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he’s a bit ragged bc he’s 26 years old (the same age as me)
a plushie of kipper the dog next to a laptop playing kipper the tv show
February 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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We did Snoopy, we did Gromit, which cartoon dog do we raise from the ranks next? I propose this diva
kipper the cartoon dog, who has orange fur, brown ears, and kind eyes
February 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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they’re doing this to me tomorrow
a medieval illustration of two hares killing and skinning a man
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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classic scumbags at the beebs not giving the whole story

toby carvery are massive spurs stakeholders

spurs wanted the land

theyre all in on it

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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A beautiful and healthy 400 year old oak tree near my house was mysteriously assessed as “dying” and cut down after surveyors said it was thriving

probably a coincidence that the landowner wants to let a local football club pave over the site but couldn’t bc of the tree
a huge and healthy ancient oak in some woodland the same ancient oak, chopped to pieces
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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hold up
February 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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new article (paywalled this time, any support appreciated!)

open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Reading the travel diaries of Bertrandon de Broquiere (1400-1459 AD), one of the first white boys to say Inshallah
image text: The Turks bear well fatigue and a hard life: they are not incommoded, as I have witnessed, during the whole journey, by sleeping on the ground like animals. They are of a gay, cheerful humour, and willingly sing songs of the heroic deeds of their ancestors. Any one, therefore, who wishes to live with them must not be grave or melancholy, but always have a smiling countenance. They are also men of probity, and charitable toward éach other. I have often observed, that should a poor person pass by when they are eating, they would invite him to partake of their meal, which is a thing we never do.
February 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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what if we kissed while singing little tunes from the 15th century heart shaped book of french love songs ?
A heart shaped medieval manuscript open flat to show a page of musical score opposite a page illuminated with a colourful drawing of a richly dressed woman and an angel holding a sword and floating atop a wheel.
February 5, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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going through the archives for some real old school deep cuts. dredged up this guy. love his cut-glass tumbler
a medieval drawing of a creature like a squirrel with a mohawk drinking wine from a glass amidst a floral manuscript border.
February 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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People talk about our food killing a medieval peasant, but in the Middle Ages they were drinking viscous beer made with egg whites and flour that made you shit yourself
image text: Typically, Boorde was rude about the drink, writing of Cornish ale that it was “stark nought, lokinge whyte and thycke, as pygges had wrasteled in it,” adding that “it wyll make one to kacke, also to spew; it is dycke [thick] and smoky, and also it is dyn”.
February 1, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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according to an egyptian website
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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old school climbers were hardcore, the first guy to climb Nanga Parbat (~27,000 feet) did it alone with no ropes or oxygen, just copious amounts of nazi meth
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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cant remember the last time it WASNT this ivan bilibin illu. but you saw a racist penguin and that did it for you? eeeewww no tasteee
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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new substack article combining my special interests of typography and the middle ages!!! open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
January 31, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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this bad boy!! sadly it went very quickly :(
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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burns night fit!!! i did the address to the haggis
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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except whoever drew the cat nun. that was definitely the work of a proto-furry
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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the funny thing is there are some birds in this book, like the shrike, where the illustrator has clearly fallen back on a fictionalised version of what the bird looks like in his mind's eye.

but the woodcock is just pure 100% real woodcock. he really let the spirit of the woodcock possess him
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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oh to be that one monk at the monastery with 50 anatomically accurate native bird species on lock....
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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the "medieval people didn't know how to draw animals" crowd has been real quiet ever since john siferwas dropped the Perfect Woodcock
a medieval illustration of an anatomically accurate woodcock perched in the floral margins of a manuscript
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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a book light, italy, 15th century
a medieval drawing of a blue man reading a book with a lamp suspended from his tall, curved hat
January 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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i wrote a 2500 word substack article about this and other weird medieval dogs!! it is paywalled you can for it to support the weird medieval cause!! or you can enjoy the many articles i have available for free!!
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/why-did-me...
January 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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normal dog, switzerland, 15th century
a medieval painting of a scruffy white dog with a strangely human face
January 24, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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obligatory pls check out my substack teehee it’s popping off you can even pay a small sum of money for extra articles andthenicanpaymybills and write more
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January 24, 2026 at 12:02 AM