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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 5h

""My dear fellow," said Sherlock Holmes as we sat on either side of the fire in his lodgings at Baker Street, "life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent"."

'A Case of Identity' in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"
(1892)
🎨 Edward Bawden (1984)
#BookWormSat

B&w linocut of Holmes (looking away from the viewer) and Watson in his bowler hat, staring straight at us

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 4h

Great cover.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 9h

You are welcome, I didn't know about that site, will have to explore. Ta.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 9h

“No,no! Darling Motty is essentially a home bird. Aren’t you, Motty darling?” Motty, who was sucking the knob of his stick, uncorked himself. “Yes, mother,” he said, and corked himself up again. ~ Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest (1916), P.G.Wodehouse.
#BookWormSat
[You can read it in Carry On, Jeeves]

Paperback cover for Carry On, Jeeves with Bertie Wooster and Jeeves on the cover.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 10h

As if from an infinite distance, she heard the murmur of voices: “Harps a tanner.” “Heads a bob.” “For Christ's sake, keep back there, and give a fella a chance to toss the coins.” ~ The Star-Jazzer, published in The Green Crow (1958), Seán O'Casey.
#BookWormSat

Hardback cover for O'Casey's 'The Green Crow', plus contents page detail.

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BookWormSat @bookwormsat.bsky.social · 12h

'See! Sweet and sound she sleeps in granny's bed, between the paws of the tender wolf.'
-Angela Carter

@signemaene.com welcomes you to #BookWormSat 's celebration of the short story! :-)

🎨Lucy Campbell

Artwork of a girl with long black hair embracing a wolf. Trees in the background. Blue, white colours.

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jayneband.bsky.social @jayneband.bsky.social · 22h

#bookwormsat
JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK🦆🦊
Mr Tod:Give me the herbs for the omelette. Be sharp! He was very abrupt. Jemima had never heard him speak like that before. She felt surprised and uncomfortable..
Beatrix Potter
..never trust strangers how friendly they may seem..
#bookchatweekly

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 12h

“James Bond smiled to himself. They were soaring over the Triborough that supremely beautiful bridge into the serried battlements of Manhattan.” ~ 007 in New York, a James Bond short story (1963), Ian Fleming.
#BookWormSat #JamesBond

Vintage postcard of the Triborough Bridge and the cityscape of NYC.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 13h

Celebrating her birthday today Nicola Bryant, born October 11th, 1960.
#BOTD #NicolaBryant #DoctorWho

In the TARDIS we see The Doctor and Peri.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 13h

“Loud shouts and salutations from their mouths.” ~ Henry IV (A3,S2), Shakespeare.

Sometimes it is just a whisper or a chat with people you trust. It is not always easy. Tiny steps or a giant leap. Be true to yourself. Be proud. Be wonderful.
#NationalComingOutDay #October11th #Bród

Happy National Coming Out Day rainbow banner.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 21h

Both Crazy Like a Fox and Scarecrow & Mrs King were enjoyable. The latter had two great leads.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 1d

A Flemish folktale says people never went near the dunes at night because it was haunted. A man decided to risk it anyway and was knocked over by a ghost who appeared as a headless horse. It stomped on him so badly that he was lucky to live to tell the tale.

🎨Jaroslav Panuska
#PhantomsFriday

Artwork of a white headless horse running in the night. Grass, dark cloudy background.

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Mark Seifert @markseifert.bleedingcool.com · 1d

The "Pepper's Ghost" illusion inspired one of the most infamous back-pages ads in American publishing history, and one that remained popular enough to appear for a century+. As a kid, I was always curious about what this was. #PhantomsFriday

Mark Seifert @markseifert.bleedingcool.com · Jan 21

Lakeside Library, December 1878.

The earliest version I've seen of the infamous "Dancing Skeleton" ad that would appear in the back pages of comic books and magazines for a century. The "Prof. Pepper" reference makes it clear this was inspired by the "Pepper's Ghost" effect.

A small add in an 1878 issue of Lakeside Library. The illustration is of a dancing skeleton.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 1d

Remembering the great musician Thelonious Monk on his Birthday.
#BOTD #TheloniousMonk

Album cover for a Thelonious Monk Quintet record. Showing the great man at the piano.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 1d

Remembering the great Kirsty MacColl today on her Birthday. Still sadly missed.
#BOTD #KirstyMacColl

A black and white portrait of the singer Kirsty MacColl.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 1d

I remember enjoying it at the time.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 1d

The television show The Ghost & Mrs.Muir ran from September 21st, 1968 to March 13th, 1970. I only ever remember seeing it in black and white.
#PhantomsFriday #Television #60s

Opening sequence to television show The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, four separate images.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 2d

Finger pointing or hugs, aplenty.

The Master points his finger at The Doctor.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 2d

Always the best seat.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 2d

Just home after seeing 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'. Enjoyable watch, no spoilers.
#LFF #QFT #KnivesOut #WakeUpDeadMan

Film poster for 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 3d

I remember buying this when it came out. A brilliant Daredevil tale.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 3d

“The Brute that shouted love at the heart of the atom.”
The journey started in The Incredible Hulk #140, with a story by Harlan Ellison, and written by Roy Thomas, the Hulk spent some time in the sub-atomic world of K'ai where he and that world's queen Jarella fell in love.
#WyrdWednesday

The Hulk and Jarella in the sub-atomic world of K'ai. Art by Herb Trimbe.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Birthday wishes to Sigourney Weaver, born October 8th, 1949.
#BOTD #SigourneyWeaver

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 3d

I've just finished The Book of Sheen: A Memoir by Charlie Sheen on the Libby app. An interesting listen.
#CharlieSheen #Audiobook

The Book of Sheen: A Memoir by Charlie Sheen audiobook cover with a photo of the actor.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 5d

'tis the season.
#MushroomMonday

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