Hookland 8/11/19 22:21:40

Of course they hushed it up. Can‰Ûªt have it coming out that Dr. Girdwood the police surgeon is the bloke behind the ‰Û÷Bloody Bundles‰Ûª. Even in the 1890s this force was corrupt as a ferret fairground. – #DICallaghan

Hookland 8/10/19 2:11:36

@borderlandbooks @FolkloreThurs @TheSacredIsle @weirdwalk @FolkloreSociety @DigFolkProj @DeeDeeChainey It’s a Telegraph hack piece. It should be entirely disregarded. Some types of folklore are at risk, but that is not news, you could say the same in 1230 CE, 140 CE or 1350 BCE. Folklore is a living thing and like any tree, it sheds, but persists.

Hookland 8/10/19 2:18:49

@borderlandbooks @FolkloreThurs @TheSacredIsle @weirdwalk @FolkloreSociety @DigFolkProj @DeeDeeChainey You know what the biggest risk to some folklore is right now? Robots. Automation in industries that replaces whole categories of employment is going to lead to a decline in folklore associated with those jobs. The robots might be new, but the process isn‰Ûªt.