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The Campanologists (Bell Ringers) jokes and more
Story about Quasimodo and bell ringing
Quasimodo was the famous hunch back of Notre Dame. After his death, the bishop of his Cathedral sent word through the streets of Paris that he needed a new bell ringer.
The Bishop decided that he would conduct the interviews personally and so he went up into the belfry to begin the screening process. After observing several applicants demonstrate their s ... |
| Uncle Jack's New Suit - Funny True Story ?? |
Uncle Jack's New Suit - Funny True Story ??
Background
Uncle Jack lived in a small village and was a regular in the local pub. It was one of those pubs where someone often had something to sell, a ticket for the big match, or in this case a suit. Maybe Uncle Jack mentioned that he needed a new suit, anyway, a tailor who was drinking in the bar, offered him a quality made-to-measure suit at a knockdown price.
As promised in a week later the tailor brought in the trousers, the ... |
| true graffiti messagess written on walls |
The writing of graffiti on walls causes damage to property, but sometimes the graffiti is so clever or funny that you just have to admire the talent of the writers. Here is some of the funniest and most original graffiti that we have found.
I'm not a steady drinker
No, your hand shakes too much
I may be illiterate but at least I can read
I wrote this slowly 'cos I know you can't read very fast
If you can't read
Watch this space
Never mind the Titanic - is there any news of the ... |
| The Owd Betts Inn Cheeseden Valley. UK |
The Owd Betts Inn 1796
The stone building that is Owd Betts started life as a farmhouse. Richard and Mary Ashworth built it in 1796. By the 1800’s it was left to John Ashworth and his wife Betty where it became an Inn. The first title it operated under was "The hare and hounds" when John Ashworth died, his wife Betty continued to run the Inn alone. Because of this the Inn became known as "Owd Betts" Although it wasn’t until the 1950’s when the Inn officially changed its na ... |
| Olde Boar's Head pub- UK |
Olde Boar's Head 1632 UK
The Olde Boar's head could date back to 1587, Inside the building on a fireplace this date is inscribed. It is also believed there are other date’s inscribed in other areas of the Inn. Inside the cellar there is a 1632 date inscribed. Today you can see clearly that the Inn has seen some modifications over the many years it has stood in the same spot since it w ... |
| So do you think your house is haunted? |
So do you think your house is haunted? Do you experience strange sounds and see strange things that you can not explain? Have items gone missing? Do you ever sense strange fragrances about your home? Well if you are unsure about any of these questions this page will help you decide if your house is haunted or not? You can try these simply experiments to try and decipher if your house is active.
1. Check for temperature fluctuation, usually anything from 2.0 to 0 and –0 or sudden temperatur ... |
| OUIJA BOURD WARNING! |
HERE's A MANCHESTER'S COUPLE STORY ABOUT THEIR USE OF A OUIJA BOARD, THEY DO NOT WISH TO BE NAMED SO WE WILL JUST CALL THEM MR & MRS X :-
Name: Mr & Mrs X
Location:Manchester England
Story date: September 1972 Story: Board Danger!
The house had my friends and I in it at the time this story takes place. The house belonged to a friend of mine, it was often we would gather here to chat dr ... |
| Tennessee ;- The Bell Witch |
That is one of my favorite stories from the not too far away Adams, Tn. I used to haul hogs, cattle, and high grade logs through there for way over 25 years.
My SCANIA has bull bars or a brush guard because of my non accident just North of Adams.
I had finished loading the royal paulownia logs bound for Japan, it was 2:30 AM. The logs were going to the NW side of Nashville, Tn. to be loaded onto ocean bound containers then trucked on down to New Orleans, La.
There were two ways to go f ... |
| UK - haunted places |
Haunted Properties in uk ;-
The Auld Hoose Public House, Tayport, Fife
The Auld Hoose is situated in one of the oldest parts of Tayport on Whitenhill and has always been a public house. It dates from the early nineteenth century and stands right next to the graveyard of the Old Kirk. Parts of this church were built as early as 1607 and most of the graves are those of shipmasters - Tayport's harbour was a very busy one in those days. The graveyard wall sits right next to the garage bui ... |
| Ghost testimony convicts criminal. |
Ghost testimony convicts criminal.
I always found this story interesting, and it would seem that somehow Teresa's spirit was able to seek justice from beyond the grave.......
In 1977 a Filipino nurse, Teresita Basa, was brutally murdered in her apartment in Chicago, Illinois. Investigators found no clues and had no leads. Months later an acquaintance of the dead woman, Remy Chua, walked into the police station and told investigators that for several nights she had been possessed by the gho ... |