Now now, I think you've jumped the gun a bit. How do you KNOW she's a witch? Does she look like one? Can you build a bridge out of her? Does she weigh the same as a duck?
bro you too old to throw your coat on the floor hang it up on the hook. Especially when the rug in your room is full of cookie crumbs and whatever that sticky substance is
Oh no! Your phyton membership are revoked, that quote is from sir Berdevere to King Arthur, not from King Arthur Pendragon, that know laden coconut-carrying swallows, wheter it is european or african.
the last digging up of a body to spike its heart b/c people thought it was a vampire in the USA was 1959, near the campus of the University of Rhode Island
In 2003, in Romania they dug up a corpse and put a stake plus garlics into its ribcage, after which they burned the heart and made one of the women to drink the ashes. Source: The Guardian: A village still in thrall to Dracula
In Canada, we had a similar law until recently. It was also used pretty recently, too, like 2015 or something. It was supposed to protect against fraud, but they removed it seeing as there are already laws against fraud, and that one is oddly specific.
"She turned me into a NEWT!" Everyone turns to look at tall John Cleese, who sez, "Well, I got better..." So, remember that if your scales show that your suspected witch weighs as much as a duck, then you'll know for sure. Happy witch hunting, kids.
*today there would be a Witch Weigh App™ for instant analysis and comparative group surveys as to which witch to burn and those who might be more flame retardant and dressed in asbestos (albeit festive) robes or adorned with haberdashery augmented with a self activating sprinkler system carefully hidden within a prosthetic hunchback*
WildStar2002 I am sensing you have questions about yourself. I'm getting a John - or a Jane? There's a J in there, I'm getting a J - or an S. Someone who was close to you. They had a problem with their legs - or heart.
@@alexkrycek3359 ah i am sensing someone close to you died and it was traumatic? You still havent goten over it. Yes and they.. Owned a pet or liked animals or wait something to do with animals..perhaps a name..
@@npc8253 I'm sensing: you had a brother. Or maybe still have a brother. No? Perhaps someone close to you had a brother? It could be a sister instead of a brother. Or a pet cat.
Yeah. People like to gloss over 1 in 5 is lost (I call them gods abortions). Most women you see have lost at least one pregnancy if not several. Its sad that even today women and health are never taught.
From the King James I (VI of Scotland) on Witchnunting: -- If someone is accused of witcraft and and gets angry and abusive toward his or her accusers, that is good evidence that the accused is, indeed, a witch. -- If someone comes to the defense of the accused and vouches for the innocence and honor, that is good evidence that the defender is, indeed, another witch.
0:34 I knew this before watching -- the last woman charged with witchcraft was a spiritualist medium who during WW2 told a woman her son had died when his ship, the battleship HMS Barum, sank. Barum did in fact sink (after exploding spectacularly on film!) but the Admiralty wanted to keep it secret. Let's see if I'm right...
Well, partially right. According to Simon, Mrs. Duncan wasn't the last woman charged with witchcraft, but she was the last imprisoned for that crime. I give myself a solid B+.
@@jamesfry8983 good morning. A lot of witch hunting still happens in Africa, but it is also a problem in Asia. I wrote a book about that topic. Turns out in India about 2100 witch murders took place between the year 2000 and 2012. It also happens in other counties such as Thailand, Papua New Guinea etc. It even happens in the USA or Europe. Its ridiculous and sad.
Who knew Simon was channeling Mr Rogers? I now want an intro where Simon comes in, changes his shoes & into his hoodie. All the while singing 'It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood'.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle only believed in spiritualism because he had lost a son in the war. His emotions supersede his intellect because he grieved for his son so much and wanted to be able to speak to him again.
Simons flow of coaine must be interrupted by the covid lockdown, its why Simon is acting especially strange these days. Dude is going to lose it if we cant get a harbor drop through one of these day
I work in a witchcraft store and loved this.. I’d like to see more biographics on “witches” or witchcraft. Aleister Crowley is definitely and Interesting one, of you haven’t made a video on him yet.
How about one on Gerald Garner? After retiring, he started Wicca (modern day witchcraft) in the 1940’s in England. It’s been accepted by the US Military as a legal religion too.
Good on Winston Churchill. Witchcraft trial waste or fighting the devils across the channel? Absurd. My favorite WW2 witch is Angela Lansbury in🔮 Bedknobs & Broomsticks.
From the King James I (VI of Scotland) on Witchnunting: -- If someone is accused of witcraft and and gets angry and abusive toward his or her accusers, that is good evidence that the accused is, indeed, a witch. -- If someone comes to the defense of the accused and vouches for the innocence and honor, that is good evidence that the defender is, indeed, another witch.
My great grandmother was a spiritualist who immigrated from Rhineland Palatinate. According to my mother, my great grandmother also believed herself to be a witch with the power to hex people she didn’t like. She supposedly hexed her daughter (my grandmother) for being the first person in the family to acquire a college education.
The last with was in Rhode Island died in early 1950's, and after a week or so they dug her up and hammered a stake through her chest. The cemetery is right beside University of Rhode Island and at night, definitely a top 5 creepy cemetary that I know of.
Couple ideas for episodes. 1) What is the process to "Declare Martial Law" in a democracy? Like say, the US 2) If you found an actual alien artifact, extraterrestrial device, debris or full working spaceship would you be able to keep it? If not, who has the authority to take it from you?
If you have a fully working alien spaceship, ownership is whoever figures out how to lock the doors first. If you get in, lock the doors, and fly away first, there's absolutely nothing they can do about it. Well, assuming you manage the "fly away" part. A surface to air missile is effective up to 70k feet up or 28 miles. Up is a lot shorter than over. The local government always has the right to declare anything in their jurisdiction as their property. See "Eminent domain". If your local government doesn't have an eminent domain law, fall back on the golden rule ... "the people with the guns make the rules". The national government is usually the group with the most firepower, to separate you from your newly acquired alien spaceship. If you're in a smaller country, expect the US, Russia, China, to come assist you with surrendering your newly acquired alien spaceship. If you're lucky, you'll get a friendly mention for assisting in the recovery of a wayward weather balloon. If you saw too much, your next of kin will be notified of the tragic boating accident that you were in.
I got a question, potentially a video idea. Where do countries with longer histories start at? When I was in school, we mostly started at Columbus sailing to the Americas and quickly progressed to the thirteenth colonies. But where do countries start at that have been around for a much longer time? (Ex. England, France, Spain...)
If you think her exploitation of death was bad, you'd better never look at the funeral industry. Most humans now have their deaths exploited for money.
Hi Simon- Here’s an idea for a future episode, or maybe part of a top ten. Have you heard about the last tree in the Sahara? There was one very lonely tree in Niger that was the only tree in the Sahara outside the oasises. It met its end in 1973 when a Libyan truck driver hit it. One tree in the... whole... freaking... Sahara, and he still couldn’t miss it! This could be part of an episode on history’s worst drivers, or something like that.
I think we got this wrong, remember the alphabet order video. Some letters turned 90 degrees over time leading to the possibility that a “W” was in fact a way of adding emphasis to a sideways “B.” Suddenly many of the trial methods make a little more sense and from talking to divorced folks the accusations suddenly fall into focus, “not only is she in league with the devil but has been a plague” can be more or less heard at any number of bars on any number of nights.
Fun fact: micro silver woven into clothes is a sort of big problem for sewage treatment because it kills off the bacteria used there. Source: close friend of mine works ata sewage treatment plant.
We totally need to have a Blaine Braize episode where Simon walks in, then changes out of his hoodie and shoes into the other hoodie and slippers while Greta says "How Dare You?"
"Duncan's advocates continue to call for justice" Da-wut? Sounds like justice was served, the woman was a con artist using fake witchcraft to enrich herself, and was convicted and imprisoned on a charge of using fake witchcraft. This law needs to be enforced today.
11:50 (ish) "creduluity"? I think Simon needs a few days off. Happy Christmas to Simon and his team - keep up the good work. Edit: I really should put a space between sentences.
