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Henrysbridge

@Henrysbridge@toot.wales

Reincarnated immigrant to the Land of Hywel Dda west of Offa's Dyke.

Physicist, rationalist and humanist.

Here just for humour and to learn Welsh. No drama please, especially since I'm far from perfect.

Diolch everybody for making me feel at home.

Jam is still always first!

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selzero, to random
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Stupid fish crawls onto land and now we have to pay rent and put up with conservatives and shit.

Henrysbridge,
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@selzero Exactly as observed by Douglas Adams.

"For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”

rorystarr, (edited ) to books
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Folklore read live!

Sometimes the devil is called by the desperate for unholy power!!
(But, other times, it's a few drunk dudes doing it because they're bored...)

Folklore about Slovenly Twits LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/TI3NZC1UqtY

Henrysbridge,
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@rorystarr

Like this lot? (From the "Bottom" episode, "Terror".

Don't forget the Sprouts of Evil!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clz2fS2klbQ&ab_channel=BBCStudios

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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Using a sieve as a boat, and cow's ribs as oars would not be my first choice of traveling across the waters.

But it seems to work for some people...

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ride-of-walrider-31277726

Henrysbridge,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore

That'll be The Jumblies...

"Far and few, far and few,

Are the lands where the Jumblies live;

Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,

And they went to sea in a Sieve."
Edward Lear

juergen_hubert, to Germany
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The defenders of Dilsberg Castle allegedly once beat back a siege by throwing beehives at the attackers.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/fortresses-of-46827306

Henrysbridge,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore

Ouch!

mariyadelano, to random
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OH MY GOD THE TITANIC SUBMARINE CEO WAS SO MUCH WORSE THAN I EXPECTED

Billionaire hubris is unbelievable

https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/the-titan-submersible-was-an-accident-waiting-to-happen

Henrysbridge,
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@mariyadelano

Obviously a follower of Michael "we've had enough of experts" Gove

juergen_hubert, to Switzerland
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When a folk tale is called "The Death of the Seven Dwarves", then you know it's going to be good.

Basically, a farmer's girl lost her way in the forest and stumbled across a hut inhabited by seven dwarves. She asked them for a place to stay for the night, and received it (after the dwarves argued about who would get the honor of giving up his bed for the girl).

A short term later, a farmer woman arrived. When the girl opened the door and explained that there was no more space, the farmer woman suspected her of being the lover of all seven dwarves, called her a wanton woman, and then fetched two men who killed the dwarves, buried the corpses in the dwarves' garden, and burned down the hut (the girl, however, had managed to escape).


https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb10454994?page=344,345

Henrysbridge,
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@juergen_hubert

I want to see this as a Disney film...

ottocrat, to random
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4yo has informed me that the fastest sea creature is a blue marvin, the fastest bird is a peregrine toucan, and the fastest land animal is a teechah. 🏃

Henrysbridge,
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@ottocrat @kentindell

I suspect he'd sink though.

juergen_hubert, to germany
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The Devil loves to play cards, and will sometimes join mortals for a high-stakes game.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/card-player-76962907

Henrysbridge,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore

The Devil screws up again....

Henrysbridge,
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@juergen_hubert @germany @folklore

And here in Wales. See the story of Devil's Bridge near Aberystwyth:

https://devilsbridgefalls.co.uk/the-legend/

It seems he gave up on Wales after that...

jkirkendall, to knitting
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    Henrysbridge,
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    @jkirkendall @knitting @handspinning @fiberarts

    Wensleydale? Cracking Fleece!

    juergen_hubert, to folklore
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    The Devil is a master craftsman. But there are some tasks that are beyond even his skills.

    @germany @folklore
    https://www.patreon.com/posts/smiths-and-devil-73807737

    Henrysbridge,
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    @juergen_hubert @germany @folklore

    From this, and other stories where the devil is fooled time and again, he needs to get better lawyers. He must have plenty of choice...

    rasterweb, (edited ) to random
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    In just two weeks I'll be in Wales. Can't wait!

    Henrysbridge,
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    @rasterweb

    Croeso in advance

    llamasoft_ox, to random
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    :baner: never forget :baner:

    Henrysbridge,
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    @llamasoft_ox

    That's right - don't send emails out of office hours...

    samueljohnson, to random
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    The endless tedium of Brexiters wanting not just cake, but a discount

    https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-weighs-value-for-money-of-returning-to-eu-science-after-brexit-hiatus/

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    @samueljohnson

    ...and there are still those in HMG bonkers enough to conflate "going it alone" with some imaginary "global Britain".

    I really hope this is just posturing and we get back into the EU science programmes ASAP. No one institution or country can do major science alone anymore. Cooperation and collaboration is key.

    Henrysbridge, to random
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    Baaaaaaa-sted....

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-65376039

    Henrysbridge,
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    Has Shaun the Sheep gone to the bad?

    Henrysbridge,
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    I hope the BBC and Police Scotland don't mind me sharing this image - I just can't resist.

    I do not want to mess with this lamb...

    jonreed, to random

    I remember these coins well from my childhood. The ‘ring of hands’ 50p, introduced 50 years ago today, to commemorate our entry to the EEC. How far we’ve fallen since - and how much we’ve lost. 🇪🇺😢

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    @james_tweedie @britishtechguru @geomannie @jonreed

    Ok - scrub "safely" and ask for EU assistance reinforcing Hadrian's Wall and Offa's Dyke...

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