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Sherra Murphy

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Cultural historian looking at science, leisure, horses, and visual culture in 19th c Ireland. Willing dogsbody to a whippet and a pony, fond of cake, lapsed artist. Also crochet, sew, cook and generally mess around. ❤ bad jokes and good wine.


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Same in Ireland, six weeks. Plenty of time to frame cogent arguments and give people information.

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That would be the apotheosis of the genre

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Makes me laugh every time! (I love stupid jokes.)

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😂

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I just love your drawings! I've started drawing again after a 20+ years hiatus and these just make me really happy. Thanks for sharing them.

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My new favourite chicken joke...

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Josie and the Pussyhats

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Aw, that was gawdawful. *shudders*

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They are all brilliant, enjoy!

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The Pea-52s

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Are we talkin' ears here?

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Omg - unbelievable. Roll on the knockout round and they can all go home.

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Beau the whippet at your service.

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Would you like to be cheered up with a picture of a cute dog?

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Copy and paste for Ireland....

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Yes, and they ran the government and they all looked like him!!

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If you saw him at a party you'd back sloooowly away......

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I'm blocked & had no comments in that discussion - seems she's just blocked your followers. 🤷‍♀️ FWIW, I've my students (animators) often discuss your ideas around simplification and amplification in their writing, and they've found it useful to consider those variables and choices in their own work.

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Nicked from Facebook:

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every year when it comes up in my memories I am compelled to post my favorite photo I’ve ever take at Pride

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Another instalment in Kavita Puri's exploration of the British history of the Bengal famine.

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Lol! We had a similar list, but only reneged on one of those! Meet 9 month old Beau, with us for 1 week today. He's such a goofball, has so much to learn about the world.

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I spend a lot of time with horses, and it's an eye-opening and humbling experience. Being allowed into a world of perception and intelligence that's so radically different to my own is a privilege.

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If I could time travel, I'd go straight to Descarte's house and kick his ass.

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Ok! But...that sounds like a recipe for sepsis? 😬 Why do people believe these things instead of using their brains?

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I had a friend in high school who drank bong water - it was nauseating to witness, omg. He's the only one I ever saw do it. 🤢

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Not sure we're prepared tbh! Been a long time since we had a youngster around...let the zoomies commence!

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Omfg! This is my childhood place, my nephews went to school here! Wtf is happening?

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Aren't they all? We just have a fondness for sighthounds. Poppy is beautiful, well done!

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Yay Poppy! This fella is coming to his forever home tomorrow as well! We're picking him up at noon and I don't know how I'm going to sleep tonight.

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My bio says "willing dogsbody" - it's their world, I just make it possible, like a good valet.

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OK Mr. Indexical! 😂

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Same - my beloved MIL had it all sorted and paid for years in advance, and kept the instructions in a little red case. We gently teased her about it, but it was a brilliant last gift to all of us.

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And hopefully most of the assets

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Please have a very useful meme featuring my bf's very talented other half!

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That is 2000 kinds of creepy 😬

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Someone decided to have his first chat with me!

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Turning this off is on my afternoon to do list.

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Always a timely reminder, whose time has come around again: Nobody Can Keep You Out of Comics. There are cliques, scenes, groups. Publishers, bar-cons, platforms. But if you wanna make a comic? None of them can actually stop you. I mean, c'mon. I'M here. LOADS wish I wasn't. And it doesn't matter!

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Well deserved and not a moment too soon. Looking forward to your upcoming papers!

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Well! You are only fuckin' brilliant! Congratulations Dr. Maguire, that is fabulous news!

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