Meerkat Prompts: Spring-heeled Jack
Time for something of a unique Victorian legend. Everyone has heard of Jack the Ripper, but I am willing to bet that not as many of you are aware of Spring-heeled Jack. The origins...
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Meerkat Prompts: The Woke Pejorative
In recent years, the term ‘woke’ has come to be seen in a derogatory light. Well, to be more precise, people have tried to paint it in a more derogatory light. To be woke...
Meerkat Prompts: Portland Rabbits
Earlier today, I learned of two things. I learned of the existence of Portland, a little stub of an island at the bottom of Dorset on England’s south coast. I also learned that this...
Meerkat Prompts: ‘Woke’ Food
There’s a ‘newspaper’ in the UK, The Daily Mail, which in recent times has become synonymous with absurdity. They appear to pride themselves on some extremely strange takes, and one of their latest is...
The Meerkat Muse: 20th November 2024
Welcome back to the Meerkat Muse, which as of the morning of the 6th of November is quite muted. Why might that be? Cast your minds back to the 5th of November… The Tangerine...
Meerkat Prompts: Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why?
Hmm. This one is quite easy. If I were planning a holiday, my first instinct would be to look for somewhere hot and sunny. Meerkats are not cold-weather creatures, we like to bask in...
The Meerkat Responds: Illogical Arguments, 2 & 3
The second part of Mr David Thiessen’s illogical arguments relates once again to material of mine, that once again he is too cowardly to give proper attribution to. There is nothing much of any...
The Meerkat Responds: ‘Illogical Arguments’
In the wake of frequent, childish and dishonest provocations on the part of Mr David Thiessen, I have little choice but to offer a robust rebuke to his cowardly deceptions, and wilful abuse of...
Meerkat Prompts: Scammers
Dear darth_timon,We noted a transaction on your Paypal account. If this wasn’t yours, call to stop it. Otherwise, £ 759.99 will be deducted. Order Id: 561-SATJOUZ-207-HMBTUEUO-7787Transaction Id: 41950SATJOUZ-207-HMBTUEUO78561 The above text is an email I received,...
Meerkat Prompts: Breast-Feeding
This topic is sure to rile the ignorant, but in era where, inexplicably, there are still stigmas around breast-feeding, I thought this might be a good Prompt topic. Firstly, breast-feeding is perfectly natural. It is...
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