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Frankie “Hazard Man” Willis (Forensic Sociologist...

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:13:38 -0500

Frankie “Hazard Man” Willis (Forensic Sociologist and Motorcycle Courier, 1944 - 1964): inventor of the UK’s most hazardous bong.

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During the League of Scientists’ Second Friendship Tour of...

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:37:56 -0500

During the League of Scientists’ Second Friendship Tour of Wisconsin (1928-29), we ran into a spot of bother with the local authorities, on account of the large number of Greek Nationalist Freedom Fighters whom we had concealed inside a barrel.

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Gordon MacNut (Bullfighting Aficionado and Puppet Designer,...

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:01:50 -0500

Gordon MacNut (Bullfighting Aficionado and Puppet Designer, 1936-1952): brought Greater Chichester to a standstill when he invented Diet Petrol (circa 1949).

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Subject #3601 (real name: “Frank”) was immune to...

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:35:01 -0500

Subject #3601 (real name: “Frank”) was immune to Jazz.

But not to Electricity, which was funny.

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In its heyday, the League of Scientists’ Bloomsbury...

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:04:35 -0500

In its heyday, the League of Scientists’ Bloomsbury Archive was maintained by a team of three: Charlotte Henderson, Elisabeth Starbuck and a foot fetishist called Joan.

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And after that one freak accident gave him his Amazing Special...

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:00:08 -0500

And after that one freak accident gave him his Amazing Special Powers, little Jimmy Fitzpatrick became known to the world as “Ginger Boy”.

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The League of Scientists began their second study into obesity...

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:02:23 -0500

The League of Scientists began their second study into obesity in 1925: this involved pouring away fat people’s soup and forcing them to watch. After complaints from Fat Rights protesters, the study was suspended until 1986.

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And here is Terry Bell-Jar. In the picture, note the bell jar...

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:44:37 -0500

And here is Terry Bell-Jar. In the picture, note the bell jar beside him. He kept it close because it helped him remember his name.

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Rosie O and Marcus Ng (Visiting Lecturers at the Faculty of...

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:31:39 -0500

Rosie O and Marcus Ng (Visiting Lecturers at the Faculty of Terrapin Husbandry, Chichester Polytechnic, 1939 - 1953): pictured here experimenting on a monkey.

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Mr. Kermit K. Crabb and his mistress Eileen: unsung beta-testing...

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:06:13 -0500

Mr. Kermit K. Crabb and his mistress Eileen: unsung beta-testing heroes of Tumblr V1.0

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Before Social Networking, scientists would regularly gather in...

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:31:53 -0500

Before Social Networking, scientists would regularly gather in the Chat Room at the league’s Bloomsbury Office, to share amusing comments and viral infections.

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Halal Alkabaz (Infamous Microbiologist, Legless Turkish Bench...

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:18:35 -0500

Halal Alkabaz (Infamous Microbiologist, Legless Turkish Bench Inspector and Hat Stand, 1918 - 1929): caused a fuss in the newspapers when he fell in love with the heir to the throne, Prince Darren.

Rupert Barking-Floss, pictured here in 1931. In 1932 he...

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:48:16 -0500

Rupert Barking-Floss, pictured here in 1931. In 1932 he discovered the Serious Traffic Accident.

Mr. W. K. Worthingtom Sprig: died of Cannabis. Rest With...

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:02:24 -0500

Mr. W. K. Worthingtom Sprig: died of Cannabis. Rest With Hawking.

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In 1911, Mr. H. Hammond Organ unsuccessfully applied for an...

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:11:13 -0500

In 1911, Mr. H. Hammond Organ unsuccessfully applied for an injunction against the League of Scientists, in a desperate bid to suppress this compromising photograph. The photograph - which clearly shows him preparing cocaine on The Machine - was published in November of that year, and instantly shat all over Mr. Organ’s career.

Teddy Chessington-Chase (Fruit Engineer and Machine Sweeper,...

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:52:01 -0500

Teddy Chessington-Chase (Fruit Engineer and Machine Sweeper, 1957 - 1966): pictured here breaking a sprocket in 1960.

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In the summer of 1950, just as his mother had so often...

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:28:51 -0500

In the summer of 1950, just as his mother had so often forewarned, Patrick O'Toole had his eye out.

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I designed this newspaper advertisement for The Machine, when I...

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:12:00 -0500

I designed this newspaper advertisement for The Machine, when I was a young scientist full of ideals and passion.

It features a brunette in a nurse’s costume and a naked six-year-old girl.

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John James Dagenham Magwood Bundycotte-Thornton (deceased): 1884...

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:02:38 -0500

John James Dagenham Magwood Bundycotte-Thornton (deceased): 1884 and 1886 twice-times winner of “Britain’s Got Beards”

Subject #9413.

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:04:41 -0400

Subject #9413.