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Image 1 — Wilt, by Tom Sharpe
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Wilt, by Tom Sharpe

  1. Henry Wilt, a humanities teacher, is unmotivated, sarcastic, and stuck in his own life: Martin Freeman (David Tennant as alternative)
  2. Eva Wilt, Henry's wife, well-intentioned but naive, follows online trends and viral challenges: Jodie Whittaker (Olivia Colman as alternative)
  3. Sally Pringle (Pringsheim in the original), the Wilts' neighbor, Eva's friend, a yoga teacher, guru, and self-help influencer: Lily James
  4. Inspector Flint, a veteran, by-the-book police officer (male in the original), is convinced Henry is guilty. A bureaucratic antagonist: Imelda Staunton (Brendan Gleeson as alternative)
  5. Sergeant Yates, a brilliant and underrated officer, provides a generational contrast: Zawe Ashton
  6. Dr. Board, the medical examiner, whose technical findings further complicate Wilt's situation: Alex Jennings
  7. Peter Brace, the school principal (thus Henry's boss), has a misguided focus on ensuring hyperconnectivity and digital bureaucracy, which complicates Henry's life: Jim Broadbent (Stephen Fry as alternative)
u/JLHSMG — 1 day ago
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[March 3, 1876] Anyone else in Bath County seeing this? It’s literally snowing meat. Not joking, don't know what to do.

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Okay, I don’t know how to say this without sounding insane, but it’s literally snowing meat on my property in Olympia Springs. Like, actual chunks of meat. Falling. From. The. Sky. No storm. No birds. No nothing. Just surprise beef (???) from above. The meat fell with a snapping-like noise when it strikes. My husband thinks it’s divine intervention. The animals are restless, won’t go near it. I don’t smell blood, but the air feels wrong, heavy.

If anyone knows what could cause something like this, please explain it to me, because I've lived here all my life and never seen anything like this. Anyone else in Kentucky getting a free protein delivery right now?

--Mrs. Crouch from Olympia Springs, Kentucky

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u/JLHSMG — 8 days ago
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[10/10/1955] We found the MV Joyita adrift, far off course. I hope they don't do what they did with the Mary Celeste, where they unjustly accused those who found her.

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November 10, 1955 – Aboard the Tuvalu

Today we found the MV Joyita adrift at approximately 25° S, 162° W, far from where she should be. Her intended route would have placed her near Tokelau, so what is she doing hundreds of miles south, lost in the vast emptiness of the ocean?

The ship was listing, flooded, silent as an empty hull, and without a single soul on board. I sent men to inspect her; they returned with the same mixture of bewilderment and unease that I felt upon seeing her. It is not easy to board an abandoned ship without thinking of those who should be there.

We secured her as best we could and will bring her to Suva. It is our duty. But as I write these lines, I can't help but think of the Mary Celeste and how Captain Morehouse of the Dei Gratia and his crew were unfairly singled out.

I hope the sea doesn't play the same trick on us this time. We have acted with integrity, and I trust that will be recognized. Even so, the thought that when a ship is found empty is troubling me: There are always those who look for someone to blame rather than answers. I hope that shadow doesn't fall upon us.

--Captain Gerald Douglas, merchant ship Tuvalu

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u/JLHSMG — 9 days ago