time
Tickets are £5 via this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
Ghosts, goblins, elves & their relationship to food at Christmas time
Tickets are £5 via this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
A Christmas Feast of the Uncanny
Serve it Forth Food History Festival invites you to an evening exploring the eerie side of Yuletide food traditions.
www.eventbrite.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Join @mrssbilton.bsky.social, @alessandrapino.bsky.social & me for a @serveitforthfest.bsky.social special 'Christmas Feast of the Uncanny' online & on 11 December
Ghosts, goblins, elves & their relationship to food at Christmas time
Tickets are £5 via this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
Ghosts, goblins, elves & their relationship to food at Christmas time
Tickets are £5 via this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-christma...
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Texas almost executed an innocent man last month, who has been on the death row for the last 22 years based on a junk theory. He still maintains his innocence and his supporters are demanding a fresh trial in his case.
Read Robert’s story in @thenation.com: bit.ly/4plV6wm
Read Robert’s story in @thenation.com: bit.ly/4plV6wm
Texas Almost Executed a Man Based on “Junk Science.” His Ordeal Isn’t Over.
Robert Roberson, who was nearly killed due to the discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, is still at risk.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Texas almost executed an innocent man last month, who has been on the death row for the last 22 years based on a junk theory. He still maintains his innocence and his supporters are demanding a fresh trial in his case.
Read Robert’s story in @thenation.com: bit.ly/4plV6wm
Read Robert’s story in @thenation.com: bit.ly/4plV6wm
Aldi spends too much time on making their packaging as close to the brand without being sued.
Lidl is like 'its a box of Bakewell tarts and it's £1 cheaper than Kiplings'
Lidl is like 'its a box of Bakewell tarts and it's £1 cheaper than Kiplings'
Thing I’ve noticed recently:
Lidl is pulling ahead of Aldi. Their stores are nicer, they have better stuff, there’s a loyalty app. My local Aldi’s look rundown in comparison.
However, people will still let you jump the queue in Aldi if you only have a couple of things. They don’t in Lidl.
Lidl is pulling ahead of Aldi. Their stores are nicer, they have better stuff, there’s a loyalty app. My local Aldi’s look rundown in comparison.
However, people will still let you jump the queue in Aldi if you only have a couple of things. They don’t in Lidl.
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Aldi spends too much time on making their packaging as close to the brand without being sued.
Lidl is like 'its a box of Bakewell tarts and it's £1 cheaper than Kiplings'
Lidl is like 'its a box of Bakewell tarts and it's £1 cheaper than Kiplings'
Reposted by Margaret Brown
"Ian... We got any king ribs left in the freezer?"
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Ian... We got any king ribs left in the freezer?"
I would like to thank the Funk community for their continuing work in teaching people how to do a controlled fall.
Remember, you've got to get down to get up. Don't try and make people get up before they've got down. Also when getting up, try to break it down and get your back up off the wall.
Remember, you've got to get down to get up. Don't try and make people get up before they've got down. Also when getting up, try to break it down and get your back up off the wall.
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I would like to thank the Funk community for their continuing work in teaching people how to do a controlled fall.
Remember, you've got to get down to get up. Don't try and make people get up before they've got down. Also when getting up, try to break it down and get your back up off the wall.
Remember, you've got to get down to get up. Don't try and make people get up before they've got down. Also when getting up, try to break it down and get your back up off the wall.
My heated throw is currently doing Trojan work this week. Bloody lovely
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My heated throw is currently doing Trojan work this week. Bloody lovely