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Chris Josiffe
@christopherjosiffe.bsky.social
Writer, cataloguer, Fortean Times irregular, Gef the Talking Mongoose's authorised biographer, twitcher, Eschaton immanentizer.
COYW.

http://instagram.com/cjosiffeart/

gefmongoose.co.uk
Oh FFS. Lots of Glis glis (aka Rave Dormice) in my loft NOW. An Echo Dot pumping out bangin beats. The furry c*nts say they’re here to ‘party all nite strictly old skool style’, so no sleep for me, just this racket accompanied by the sound of paws pounding the floor🙄
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Old Skool Beats
Various Artists · Compilation · 2020 · 34 songs
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April 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Why?!
Will these attract pandas to my garden?
Or are they intended to deter any pesky black & white raccoon/bear who dares encroach upon my property, drawn there due to a profusion of bamboo round the back?

In the words of A. Crowley: ‘I am
perplexed’…
April 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@enfielddispatch.bsky.social
“Toby Carvery admits felling ancient Whitewebbs oak. The owner of the pub chain falsely claimed the tree was dead as justification for the felling which has shocked local people & prompted outrage from conservationists across the country…”

Petition:
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We Can Make an Impact.
Justice for the Whitewebbs Oak
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April 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Reposted by Chris Josiffe
Oh hello, THE VOURDALAK has landed on Channel 4's free streaming service. A ripping adaptation of the Tolstoy (also seen in Mario Bava's BLACK SABBATH, of course). Love the commitment to having the titular blood-sucking cadaver portrayed by a life-size walkin' talkin' marionette, good stuff...
April 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Times are tough for us all with inflation/utility bill costs increases, meanwhile no wage rises, general despond and gloom, fears about what the orange lunatic across the pond will do next… but things could be worse - a lot worse.
Imagine being a civilian in Gaza
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April 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Tuam ipsius animam (ait ad Mariam Simeon) pertransibit gladius” / “Your own soul (Simeon told Mary) shall be pierced by a sword”
#sevensorrowsofMary
#ThreeofSwords

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This Tarot design (by the talented www.danielmartindiaz.com) explicitly
employs trad RC imagery…
1/2
April 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Take that Satan, ye bastad auld serpent ye
April 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Brilliant beavering by @stephencollins.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Can’t help thinking Frankie Howerd’s scriptwriters missed a trick here

[thanks to @mrpaulcowdell.bsky.social for the tip]
March 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In remembrance of Saint Casimir, whose memorial it is today. May he protect Poland, Lithuania, and the other Baltic States throughout the next three years and more
March 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Reposted by Chris Josiffe
... This is really cool 💙
February 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Reposted by Chris Josiffe
'Three Storks Living in Peas' - by #Ukrainian Folk artist, Maria Prymachenko (1909-1997)

Storks are one of the most honoured birds in Ukrainian culture. Once called ‘botsiun’, ‘boussel’, ‘buz’ko’ – translated as God’s Bird (Божа птиця) – an indication of deep sacredness of this image...

#art
March 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Wirral Cave Lion!
February 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Reposted by Chris Josiffe
A bog body found in #Ireland, previously thought to be a male, has actually been confirmed to be female. Evidence shows her throat was slit and she was decapitated before being thrown into the bog sometime between the 4th and 1st century BCE. Researchers believe she may have been a human sacrifice.
News - Bellaghy Bog Body Likely Female - Archaeology Magazine
BELLAGHY, NORTHERN IRELAND—According to a statement released by National Museums NI, a mysterious ancient bog […]
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Feel the vibe
'Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.'
–Jeanette Winterson, Art Objects
#BookWormSat
February 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“Lionel - the howler monkeys are back on the patio again, and this time it looks like they really mean business. Can’t we do something dear - isn’t there a hotline we can call?”

“Just ignore them Janet, they’re only attention-seekers. Saw a fair bit of this type of chicanery when I was in Accounts”
February 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Starmer’s broken Britain innit
February 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
‘The Souls of the Mountains’
Remedios Varo, 1938
February 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM