Conversation Kenge
@fenken.bsky.social
Archaeological geophysicist, heritage nerd, Running Punk, musician and ex-dancer.
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Conversation Kenge
@fenken.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I have made a Maritime Archaeologists Starter Pack. I need to go through my follow/followers lists to populate it more fully, but please share and let me know who I should be including!
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KRS-One notes that the words 'Officer' and 'Overseer' (you need a little clarity? Check the similarity...) have a similar meaning. However, they have differing etymologies.
This is also true for fellow/fellah - synonyms with VERY different etymologies.
Other examples welcome!
This is also true for fellow/fellah - synonyms with VERY different etymologies.
Other examples welcome!
February 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
KRS-One notes that the words 'Officer' and 'Overseer' (you need a little clarity? Check the similarity...) have a similar meaning. However, they have differing etymologies.
This is also true for fellow/fellah - synonyms with VERY different etymologies.
Other examples welcome!
This is also true for fellow/fellah - synonyms with VERY different etymologies.
Other examples welcome!
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Listening to a history podcast about #Rasputin, with rather obvious #earworm consequences...
#ItWasAShameHowHeCarriedOn
#ItWasAShameHowHeCarriedOn
a group of people are dancing in front of a sign that says ra ra rasputin
Alt: Boney M dancing in front of a sign that says ra ra rasputin
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Listening to a history podcast about #Rasputin, with rather obvious #earworm consequences...
#ItWasAShameHowHeCarriedOn
#ItWasAShameHowHeCarriedOn
#QuoteOfTheDay: 'The only time rhythmical movement to music and violence are in perfect sync is #MorrisDancing'
February 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM
#QuoteOfTheDay: 'The only time rhythmical movement to music and violence are in perfect sync is #MorrisDancing'
New glasses*. Who these?
*They have stronger prisms in them and are giving me quite powerful double vision
*They have stronger prisms in them and are giving me quite powerful double vision
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
New glasses*. Who these?
*They have stronger prisms in them and are giving me quite powerful double vision
*They have stronger prisms in them and are giving me quite powerful double vision
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Manchester park, 1960s, photo by Shirley Baker (1932-2014).
February 4, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Manchester park, 1960s, photo by Shirley Baker (1932-2014).
There is quite a list, and Birdhouse In Your Soul is near the top of it.
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
There is quite a list, and Birdhouse In Your Soul is near the top of it.
The mist makes the dark more photogenic
February 4, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The mist makes the dark more photogenic
All the people who laughed at me for reading dystopian sci fi as a youth are the same ones who are shocked at the way things are playing out...
February 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
All the people who laughed at me for reading dystopian sci fi as a youth are the same ones who are shocked at the way things are playing out...
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I see Christopher 'Upskirting' Chope is trying hard to maintain his 'vilest member of the House of Commons' title...
February 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I see Christopher 'Upskirting' Chope is trying hard to maintain his 'vilest member of the House of Commons' title...
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Catching an Uber, #Bridgerton style? This remarkable 1783 pocket #map of #London, in the collection of @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, shows the Hackney Coach fare between key destinations in the city. A great guide to getting around - and avoiding getting ripped off! More info in AltText.
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Catching an Uber, #Bridgerton style? This remarkable 1783 pocket #map of #London, in the collection of @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, shows the Hackney Coach fare between key destinations in the city. A great guide to getting around - and avoiding getting ripped off! More info in AltText.
Why is the Grauniad still obsessed with Mandelson? Still trying to hump the corpse of the Blair years? Or just in thrall to any faction on the right of the Labour party?
Too cynical?
Too cynical?
February 2, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Why is the Grauniad still obsessed with Mandelson? Still trying to hump the corpse of the Blair years? Or just in thrall to any faction on the right of the Labour party?
Too cynical?
Too cynical?
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Not to be all ‘the problem with the modern world is that it isn’t like it was when I was young’ but I do think things were better when edgy white boys were into skateboarding, weed and starting crappy punk bands rather than the gym, fascism and starting podcasts.
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Not to be all ‘the problem with the modern world is that it isn’t like it was when I was young’ but I do think things were better when edgy white boys were into skateboarding, weed and starting crappy punk bands rather than the gym, fascism and starting podcasts.
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31 Jan 1918 // 'The Battle of May Island': a series of accidental collisions amid darkness and confusion among #RoyalNavy ships in the Firth of Forth on their way to an exercise left submarines K.2 and K.6 damaged and K.4 and K.17 sunk, with a total of 105 lives lost. [1/4]
January 31, 2026 at 2:28 PM
31 Jan 1918 // 'The Battle of May Island': a series of accidental collisions amid darkness and confusion among #RoyalNavy ships in the Firth of Forth on their way to an exercise left submarines K.2 and K.6 damaged and K.4 and K.17 sunk, with a total of 105 lives lost. [1/4]
Anyway, ran today as it is #RunningPunks #VirtualRunClub. Remember to spare some love for the #BrokenPunks and all in the #NoRunClub.
Soundtrack: #Primus
Soundtrack: #Primus
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Anyway, ran today as it is #RunningPunks #VirtualRunClub. Remember to spare some love for the #BrokenPunks and all in the #NoRunClub.
Soundtrack: #Primus
Soundtrack: #Primus
Seems to me that the majority of the cowards flinching and traitors sneering are on the Labour front benches...
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Seems to me that the majority of the cowards flinching and traitors sneering are on the Labour front benches...
Watched Land and Freedom with the boy this evening. I have sobbed myself into a dessicated husk and he is ready to centralise the means of production and overthrow capitalism.
So that's a win all round ...
So that's a win all round ...
January 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Watched Land and Freedom with the boy this evening. I have sobbed myself into a dessicated husk and he is ready to centralise the means of production and overthrow capitalism.
So that's a win all round ...
So that's a win all round ...
This 'Five college classes' thing...
Archaeological Method and Theory
Archaeometallurgy
Geophysics
Instrumental Analysis
Archaeological Dating
Not sure that says a lot, other than that I studied Archaeological Sciences
Archaeological Method and Theory
Archaeometallurgy
Geophysics
Instrumental Analysis
Archaeological Dating
Not sure that says a lot, other than that I studied Archaeological Sciences
January 31, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This 'Five college classes' thing...
Archaeological Method and Theory
Archaeometallurgy
Geophysics
Instrumental Analysis
Archaeological Dating
Not sure that says a lot, other than that I studied Archaeological Sciences
Archaeological Method and Theory
Archaeometallurgy
Geophysics
Instrumental Analysis
Archaeological Dating
Not sure that says a lot, other than that I studied Archaeological Sciences
I wonder how much of it will be sprayed with gold paint?
Roman archaeologist here. These arches were emperors’ propaganda in the Empire, and they’re Orange Julius Caesar’s propaganda now.
New at @washingtonpost.com:
Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary
The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial
It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary
The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial
It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
January 31, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I wonder how much of it will be sprayed with gold paint?
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1/10. Tory peer Daniel Hannan has posted a potted history of slavery that demonstrates how historical understanding is being twisted by politicians. I’ll examine it in light of historians’ research.
January 31, 2026 at 12:13 PM
1/10. Tory peer Daniel Hannan has posted a potted history of slavery that demonstrates how historical understanding is being twisted by politicians. I’ll examine it in light of historians’ research.
83 people were executed for riots relating to the Corn Laws in 1816, including 5 people from Littleport, just outside Ely. 19 people were transported or imprisoned for their part in the Littleport Riot.
The local Morris side are called the Ely and Littleport Riot.
The local Morris side are called the Ely and Littleport Riot.
January 31, 2026 at 7:31 AM
83 people were executed for riots relating to the Corn Laws in 1816, including 5 people from Littleport, just outside Ely. 19 people were transported or imprisoned for their part in the Littleport Riot.
The local Morris side are called the Ely and Littleport Riot.
The local Morris side are called the Ely and Littleport Riot.
Yep. All of these...
January 31, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Yep. All of these...