I heard in the ether that there was a Facebook group called "Christans Against Dinosaurs". So, I searched for it out of morbid curiosity. Please join me on a tour of the oryctodromeus hole I fell down. First, what I understand is the OG group.🧵 1/15 In response to the Christian threat the Dinosaurs have formed their own Facebook Group. Apparently the Dinosaurs outnumber the Christians 4:1. I am concerned that there may not be enough Christians to feed all the Dinosaurs. Hopefully, most of them are herbivores. 2/15

This has reminded me of a tale, passed down through three generations of my family, about a weapons test that went humorously wrong. (Although not as spectacularly as the Panjandrum.)

https://twitter.com/TheDreadShips/status/1311301508336582657

My Grandfather Graham Lee was one of the scientists working on the Bouncing Bomb with Barnes Wallis (whatever the film might suggest, Wallis didn't do it all himself). He was a chemist specialising in explosives and furzes.

Here he is with my Grandma, Dad and Auntie Ann.

As we once more restrict our movement to help save lives, here is a reminder of the deities in the Idol Scribblings pantheon who can help us get through this.

No.1
Quatentina - Goddess of Lockdowns
(Her nemesis is “Girl Swirled” the home haircut demon.)
idolscribblings.blog/2020/05/03/qua… No.2
Twometer – Goddess of Social Distancing

Should you have to venture out. You would be wise to observe the rules of Twometer.

(The favourite game of most Twometerians is the retro classic “Personal Space Invaders”.)
idolscribblings.blog/2020/06/07/two…

The Wine Marten

A short nose, with overtones of musk and a long finish.
This Majestic mustelid is occasionally found rifling through the Oddbin.

"Cheers!" to @ElectricBowman for suggesting the Wine Marten.
#Mustelid #PineMarten #Wine #wildlife

idolscribblings.blog/2020/09/20/win… You can purchase a range of quality clothing and gifts with the Wine Marten artwork from my RedBubble shop.

For the image with black text for light coloured garments and gifts click here...
redbubble.com/shop/ap/579541…

What I Did on My Holidays

It had been a year since I last went camping due to C-19. On Thursday I escaped to the Peak District for some much needed R&R.

You want to see the highlights?

Aaaaaas yoooooooou wiiiiiiiisssssssh! #PrincessBride (I am always impressed that Buttercup pushes The Man in Black off Carl Wark so hard that he lands nine miles away in Cave Dale. That's a good angry shove you've got there girl.)

Hello Idollers! It's a Second Bestiary week.

Please allow me to introduce the Muffin. A delicious sea bird that comes in blueberry, chocolate chip and sand eel flavour.

The Muffin was suggested by Amber Lee. Thank you Amber! idolscribblings.blog/2020/08/29/muf…

Please suggest lost works and authors from History

E.g. How to Disguise Yourself as Achilles by Don Armour. Early Military Brass Bands by Jericho Falls

For all of you out there with #heatwaveuk related #insomnia here is a brief #history of the houses of the British monachy since 1066 in the form of #lightbulb jokes. 🧵 1/11
💡👑💡👑💡👑💡👑💡👑💡👑 How many "of Normandys" does it take to change a lightbulb?

One, but the North will never accept the new lightbulb!

2/11

#ParentsOfHistory
Things parents of famous people probably said to their offspring. 🧵

1. Mr Nightingale to Florence

"It's like the bloody Blackpool Illuminations in here!" #ParentsOfHistory
Things parents of famous people probably said to their offspring.

2. Miss "The Conqueror" to little William

"You'll have someone's eye out with that!"

Hello Idollers everywhere.

Meet The Chipmonk!

A celibate, religions rodent. How they reproduce, nobody knows.

The Chipmonk was suggested by @gazneale Thank you Gaz!

#chipmunk #Monk You can also check the Chipmonk out in more detail on my blog.
idolscribblings.blog/2020/08/09/chi…

I would like to discuss the "Prawn Cracker Comundrum". 🧵

When ordering a succulent Chinese meal from the take away, whatever I want to order always (somehow) costs slightly less than the minimum order for delivery. 1/6 So I add one bag of prawn crackers to my order. However, when my meal arrives, I always get two bags of prawn crackers.

Now, I like prawn crackers, but there is a limit to how quickly I can eat them, and they end up going soggy. 2/6

I had my recurring dream last night about the imaginary chocolate shop which only sells recreated chocolates which aren't manufactured any more.

Terry's Chocolate Apples, 54321's, Cabana Bars, Pyramint, Secrets, Pacers etc.

I love this dream, but it always makes me peckish. This might work as a business if one could get premises somewhere very touristy. Like The Shambles in York or Covent Garden.

It would be great if one could get permission from the current parent companies to recreate the original packaging too.

Yorkshire Day Special Edition!🏵️

Wayheyup - The God of the West Riding.

"Followers of Wayheyup often refer to their god as, “T’Big Light of t’World”.

idolscribblings.blog/2020/08/01/way…

With thanks to @garybrannan A huge thank you to @garybrannan for agreeing to be the face of Wayheyup and for your kind words of support.

(If you have not seen his work with the Technical Difficulties, check out their excellent videos and podcasts here. techdif.co.uk You may lose a few days.)

My brother has been telling me more about his trip to Bolivia (pre lockdown), and so I have learned about the Bolivian Traffic Zebras. (Thank you to my brother and SIL {left} for the photo). The La Paz Zebras are the most uplifting thing I have heard about in a while. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Paz_tr…

Please suggest opposites for UK towns.

E.g.
Morley = Lesley
London = Londoff

#OppositeTowns Oxford = Oxdrown

The Blue Peter Horror Picture Show
A 🧵 1/5

Dammit Janet Ellis The Blue Peter Horror Picture Show
A 🧵 2/5

Frank snaps on the rubber gloves.
"I'm going to show you how to make a man in just seven days. You will need an empty washing up liquid bottle, a wire coat hanger, lots of muscles and some sticky backed plastic."

PSA Thread (TLDR at end).

It has been pointed out to me that I have been banging out a cartoon pretty much every weekend for over a year now. Since I went into colour, the cartoons are taking a lot longer to do. . They used to take me about 4-8 hours (all in) and now it can be as many as 15 hours. I had no idea how long I was spending until @nomenloony timed me. I get VERY absorbed.

Thank you to Bill Johnston of Facebook for suggesting this week's Second Bestiary animal. The Fountain Goat. Welcome to the Hive Mind Bill!

idolscribblings.blog/2020/07/12/fou… You can buy this artwork on loads of cool loot here: redbubble.com/shop/ap/523007…

There is a white text version for dark garments too: redbubble.com/shop/ap/523014…

Perry Como's full name is Perigrine Combover.

https://twitter.com/Loudbasket/status/1282040137673736196

Chris Pratt's full name is Deep Fried Rodent.

I have just found a construction news article saying that HTC Wolfkran will be leaving it's Sheffield site for one near Doncaster by 2022.

theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/wolf… I appreciate why they are moving, the old site is no longer ideal for lots of reasons. I am going to miss the cranes though, especially when they are lit up at Christmas.

Thanks to @TracieRussell12 I have a clutch of new followers whom I would like to welcome to my feed.

I create fictional gods and goddesses for modern problems (Idol Scribblings) and Single Letter Mutant Beasts (Second Bestiary).

Here are a few past cartoons to catch you up. Meet Aethel Onnit - The God of Embarassing Injuries.

idolscribblings.blog/2020/01/12/aet…

(If you click the link, you will find a pun laden description of each deity's mythology, rites, temple and worshippers.)