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With a human skull in the garden?

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Slippersandacuppa · 07/05/2016 20:45

Because I've never been in this situation before.

We've been tidying up the garden and have piles of rubble all over the place. One of our rickety old fences borders a graveyard (very old belonging to ancient church) and I'm assuming the skull sort of drifted under our fence and has been near the top of the soil for a while. I hope.

I've googled but can't seem to find much info. I'll be contacting the parish council on Monday but wondered if it warrants a call to 101 (or whatever it is) to register it just in case it's not a graveyard wanderer Confused

Anyone had a similar experience?!

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MyVisionsComeFromSoup · 10/05/2016 17:11

thanks for that Simon, I'll pass it on. She's mainly interested in dead bodies at the moment, so the medical degree isn't necessarily putting her off, but with my Sensible Mum hat on, I'm more keen on "is there a job at the end of it?" with another DC heading off to do psychology...

WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 10/05/2016 17:00

Though to be a forensic pathologist I believe you need a medical degree.??

www.forensicmed.co.uk/careers/training-in-the-uk/

Looks like there's ten training places a year for qualified doctors.

I'm sure there's other level work like the old SOCO type stuff which doesn't involve being a doctor.

WhoTheFuckIsSimon · 10/05/2016 16:57

visions I have a degree in criminology and forensics and work in a totally unrelated field as does everyone I know from uni! Grin

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BeccaMumsnet · 10/05/2016 16:07

Hi all - we've had quite a few nominations for this one to be moved into Classics and we do agree it's great. We'll move it over there now.

WakeUpFast · 10/05/2016 14:41

My ds (4) wants to be an archaeologist because he wants to be like Indiana Jones. I should make him watch Time Team, but I don't want to shatter his dream Grin

Oh I've just had a thought: What if YS is....an alien?!

AllMyBestFriendsAreMetalheads · 10/05/2016 14:29

I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was a child. But I don't like the rain or the cold so I changed my mind.

mateysmum · 10/05/2016 14:28

Slippers I like your accuracy in terms of distance to pub from Slipper Towers.

CatThiefkeith · 10/05/2016 14:28

YS could have been a witch. I attended the funeral of a decapitated body found locally 7 years ago. Link here

Are you sure there is no body nearby op?

mateysmum · 10/05/2016 14:25

Can I come if I promise to bring lots of luverly cushions? Archaeology is very hard on the knees. Oh and if I bring Mateydog he is excellent at digging up gardens to find bones.

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RedOnHerHedd · 10/05/2016 14:01

Cider and a packet of nuts will do me.

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Slippersandacuppa · 10/05/2016 13:39

Oh yes ConferencePear

One at 0.2miles and two at 0.5miles. Depends if you're after food, real ale or old locals.

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LMGTFY · 10/05/2016 13:38

Any news from the police on YS yet slippers, it's rather disappointing they've not given the neighbours much to talk about!

MiffleTheIntrovert · 10/05/2016 13:34

Goodness slippers what a thought! It made me wince Grin that's another reason right there for DH to despise the spikes!

ConferencePear · 10/05/2016 13:33

When I was working in archaeology there was a rule that every dig had to be within a quarter of a mile from the nearest pub.
Do you qualify Slippers ? Smile

MiffleTheIntrovert · 10/05/2016 13:32

I've told this tale on here before, but the one time I persuaded DH to use them (at a picnic at a National Trust park, already many steps too wanky for DH Wink), we set everything up, including diggy wine glass spikes, and were sitting and enjoying, when two boys kicked their football into our midst - knocked DH's spiked glass and the contents went all over the crotch of his jeans.

The spikes went back into the picnic hamper and haven't reappeared since.

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Slippersandacuppa · 10/05/2016 13:28

Miffle You genius! That's exactly what happened to his head!

T'was a calm evening in the Shire. Mr and Mrs Smith had had a busy day fixing their wattle and daub. They decided to treat themselves with just a splash of real ale but fancied taking advantage of the mild weather and beautiful views over the neighbouring fields.

'Aha', exclaimed Mr Smith, 'I spy a perfect spot for our nightcap' and set about arranging two deckchairs next to a beautifully straight fence bordering a churchyard.

Mrs Smith handed him his glass and they sat down with a satisfied sigh. They raised a toast to the end of another productive day, had a sip then spiked their Lakeland wine glasses into the ground.

'Oh my', said Mr Smith, 'I believe I have cometh up against a stone.' Whereupon he proceeded to drive the spike further into the ground...

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RedOnHerHedd · 10/05/2016 13:21

Miffle that's amazing! Multipurpose diggy wine glasses.

WakeUpFast · 10/05/2016 13:21

I bet YS is looking down on us with a twinkle in his eye not a tea light.

RedOnHerHedd · 10/05/2016 13:19

We're gonna be awesome! YS is going to be so proud of you for doing this for him OP.

MiffleTheIntrovert · 10/05/2016 13:18

Definitely a compliment!

I can contribute to the dig gardening picnic, little plastic wine glass holders with a spike on the end that you put in ground to secure said wine glass. DH refuses to use them on the grounds that they are, and I quote - too wanky and he will look like a right knob. I think MNers will appreciate their usefulness though, especially as they could be used as part digging tool/part alcohol securer Grin

WakeUpFast · 10/05/2016 13:16

Grin RedOnHerHedd

Yes, I did my post doctoral research on brushy things for excavations. I would definitely class myself as an expert.

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Slippersandacuppa · 10/05/2016 13:13

Poor old YS is going to be properly gutted he's missing all of this.

DS1 did his show and tell, sans skull, on Monday. So more of a 'tell' really. He and his mates have decided that YS probably moved out of the churchyard into our garden as we're more fun. I think that's a compliment?

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RedOnHerHedd · 10/05/2016 13:10

Licence-schmicence, we don't need one of them.

Ok, I'll fetch DP's van and fill it with the contents of the shed. Plenty of buildy things in there.

Alcohol you say? I'll fetch that too and in my picnic basket I have some really posh champagne glasstics (plastic glasses). We'll look all proper.

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