oscheneoschene@mastodon.social
Aug 8, 2026, 12:14 PMFrom Ghoulies and Ghoosties, long-leggety Beasties, and Things that go Beep-beep-beep in the Night, Good Lord, deliver us!
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- oscheneoschene@mastodon.socialAug 8, 2026, 9:08 PM
The original is things that go bump in the night -- an old litany, it is said, from Cornwall or maybe Scotland. I hae my doots. The earliest witness is 1909.
My upstairs neighbor started moving house around midnight and I reflected in my bed that I was more afraid of trucks backing up than mysterious bumps.
DougMerritt (log😅 = 💧log😄)dougmerritt@mathstodon.xyzAug 8, 2026, 5:59 PM@oschene
I can't tell if you're talking about a video game, a bug infestation that got out of hand, or an alien invasion that just joined forces with demons escaping from hell.
Aug 8, 2026, 7:25 PMMight it be a variation on the theme of a nursery rhyme?