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Margaret Brown

@magstheobscure.bsky.social

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Absolute nuisance. MA History. Online quizzer. Opera lover. Scottish in Ireland.

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Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · Mar 19

Pinned Post about my research.

The Tyrant of the Bar: The 1902 Glasgow Licensing Courts and the Barmaid Question

In 1902 Glasgow tried to prohibit barmaids. Read about the panic behind it, the legal realities and the working class women affected.

oro.open.ac.uk/100192/

A newspaper cartoon of a 1902 barmaid pouring a glass of beer while two men look on with consternation

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Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 4h

I think the biggest problem is that they are trying to turn over audiobooks far quicker than they used to.

There are far more mistakes and editing errors creeping in.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Dec 26

“May your favourite authors get big enough that their audiobooks get a cast of more than one actor.” - ancient Cockney curse.

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 18h

And music, things available that were only on 78s, where were you going to find them and if you did how were you going to listen to them. And ream after ream of books. I have all the Agatha Christies on something the size of a novello

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Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 19h

A lot of this stuff is based on disability tech. I'm seeing features that were developed to help with disabilities being hyped as AI when it was available over a decade ago

When the backlash comes, chances are it'll take a lot of disability progress down with it. I'm not going back to an Alphasmart

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 19h

I'll be basic and say the Verdi Requiem. That's a hard performance to beat, the whole lot of them

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 21h

Oh I showed you my creation, didn't I?

A rainbow striped Hexi cardigan cardigan with rainbow ombre back and trim hanging in front of a white door

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Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 21h

self-striping looks great in the ball like swirls in an ice-cream store but you will have to judge your work carefully to get the stripes to work. Better going for the stuff that changes colour every inch or so, then you get a lovely riot

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JudithFlanders @judithflanders.co.uk · 22h

Is there a dish from your childhood that you now know was badly cooked, but you love it that way anyway?

It used to be overdone chicken livers for me. (Though I now undercook them like a civilized person.) For @regulaysewijn.bsky.social it’s her mum’s terrible moussaka. What’s yours?

Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 1d

And yet… her moussaka is still my favourite food and I can’t replicate it.
Who else loves a dish their mother made that isn’t quite right but you crave it nonetheless

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Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 22h

Mum used to dust her scones in flour at the end, for some reason probably Scottish related. They were so dry and headache making, you needed a load of butter and jam on it

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 23h

So they say leave the fat on as it will melt into the pork. Remembering that you don't need a lot of liquid in a slow cooker. Nothing boils off, the fat will keep the pork moist

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/slow...

Slow cooker pulled pork

Succulent pulled pork spiced with paprika and cinnamon is oh-so simple when you make it in the slow cooker. Serve with fennel and apple slices in bread rolls

www.bbcgoodfood.com

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 23h

Do what ever Good Food suggests.

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Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

Did Jesus play for Tottenham Hotspur, Daddy?

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

Bloody hell

Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 1d

UK safety PSA ads from the 1970s-80s were infamously scary and bleak, but I just learnt today THAT THIS WAS A REAL AD IN NEW ZEALAND.

youtu.be/u51OxZF1ltI?...

New Zealand ACC Ad | Fruit - E - Bars

YouTube video by ET TV

youtu.be

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

It's my bloomin birthday let's wake up all the town

youtu.be/xJaMdm0DWQU?...

Knees Up Mother Brown

YouTube video by Billy Cotton And His Band - Topic

youtu.be

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

Wait until they find about about Alexander Dumas

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, hey, hey... you're talking to me. I know my workhouse and my penal histories. 😄

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

When does everyone start singing Consider Yourself

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

And also the Sleeping Forecast which uses old Shipping Forecasts intertwined with the camomile tea of Classical music

The Sleeping Forecast - Embark on a restful journey to sleep - BBC Sounds

Relax from the pressures of the day and drift off to soothing classical music.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

The poor hungry cat @twisteddoodles.bsky.social

A four part cartoon with a cat looking plaintively at a food bowl

- cat Oh my look my bowl, it is so empty
- cat if only a kind person would take pity on a poor famished cat
- from outside I already fed the car
- cat Foiled again

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

So not in the road but if the pavement is split between cycle and foot passengers. I just don't want to get in the way of a buggy or an 8 year old on a bike.

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

Cidona is a wonderful non alcoholic product. It tastes like cider, it looks like cider but man it's not cider.

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Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a debate for you all. Where should I use the electric mobility chair. I live in an area with a lot of bike lanes. I also use it more in the middle of the weekday so I'm not holding up peletons.

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

What about using a mobility scooter on a bike lane? Legally I'm sure we're fine but do people prefer you to use the bike lane or the pavement?

Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

What about using a mobility scooter on a bike lane? Legally I'm sure we're fine but do people prefer you to use the bike lane or the pavement?

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Margaret Brown @magstheobscure.bsky.social · 1d

He's got all the conkers so you kids can't have any fun, mwah ha ha

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 1d

Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977's "Annie Hall" and her role in "The Godfather" films, has died at age 79, People magazine has reported.

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dies at 79 - US media

Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977's "Annie Hall" and her role in "The Godfather" films, has died at age 79, People magazine has reported.

www.rte.ie

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