The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL) @themerl.bsky.social

University of Reading, England. We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.

https://merl.reading.ac.uk/

Happy 8th anniversary to the tweet that changed us forever. Look at this absolute unit.
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also, as one thing led to another:

merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/absolute-units/
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Jerzey @jerzey.bsky.social
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Such a delightful account. Happy to have been following for so long. I learn so much! And their podcast is both interesting and soothing 🐑
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✨Shiv @shivvy.bsky.social
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8 years???? Happy anniversary to my fave Bsky Museum Acct!
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thank you all for being a part of our ongoing, deeply strange, and wonderful journey
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yay! we still sell t-shirts btw, you can check out all our merch on our online shop:

merl-shop.co.uk/shop/absolute-unit.html

bsky.app/profile/rachelish.bsky.social/post/3mj2lr26x3k2g
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Catbus @catbus.phd
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viva MERL!
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Learn more about the story, and the sheep, behind the post:

merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-views/history-behind-absolute-unit/
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now with extra Bluesky

bsky.app/profile/themerl.bsky.social/post/3l6pkkjwq2d2z
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Pewter Tankard @pewtertankard.bsky.social
3d
Come on in. The rats are lovely #MERLRatTrail
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social
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In a world of war, anger and despair, this is actually quite lovely. The dull life to which we all aspire.
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Ollie Douglas @olliedouglas.bsky.social
9d
Pod pause, peeps.
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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social
9d
@themerl.bsky.social must have something to do with Big Mangelwurzel
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Ru Temple 🌈🧶🫛 @rutemple.bsky.social
10d
Best in Show
(in honor of the Day):
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Quick pod update: we're closed tomorrow for a long Easter weekend (which is when we'd usually drop a new episode). So we're going to have a quick podcast hiatus and then we'll be back to regular programming in 2 weeks' time!

Explore previous episodes:

merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/absolute-units/
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com
10d
Ok. This is the kind of April Fool's joke I can work with.
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it's not quite what it seams

bsky.app/profile/markannand.bsky.social/post/3mignu6vtmk23
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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.bsky.social
10d
Most am-ewe-sing.
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they are always welcome to come to The Museum of English Rural Life

bsky.app/profile/ievenden.wtf/post/3miglt7lc7s2c
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some people are asking us if this is a joke. do you think we would joke about something like this?

btw, as part of the exhibition, we're also bringing in another important loan, this time from a Norwegian museum. it tells the lesser-known story of the 1066 Viking invasion, led by Harald Baardrada
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Larisa Aitch @llarisah.bsky.social
10d
Oooo, the Bayewe!
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camille's discount posts emporium @kerminatrix.bsky.social
10d
listen up this is the only type of april fools post i'm interested in seeing today (obvious, harmless, and full of sheep puns)
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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social
10d
Top work @themerl.bsky.social! Not even subtle 10/10.
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VØ₦ ฿Ø₲ ₩ł₮₵Ⱨ @bogwitch.bsky.social
10d
This is the only April Fools post I will be laughing at this year.
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Joe Vaughan @joevaughan.net
10d
they said it couldn't be done. but they forgot one thing: The Museum of English Rural Life
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