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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

This is the most literal and amazing candle 🔥 🕯️ I have ever seen—and I need to dress as Alaric and buy 410 or 455 of them as holiday presents. Thank you @illdottore.bsky.social for alerting me to this product. jdandkateindustries.com/products/rome

Candle 🕯️ called the fall of Rome wherein you set the mini city of wax on fire
aug 20, 2025, 5:36 pm • 2,391 522

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Eägoth @eagoth.bsky.social

@pixelskaya.bsky.social

aug 21, 2025, 9:22 am • 0 0 • view
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Elizabeth Soubelet @businessbirth.bsky.social

Did they have to erase the reviews for some reason? 🤔

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aug 21, 2025, 11:42 am • 0 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

The candle was released yesterday. So, I doubt it has been reviewed.

aug 21, 2025, 11:45 am • 2 0 • view
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Elizabeth Soubelet @businessbirth.bsky.social

Oh, I think I got confused because someone posted a screenshot of a review— now I understand it was for another candle (War of 1812) 🙏. Gave me genuine goosebumps because I was thinking about #AfterOn, has anyone else here read it?

aug 21, 2025, 12:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com

@dougboin.bsky.social !!

aug 20, 2025, 8:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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Théo @theoportmann.fr

J'ai pensé direct à toi @louf.bsky.social 😄

aug 22, 2025, 5:50 am • 0 0 • view
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louf.bsky.social @louf.bsky.social

Oh mon dieu!! C'est excellent!

aug 22, 2025, 11:58 am • 1 0 • view
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Chad @notchadordway.bsky.social

@csmfht.bsky.social Think this candle might be up your alley...

aug 21, 2025, 5:38 pm • 0 0 • view
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Carolyn Cee @supermedusa.bsky.social

this is amazing. they should do Troy next.

aug 20, 2025, 6:04 pm • 0 0 • view
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james bread 🍞 @jimpixelbeard.bsky.social

Is there a little Nero somewhere in there? I know he wasn't actually playing a fiddle or a lyre and likely wasn't there. You know what nvm. It is perfect and very cute.

aug 20, 2025, 7:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Xerø @ecksearoh.bsky.social

There is one about Little Nero's Adventures in Pyroland.

aug 21, 2025, 11:47 am • 1 0 • view
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Michael Erard @michaelerard.bsky.social

The copywriting in all of these is «chef’s kiss»

aug 20, 2025, 5:57 pm • 27 0 • view
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burnttoastyy.bsky.social @burnttoastyy.bsky.social

@benji2049.bsky.social why do I feel like you need this.

aug 22, 2025, 4:48 am • 1 0 • view
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Benji2049 @benji2049.bsky.social

Oh my god 😍

aug 22, 2025, 3:09 pm • 1 0 • view
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Madz🌺 @powersntheattic.bsky.social

📌

aug 21, 2025, 11:31 am • 1 0 • view
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Warren Terra @warrenterra.bsky.social

From the link, because I was wondering: this scented candle "smells like cypress trees and red wine"

aug 20, 2025, 5:41 pm • 22 1 • view
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No Ni Ná #7291 @ellaninoska.bsky.social

📌

aug 21, 2025, 9:37 am • 0 0 • view
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mtar925.bsky.social @mtar925.bsky.social

Scented? In my 59 years I have never purchased a scented candle for my own use, but... I must know.

aug 20, 2025, 5:47 pm • 4 0 • view
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Luke Horn @lukebro92.bsky.social

What did Alaric dress like?

aug 20, 2025, 7:23 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social

'NOTE: This candle is about the fall of the Western Roman Empire. If you are looking for a candle about the fall of the Byzantine Empire, you are going to have to make it yourself. (It probably won’t be as popular as our candle, but it will outlast it by about a thousand years.)'

aug 21, 2025, 4:51 pm • 20 1 • view
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DrEnglish @drenglish.bsky.social

📌

aug 20, 2025, 8:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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lauraadrian2.bsky.social @lauraadrian2.bsky.social

Does it burn silently and very fast?

aug 20, 2025, 10:27 pm • 0 0 • view
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Joanna Pegum @londoner007.bsky.social

Omg that is too good to be true

aug 20, 2025, 5:48 pm • 0 0 • view
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penname.bsky.social @penname.bsky.social

📌 candle

aug 22, 2025, 11:01 am • 0 0 • view
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C Cano @consocano.bsky.social

📌

aug 21, 2025, 8:18 am • 0 0 • view
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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social

It doesn't so much burn as it slowly transitions to several smaller, less well-formed candles over an extended period of time.

aug 20, 2025, 5:59 pm • 234 2 • view
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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social

The Melt of Rome

aug 20, 2025, 6:02 pm • 10 1 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

lol. Then the old wax is gathered into a smaller, Holy Roman candle.

aug 20, 2025, 6:18 pm • 147 2 • view
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Mike Wasson @mikewasson.net

good idea, but it'll just go up in holy smokes

aug 20, 2025, 8:14 pm • 6 0 • view
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Richard Moon, Sandwich Enjoyer @rmoonhill.bsky.social

Which winds up being neither holy, nor roman, nor, somehow, even a candle. More like... a feudal German incense stick.

aug 20, 2025, 8:31 pm • 80 1 • view
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Andy Donaldson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @triplezero.bsky.social

Really great value for money - half of it burns for another thousand years after the other half is gone.

aug 20, 2025, 6:16 pm • 28 1 • view
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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social

But only on the eastern side of the room

aug 20, 2025, 6:23 pm • 20 1 • view
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Not on the LIST @whardy.bsky.social

Does it smell like “armpits, ketchup, makeup and a little butt”?

aug 20, 2025, 5:45 pm • 5 0 • view
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Felina510 @felina510.bsky.social

omg @bookowl.bsky.social there's one for you also

toasted ravioli candle
aug 20, 2025, 6:47 pm • 6 0 • view
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Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.social

Hahaha I've smelled this! Series Six in St. Louis sells them.

aug 20, 2025, 8:00 pm • 3 0 • view
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Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.social

I think they also make a gooey butter cake candle

aug 20, 2025, 8:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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Felina510 @felina510.bsky.social

Do I need to try that on my trip too? Im not usually a sweets girl with my carbs, but if it's important...

aug 20, 2025, 8:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.social

It's a local thing but I prefer St. Louis savory treats more.

aug 20, 2025, 9:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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Felina510 @felina510.bsky.social

too bad we wont be there at the same time for one of these games. Next time we're in the same city /same time, beer on me!

aug 20, 2025, 9:05 pm • 1 0 • view
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Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.social

Thanks! That'd be great.

aug 20, 2025, 9:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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Nunsense & Shenunigans @annaleehq.bsky.social

📌 For Rob 😂

aug 20, 2025, 8:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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Pat McDermott @twinsetpat.bsky.social

📌

aug 21, 2025, 7:28 am • 0 0 • view
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Lagerwhat @lagerwhat.bsky.social

I love the honesty. jdandkateindustries.com/products/fancy

The Fancy Candle is created by pouring wax from one container into a different container, and then aged in our
aug 20, 2025, 6:15 pm • 192 2 • view
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St Mark-le-bone @marklebone.bsky.social

Echoes of the thnickel guy thick-coins.net

aug 20, 2025, 7:39 pm • 6 1 • view
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Active Shooter McGavin @alleycatsarebest.bsky.social

Really happy I know about this now.

aug 21, 2025, 2:19 pm • 2 0 • view
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St Mark-le-bone @marklebone.bsky.social

It's pretty much the best thing on the internet.

aug 21, 2025, 3:15 pm • 2 0 • view
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William in Nevada @william-in-nv.bsky.social

These people are so clever!

aug 21, 2025, 12:17 am • 1 0 • view
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Jake @furyrose.bsky.social

A+, just be a person

aug 20, 2025, 8:07 pm • 24 0 • view
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Glory Glory @gloryhallelujah.bsky.social

BUMMER...already sold out 😪

aug 20, 2025, 6:44 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

The power of collective action.

aug 20, 2025, 6:45 pm • 2 0 • view
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Freek @dhoogfr.eu

Pssst @mikeduncan.bsky.social

aug 20, 2025, 8:04 pm • 0 0 • view
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Maddie @maddiec953.bsky.social

📌

aug 20, 2025, 7:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Nicole Reis @nicolereis.bsky.social

@mulhertamarindo.bsky.social

aug 21, 2025, 1:05 pm • 0 0 • view
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George "Clay" M @gclaymitchell4th.bsky.social

I never wanted to buy a candle so much in my life.

aug 21, 2025, 2:08 am • 0 0 • view
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Jamie @startrekfan79.bsky.social

Not sure I would light it as it would spoil the work that went into it.

aug 20, 2025, 5:54 pm • 0 0 • view
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Bill Moakler @bmoakny.bsky.social

What scent is The Fall of Rome?

aug 20, 2025, 5:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social

Red wine and cypress, per the writeup.

aug 20, 2025, 6:58 pm • 7 0 • view
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Sharon Fisher @slfisher.bsky.social

What does the Fall of Rome smell like?

aug 21, 2025, 11:15 am • 0 0 • view
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LionessElise @lionesselise.bsky.social

"The Fall of Rome-Scented Candle smells like cypress trees and red wine. Light it and watch the Roman forum melt into a puddle of wax while you quietly contemplate the impermanence of civilizations and/or candles."

aug 21, 2025, 11:02 pm • 2 0 • view
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Folk Puritan Mary Jane Watson @bettybitter.bsky.social

Any other EPCOT devotees here? I spent enough time on Spaceship Earth that I know EXACTLY what this smells like and I'm mostly confused by the lack of attribution XD

aug 21, 2025, 3:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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Parks and Expos @parksandexpos.bsky.social

But of course!

aug 21, 2025, 3:44 pm • 1 0 • view
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Paolo 🇨🇦 @pfaieta.bsky.social

Does it smell like sad Romans?

aug 21, 2025, 12:43 am • 1 1 • view
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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social

I really want the Great Fire one in which a gilded giant statue of Nero slowly sinks into molten wax and then there's a Coliseum at the bottom...

aug 20, 2025, 5:48 pm • 48 1 • view
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Lisa Hirsch @lisairontongue.bsky.social

For a moment I thought you meant the Great Fire of London, which obviously would have Old St. Paul's burning.

aug 21, 2025, 12:59 am • 8 0 • view
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Cultural Champ @culturalchamp.bsky.social

I’d buy that 🔥

aug 21, 2025, 11:48 am • 1 0 • view
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com

oh my goodness

aug 20, 2025, 5:38 pm • 13 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

What a Vandal.

aug 20, 2025, 5:40 pm • 17 0 • view
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Shannon Knight @shannonknight.bsky.social

@stevewestenra.bsky.social, I feel like you'd especially appreciate this candle!

aug 20, 2025, 6:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Steve Hugh Westenra @stevewestenra.bsky.social

Omg! Ahahahaha

aug 20, 2025, 6:53 pm • 1 0 • view
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Xerø @ecksearoh.bsky.social

Does it smell like lead poisoning and unwashed Visigoths?

aug 21, 2025, 11:44 am • 0 0 • view
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Gabe Puratekuta, Witch Analyst @gabepuratekuta.bsky.social

Violin sold separately.

aug 21, 2025, 6:20 am • 2 0 • view
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com

This is AMAZING

aug 20, 2025, 5:42 pm • 38 0 • view
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Abbaetha, forever team parsnip @abbaetha.bsky.social

I have the Pemberley one. I love their stuff.

aug 20, 2025, 5:43 pm • 28 0 • view
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Colleen Barry @copycurmudgeon.bsky.social

I have the Manderley one and it’s a delight. jdandkateindustries.com/products/man...

aug 22, 2025, 1:44 pm • 2 0 • view
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Abbaetha, forever team parsnip @abbaetha.bsky.social

Omg love it

aug 22, 2025, 2:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social

👀

aug 20, 2025, 6:51 pm • 3 0 • view
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Abbaetha, forever team parsnip @abbaetha.bsky.social

I know. Note: Colin Firth is not actually seen emerging from the lake, but we forgive them. jdandkateindustries.com/products/pem...

aug 20, 2025, 6:53 pm • 49 5 • view
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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social

He _has_ a life, after all.

aug 20, 2025, 7:03 pm • 6 0 • view
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Abbaetha, forever team parsnip @abbaetha.bsky.social

My desire to continue forcing him into the lake and then forcing him to emerge from the lake over and over again is a me problem, and not a him problem.

aug 20, 2025, 7:08 pm • 17 0 • view
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/tome...

aug 20, 2025, 7:10 pm • 26 0 • view
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Abbaetha, forever team parsnip @abbaetha.bsky.social

🤣🤣🤣🤣

aug 20, 2025, 7:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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msannachristina.bsky.social @msannachristina.bsky.social

Excellent. That's Christmas sorted

aug 20, 2025, 5:58 pm • 5 0 • view
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John Cutting @fortunasaga.com

I didn't look closely at the contents so I spent a good few moments trying to imagine what Falling Rome would smell like. I settled on olive oil past through burnt charcoal.

aug 20, 2025, 10:58 pm • 2 0 • view
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Stu @rickybaker51.bsky.social

@patrickwyman.bsky.social did you do this?

aug 20, 2025, 5:52 pm • 1 0 • view
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I, state your name @edgetown.bsky.social

OK, somebody remember where I put these, for Christmas presents

aug 21, 2025, 3:56 am • 2 0 • view
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Stu E. Fewtrell @stuefewtrell.bsky.social

Does it come with a fiddle?

aug 20, 2025, 9:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com

cc @sibyllacumae.bsky.social

aug 20, 2025, 6:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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Queen B. (inc.) @birx.bsky.social

😂😂😂

aug 21, 2025, 8:52 am • 0 0 • view
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Dr. Retired Lady @drpreacherlady.bsky.social

📌

aug 20, 2025, 6:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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Maggie Fritz-Morkin @emeffem.bsky.social

📌

aug 20, 2025, 5:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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kjh17.bsky.social @kjh17.bsky.social

📌

aug 20, 2025, 6:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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🜏 Psyence Fiction 🜏 @psyencefiction.bsky.social

They have the Le Brea Tar Pits. Incredible.

aug 21, 2025, 4:27 pm • 0 0 • view
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Spock’sBrayne @spocksbrayne.bsky.social

Omg

aug 21, 2025, 4:59 pm • 0 0 • view
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Lea @lea3193.bsky.social

I love their stuff. I actually look forward to their newsletter every month.

aug 21, 2025, 12:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Chaoticat @chaoticat24.bsky.social

Does it smell like burning Rome from Spaceship Earth?

aug 21, 2025, 7:01 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jenny Griffee @jgriffee.bsky.social

I’m fond of their War of 1812-scented candle. Yes, it’s the White House in there.

aug 20, 2025, 8:54 pm • 3 0 • view
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ricky cilantro @rickycilantro.bsky.social

attn: @gaius.bsky.social

aug 20, 2025, 7:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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Gaius (from Tribunate) @gaius.bsky.social

Amazing

aug 20, 2025, 8:05 pm • 2 0 • view
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Rosemary @rosemaryd52.bsky.social

Bookmarked for holiday shopping. Thank you!

aug 21, 2025, 9:26 am • 0 0 • view
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Rev. David McDowell @dgmcdowell.bsky.social

I have never impulse purchased something so quickly.

aug 21, 2025, 12:26 pm • 2 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

Honestly, Same.

aug 21, 2025, 12:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social

@beyondsolitaire.bsky.social this is for you

aug 20, 2025, 7:34 pm • 3 0 • view
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Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social

I WANT IT.

aug 20, 2025, 9:37 pm • 5 0 • view
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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social

I knew you would

aug 20, 2025, 9:39 pm • 3 0 • view
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Brooks Barber @rollplusfun.bsky.social

I also came here to tag her. LOL

aug 21, 2025, 3:47 pm • 2 0 • view
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Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social

To be honest it warms my heart that my friends all saw this and thought of me. 😂

A meme where a kid points out the locations of France and Brazil on a map, but locates the Roman Empire in his heart.
aug 21, 2025, 3:49 pm • 6 0 • view
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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social

OMG hilarious

aug 21, 2025, 5:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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Beyond Solitaire @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social

Also I did order it.

aug 21, 2025, 4:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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Sebastian Bae @sebastianbae.bsky.social

I would expect nothing less

aug 21, 2025, 5:35 pm • 1 0 • view
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Mikkel Holm-Pedersen @mholmpedersen.bsky.social

Ping @bretdevereaux.bsky.social

aug 20, 2025, 7:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social

📌

aug 21, 2025, 7:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social

OH MY GOD, SARAH

aug 20, 2025, 5:51 pm • 14 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

Right? Like, a perfect present does exist.

aug 20, 2025, 5:52 pm • 7 0 • view
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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social

Now I need Julius Caesar dice, Nike shoes themed around Justinian & Theodora’s suppression of the Nika riots, and a Caracalla hoodie

aug 20, 2025, 6:21 pm • 25 1 • view
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Katharine the Geek @katharinethegeek.bsky.social

Elagabalus flower deliveries!

aug 21, 2025, 5:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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Katharine the Geek @katharinethegeek.bsky.social

The Nikes have to come in blue and green only.

aug 21, 2025, 5:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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Dr Stuart McKie @bigfridge224.bsky.social

Little Caligula booties!

aug 20, 2025, 6:22 pm • 3 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

I think you are forgetting about a Vespasianic chamber pot for collecting urine.

aug 20, 2025, 6:24 pm • 9 0 • view
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Timothy M Teeter @timothymteeter.bsky.social

And there's always the Caesar Kitchen Knife Block:

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aug 20, 2025, 6:56 pm • 33 4 • view
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Carma Fiera 🇨🇦 @carmafiera.bsky.social

Oh my 😂

aug 20, 2025, 9:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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Hedwig @hedgoe.bsky.social

😇

aug 22, 2025, 9:38 am • 0 0 • view
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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social

Yes please 🙏

aug 20, 2025, 9:37 pm • 2 0 • view
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Brunhilde2525 @brunhilde2525.bsky.social

Nika riot Nikes omg, don’t do it, Just Don’t Do It Justinian & Theodora!

aug 21, 2025, 2:24 am • 2 0 • view
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cinemajules.bsky.social @cinemajules.bsky.social

Does it smell like barbarian armpit or Lazy people burning their toga?

aug 21, 2025, 1:43 am • 0 0 • view
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northienick.bsky.social @northienick.bsky.social

Just ordered two Titanic candles for my boat!

aug 21, 2025, 5:32 pm • 0 0 • view
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Starlit_Stella @starlilstella.bsky.social

Just purchased a few for friends. What a great gift idea.

aug 21, 2025, 1:34 pm • 1 0 • view
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Ingrid @artichokeindigo.bsky.social

I have bought several candles from them, and the boxes they come in have laugh out loud text on every side

aug 21, 2025, 1:14 pm • 1 0 • view
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Paula @totallypaula.bsky.social

This is too much? Cypress and red wine! Egads 🤠

aug 29, 2025, 9:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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Laura from Twitter @stormdancer.bsky.social

I legit read their newsletter every single week

aug 20, 2025, 6:55 pm • 3 0 • view
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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social

the first time you back out of a product description, you get a pop-up that says “WAIT YOU FORGOT TO BUY HUNDREDS OF CANDLES” 😆

aug 21, 2025, 11:37 am • 10 0 • view
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Christopher @christophicus.bsky.social

My colleague sent this to me yesterday and while the picture was great, the actual website description was nothing short of magical.

aug 21, 2025, 10:54 am • 2 1 • view
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Sofi @sofivalenciac.bsky.social

📌

aug 21, 2025, 8:41 am • 0 0 • view
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Birdie to the Max @mplsbird.bsky.social

How clever! Holiday list is done! Well, at least for 4 of the people on said list. Just ingenious.

aug 21, 2025, 6:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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Wool-Encased Tea Addict @passeriform.bsky.social

📌 candle

aug 20, 2025, 7:05 pm • 1 0 • view
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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social

Thanks for sharing. These are all so great. This one, though, made me literally laugh out loud:

NFT candle, which is decorated like a pile of money that you light on fire
aug 20, 2025, 10:15 pm • 65 8 • view
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Jane Edwards @janiesprogget.bsky.social

Perfection ✅

aug 21, 2025, 7:38 am • 1 0 • view
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Thanasis Kinias @tkinias.bsky.social

my fave has to be the War of 1812 candle < jdandkateindustries.com/products/1812 > 😂

aug 21, 2025, 12:11 pm • 11 0 • view
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ms_intexas @msintexas.bsky.social

This and the Titanic one. The labels are hilarious.

aug 21, 2025, 5:12 pm • 3 0 • view
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Aaron Bourque @afbourque.bsky.social

Do I have to play the fiddle while this burns?

aug 20, 2025, 6:53 pm • 0 0 • view
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Annie the Book @anniethebook.bsky.social

This is fucking fantastic!

aug 20, 2025, 5:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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bguizzet.bsky.social @bguizzet.bsky.social

holy shit. look upon their works and despair! jdandkateindustries.com/products/ozy...

aug 20, 2025, 8:00 pm • 31 2 • view
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Kit Author @kitauthor.com

Thank you. Now I know what to get spouse for his birthday. (He's not on bluesky, but it's the Apollo 11 candle.)

aug 20, 2025, 7:59 pm • 5 0 • view
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MycenaeanAtlas @mycenaeanatlas.bsky.social

476 of them?

aug 20, 2025, 6:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

Nah, 476 is a false date imo! Romulus was a usurper as well. See Geoff Nathan: roman-emperors.sites.luc.edu/auggiero.htm

aug 20, 2025, 6:43 pm • 1 0 • view
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MycenaeanAtlas @mycenaeanatlas.bsky.social

Hmmph! Formalist.

aug 20, 2025, 6:47 pm • 1 0 • view
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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social

Their selection is totally absurd

aug 20, 2025, 10:26 pm • 0 0 • view
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Innis Blue @innisblue.bsky.social

📌

aug 21, 2025, 11:34 am • 0 0 • view
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Chris from that thing @chriroch.bsky.social

Seems like a @funranium.bsky.social oriented product. I hope this brings you some small joy today!

aug 20, 2025, 6:45 pm • 1 0 • view
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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social

Thinkin' 'bout Rome again.

aug 20, 2025, 6:46 pm • 5 0 • view
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Weekend Editor @weekend-editor.bsky.social

Got a t-shirt to recommend to you, next time you're in a mood to think about Rome: www.someweekendreading.blog/ceterum-cens...

A shirt showing a Romanized caricature of the Morton Salt girl, spilling salt over the epigram,
aug 20, 2025, 7:45 pm • 8 2 • view
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Philip Eloy @aegixdrakan.bsky.social

Something tells me that Blue From Overly Sarcastic Productions (The history guy of the duo) would be morbidly delighted to be given one of these lmfao.

aug 20, 2025, 11:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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Erin Goatkeeper @handtotheneedle.bsky.social

The only thing better than being introduced to this product and this company is watching a bunch of historians in the same situation, 10 stars, no notes🙌⭐️

aug 20, 2025, 6:26 pm • 0 0 • view
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GJ @roskammer.bsky.social

Does it smell like ash, sex and burnt bread?

aug 21, 2025, 6:32 am • 0 0 • view
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patter.bsky.social @patter.bsky.social

They've got so many, but the Cuyahoga River Fire is incredible jdandkateindustries.com/products/cuy...

aug 21, 2025, 1:14 pm • 7 1 • view
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Spock’sBrayne @spocksbrayne.bsky.social

😭😭😭

aug 21, 2025, 5:00 pm • 1 0 • view
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Theodore Painsworth @itty53.bsky.social

Had to get Loch Ness and the Boston tea party. These are lots of fun.

aug 20, 2025, 6:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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Numbereightball @numbereightball.bsky.social

What is the scent? Fall ARome

aug 21, 2025, 8:48 am • 3 0 • view
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Brendan Davey @brendandavey.bsky.social

It's not often that I feel specifically targeted on a candle store page:

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aug 20, 2025, 5:41 pm • 594 51 • view
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AaronM @aaronm.bsky.social

I think the "Fall of Byzantium" candle smells like the beeswax and incense of the katholikon at an Orthodox monastery, the sulferous burn of gunpowder... and just a soupçon of roasting doner.

aug 20, 2025, 8:49 pm • 10 0 • view
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Tim Tuttle & 44 LIGHTS @44lights.bsky.social

Absolutely awesome. I’m gonna say 1452 for the end of Constantinople… And I’m not searching it. Let it burn…

aug 21, 2025, 2:19 am • 3 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

That’s 1453

aug 21, 2025, 2:23 am • 2 0 • view
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Tim Tuttle & 44 LIGHTS @44lights.bsky.social

Oh, you’re a Roman historian!!! I was reading about the Etruscans last night and thinking about how many centuries before Rome they actually existed and thrived… Nothing more fascinating than history. Except the actual time we’re currently living in.

aug 21, 2025, 2:28 am • 1 0 • view
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Tim Tuttle & 44 LIGHTS @44lights.bsky.social

Dammit! I lose again…

aug 21, 2025, 2:25 am • 0 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

It’s okay! Can I suggest a book? global.oup.com/academic/pro...

aug 21, 2025, 2:27 am • 1 0 • view
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Tim Tuttle & 44 LIGHTS @44lights.bsky.social

Wow, the opening maps are mind-blowing!!

aug 21, 2025, 3:10 am • 0 0 • view
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Tim Tuttle & 44 LIGHTS @44lights.bsky.social

Just grabbed on Kindle! Thanks! I’ll start after I finish this cup of tea… I see I have some serious reading ahead.

aug 21, 2025, 2:32 am • 0 0 • view
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Tim Tuttle & 44 LIGHTS @44lights.bsky.social

Lovely.

aug 21, 2025, 2:28 am • 1 0 • view
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Brendan Davey @brendandavey.bsky.social

Maybe I’m due for an update on a book covering the whole chronology. Is John Julius Norwich’s trilogy considered to be pretty dated nowadays? I studied Byzantium a lot, but my expertise comes in later with the Ottoman Empire. Still love to have the best foundation of what came before as possible.

aug 21, 2025, 11:57 am • 1 0 • view
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Tim Tuttle & 44 LIGHTS @44lights.bsky.social

I started it last night on Kindle. It’s fascinating. Just the maps alone draw you in…

aug 21, 2025, 1:00 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

I am sending this to Anthony Kaldellis

aug 20, 2025, 5:51 pm • 16 0 • view
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Brendan Davey @brendandavey.bsky.social

If I walk into Mike Duncan's house and it smells like cupcakes or cookies instead of this candle, I will feel betrayed.

aug 20, 2025, 5:52 pm • 31 0 • view
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Luke Horn @lukebro92.bsky.social

@mikeduncan.bsky.social what do you say in your defense?

aug 20, 2025, 7:24 pm • 7 0 • view
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Mike Duncan @mikeduncan.bsky.social

Well as it happens me and my daughter do a lot of baking together so yeah it's prob gonna smell like cupcakes or cookies. But if you're in my house that means you'll get a cupcake or a cookie!

aug 21, 2025, 12:11 am • 26 0 • view
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Brendan Davey @brendandavey.bsky.social

I’ll let you off the hook this time, sir.

aug 21, 2025, 11:52 am • 1 0 • view
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William in Nevada @william-in-nv.bsky.social

One must admit, that is a surprisingly strong (and tasty) defense.

aug 21, 2025, 12:16 am • 5 0 • view
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Mike Duncan @mikeduncan.bsky.social

I'm only half kidding when I say my last remaining ambition is to get us on an episode of Nailed It. We made this exploding Nerds Cake the other day just for the hell of it

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aug 21, 2025, 12:25 am • 31 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

I need a Greek fire cake shaped like a ship, where you flambé it.

aug 21, 2025, 12:27 am • 18 1 • view
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William in Nevada @william-in-nv.bsky.social

Oh, that is great! My kids are grown, so for birthdays, we get individual cake slices from the grocery store, which is better than Dad baking a whole cake, everyone has one slice and goes home, and Dad eats it for the rest of the week.

aug 21, 2025, 12:45 am • 1 0 • view
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Sebjam @zuulofficiel.bsky.social

The lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers ? (I'm so sorry...)

aug 21, 2025, 11:33 am • 0 0 • view
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Scott Centoni @scottcentoni.bsky.social

@hntdove.bsky.social

aug 21, 2025, 6:24 pm • 1 0 • view
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Michael Fuhlhage @mjfuhlhage.bsky.social

But do they smell good, or like a smouldering chemical waste dump that will make me gag and sneeze? Do they pass the sniff test? Would buy if they do.

aug 20, 2025, 8:16 pm • 0 0 • view
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Andy Schwarz @andyhre.bsky.social

just bought 2. TY!

aug 20, 2025, 5:54 pm • 0 0 • view
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temporarygoodbye.bsky.social @temporarygoodbye.bsky.social

I NEED this

aug 21, 2025, 7:30 am • 0 0 • view
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Brandon Walsh @walshbr.bsky.social

Me over here seeing this in a quote tweet and thinking "I have to send this to Sarah immediately" only to find it was you lol

aug 20, 2025, 5:45 pm • 9 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

lol. 🥹 that’s so sweet!

aug 20, 2025, 5:50 pm • 3 0 • view
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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social

Do they smell like the Fall of Rome scene from Spaceship Earth at Epcot?

aug 20, 2025, 5:41 pm • 12 0 • view
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Parkscope Joe @parkscopejoe.bsky.social

The real question

aug 20, 2025, 5:57 pm • 4 0 • view
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Folk Puritan Mary Jane Watson @bettybitter.bsky.social

Even if the candle doesn't the listing does. That smell lives rent free in my nose.

aug 21, 2025, 3:40 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jessica Leeburg @jessistired.bsky.social

I can't speak to this brand, but Magic Candle Co makes that one! magiccandlecompany.com/products/rom...

aug 22, 2025, 4:33 am • 1 0 • view
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Edwin Fox, anarcomunista discordiano ☭🪑🐧Ⓐ @edwinfox.bsky.social

@gaius.bsky.social

aug 21, 2025, 4:56 pm • 1 0 • view
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Gaius (from Tribunate) @gaius.bsky.social

It’s so perfect

aug 21, 2025, 5:08 pm • 1 0 • view
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rongiang.bsky.social @rongiang.bsky.social

how do we get one of rome with nero on the beach?

aug 20, 2025, 6:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kelsi @kelsispace.bsky.social

I want one

aug 21, 2025, 11:49 am • 0 0 • view
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Mara Novak @maranovak.bsky.social

This product line! oh my goodness, I love them

aug 20, 2025, 9:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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Tom Evans @angsto2.bsky.social

My God Daughter will love this. Once they're back in stock.

aug 20, 2025, 6:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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Isaac Rabinovitch @isaac32767.picknit.com

I was just listening to @k8lister.bsky.social's podcast ep on the fall of Rome. Her irreverent take on history and this irreverent candle would probably pair well. shows.acast.com/betwixt-the-...

aug 25, 2025, 12:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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Nana Has Thoughts @nanahasthoughts.bsky.social

I’ll definitely be shopping for some gifts there!

aug 21, 2025, 8:37 am • 0 0 • view
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Alex The Great @alexanderthegreatt.bsky.social

Does it burn like Nero's Rome?

aug 20, 2025, 6:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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Andrea Lostgoth knits @lostgoth.bsky.social

📌

aug 20, 2025, 6:06 pm • 0 0 • view
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Annemarie Cancienne @cancienne.bsky.social

📌

aug 20, 2025, 8:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kai @kaikronfield.bsky.social

What to get for the US Attorney for the District of Columbia who has everything:

A candle from the linked shop that is a Box of Wine scented candle because Jeanine Pirro is a notorious drunk who’s nickname is Judge Box of Wine
aug 20, 2025, 7:38 pm • 12 0 • view
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Cori (they/them) @skittlexsunshine.bsky.social

Paging @ancienthistoryfan.bsky.social 👀

aug 20, 2025, 5:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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Critical Thinking Is Underrated @sarahdissents.bsky.social

This is brilliant.

aug 20, 2025, 7:16 pm • 0 0 • view
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Chris Maytag @cpm5280.bsky.social

I love their Nakatomi Tower candle so much and might have to get one for the holidays.

aug 20, 2025, 6:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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Emma 🎵 🎭 @emmaoperatheatre.bsky.social

📌

aug 22, 2025, 8:55 pm • 0 0 • view
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Van Wendigo @vanweezer.bsky.social

Love their stuff lol

aug 21, 2025, 11:46 am • 3 0 • view
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Brien @briench.bsky.social

I bought multiple of those as gifts a few years ago!

aug 21, 2025, 11:56 am • 0 0 • view
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William in Nevada @william-in-nv.bsky.social

I literally had to go to their website and read about almost every single candle! Thank you! These folks are so clever!

aug 21, 2025, 12:44 am • 0 0 • view
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Smith, Last of Her Name @the-lizzy-show.bsky.social

You had me at this

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aug 21, 2025, 3:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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Erik Champion @erikmc.bsky.social

Fall of Rome, huh? They better not get a jump on my 'Toga Party on a Trampoline' merch idea...

aug 20, 2025, 10:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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juno @jejunco.bsky.social

this is 🔥 🏛️ thank you

aug 20, 2025, 9:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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Orion🌈&sm9eb @sm9eb.bsky.social

OMG Grant. "How long would it take YOU to crush the Confederacy?" If only. jdandkateindustries.com/products/grant

aug 20, 2025, 11:44 pm • 3 1 • view
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Bernard Boulanger @mister232.bsky.social

Wow 😊🛍️

aug 21, 2025, 8:57 am • 0 0 • view
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social

That is insane. I'm going to need several hundred myself.

aug 20, 2025, 6:41 pm • 22 0 • view
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social

They. Have. A. Pemberley. Candle. 🤯

aug 20, 2025, 6:43 pm • 25 0 • view
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social

jdandkateindustries.com/products/gulf

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GULF OF MEXICO CANDLE Q: Are you sure it’s called the Gulf of Mexico? A: Pretty sure, yes. Q: What does this candle smell like? A: It has a fresh, beachy scent with notes of citrus and aloe. When you smell it, you’ll feel like you're standing on a beach, gazing at the Gulf of Mexico while you smell a candle. Q: How big is it? A: It’s in a 14 oz container. (The candle, not the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is in a larger container.) Q: Can I use the candle surface as a map if I am lost at sea in the Gulf of Mexico? A: Yes, absolutely. You can also use it as a map to get TO the Gulf of Mexico. It’s an incredibly versatile candle, I can’t believe we’re not charging more for it. Q: Does everyone call it “The Gulf of Mexico”? A: No, not at all! In Mexico, they call it “Golfo de México.” In Germany, it’s “Golf von Mexiko.” In Japan, “Mekishiko-wan.” In Turkey, “Meksika Körfezi.” We could go on and on, but you get the idea: There are a lot of different names for the Gulf of Mexico!
aug 21, 2025, 12:41 pm • 37 4 • view
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social

I bought two candles and even though they were completely overpriced, I was happy to pay because of the enjoyment I had reading their website.

aug 21, 2025, 12:44 pm • 22 0 • view
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Dee Ann Campbell @deeanncam.bsky.social

Mobey Dick!!!???

aug 20, 2025, 6:50 pm • 1 0 • view
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The Lady of the Manor @scpnyc.bsky.social

Manderley!

aug 20, 2025, 7:36 pm • 8 0 • view
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Mrs. N @btwnthesepages.bsky.social

The Manderley one sounds perfect.

aug 20, 2025, 8:23 pm • 4 0 • view
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Nunsense & Shenunigans @annaleehq.bsky.social

Oh no! I wants it my precious

aug 20, 2025, 8:01 pm • 0 0 • view
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Isabel Köster @iotasubscript.bsky.social

paging @ginna.bsky.social ... you can set Rome on fire!

aug 20, 2025, 5:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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Titus Pullo, member of the Precariat @arthurzin.bsky.social

Truth be told, it does not smell good. Accurate, but not good.

aug 21, 2025, 1:39 am • 1 0 • view
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Royal Nonesuch @royalnonesuch.bsky.social

I want to buy all of their candles (including the Fall of Rome). Thank you for posting this!

aug 20, 2025, 9:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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quitedo @q1t3d0.bsky.social

Uk price £19 but shipping is £28! 👀👀👀

aug 21, 2025, 7:47 am • 0 0 • view
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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social

📌

aug 20, 2025, 8:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social

i do hope this comes in a sack

aug 20, 2025, 7:42 pm • 52 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

10/10 quality comment.

aug 21, 2025, 12:22 am • 11 0 • view
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William in Nevada @william-in-nv.bsky.social

Heh. I see what you did there.

aug 21, 2025, 12:20 am • 0 0 • view
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Deadling @deadling.bsky.social

I'd be worried the smallest amount of heat in transit would flatten it before you even opened it.

aug 20, 2025, 6:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jake @furyrose.bsky.social

I love it

aug 20, 2025, 7:57 pm • 0 0 • view
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Elise Kress @elisekress.bsky.social

Here is a masterclass in marketing! Funny, direct and inventive. I'll be buying their candles!

aug 23, 2025, 11:19 pm • 1 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

Same! I bought two.

aug 23, 2025, 11:39 pm • 1 0 • view
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atomic bog @jessicapancakes.bsky.social

really great stuff

Do you think individual Romans understood that their civilization was collapsing? Or did it happen so gradually that they were able to ignore the warning signs—international trade breaking down, the senate becoming a rubber stamp for the supreme leader, and political violence becoming expected during transfers of power? I highlighted this portion: It’s hard to say, because it’s impossible to imagine being in that kind of situation. In any event—hope you enjoy the candle!
aug 20, 2025, 6:06 pm • 81 6 • view
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NerdParker @nerdparker.com

@maja-esther.bsky.social

aug 20, 2025, 5:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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Tori Lee @toriflee.bsky.social

Omg omg gift guide

aug 20, 2025, 5:55 pm • 4 0 • view
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social

Yes, Joe sent it explicitly for this reason. I texted back and was like: I will email Tori!!!!

aug 20, 2025, 6:49 pm • 1 0 • view
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John Robie @jrobie.bsky.social

Gonna get one of these and then have a long argument with all my bros about the actual date that it burns out.

aug 20, 2025, 6:45 pm • 1 0 • view
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Hugh Murnaghan @hughmurnaghan.bsky.social

A genius product, with a genius sales blurb. And the other candles look great too.

aug 20, 2025, 7:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Scott🔒 @fatguyonabike.org

Shit. I don't have an extra $25 this week...but I'm ordering one so dang fast. My classicist wife will love me for it.

aug 20, 2025, 7:35 pm • 1 0 • view