If you enjoy serious analog horror like Magical World of Ania or more tongue in cheek analog horror like My Milwaukee, then Richard Littler’s Scarfolk is definitely for you. If you enjoy the eeriness of those old Public Service Messages from 1970s Canada or Great Britain that are so beloved on the internet then you’ll probably hate yourself if you still haven’t gotten into Scarfolk.
Part haunted town, part 70s dystopia, Scarfolk refers to Littler’s fictional British town which is by turns nightmarish and hilarious. There are even undertones of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy type of humor in the town’s faux “reference material” and “artifacts”.
Around 2012 Richard Littler began mocking up some fake 1970s public health posters and government pamphlets for schools and general consumption. He presented them with an enjoyably twisted slant that perfectly captured the vaguely menacing, often insulting approach of such material.
Littler took to posting them on his Facebook account, where positive feedback encouraged him to start a blog devoted to his dark-humored artifacts of the nonexistent town of Scarfolk, “a town in North West England which is just west of northern England” as the author describes it.
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TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF JAMES MASSEY (1714) – By Simon Tyssot de Patot. Supposedly written in 1710 but not published until 1714, this novel dealt with the travels of the title character to exotic lands. 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE’S STORYBOOK (1958-1961) – This time around, Balladeer’s Blog’s recurring feature Forgotten Television takes a look at this overlooked children’s series hosted by an adult Shirley Temple. Like Shelley Duvall’s 1980s series Faerytale Theatre this earlier program managed to attract some big names and soon-to-be-big names for its cast. 
Shirley Temple’s Storybook was one of Shirley’s A.J.A. (After John Agar) ventures, in fact it debuted 8 years after their divorce. The program aired from January 12th, 1958 to July 16th, 1961.
KNOCKING OFF NUMBER TWO – The UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA AT ANCHORAGE SEAWOLVES welcomed the number 2 team in the nation – the ST. MARTIN’S UNIVERSITY SAINTS. The Seawolves put the Saints on Upset Alert by Halftime with their 33-25 lead. After the break SMU rallied, but Alaska-Anchorage held on for a 71-68 victory. Tyson Gilbert logged 28 points to lead the Seawolves. 
MARATHON GAME OF THE DAY – The FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE MOCS (Moccasins) visited the PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SAILFISH yesterday. At the Half the Mocs were up 42-34 but the Sailfish forced OT with a 74-74 tie to end Regulation. The 1st Overtime ended at 80-80, the 2nd at 89-89, the 3rd at 102-102 and the FOURTH OVERTIME saw FSC win out 117-110. Luke Anderson’s Double Double of 31 points and 12 rebounds led the Mocs. 
NAVAJO NATION VICE-PRESIDENT PRAISES PRESIDENT TRUMP’S POLICIES, SAYS “NATIVE AMERICANS WEREN’T INVITED TO THE AMERICAN DREAM UNTIL DONALD TRUMP WAS ELECTED”. 
JOURNALIST SHARYL ATTKISSON EXPOSES THE DISHONESTY OF SELF-APPOINTED “FACT CHECKERS”. As we’ve all seen, “fact checkers” (LMAO) are anything BUT. Some excerpts: “Fact Checkers serve no purpose except confirmation bias for their target audience.” 
KIMBERLY KLACIK EXPOSES DEMOCRAT FAILURES. Click 
TO DEMOCRATS, FUNERALS ARE NUREMBERG RALLIES – The Party is blasted by Martin Luther King’s niece and others for turning John Lewis’ funeral into an orgy of partisan hatred. 
FANTASTIC FOUR Vol 1 #58 (January 1967) 
THE BILLDAD 
Chatter is increasing that Joe Biden may step aside as the Democrats’ candidate and be replaced by Michelle Obama or someone else. Back in 2020 the assumption was that the clearly unfit (and criminal) Biden would step down before 2024 and let Vice President Kamala Harris take office close enough to the election that she would not have time to alienate voters before Election Day 2024. 
Word for months now has been that Michelle Obama or another figure who won’t suffer from direct complicity with the disastrous and hopelessly corrupt Biden Regime will replace Joe. That would probably work since it would give people the excuse to vote for her (or whoever) under the illusion that it would be “a fresh start” even though any Democrat will follow the same destructive policies. 
I’ve made no secret of the fact that, though I still support and will vote for de facto Third Party candidate President Donald Trump, I don’t expect a victory. (But hey, I supported him in 2016 despite thinking he wouldn’t win, and he surprised me. I felt the same way in 2020 and I was surprised again that it took the most corrupt and tainted election since 1876 and 2000 to install his opponent in the White House.) I often vote Third Party, so victory or not is not an issue with me since both major parties are disgusting. 
DESERT CRUSADER (1968-1969) – This French television series is also known as Thibaud, ou les Croisades, Thibaud, il Cavaliere Bianco, Thibaud, der Weisse Ritter and other variations of those titles. The color series ran two seasons of 13 episodes each, with those episodes lasting around 26 minutes apiece.
Thibaud and his sidekick Blanchot (Raymond Meunier) are part of the knightly efforts to safeguard people making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He often works alongside the Knights Templar but doesn’t seem to be an official member of their Order. 
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