About this episode
Geoffs, you must send this episode to 10 people or ELSE! Spencer is discussing the history of chain mail, and why we fall for it. Next, Madison is giving us the lowdown on death messengers throughout the ages! We’ve got an obituary for a familiar face, one for an internet icon and so much more! Oh we didn’t forget we’ve also got some dumb.ass.criminalllllls!
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_messenger
https://deepsouthmag.com/2019/07/11/deaths-messenger/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_the_messenger
https://grammarist.com/idiom/shooting-the-messenger-and-dont-shoot-the-messenger/
https://www.contactcenterpipeline.com/Article/please-dont-shoot-the-messenger
https://www.historynet.com/were-messengers-really-killed-in-ancient-and-medieval-times/
https://everydaypsych.com/the-bearer-of-bad-news/
https://www.pallet2ship.co.uk/industry-news/92/messengers-and-couriers-in-history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigranes_the_Great
https://vicksburgnews.com/dont-shoot-the-messenger/
https://medievalbritain.com/type/medieval-life/occupations/medieval-messenger/
https://archive.org/details/windmillswoodens00jaekiala/page/n13/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/colonialdaysinol01earl/page/n5/mode/2up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_crier
https://chestertowncriers.com/profile-david-mitchell/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx6SrAxBgbg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_stationery
https://museumsonthegreen.org/wp-content/uploads/Church-Bells-and-Death-Knells.pdf
https://myauctionfinds.com/2014/04/14/19th-century-funeral-invitations/
https://thecowkeeperswish.com/2018/08/17/a-victorian-mourning-card/
https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/colonial-new-yorks-door-to-door-messenger-of-death/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_mail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_letter
https://thecreepycornercom.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/10-creepy-chain-letters/
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/carmen-winstead-they-pushed-her
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