“ It is the mark of a charlatan to explain a simple concept in a complex way ”

The Charlatans once sang about a North Country Boy and as much as I would like to believe that the song was in reference to Alex Sanders who was born in Northern England, I can find no evidence to support this. If it was it would be rather serendipitous as they would have been singing about one of their bands namesakes, a Charlatan. For those … Continue reading “ It is the mark of a charlatan to explain a simple concept in a complex way ”

contumaciousantFeb 26, 2024Feb 25, 20241 Comment

Paranormal, Weird

Luck? Sounds a bit like fu…..

Deadpool once asked “Is luck a superpower?” If you asked Bill Morgan he may well say yes. In 1998 his heart stopped for 14 minutes and 38 seconds and although he was revived, he spent the next couple weeks in a coma and spent a few more months on the road to recovery. When he was fully recuperated and was out shopping he decided to … Continue reading Luck? Sounds a bit like fu…..

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History, Urban Legends

Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.

Hartlepool, which is a seaside town in the north east of England has two claims to fame. The first is having the oldest living women in the UK. Charlotte Hughes was a supercentenarian, living to 115 years and 228 days, she was born while the wild west was still wild and four years after her birth she could have read about the gunfight at the … Continue reading Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.

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In the News

Life In’it

A Little Bit of Introspection My computer may have downloaded it last dodgy video and it’s led me think how I got here.Four years ago I didn’t have a PC, five years previous to that I didn’t have a console and seven years before that I was homeless.~ That is a word that I don’t use lightly, the homeless issue we have is in the … Continue reading Life In’it

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Mysteries, Paranormal, Weird

“I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension.”

Many of you that listen to the podcast may know, I have an aversion to ghost, ghouls and spirts. What I actually mean is that I catergorically do not believe in them but there may be a chance I could be converted.As a rational adult I believe that there’s obvisouly nothing after death, just you and the worms but there have been instances thoughout my … Continue reading “I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension.”

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In the News

“Be not afraid of greatness.…”

For those of us brought up on the IT Crowd, thinking that street countdown and “overnumerousness” (21 points) was the rawest form of word play, let me introduce you to Newzealander (25 points) Nigel Richards.Nigel is one of the best players of any championship in the world today. The fact that the championships he competes in is Scrabble tournaments is neither here nor there, as … Continue reading “Be not afraid of greatness.…”

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History, Weird

The Biggest Littlest City In America

In 1896 a city sprang up over night which had the second highest population in the state of Texas, after one day it was left almost abandoned. What happened at Crush? Well, the name was very apt, because the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad had decided to put on spectacle that involved two 30 ton steam engines crashing into each other, but the name actually comes from the … Continue reading The Biggest Littlest City In America

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History

“Ils sont fous ces Romains!”

The Battle of Alesia So we’re gonna talk about my Lord and Savior, the big JC. That’s right Julius Caesar and “One of the most remarkable feats of arms in military history”. In the year 52 BCE, three years before he would become Don Gadda of the Roman Empire, JC was fighting against them troublesome Gauls up in France and his most troublesome opponent was … Continue reading “Ils sont fous ces Romains!”

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History, Paranormal, Weird

Go fetch me a space heater, I’m not a Saint Bernard

In the 16th Century people of Germany had it ruff, quite literally. Not only did they have to deal with the Black Death, get their heads around Martin Luther’s reformation of Christianity, be on high alert for any Ottomans that had settled their Empire just one country over but they also had a freaking werewolf prowling the countryside. By the time of his trial Peter … Continue reading Go fetch me a space heater, I’m not a Saint Bernard

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History, Urban Legends

The Most Deadly Man That Ever Did Live

There may be many discussions/arguments about who is the deadliest person to ever live and up until recently I would have said it was either Jean Claude van Damme or the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, but upon further investigation I now have to consider a Ronin called Miyamoto Musashi to be the holder of this title. The man was undefeated in 61 bladed weapon duels, … Continue reading The Most Deadly Man That Ever Did Live

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The M.O Podcast

Two blunt Brits delve into the weird and wonderful and try to solve cases. We mostly talk bullshit but pride ourselves in 100% believing that we fully solve the unsolved.

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