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Conan Doyle

@conandoyle.bsky.social

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he/him, neurodivergent Teaches medieval English, researches Latin medical texts. Assistant Prof (Odborný asistantní) FHS UK Prague. Not a "Prof." yet, I haven't even got my 1st Habilitation! Yes I love every critter that crosses my path.

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 1d

I had a moment today that reminds me why I teach. A student told me "I started reading that Ann Oakley book, and I started to get mad, because she's so right about everything."

Dear reader, Sex, Gender and Society was published in 1972!

Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 4d

You can take the altarboy out of the catholic church, but you can never take the catholic guilt out of the altarboy!

Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 4d

I'm decoding some manuscript fragments and I realised I recognised <Aga>tha, Luci<a>, A<n>na , Cecelia
as part of the Eucharistic prayer,
but then I scanned it again, and I thought
The TRUMPETS...
and that's why I'm going straight to hell!

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 5d

Please tell me Disney/Marvell are going to sue!

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 5d

comic book authors: we invented the punisher as a cautionary tale about vigilante crime fighting
the director of the fbi: at long last, we are implementing the ethos from the classic comic book the punisher

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 5d

reddit occupied government

Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 5d

And yes, I did manage to sneak a passing Doctor Who reference into my first monograph ;)

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 5d

Time does get quite wibbly wobbly (and timey wimey!) I sometimes find myself getting far too invested in the persona of a given chronicler before remembering that I'm supposed to be reading critically!

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 5d

It's early 5th century! Your student is correct.
420 BC would be late 5th.

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 5d

If anyone is wondering, this is the Kosmas 900 exhibit at NKČR Prague. They asked us not to photograph the manuscripts, most of which are on loan.

Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 5d

75 kg? What's that in adult badgers?

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 8d

As a fellow autistic, I can only say: SHOW ME THE PEER REVIEWED STUDIES!

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Jo (unfunded hobbyist) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 15d

First they came for the autistics and I said nothing because I was too busy clutching my pearls about paracetamol being demonised.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 8d

Everyone should have the right to go to University. Not because it's superior. Not because a degree should be required for every job. But because everyone should have the opportunity to spend a few years learning how to think critically about a subject they are really interested in.

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 9d

I wonder if that has something to do with the idea behind Theriac as a universal antidote.

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 9d

Non amo te, skibidi, nec possum dicere quare

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 14d

I'm not sure whether to compare the current UN summit to the July Crisis or the Munich Conference, but my inner historian is curled up in the corner sobbing.

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Chris… but like… spooky? I guess? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @brutumfulmen.bsky.social · 16d

I lose sleep over lotsa stuff— but not that!

Susan Sall @slsall.bsky.social · 17d

I know. I’m a dick for saying I care more about a class of dead 1st graders than I do about a guy who said those kids dying was acceptable. Oh well. I’ll sleep okay. (Copied)

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 20d

The sad thing is that I recognise that this is true even though I haven't used Excel in years!

prezmullet.bsky.social @prezmullet.bsky.social · 20d

Sorry but MS Excel will keep Microsoft around until the Sun swallows the earth.

Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 22d

And yet not They Might be Giants!? O my god, what is coming to this world!?

Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 23d

Are we not over the fact that a Fox News host suggested that unhoused people should be summarily executed...
The stochastic terrorism that is fueling outrage after outrage is just going unchallenged!

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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · 26d

Jobs For Medievalists

Tenure-track Assistant Professor of English: Medieval Literature

Review of applications will begin 10 November, 2025

The English Department at Trinity University seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in medieval
www.themedievalacademyblog.org/jobs-for-med...

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · 26d

“It was teachers that threw themselves in front of kids — not just saying that they would do anything to save their kids' lives, but actually doing it. And so we are forever grateful for our educators.”

I thank Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D. CO) for these words!

Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · Sep 5

Right now the only two constitutionally recognised candidates are Connelley and Humphreys. I would respect either of them in the role. The hype about Andrew Tayto is just that: hype. He means it as much as Dustin the Turkey!

Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · Sep 5

Catherine Connelley aligns far closer to me politically, as a former labour TD and vocal campaigner in favour of women's reproductive rights.

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Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · Sep 5

I don't know much about Heather Humphreys, but having an Ulster Presbyterian in Áras an Uachtaráin would be a symbolic win for cross community cohesion. The sash her father wore was always meant to be part of the tricolour!

Conan Doyle @conandoyle.bsky.social · Sep 5

In some ways I'm sad that Leo Varadkar refused to run. He was a voice of highly educated reason and calm during the COVID crisis as Taoiseach. We could do a lot worse than either of the two currently confirmed candidates.