tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post1950213527610140393..comments2024-03-27T03:22:46.572-07:00Comments on The Cat's Meat Shop: Black BeetlesLee Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-45066617887927812802010-09-29T09:08:58.374-07:002010-09-29T09:08:58.374-07:00I think you'd be hard pushed to find a British...I think you'd be hard pushed to find a British beetle that could eat human flesh.<br /><br />In the insect world, "carnivorous" means something quite different to what we would know as "meat eating"<br /><br />A carnivorous beetle eats small grubs, and the rotting flesh of small dead mammals etc, not humans. Theur jaws simply would not be strong enough, nor would they recognise human flesh as a food source.<br /><br />This has penny dreadful written all over it for me, the fact that they do not even know the gender of the child, let alone when it was born or any other basic facts suggests it was never seen by anyone.<br /><br />I think we have Sweeney Tod syndrome happening all over again!The Amateur Casualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553683833137054780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-46444959735346999202010-09-29T08:44:14.105-07:002010-09-29T08:44:14.105-07:00Many thanks for this ... I'm still inclined to...Many thanks for this ... I'm still inclined to think it's a fake, but I'm looking ... I've updated the post!Lee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-71676128330068323982010-09-29T08:31:07.286-07:002010-09-29T08:31:07.286-07:00More on this, including the name of the woman invo...More on this, including the name of the woman involved and an account of her trial:<br /><br />http://www.planetslade.com/broadside-ballads-mary-arnold.htmlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210499769639956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-57187828133185097812010-09-29T08:23:36.128-07:002010-09-29T08:23:36.128-07:00I think it's probably an urban myth. The lack ...I think it's probably an urban myth. The lack of names is suspicious in itself; and the protracted method seems calculated to turn the stomach of the reader, rather than be actually (forgive me) an efficient way of blinding someone. But if you learn anything, I would love to know!Lee Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812128348822569086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458031571764013912.post-76698689902362666862010-09-29T08:18:51.764-07:002010-09-29T08:18:51.764-07:00Oh - I feel quite sick after reading that! Am in W...Oh - I feel quite sick after reading that! Am in Windsor so will ask any local historians.Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.com