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πŸ‘€︎ u/Mike_Rants
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Ghost stories: Harmless entertainment or dangerous spiritual trap?

Over the last few years I've been nurturing a growing interest in gothic literature, supernatural horror, folklore and ghost stories.

Most notably I am a fan of Jamesian ghost stories - that is, the type of ghost story in the tradition of M R James - often combining scholarly and ecclesiastical settings with horrific, perhaps diabolical, hauntings.

Aside from M R James himself, my favourite authors include Sir Andrew Caldecott, Algernon Blackwood, E. G. Swain, R. H. Malden, E. F. Benson, A. C. Benson, Arthur Gray, J. E. Preston-Muddock, Perceval Landon as well as modern authors in a similar genre, such as H. E. Bulstrode and Francis Young.

I read ghost stories for leisure and relaxation, try my hand at writing them, and often listen to podcasts and audio-only youtube channels associated with them - such as the M R James Podcast, Horrorbabble, and The Folklore Podcast.

It seems to me that the ghost story - at least, this type of ghost story, from the authors I've listed - is a distinctly Christian type of writing. They often presuppose the truth of a Christian worldview and cosmology: a world in which the soul is immortal, there are angels and demons, and where things like salvation and sacraments matter. Some of the authors I've listed were clergymen, others were laymen but active in the church - most of them as Anglicans. In their treatment of distinctly English locations, landscapes and institutions, there is something not only Christian, but also culturally Anglican, about many of these stories.

But here's the thing. Since getting interested in ghost stories in a big way (to the point that I'd say ghost stories have overtaken model railways as my primary 'hobby' or interest outside of work) a few years ago, I've been suffering from depression, anxiety, exhaustion. I've made some bad career choices (leaving a well-paid job to take a much lower paid job, in part because it appealed to my Jamesian fantasies of wanting to be an academic and a writer). My marriage has suffered - partly, but not entirely, as a result of the financial strain and the upheaval of moving.

I also - this is where it gets weird, sorry - I've had a few spooky experiences. I was convinced our old flat, where I lived when I first started really getting into ghost stories, was haunted. I could feel a cold, horrible presence in the doorway between my study and the hallway; I didn't like to be in the hallway after dark, at least not without the lights on. A few times I though

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DAD JOKES ARE NOT DIRTY.

Go post NSFW jokes somewhere else. If I can't tell my kids this joke, then it is not a DAD JOKE.

If you feel it's appropriate to share NSFW jokes with your kids, that's on you. But a real, true dad joke should work for anyone's kid.

Mods... If you exist... Please, stop this madness. Rule #6 should simply not allow NSFW or (wtf) NSFL tags. Also, remember that MINORS browse this subreddit too? Why put that in rule #6, then allow NSFW???

Please consider changing rule #6. I love this sub, but the recent influx of NSFW tagged posts that get all the upvotes, just seem wrong when there are good solid DAD jokes being overlooked because of them.

Thank you,

A Dad.

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What do you call a man with no arms or legs in a hole?

Phil

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Rational
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My wife blocked me on Facebook because I post too many bird puns.

Well, toucan play at that game.

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There are only two white people in the movie Black Panther

Martin Freeman, and Andy Serkis.

They also play roles in Lord of the Rings.

I guess that makes them the Tolkien white guys.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/jzagri
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My 3 yr old daughter made her first pun today and I almost cried. She was eating an apple and I asked her if she liked apples.

She said apple-lutely

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What did the left eye say to the right eye when they got married?

'Eye-do'

This is my first post pls don't kill me lol.

The people in the comment section is why I love this subreddit!!

Cred once again my sis wants credit lol

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πŸ‘€︎ u/tieyz
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What was a very common name in the middle ages?

I heard parents named their children lance a lot.

First post please don't kill me

Edit: i went to sleep and now my inbox is dead, thank you kind strangers for the awards!

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Apologies if it's a bit corn-y
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so many choices
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Gottemm
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Well that didn't cross my mind
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πŸ‘€︎ u/JasonPetreasCoach
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He knows too much
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Potato_salad123
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where do pirates get their hooks?

second hand stores!

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I've spent all morning trying to think of a quality pun, just to come up with THIS otter rubbish.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/awesome_smokey
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I've just deleted all the German names off my pre owned iPhone..

it's Hans free now..

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πŸ‘€︎ u/HugoZHackenbush2
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My 6 year old wanted me to share his joke with you all. What is a horses favorite store?

Old Neeeeiiiiighvy

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3.14159265387279 snek
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Did you know 10+10 and 11+11 are the same?

10+10 is twenty and 11+11 is twenty too

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Rock bottom
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How much does it cost for a pirate to get his ears pierced?

A buck-an-ear!

I Thank ye kind Matey for the booty! I be truly overwhelmed! Thank you!

Holy cow! Thank you everyone for the upvotes and awards! I wasn’t expecting this!

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My Son Ate a Bunch of Scrabble Tiles. My Wife is Scared but I'm not...

He should have a good vowel movement. His next diaper change could spell disaster though.

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Chinese takeout: $11.77. Price of gas to get there: $3.00

Making it all the way home and realizing that they forgot one of the containers:

Riceless

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Two drunk guys were about to get into a brawl. One of the guys grabs a stick and draws a line in the dirt and says "If you cross this line, I'll hit you in the face"

That was the punchline

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I threw up in the toilet
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Hot
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Saw this on insta @PunHubOnline
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Had a good chuckle
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At what point does it stop being grave robbing and start being archaeology?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Unholy_Jer
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Today on a walk my son was asking about a bunch of plants and stuff, he pointed to one and I said it was a fungi.

Without missing a beat he asks "Daddy, do you know how much room you need to grow Fungi like that?"

I did not know.

So he tells me "as Mushroom as possible!"

So proud.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/smoffatt34920
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What did Jay-Z call his wife before they got married?

Feyonce

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So my dad just died because he needed blood and we didn’t know his blood type.

He was so brave and even tried to encourage us, the family around him, with his last breaths. He kept whispering to us to Be Positive.

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The elderly wife in church turned to her husband and said, β€œI’ve just done a silent fart. What should I do?”

He said, β€œChange the batteries in your hearing aid”.

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My wife told me to pick up 8 cans of soda on my way home from work

She was pretty mad when I only picked seven up

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I have been asking everyone what LGBTQ is?

So far no one has given me a straight answer.

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Oh the tangled web we weave ...
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What is your favourite breakfast food?
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Grandma is always saying to me ' Hey what's the name of that German guy again who keeps taking my stuff '

Alzheimer, Grandma, it's Alzheimer.

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How do you track Will Smith in the snow?

You look for the fresh prints!

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I’ve got a condition which causes me to make terrible puns.

It’s a dad-ly disease.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads that get me though my day to day life, without you Dad Jokes wouldn’t mean a thing πŸ˜‰

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πŸ‘€︎ u/WonderChell
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What do you call a mom who turns into a dad?

Transparent

(sorry it sucks, it's like 2:30 in the morning right now and I haven't slept)

(Edit: holy shit! I wasn't expecting this to get so many upvotes. Also thanks for the awards guys, I really appreciate it!)

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Always part of a classical dish
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Found on r/Tinder
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Spheres
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This morning Siri said "don't call me Shirley"

I'd accidentally left my phone in Airplane mode.

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I got dishonourably discharged from the Navy yesterday for accidentally boarding a different vessel.

Oops, wrong sub.

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What’s the difference between a poorly dressed man on a tricycle and a well-dressed man on a bicycle?

Attire

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Next level stuff right here
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