Surprised Eel Historian, PhD

Surprised Eel Historian, PhD

@greenleejw.bsky.social

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Surprised historian, not surprised eels.

Doctor of medieval history. Talking about eels, maps, the Spaniel, and funny things kids say.

Custom maps on commission:
https://surprisedeelmaps.com/

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Man...I step away from social media for a few days & people start dumping eels out of airplanes like it's the new hotness. SMH. Anyway, I'm back, and we can get back to enjoying eels. Just like this medieval stork, from a 13th C. edition of Gerald of Wales' book on Ireland! 🗃️🧪

They do not, I'm afraid!

Those are eels

Kingfisher & Wombat

Transparent Kartography

Harper needs headpats 🏳️‍⚧️

You screw the back into your helmet, obviously. It’s both effective and portable

Kingfisher & Wombat

That’s authentically fake, to be sure

Pwnallthethings

Back when you could bribe voters with an eel-tax holiday

John R. Bennett

Yup

TC Coyote / Not What I Was webcomic

Sigh. You’re right

It’s England that has the very pronounced historical eel culture, much more so than the rest of Britain. Hence the wording

saasyproduct.bsky.social

I'm sure he would have! There's no evidence of jellied eels before the late 19th C., though. There *could* have been. Medieval people knew how to jelly things. But they don't appear in the historical record at all.

saasyproduct.bsky.social

Recently. But that's likely just in the last 150 years or so.

For my friends in England, it's election day! Happy voting to you all. Just remember: you have a long and proud history as a people who really fucking loved eels. Remember that, when you cast your vote. What would the eels want you to do? 🗃️🧪

Jason Herbert, Ph.D.

Oh, yeah

I love the desert.

Amy Applies Herself

Worth it

This is a hell of a thing to wake up to

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈

It’s like teaching. Start with your learning outcomes — what do you want the interviewer to take away from the conversation — and make sure your answers steer towards those goals.

Dr. Jess Hamlet (she/her)

Thank you. I was inspired

Ha!

Gom Jabbarbarienne

I'm sayin...

Your perception isn't slipping! He surely left me sauce for dipping.

I just adopted a plate full of chicken nuggets. I’m at a coffee shop & there was a family eating dinner from Wendy’s on the patio by me. They had to go, and couldn’t carry their leftovers home on their ATVs. So now I’m the proud parent of 9, no…8. No, wait…7 nuggets.

I've written a ballad about the experience, because such an event requires original doggerel.

I’m up to the challenge

Curses!

Faine Greenwood

That's not pickles...

Faine Greenwood

An autopsy? Can't we just assume Old Age as the cause of death by now?

⚜ Ole Dirty Rice ⚜

There aren't any rivers on the map, which makes it harder for the eels to show up at all

My other favorite map that I've drawn this month: this one is for a fantasy world that my client uses as a base for their writing. Before you ask: an invisible barrier stands between the verdant south and the black sand desert of the north, cutting a sharp line across the world.