Mental Floss lists what it calls ten odd jobs of yesteryear. Included are the Saggar Maker’s Bottom Knocker and the Slubber Doffer. But the real gem is the link at the bottom of the post to this list of Obscure Old English Census Occupations. There are scores and scores listed there. A treasure trove of …
The usually reliable Today I Found Out posted this addition to their Fast Facts series, featuring “Joseph Bolitho Johns, also known as Moondyne Joe, was Australia’s best known bushranger (runaway convict).” While their use of ‘bushranger’ for ‘runaway convict’ falls into the ‘I do not think it means what you think it means’ category, it’s …
The Taste Of Madness And Persecution. Emperor Nero ice cream. ‘Decadent Coffee, Chocolate Coated Hazelnuts and Hazelnut Liqueur’ At least they got the ‘nuts’ part right. Did someone name this without reading a history book? Nero is the one on the far right in the photo.
Australian ABC Radio National’s Encounter program has an episode featuring Australian military chaplains during World War 1. The program is available for listening at Encounter’s web page. Here’s the introduction: On the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, we focus on the men and women known affectionately as ‘padres’, chaplains who have …
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