Fascinating read, cheers Chris!

Thank you! You been away? Not seen you you round these here parts for a while

Still here, but very little seems to happen round these parts (ooer!) nowadays...

Yes, there was a thing a day or so ago about how this place's growth had slowed, and people weren't posting enough, so I'm trying to post slightly more (besides the history threads)

This is due to lack of activity from folks who say they don't see activity. Since there's no algorithm to push content at people, those people need to find others/interests/hobbies and hold conversations/interact. A user gets as much out of Bluesky as they put in.

Also today, it’s the 124th anniversary of a jaunt around the gardens of Versailles by two Respectable English Ladies, who either experienced a joint hallucination, or travelled through time and saw Marie Antoinette

Yes, that was shameless self-promotion. I’ve just been RTed by someone with 50,000 followers. I’m going to make the fucking most of it. (I will also try to keep up with replies and follows, thank you)

No shame in linking the soundcloud after such a worthy skeet thread

Also (yes: more taking advantage of the attention), join me tomorrow for Rodrigo Borgia and ‘Do Popes really have to dangle their knackers through a chair with a hole in?’

Re your bio: niche drivel really is the best kind of drivel.

Brilliant. Thank you for bringing laughter to this dreary place. —I guess they probably just filled in the hole with concrete rather that with a shiny new plug

Now, that’s one detail I haven’t discovered. Maybe I should email the canal trust…

Oh dear, I know Chris' threads can take a turn but this is beyond the pale.

Hahaha! Surely nothing comes as a surprise any more?

One of whom, Charlotte Anne Moberly, became the first Principal of St Hugh’s College, Oxford (1886–1915) and the other, Eleanor Jourdain, became her successor (1915–1924).

Thanks for reminding me of this. I sometimes wonder, if any of the Romans, Vikings and medieval folk I regularly encounter around here *weren't* re-enactors...how would I know?

I suppose solid to the touch is a good test, but for the fact that you might encounter difficulties if you go about prodding people

I am waiting for the day someone asks about one of the costumed staff in preparing for a school visit in the background at the attraction where I volunteer, so I can look puzzled and ask "What woman?". It hasn't happened yet but I AM READY.

Sorry, only just seen that. Excellent plan. Please report back if you carry it out

This is part of a plot in a @www.joditaylorbooks.com story - had no idea it was based on a real event- thank you!