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focsle · 2 years

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These journals lead me into taking so many obsessive little detours. Here's a 20 minute rabbit hole I went down instead of working on my comic.

[ID: Excerpt from an 1850s whaling journal kept by Albert Peck. Transcription follows.]

"We here spoke the ship Hibernia [Hibernia II] of N.B. She was commanded by one of those old sea tyrants who with their success in whaling have gained a wide spread fame for cruelty. This skippers name was Edwards, and his looks were a good index to his character. He had commanded a ship called the Geo.Washington some years before, and going into a South American port the crew set her on fire to get clear of her. This skipper like a great many others had been successful in his voyages and therefore was a saint, although it regularly took about half of his voyage to settle the lawsuits that were brought against him by the crew."

So then I go to the beloved whaleship database to find the George Washington. It's a popular ship name. But! We see that one was burned at Talcahuano, March 16th 1856

[ID: Image of a whaling database listing the above information. /end ID]

I wanna learn more about what happened, so it's time to peruse the whaleman's shipping list! The issue published on April 29th, 1856 is when the George Washington is most recently heard from. Its progress was reported via a letter the captain sent from Talcahuano on March 12th, 1856, stating that the ship was 'clean', meaning that it had taken no oil 5 months in.

[ID: Excerpt from the Whalemen's Shipping list with the above information.]

About a month later, the issue of the Whalemen's Shipping List published on May 20th contains an article about the George Washington's fate:

"A letter received in this city, from Capt. Munckley of ship Emerald, dated Talcahuano, March 19th, gives the following particulars of the loss of the ship George Washington, of this port:--

The G.W. arrived here some weeks since, and on Sunday last (16th), was set fire by some of the crew. The ship was immediately scuttled, and towed into shoal water, and every exertion made to extinguish the fire, but the ship did not fill before she grounded. Holes were cut in her deck, and water applied as long as it was considered any good. On Wednesday night following, the fire broke out anew, and soon the whole ship was enveloped in a blaze, and burnt to the water's edge.-- When I came on deck, this morning, at 5 1/2 o'clock, her foremast had fallen, and at 6 1/2 o'clock the main and mizzen masts went by the board. Nothing but the sails that were bent, were saved.

The article also goes on to state that she was valued at $60,000 and insured for only $11,000.

The July 8th issue says that Captain Edwards returned to New England via the ship President, which he was placed under command of for the return journey as the ship's former captain had abandoned it.

As for what became of the crew and the harshness that Albert alluded to, that's outlined in Dennis Wood's 1854-61 abstract of whaling voyages:

[ID: Excerpt from the abstract written in slanting script. Transcript follows. /end ID]

Ship Geo. Washington of New Bedford, J. Howland Jr. & Co, 609. "Pardon C Edwards Master sailed Oct 9th 1855 for South Pacific. Sld. from Fayal Nov. 4th Clean. At Pernambuco Jan 27th, 1856. Sailed on the 29th or 30th to cruise. A letter reports her at Talcahuano Mch 12. Clean. Reported to have been set on fire by some of the crew on the night of Mch. 16 in Talcahuano harbor and burnt to the water's edge. Nothing saved but her sails. A letter from Captain E stated that three men had been found guilty of setting fire to the ship and sentenced to 100 lashes and 30 years in the chain gang each. Burnt at Talcahuano on 1856."

Albert already shared all that information in his journal entry that sparked this and it wasn't at all necessary for me to plunge into it but STILL...I like putting together little history puzzles.

#awhalin #long post //#greenhand albert

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shayvaalski · 2 years

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tagged by @schmirius!

favorite color palette: I like greens. I've been wearing way more of them during the pandemic -- maybe sage green, black, and gold? Not that you'd notice from my house, which is primarily done in blues.

last song: uhhhhh, Eulalia by SYR, but only because I accidentally played it when trying to figure out what I had played last on spotify, BUT I'M GLAD I DID BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S A REDWALL FILK

currently reading: High Wizardry by Diane Duane, with Greenmantle by Charles de Lint on deck.

last movie: Matrix: Resurrections. It was terrific and I am at heart still the 12-year-old who saw the first one with their cousin when they weren't supposed to.

sweet/savory/spicy: sweet!!!!! unless I'm eating pad thai from the place up the street and low-key Suffering because it's so good and increasingly spicy even though it literally has such a low level of spice many people consider it comically blank

currently working on: This, mostly. And 26,000ish words of my shitlord teenage vampire hunter.

I don't know who to tag for these things anymore but @atrickstertype, @hibernia-1, @rainbrolly, @violsva I guess??

#yes #that IS a sherlock/dinotopia crossover fic

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cynicalclassicist · 5 years

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The Court of Mordred

Mordred the Traitor

His wife Cwyllog (supposedly deceased)

His sons Melehan and Melou

His supporters:

Gwallanus, father-in-law of Mordred, King of Strathclyde

Eugenius III, King of Dál Riata

Lord Heliades, claimed lord of Albany

Jarl Vidkun of Norway

Sir Oswald of Ancoats

Sir Enoch, created Lord of Wolverhampton

Ian of Bannside, from Hibernia

Lord Roderick of Cetecopp

Lord of Wixan’s Bridge

Duke Chelric of Saxony

Mordred is of course there. Arthur’s son and nephew, bastard bastard, the Arthurian Alt-Righter, embodiment of bad rule, treacherous and twisted. Of course for me T. H. White wrote my favourite Mordred... not personally likeable, I mean as in the way Frollo is one of my fave Disney villains.

I mean I think he works best. He is frightening in his all too realistic villainy, whipping up hatred between groups of people, crushing on minorities, acting like a hero of the majority when he doesn’t care for them. In short a modern politician.

And his court? The people who lead to the Last Battle?

I imagine his wife Cwyllog fled him when she realised his evil. He doesn’t love her. It’s worse then usual arranged marriages, he actively ill-treats her and doesn’t see her as a person. I imagine he has kind of warped views on women. Cwyllog I think fakes her death and flees away, which explains how Mordred thinks he can marry Guinevere if he is already married. Of course he is already defying the Church by marrying his uncle/father’s wife but if his wife was still around... well, he wants to marry Guinevere and she has served her purpose to him.

Melehan and Melou. The sons of Mordred have two types of deaths in a way. In one Arthur’s heir Constantine slew them in a Church. In the Vulgate they die in battle against Lancelot. So I was thinking of dividing it up a bit.

The elder Melehan leads the revolt but dies in battle, Vulgate-wise.

But Melou is still a child and hides in a Church, where he is murdered. I’m still unsure whether it was Constantine or Aurelius who performed the murder. But Constantine gets the blame and Aurelius encourages this blame, though he advocated for ending Mordred’s line, planning to gain more power himself. And of course he wants his uncle out so he can become King.

Gwallanus/Caw of Strathclyde has numerous children, including Gildas the famous historian of the era, born in the year of Badon. According to some stories Arthur slew Caw’s son Hueil mab Caw. In my version I will go with the raiding option, something Arthur had to do as Hueil was causing trouble in his lands, so naturally he put an end to it. But I was thinking Mordred married Cwyllog due to attempts to forge a peace between Arthur and Caw. Also Strathclyde and Lothian are close to each other.

Anyway, Caw supports Mordred, hoping he will have a Grandson sitting Arthur’s throne. He’s kind of like Mace Tyrell, happy to support pretty bad causes for the sake of his greed and family ambitions.

Eugenius III is one of the legendary Kings of Scotland, apparently an ally of Mordred. I have reforged him in my mind as a repressed asexual Epicurean who feels driven to overcompensate by the fact he cannot fit into traditional masculine norms and believes himself incapable of loving. Though ultimately he takes his time coming there as he is uncertain who will win.

Heliades is a figure in the Vulgate, apparently offered the role of Lord of Albany for supporting Mordred. I imagine this is a point of contention with Eugenius, who was hoping to gain more power himself, and doesn’t like someone else being appointed ruler.

Jarl Vidkun of Norway alludes to Vidkun Quisling, well-known for allying with the Nazis when they invaded Norway, Fører of the Nasjonal Samling (National Union) and becoming ‘Prime Minister’ of the subjugated country. His treachery is so infamous it named a type of treachery, collaborating with enemies. Norway briefly brought back the death penalty to execute Nazis. One of whom was Quisling.

With Vidkun I imagine he intended to ally with Lucius Tiberius when they tried conquering Europe, as to me Lucius is kind of Hitler. Lucius was killed before his forces reached Norway, but Vidkun embodies the remnants of Fascism, living on secretly. I imagine him as a sort of mentor in evil to Mordred, meeting him and giving him advice, inspiring him to use Lucius’ salute for his party. The salute in real life derived from an idea the Romans did this, but it is unclear if they really did. Might come from Oath of the Horatii.

Oswald... well that alludes to Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley of Ancoats, 6th Baronet, founder of the Black Shirts, a Fascist organisation in 30s Britain. Of course 80 years later I imagine they’d have seats in European Parliament while screaming how they want to smash it up. Though if he did favour Lucius Tiberius... could be Oswald is dead now but his family supports Mordred.

Enoch alludes to John Enoch Powell, the first MP for Wolverhampton South West, which he held from 1950-1974. He made the controversial Rivers of Blood speech in 1968, in which he claimed immigration was ruining the country. It’s a favourite among, to put it bluntly, racists, the standard immigrants are to blame, we’ll be a minority in our own country, blacks will dominate whites and other such Malebolgian shit.

Ian of Bannside... Ian Paisley, vile fellow, a hate preacher who helped keep troubles between Catholics and Protestants going in Northern Ireland with his fiery sermons, hating on Catholicism, ecumenism and homosexuality. His opposition in Northern Ireland to Catholics helped start the Troubles. He created the Democratic Unionist Party in 1971, far-right jerks. Paisley’s actions, refusing to allow power-sharing and opposing agreements continued to cause trouble. He was created Baron Bannside, before heading across Acheron in 2014. His son Ian Paisely Jr. is pretty vile as well. The DUP propped up the Conservatives after the last election in exchange for a b̶r̶i̶b̶e̶ donation of 1.5 billion being sent to Northern Ireland. And Ian is even in trouble with his own Party now. Delightful.

Cetecopp... Alludes to Sir Roderick Spode from Jeeves and Wooster, a caricature of Oswald Mosley. He is an unpleasant thug who starts up The Saviours of Britain... but as they are out of shirt colours they are the Black Shorts, a parody of the Black Shirts. He inherits the Earldom of Cetecopp and once referred to as Lord Spodecup.

Wixan’s Bridge is what Uxbridge was originally called. And the current MP for Uxbridge?

Won’t do much with some, probably just names and scant descriptions rather then full characters. Just so long as it’s clear I hate those demagogues.

The fact is I imagine Mordred attracting the nastiest crowd of people. If he is to be the alt-right again his gang contains various embodiments of bigotry throughout the ages. The Alt-Right is in ways Nazism in a new uniform. No longer armbands but MAGA hats.

And there are Saxons. Duke Chelric of Saxony is the Duke from Cligès. He is angry Cligès prevented him taking Fenice. He has no children with the wife he had instead and blames Cligès for this. His nephew is dead, slain by Cligès. Therefore it looks like his Dukedom will fall as his cousins eye up the land. Now an old bitter man he wants revenge... Cligès is in Constantinople so he hopes to get revenge on their family, attacking their great-uncle Arthur. Mordred is Cligès’ uncle but... he gives the opportunity for revenge.

Saxons might be a little Nazi-coded... but could be comical to have them slightly ‘British’, as in English. They are the kin of the English.

I’m sure I’ll find more, based on Mordred’s allies in various texts. But if I can I would like to update them, give them a spin.

Let us hope that the way things are going now we will avert the danger of further civil strife. Let us hope we can avert Camlaan. And to do that Mordreds need to be kept out of power.

@blackcur-rants @cukibola @epic-summaries

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thecomicon · 5 years

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Kevin O'Neill's Earliest Work Collected At Last In 'Cosmic Comics'

Kevin O’Neill’s Earliest Work Collected At Last In ‘Cosmic Comics’

The 2000AD archive is vast and, when combined with the material in Rebellion’s Treasury of British Comics archive, it makes up an incredible repository of some of the best of British comics.

Now, the Treasury of British Comics are teaming up with Hibernia Comics, to bring you some of the earliest work from Kevin O’Neill, legendary artist of Nemesis, Marshal Law, League of Extraordinary…

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postpunkpontypandyphantomthief · 5 years

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4th Comedy Monologue

“Hands up if you just love combining strange foods together and gauging down on them while watching netflix on a late night?”

Oh yes you over there what do you like to conjure up?

Gravy and rice,Nandos mayo on pasta or...or lightly salted Doritos dipped into a KFC Oreo Krushem

KFC,Kentucky Fried Chicken or Kentucky I can’t say the word but this is what baby me would’ve called it Chicken one of the biggest fast food chains in the world or mainly in the UK while America has so many fast food places we only have a couple of their places while the rest are mainly local

They have tacos,soups and stacked burgers over here we only have the odd few places and then the chippy down the street

Speaking of chips, who here has tried their new chunky chips yet?

Ok,quite a few of you enjoy your potatoes being chunky and the rest of you like chips how you like your make up covered in plastic and full of chemicals.

Personally despite not minding the new chunky chips I’d go with liking both of them but I’ve seen mixed reviews

Some prefer the chunk others don’t, while some of their chips weren’t bad I get the same feeling from eating them that I get from our everyday weather

“It’s very dull isn’t it? like my eyes when I lose sleep”

Sometimes you just want to get the blanket out and have some britcom and chill

Which I know probably isn’t going to catch on since most of you prefer watching american teen dramas about comic book characters where the same person who plays Salem the cat

is the same guy who was in that old disney or nick tv show from your childhood

Either that or your someone more into looking at images of Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor’s actors from the Bohemian Rhapsody film

then again me neither, and I mean the Roger Taylor from Queen not the Roger Taylor from Duran Duran although they’re both cuties

John Deacon and Brian May’s actors too

When I watch films I try to teleport myself into the film’s universe as much as I can

I got a bit of a surprise when heard a northern irish actor playing one of Freddie’s lovers Paul Frenter

On hand Yay! More representation!, more film opportunities, on the other hand he plays the villian!

When I went to see the film I expected some things but then again outside of their music I didn’t know much about the personal lives of Queen,

In one of the scenes with Paul Frenter I was like is this a film about classic rock legends or does it want me to break free?

So my/this country has been featured quite a few times recently in films hasn’t it

Derry Girls,Coming Home,Game of Thrones,Star Wars etc.

While I’m listing these I think your noticing something in the intonation and tone of my voice

It’s that despite being Northern Irish my voice doesn’t sound like I come from there

I come from the land of punk music,Nirvana and chip shops but because I looked up to Hannah Montana,Lady Gaga and P!nk for most of my life so as I got older I ended up sounding like a alternative instagram model before instagram even existed.

That and with the stuff I was interested in I could go from being into Music,Games and books to being interested in the cultures of different countries

I used to love typical american based things,then japanese things during my weeaboo phase although I will admit that phase might still be going on,German things,Scandinavian things etc.etc.

In the year Instagram was invented 2010,I was on holiday on florida and because my yank voice of stars and stripes was developing the people in florida didn’t know I was from a different country that’s how confusing my voice was,

I mean I know now. some people here are like me and don’t have the accent but even before that as a child my voice was so high if someone went up to me or had a conversation with me it would be like talking to a balloon.

You’ll float too! (evil voice) (mickey mouse voice) Hiya Fellas it’s me Mickey Mouse

But if we are talking about representation and how we identify with certain people or characters

I’d say I’m not really much of a liam neeson type of irish person I’m more of a Ed Byrne irish person

I like potatoes,punk music and pirates how about ye

So speaking of certain generations liking certain other alternative things

A lot of people have started liking blur recently

Then again who likes the gallaghers anyway?

So the people liking Blur are like what I used to be like about One Direction

Pulp are pretty good too I like me some of Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker in his younger days actually looked a lot like Ed Byrne other times he looks like Tim Burton

There is one thing I disagree with Jarvis Cocker on though and it’s his short tea about michael jackson

Basically during the 1996 brit awards he showed his bum to the public in protest of the cringy performance michael jackson was doing

Oh,great now that makes it sound even more wrong

Jarvis was defintely off his cocker but he wasn’t mooning the moonwalker...ok he was

He interviewed a furby on the radio moving on

So, Michael Jackson one of the rock legends alongside bowie and mercury

You either like him,adore him,not really care about him or dislike him based on the rumours and scandals created about him by certain people and publications

I love him,he was peculiar sometimes but I was fascinated by that by his neverland,

by his talent and by how he was able to reach into the hearts of millions

So many opportunities for comics and actors to make creative jokes or puns

but nope let’s joke about the one thing some people mainly associate him with outside of his music which he was tormented for the rest of his life.

Oh almost forgot my blanket,at least I’m not dangling it over a window balcony

(deadpan stare)

Cringing can at times feel like a sting from a bee

Speaking of bees we apparently won’t have them for much longer

Bees are now next to pandas and Tigers in the endangered animals of the USA

Have we learned nothing from the bad history of colonization!

Well in the words of Suggs let’s bless the bees

Besides It’s the wasps you should be killing not the bloody bees

you can remove the cause but not the symptom

It’s a bit of a mind flip as the future continues we are heading into a time slip

Let’s do the Time Warp again!

I’ve recently been listening to the soundtrack of Rocky Horror Picture Show

But not just that the sequel too

Some of you know what I’m talking about and the rest are probably surprised that a rocky horror sequel even exists

It’s called Shock Treatment it came out in 1981 and it was less successful

It’s more focused on Brad and Janet as they live in a fictional town called Denton

Where everything is televised as the town is located inside a tv studio,

Not too different from 2019 seeing as we are all looking at screens that show manufactured faces,

The storyline is about how reality tv affects the public and mental health

Considering reality tv hasn’t changed much since then I’d say that film was quite accurate in it’s satire

Do I need to bring up roxanne from Celebrity Big Brother?

Brad is not feeling good after the events of the first film so he and Janet have been having marriage problems.

They go on a game show hosted by tosser in a purple wig...I mean Barry Humphries as they sing about how they relate to refrigerators and toasters

Such a mood

Brad is then sent to the set of a fictional soap opera Dentonvale which takes place in a mental hospital

Where the character actors are played by some of the same actors from the original such as Patricia Quinn,Richard O'Brien and Nell Young

The songs are actually quite good

Especially the title song,little black dress,farley’s song,Breaking Out and Me of Me

For those of you curious to see that film watch it

If you like rocky and if your ok with rocky going from the sci-fi horror genre to the musical comedy genre

When you see that Time Warp sequence in Rocky Horror it’s like a circus just a group of talented people being their kooky,incredible fun vibrant selves

It’s art house,it’s shock humour,it’s surreal but it’s fun and it’s out of this world

Like Belfast sometimes a few weeks back I was there and the streets were full of performers

There were musicians,actors,comedians,stunt artists and even a very tall person on stilts

It’s things like these that make me realise how creative this country is

A lot of good talent is overshadowed from our lack of representation in media to being ignored in projects

Northern Ireland is a cool place

Kurt Cobain,Stiff Little Fingers,Van Morrison,Two Door Cinema Club,Patricia Quinn,Mark Ashton,Terri Hooley, Jimmy McShane and all you performers,singers,actors,dancers,designers,Producers,Directors,Artists and Creators

are all from here

I’m just a sweet transvestite from Hibernia--i ha ha

We're going to do it anyhow, anyhow

We're going to do it

No matter how the wind is blowing

We're going to do it anyhow, anyhow

We're going to do it

We just gotta keep going

The sun never sets for those who ride on it

Goodnight!

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