150 Years of Snark
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Let's celebrate the sesquicentennial anniversary (snrk.de/150th-snark-anniversaries/) of Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" 2026.
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2025-01-20
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2025-01-20
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December 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
To James Lindsay, the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's 'The Hunting of the Snark' in Spring 2026 seems not to be worth mentioning.
December 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
To James Lindsay, the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's 'The Hunting of the Snark' in Spring 2026 seems not to be worth mentioning.
As for "bearded man perched high on the mast of a sailing ship, holding a large club or mallet" (ALT text): It is a bell.
In all but two of the twelve illustrations (snrk.de/the-golden-a...) to Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting of the Snark' a bell can be seen. It perhaps depicts the passing of time.
In all but two of the twelve illustrations (snrk.de/the-golden-a...) to Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting of the Snark' a bell can be seen. It perhaps depicts the passing of time.
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
As for "bearded man perched high on the mast of a sailing ship, holding a large club or mallet" (ALT text): It is a bell.
In all but two of the twelve illustrations (snrk.de/the-golden-a...) to Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting of the Snark' a bell can be seen. It perhaps depicts the passing of time.
In all but two of the twelve illustrations (snrk.de/the-golden-a...) to Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting of the Snark' a bell can be seen. It perhaps depicts the passing of time.
You are welcome.
The book will celebrate its 150th anniversary in Spring 2026.
It seems that many people only know the title, but not too many really read it. The book probably also is popular because of the term 'snark', which is much older than the author Lewis Carroll (snrk.de/snark-is-old...).
The book will celebrate its 150th anniversary in Spring 2026.
It seems that many people only know the title, but not too many really read it. The book probably also is popular because of the term 'snark', which is much older than the author Lewis Carroll (snrk.de/snark-is-old...).
“Snark” is older than Lewis Carroll – The Hunting of the Snark
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December 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
You are welcome.
The book will celebrate its 150th anniversary in Spring 2026.
It seems that many people only know the title, but not too many really read it. The book probably also is popular because of the term 'snark', which is much older than the author Lewis Carroll (snrk.de/snark-is-old...).
The book will celebrate its 150th anniversary in Spring 2026.
It seems that many people only know the title, but not too many really read it. The book probably also is popular because of the term 'snark', which is much older than the author Lewis Carroll (snrk.de/snark-is-old...).
Kein Problem. Das ist eine von mehreren möglichen individuellen Schwierigkeiten. Ich habe meine Accounts behalten. Abgesehen von Snark150 sind die Accounts eingefroren. Ich tue alles für den Snark, deswegen die Ausnahme.
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Kein Problem. Das ist eine von mehreren möglichen individuellen Schwierigkeiten. Ich habe meine Accounts behalten. Abgesehen von Snark150 sind die Accounts eingefroren. Ich tue alles für den Snark, deswegen die Ausnahme.
That answer from the WhatsApp AI needs some fact checking. Bu I am too lazy to do that.
December 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
That answer from the WhatsApp AI needs some fact checking. Bu I am too lazy to do that.
Hint: Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting ot the Snark' will celebrate its 150th anniversary in Spring 2026.
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👈: Illustration by Henry Holiday (cut by Joseph Swain) to the chapter 'The Banker’s Fate' in Lewis Carroll’s 'The Hunting of the Snark' (1876).
👉: Horizontally compressed rendering of 'The Imagebreakers' (1566-1568) by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.
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👉: Horizontally compressed rendering of 'The Imagebreakers' (1566-1568) by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Hint: Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting ot the Snark' will celebrate its 150th anniversary in Spring 2026.
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No uso Ipernity ni Mastodon muy a menudo. Me centro en Bluesky (bsky.app/profile/snar...) y en mi blog snrk.de.
👈: Illustration by Henry Holiday (cut by Joseph Swain) to the chapter 'The Banker’s Fate' in Lewis Carroll’s 'The Hunting of the Snark' (1876).
👉: Horizontally compressed rendering of 'The Imagebreakers' (1566-1568) by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.
snrk.de/flipping-the...
👉: Horizontally compressed rendering of 'The Imagebreakers' (1566-1568) by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
No uso Ipernity ni Mastodon muy a menudo. Me centro en Bluesky (bsky.app/profile/snar...) y en mi blog snrk.de.
👈: Illustration by Henry Holiday (cut by Joseph Swain) to the chapter 'The Banker’s Fate' in Lewis Carroll’s 'The Hunting of the Snark' (1876).
👉: Horizontally compressed rendering of 'The Imagebreakers' (1566-1568) by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.
snrk.de/flipping-the...
👉: Horizontally compressed rendering of 'The Imagebreakers' (1566-1568) by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.
snrk.de/flipping-the...
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A game designer who likes "The Hunting of the Snark"! Very good.
How about designing a game based on "The Hunting of the Snark" for the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's tragicomedy in Spring 2026?
Sadly, the #CardGame 'SNARK!' (2006, snrk.de/zzota-snark) is not available anymore.
How about designing a game based on "The Hunting of the Snark" for the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's tragicomedy in Spring 2026?
Sadly, the #CardGame 'SNARK!' (2006, snrk.de/zzota-snark) is not available anymore.
December 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A game designer who likes "The Hunting of the Snark"! Very good.
How about designing a game based on "The Hunting of the Snark" for the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's tragicomedy in Spring 2026?
Sadly, the #CardGame 'SNARK!' (2006, snrk.de/zzota-snark) is not available anymore.
How about designing a game based on "The Hunting of the Snark" for the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's tragicomedy in Spring 2026?
Sadly, the #CardGame 'SNARK!' (2006, snrk.de/zzota-snark) is not available anymore.
The 1952 Snark musical by Max Saunders probably still is in the BBC archives.
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social, any idea whether BBC might broadcast the musical on April 2026 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 'The Hunting of the Snark'?
#SnarkMusic #SnarkMusical
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@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social, any idea whether BBC might broadcast the musical on April 2026 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 'The Hunting of the Snark'?
#SnarkMusic #SnarkMusical
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Thank you for the link to the RADIO TIMES (1952-12-19) with an announcement of a broadcast of the musical 'Snark' by Max Saunders (New Zealand).
#SnarkMusic #SnarkMusical #TheHuntingOfTheSnark #LewisCarroll #MaxSaunders #BBC3
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#SnarkMusic #SnarkMusical #TheHuntingOfTheSnark #LewisCarroll #MaxSaunders #BBC3
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December 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The 1952 Snark musical by Max Saunders probably still is in the BBC archives.
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social, any idea whether BBC might broadcast the musical on April 2026 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 'The Hunting of the Snark'?
#SnarkMusic #SnarkMusical
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@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social, any idea whether BBC might broadcast the musical on April 2026 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 'The Hunting of the Snark'?
#SnarkMusic #SnarkMusical
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Rethink what you know about "The Hunting of the Snark": How come that almost all Snark readers assume that there are 10 snark hunters. As for that issue, Lewis Carroll's text is ambiguous. But Henry Holiday's illustrations are clear: He depicted only 9 Snark hunters.
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The way "The Hunting of the Snark" is told by Lewis Carroll and illustrated by Henry Holiday allows the readers to decide whether there are 10 or only 9 Snark hunters. But only a few readers understood that.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Rethink what you know about "The Hunting of the Snark": How come that almost all Snark readers assume that there are 10 snark hunters. As for that issue, Lewis Carroll's text is ambiguous. But Henry Holiday's illustrations are clear: He depicted only 9 Snark hunters.
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Alice? How about Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" (snrk.de/snarkhunt)? There you even have the choice to decide whether the cast consists of 9 ot 10 Snark hunters.
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The way "The Hunting of the Snark" is told by Lewis Carroll and illustrated by Henry Holiday allows the readers to decide whether there are 10 or only 9 Snark hunters. But only a few readers understood that.
bsky.app/profile/snar...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Alice? How about Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" (snrk.de/snarkhunt)? There you even have the choice to decide whether the cast consists of 9 ot 10 Snark hunters.
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The Snark's 150th anniversary in Spring 2026 also should be an occasion to check some assumptions (bsky.app/profile/snar...) about Lewis Carroll's work and to take a fresh look at Henry Holiday's Snark illustrations (e.g. snrk.de/starry-map/).
December 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The Snark's 150th anniversary in Spring 2026 also should be an occasion to check some assumptions (bsky.app/profile/snar...) about Lewis Carroll's work and to take a fresh look at Henry Holiday's Snark illustrations (e.g. snrk.de/starry-map/).
By the way, the term "snark" had *not* been coined by Lewis Carroll in 1874. It already had been used in the 16th century. Thus, the term is much older than Carroll.
It seems that the meaning of "snark" didn't change too much since then.
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It seems that the meaning of "snark" didn't change too much since then.
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Thanks to a reddit comment (www.reddit.com/r/etymology/...) by SagebrushandSeafoam I learned about 'A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue' (dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/s...) which shows that the term "snark" already was used in 1585.
![A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
About this entry:
First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1584-1585
Snark, n.
※ [? Cf. Jam. snark (1882, Ayr.), mod. Eng. snark (once, 1901) to grumble, fret, later Sc. dial. and mod. Eng. snark, snork to snore.]
※ A pejorative term the precise sense of which is unclear. —a1585 Polwart Flyt. 782 (T).
Sillie snark, lene raik, rak ane aik with the hinging
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December 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
By the way, the term "snark" had *not* been coined by Lewis Carroll in 1874. It already had been used in the 16th century. Thus, the term is much older than Carroll.
It seems that the meaning of "snark" didn't change too much since then.
bsky.app/profile/snar...
It seems that the meaning of "snark" didn't change too much since then.
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@jessicaelgot.bsky.social and @pippacrerar.bsky.social, you had been praised for snark. That's good, because the Snark is fine (unless it's a Boojum).
The Guardian missed already two important 150th Snark anniversaries (bsky.app/profile/snar...). How will you celebrate the third one in spring 2026?
The Guardian missed already two important 150th Snark anniversaries (bsky.app/profile/snar...). How will you celebrate the third one in spring 2026?
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
@jessicaelgot.bsky.social and @pippacrerar.bsky.social, you had been praised for snark. That's good, because the Snark is fine (unless it's a Boojum).
The Guardian missed already two important 150th Snark anniversaries (bsky.app/profile/snar...). How will you celebrate the third one in spring 2026?
The Guardian missed already two important 150th Snark anniversaries (bsky.app/profile/snar...). How will you celebrate the third one in spring 2026?
Then again, it's not mad.
December 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Then again, it's not mad.
Is there anything like that for “The Hunting of the Snark”? Its publication will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2026.
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Is there anything like that for “The Hunting of the Snark”? Its publication will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2026.
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
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Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Animated version of the nose flip (snrk.de/flipping-the...):
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Animated version of the nose flip (snrk.de/flipping-the...):