Witch Bottle

[MdB]

Thought some of you would be interested in this:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17245-londons-magical-history-uncorked-from-witch-bottle.html

 

[yamin]

I'm sorry, but naval fluff?????? How disgusting!!!

Very interesting article, what fascinating research!

 

[Gareth Hughes]

A great find, but I was puzzled by this:

"Prior to this point, all we really knew about what was in witch bottles was what we read from documents from the 17th century," says Brian Hoggard, an independent expert on British witchcraft who helped analyse the bottle. These texts suggest "recipes" for filling a witch bottle, but don't tell us what actually went into them.

Since Brian's own, excellent, website has this page http://www.apotropaios.co.uk/witch_bottles.htm about things that have been found in witch bottles.

Journalists, eh? :roll:

 

[robgil]

interesting stuff , i now know where to send any dried cats that i might find hidden in walls.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Hmmm, very useful information indeed. Thank you.

 

[Penners]

Fascinating. Actually the concoction that was found inside the bottle reads very much like an early recipe for Watneys Red Barrel.

 

[robgil]

i wonder what historians in 500 years time will make of the pair of vans and the stella bottle of pee that i have just concealed up my chimney. :lol:

 

[Penners]

i wonder what historians in 500 years time will make of the pair of vans and the stella bottle of pee that i have just concealed up my chimney. :lol:

A pair of vans? That must be a hell of a chimney.

 

[robgil]

those pesky property developers , turned the inglenook into a double garage.

 

[Penners]

You will, of course, need Listed Building Consent for that.

 

[biffvernon]

I want to know what scientific technique was used to determine that the fluff was navel.

 

[yamin]

Thre's probably a 'Scale of Recoil', 1 to 10, with naval fluff coming in at 9. No doubts really. Only anything short and curly comes in at 10.

 

[Feltwell]

Thre's probably a 'Scale of Recoil', 1 to 10, with naval fluff coming in at 9. No doubts really. Only anything short and curly comes in at 10.

What have you got against fluffy sailors???? :lol:

 

[yamin]

:lol: :lol: :lol: oops