Did Flying Corpses Spread the Plague?

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's that the Middle Ages were magic.
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**SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING**
"Biological Warfare at the 1346 Siege of Caffa"
www.researchgate.net/publicat...
"History of biological warfare and bioterrorism"
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Volume 20, Issue 6, June 2014, Pages 497-502
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
"Catapulted Death: Can a Flying Corpse Distribute the Plague?"
www.montana.edu/historybug/ye...
"Introduction to Weapons of Mass Destruction: Radiological, Chemical, and Biological"
R. Everett Langford. John Wiley & Sons Inc., Feb 19, 2004.
"Meet the Trebuchet, the Castle-crushing Catapult of the Middle Ages"
history.howstuffworks.com/eur...
John Wiley & Sons, Feb 19, 2004

[@joncampos5551]

“It’s raining plague-infested men” 🎶🎼

[@Ja-uu9ep]

Hallelujah

[@DarkbutNotsinister]

Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. It’s about the same event as “It’s Raining Men” from a different perspective.

[@whoathatsanicememe3093]

🎶tall Blonde and slightly bloated🎶🎶🎶

[@victoriawilliams2786]

@@DarkbutNotsinister 👍🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Is it a bird? 🐦 Is it a plane? ✈ No it's a flying plauge ridden corpse! 💀🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️

[@allisonfitzmaurice6948]

“You may be asking, why is Caitlin relaxing?” Maybe because she’s a funeral home director who just weathered a year and a half long pandemic in a major metropolitan area? YOU TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS YOU NEED BOO

[@thebookwyrmslair6757]

Seriously!! If research is fun and relaxing, then do it!! If you need to spend 5 days at a spa in Big Sur or Tucson, do it!!! You and your whole team deserve all the rest and peace you can find.

[@helenl3193]

Exactly!

[@princeapoopoo5787]

I've found that a good chunk of channels I follow have been going on hiatuses. Definitely not a problem if it means that they're energized and twice as engaging when they return. Caitlin especially!

[@acmejia]

YES!

[@belyear]

@@thebookwyrmslair6757 I vote Big Sur…… I get tired thinking about hanging out there.

[@1andonlyzara]

Caitlin: It was less “biological warfare” than it was “horror show”. Me: … So, psychological warfare.

[@ghost_anna_reads787]

A two for one deal.

[@yippee8570]

"If it sneezes, it's not a corpse." This is the content I need. Thank you.

[@lauverr3808]

Lmaooo

[@mirriedancer]

Honestly, if the title were “It’s Probably Rats Again”, I’d still watch. 😊

[@TheMeloettaful]

Me too lol 😂!

[@adde9506]

I definitely would. Have to find out what those darn rats did, they do so many things.

[@helengazzara8725]

Not rats actually. Supposedly a combination of gerbils and human lice

[@jackieclark620]

Yup!!!

[@stephjovi]

It's Caitlyn, I don't even read the title I see Caitlyn I watch

[@Pheobus3309]

It's hard to find a man that's emotionally available, not filled with bees, and won't fling corpses over my walls. *SIGH*

[@Dizzy8203]

Hear me out… if you eat meat that’s technically a corpse. Just not of a human. I would love someone to fling some chicken nuggets over my walls! (… that sounds really weird and I never thought I would type that)

[@renworksfornow]

bold of you to assume that Candyman would fling a corpse over the wall and is emotionally unavailable

[@roseweed1468]

I'll take the bees over emotional unavailability. Fling that fella over!! 👌

[@TheSpectreV]

A very Unhhhh reference here? Amazing

[@Daisy30y03]

😅😅

[@jennya9838]

"In case you thought good Christians would never fight this way!". I straight up cackled.

[@maryjoyspohrer256]

Have you not read the Old Testament?

[@jennya9838]

@@maryjoyspohrer256 I have no idea why you're responding to me. This is a direct quote that made me laugh a month ago. I've already moved on and you're response is not only out of context, but I don't even know what you're talking about. Have a blessed day, love!

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

@@jennya9838 Point is the Old Testament is largely a compilation of atrocities, ethnic cleansing, murders, excuses for it, and so on, I think.

[@jennya9838]

@@neolexiousneolexian6079 Again, I was literally quoting the video. Anyone who reads my comment and is unaware that I'm actively just repeating something previously stated, has not watched the video. Or perhaps they just need to feel superior to a stranger on the internet. Either way, I don't care. At all. Leave me the fuck alone.

[@JeantheSecond]

@@maryjoyspohrer256 Um? The Christians have plenty of atrocities in their history, but the people in the Old Testament were not Christians because Christians did not exist when the Old Testament was written?

[@samcole3795]

I finished my first anatomy class in college, and as someone who spent a lot of my life never having seen a dead body outside of a funeral where everything is cleaned up and tucked away nicely, I dreaded having to see cadavers in highschool. This channel helped me be a little less death-phobic and handle seeing dead bodies and be able to learn from them. So I appreciate that

[@maritzasylvia]

I love Institute of Human Anatomy Channel..;)

[@isabellind1292]

You have a stronger constitution than many who couldn't even attend science class when it came time to dissecting a frog. Good luck w/your studies and work, whichever path you are on.🌺🍀

[@sealyoness]

@@isabellind1292 Uh, you could have been my lab partner. The one that got me and my partner was the preserved earthworm. (The formaldehyde and the general greyness, disturbing...)

[@isabellind1292]

@@sealyoness Oh gosh, yes! I guess it's good for students who want to explore this field of science but it's not for the faint of heart. (I had the best science teacher, too)!🔬🐸🐛🤢😊

[@justinhamilton8647]

They showed you DEAD BODIES in high school???? America is SO WILD

[@Zxgrhexbj]

The crossover we need is Ask a Mortician and Puppet History

[@elizebethbruce2803]

Yeesssss. This comment made me want something I didn't realize I wanted.

[@sleepingsalad]

Yes!! That would be so awesome 😭

[@kitlee172]

I officially love you, no name. 😍

[@DarkbutNotsinister]

Puppet history is a thing?? Thanks for my next rabbit hole!

[@kitlee172]

@@DarkbutNotsinister Shane and Ryan of Watcher. You will not be disappointed.

[@francesfeldman3623]

men will see a plague infected corpse and go "is anyone going to catapult that over the walls of a sieged city" and then not wait for an answer

[@Seawitch555]

frances i’m gonna level with you right now this is the best comment i’ve ever read in my lifetime thank you

[@helenl3193]

Boys will be boys!

[@Poisondreamer]

@@helenl3193 this is what they meant when they say “Boys will be boys”

[@JayShermanFJC]

Damn straight.

[@WindsofChange]

falls over laughing with the truth of it...

[@matterinthehatter]

I am a new deathling and two major things have surprised me: 1) I have become WAY more interested in the topics of your channel than I could have ever guessed in the past. 2) I have learned I may not be as comfortable with death as I once thought, but I still want to be. Keep the videos coming because this guy is so grateful that you make them so he can watch!

[@tertain4795]

I LOVE every single time she uses “the Middle Ages were magic” thing. It’s the best.

[@lauverr3808]

😂😂😂

[@augustjsb]

I want "It was Rats" on my tombstone with no explanation.

[@Noahyw-.]

stop- youre giving me great ideas

[@its_me_jen_jen9204]

Underrated comment, right here⬆️⬆️⬆️

[@emmadrew3911]

I am a pet rat owner so that makes it extra ominous haha.

[@Scott__C]

Or if you like 80s music: It was RATT.

[@MissBee13]

Oooh, fleas on rats.

[@Jivolt]

“Fling out your dead.” “But I’m not dead yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”

[@AmandaHugandKiss411]

Python has spoken

[@mistyize]

People on the other side: JAAEEESSSSUSSS CHRIST!! 🤣😂🤣

[@scloftin8861]

Dying of laughter here ... not plague.

[@emdove]

Yeeeeet ✨

[@nataliestavrum4451]

"I feel fiiiine"

[@artemisvoltaire4743]

Anyone else use Caitlin's videos as relaxing background noise after watching them the first time? I've rewatched this so many times I've lost count. Fantastic content as always. Sending strong Pisces energy to you and the pupfish

[@tracyhardyjohnson1315]

Absolutely I do; and not only Caitlin's, but Sam Denby's Wendover Productions and Half As Interesting channels, all on well-researched, interesting topics with pleasant-sounding voice overs suitable not only for entertainment during dinner but for the nap afterward as well. :)

[@artemisvoltaire4743]

@@tracyhardyjohnson1315 Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have to check them out : )

[@Burning_Dwarf]

Definitly do that, also use count dankulas madlads for that.

[@TheMarkCraig]

Caitlin rocks! Back in April, I was getting another tattoo from my artist and asked her how she got started and she said she was supposed to be a mortician! So we spent 8 hours talking about death and I mentioned Caitlin and she was "I love her". Even a young waitress at a diner by me told me she wanted to be a mortician because of Caitlin and I told her she was doing a book signing at The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia (during Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs...) and told the young waitress the details needed. She was so happy. Apparently, I've become Caitlin's PR person in South Jersey and I am more than ok with that.

[@petradegroot3578]

That’s so wholesome 😄

[@onehouse_crowley4597]

"Sire, it's not the corpses. It's the fleas we carry." "... . . WITCH!! Fling him over the wall!"

[@kareno8634]

OH NO! You're Right-ish, but Not the "Witch" Now i have to Recreate. =\ (see above post) *>~-===US^x(({ º '.'.',',',' >~=rat{{,"c º `* Stay out of the Food Death Chain ______'{/` '},.^., ← Dead Rat uh . . Fleas too. Drown a FLEA --> Fill the Swamp with RATS *°^°./;{ ,}}_**____** .... ,/{flea]r °-°;/ ,;}_**___** . °j[, ! ,}]\,* lol ugh i tried

[@mollymcdade4031]

[@PaulMcElligott]

“Manhandled Mangled Mongols” - Finally, a title for my debut Death Metal album!

[@eefneleman9564]

Be sure to make it illegible!

[@PaulMcElligott]

@@eefneleman9564 Thanks for the tip!😉

[@lazyhomebody1356]

How about the album "Mangled Mongols" by the band Manhandle? You've got your necessary sexual pun too!

[@PaulMcElligott]

@@lazyhomebody1356 I like where your head is at.

[@danigadaleta5092]

Here, Sir. Have My like .

[@rocioleal6546]

Plague-off topic but I wanted to say that you really do help people in many different ways. I want to thank you for this: in 2019 I developed tinnitus and a ‘mild’ version of hyperacusis. I felt miserable because I thought I had to quit music and many things that I love. I couldn’t sleep at night because the noise I heard was too loud, and relaxing music didn’t work for me very well. That’s when I found your videos, and your voice as well as the way you narrate everything was very soothing for me. I would play the videos as background sound until I fell asleep. Now that I’ve adapted better to my condition, and that I don’t feel so sad about it anymore, I’m re-watching them out of joy. Thank you for all your amazing work.

[@ellaeadig263]

One of my favourite taken-from-history moments in The Lord Of The Rings is when the Gondorian soldiers attempt to retake Osgiliath and fail, then later the orcs catapult their heads back into Minas Tirith. Tolkien knew his stuff. :)

[@ct3131]

"If it sneezes, it's not a corpse!" I want that on a t-shirt now.

[@TheMeloettaful]

That, and the "Middle Ages were Magic!" on a t-shirt 😁!

[@brettbaxter7882]

I believe that's how Kill Bill begins.

[@mylovesongs2429]

i want "The middle ages were magic" on the front of a t-shirt! On the back, i want "If it sneezes, it's not a corpse"

[@Blade51]

I too want both "if it sneezes, it's not a corpse!" And "the middle ages were magic!" On a shirt 🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️

[@lordofpestilence-688]

oh my god me too

[@JodieMalcolm1996]

Caitlin "not all men want to fling corpses in a catapult" My boyfriend for the last 8 years "when I die I want my frozen corpse to be catapulted through the window of my old college" Not all men, no. But some. Too many, perhaps. At least he is death positive and doesn't want to be embalmed?

[@grmpEqweer]

That's a...ahem...cool death plan...

[@helenl3193]

Oooh..! /me takes notes Edit: but then, I've always been a Tomboy... 😏🤔

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@helenl3193 Yeah!! You go sister, why should the boys have all the fun

[@forgenorman3025]

I mean, if I donate my body to science and they end up using me for a crash test dummy I'd want my funeral to be people writing or drawing whatever they want on the cloth they'll use to cover my corpse before they fling me at a wall. That's probably asking too much though.

[@allisonjames2923]

Errrr did your boyfriend request this before watching this video??? Because if he spontaneously came up with that idea, maybe it’s time to flee in terror... I mean get a new boyfriend?

[@HoneyJinxxed]

Hey Caitlin!! You should totally do an episode on the Radium Girls since it is said that their corpses are still glowing to this day because of their radium poisoning

[@jim1842]

Hey that’s a great idea 👍👍

[@lauraleesrogers9702]

"The Middle Ages Were Magic" is my new answer for anytime something is awful.....

[@composing-chaos]

We need another, “Everybody’s asking, nobody’s asking.”, soon, please.

[@Ilsezwarts]

Yessss love those!!

[@bearo8]

Yes please

[@garnix5612]

The attackers killed the duke's son during a Siege in France, knocking him from the battlements with a peasant's severed head fired from a trebuchet, the first recorded instance of a serf-face-to-heir missile.

[@nancymontgomery8897]

That is a groaner.

[@grmpEqweer]

🤣 well played!

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Wow, ow!

[@forgenorman3025]

Take my like and get out.

[@TheLadybughug]

Hahahaha! Awesome!

[@joshuasill1141]

I just saw an explanation for the Plague. So whenever the Earth goes into a great cooling cycle i.e. think of the Year without Summer, the bacteria in certain flea species stomachs became unstable causing an infection in the flea. This infection gave the flea symptoms of never being full so they kept feeding on whatever host they could find thus transferring the bacterial infection to the flea's host. So most plague outbreaks can be chalked up to natural disasters like all those times when Krakatoa exploded

[@SoundShinobiYuki]

A related theory I read is that the Great Famine in Europe, from 1315-1317 (which also heralded the end of the medieval warm period and took several more years to recover from), resulted in a generation of adults who grew up with weaker immune systems due to growing up malnourished during their childhood in the famine. As a result, they had even less resistance to plague and died disproportionately, when typical epidemics typically mostly kill the old and the children. Medieval plague graves unearthed by archaeologists (note that I said graves, not pits- the massive pits with bodies just dumped in were mostly a feature of the 1666 outbreak and avoided as much as possible in medieval society) show that most of the dead in them were in their 30's and 40's.

[@nomorepikachu]

Could be, but the general consensus is that a mischief of rats gets decimated by the plague very fast. After about three days the fleas get so desperate that they will feed on humans. But of course natural disasters will always create the perfect conditions for diseases to come up and spread fast, and that infection could play a role as well.

[@Jessica117171717]

Been binging this channel for two weeks now. How has Caitlin managed not to age in like 7 or 8 years???? 😭

[@nueroptera]

Is it secret recipe embalming fluid?

[@laurabailey1054]

A portrait in her attic that ages for her

[@dirtyfiendswithneedles3111]

Corpse magic

[@avi8r66]

man here. not offended by the accusatin of corpse flinging. its a great way to get rid of your dead and demoralize your enemy at the same time. can be messy though.

[@tavdy79]

IMO infected corpse flinging isn't even the most unpleasant method of biological warfare invented by men. That would be arrowtips smeared with human excrement, creating a neat little package of really nasty infectious agents that could be delivered direct to your enemy's bloodstream.

[@avi8r66]

@@tavdy79 But you have to hit your target with that small arrow head. And just seeing it on the ground isn't going to have much impact. But seeing human corpses shredded all over your roofs, gardens, walking paths, barrels of food stuffs, smashing through windows into the living spaces, not only do the people under siege need to see it and smell it, they need to clean it up and dispose of them, usually burning them which smells awful as well, while more corpses are being thrown at them. So while medically the arrow is going to be more effective the waste material, corpses and carcasses will just wreck the people on the receiving end by sheer proximity. And if they know the people being thrown at them this adds hopelessness to their effects. Warrior goes out, head comes flying back.

[@Nightsong001]

I'm not a man, but I agree. Also ragdoll physics are popular for a reason. Launching a dead cow is funny for the launchers, not so much the people dealing with exploded cow

[@avi8r66]

@iron tansy Depends on the launcher really. If it's a cloth sling contraption vs a wooden platform or bucket. And the acceleration of the sling is slow, but the impact on the other end is sudden. So yeah, still messy, but that's what slaves and captives were for, handling messy stuff.

[@The4books]

Yes I think it’s undeniable most if not all of us men do at least think of catapulting rotting corpses at our enemies at one time or another.

[@JimAllen-Persona]

My daughter took an undergrad honors class titled " The Glorious and Turbulent Middle Ages". They should change the course name to "The Middle Ages were Magic" - they might have to open up a second section :-)

[@darkinproductions]

Oh the joys of money… I WISH I could be in college again. Alas I am not rich.

[@ClockworkChainsaw]

I mean, the name is pretty awesome already.

[@JimAllen-Persona]

@@darkinproductions Ironically enough, she was on a full academic scholarship. Didn't cost us a dime except for the textbooks.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@darkinproductions I'd like to go back in time to college when there were more books than computers

[@JimAllen-Persona]

@@ClockworkChainsaw Actually, I went back and checked - I had it backwards - it should have read "Turbulent and Glorious Middle Ages". They really were Turbulent and Glorious times. I remember because I kind of took the course with her. It was a joint class taught by a History professor AND a philosophy professor and incorporated elements of both. It was intense... I remember because I did a lot of the reading with her to help her study. I know I learned a lot.

[@savann13]

We need a "The Middle Ages were Magic" shirt! I'd totally wear it! Great video!

[@dpech66]

"The Crusaders promptly cut off the heads..." Me-"OH SH!T!!"

[@amandafletcher4379]

I'm gonna need a "if it sneezes it's not a corpse" t shirt. Also "not all men" had me screaming! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Laroling]

I'd buy that to DEATH

[@mrs.maztech2968]

I'm dying to get this on a shirt!

[@Pattygblanco]

We also need an "It was RATS!" Tshirt

[@storytellerhut3488]

I agree. Can I get that in orange or blue please.

[@gemeralderin]

Yes and yes!!

[@tbwkn]

I'm guessing that the people who down voted this have had bad experiences with flying corpses

[@oregonoutback7779]

Or, have possibly been one ??

[@karentucker2161]

Lol 😆

[@anne-droid7739]

Maybe they were just hoping for a new episode of "Coffin Flop."

[@tbwkn]

@@anne-droid7739 can't say I've heard of that. Sounds like it should be on the diy network. I had to edit because every time I type like it turns to lime

[@anne-droid7739]

@@tbwkn It's a sketch on "I Think You Should Leave," about a guy losing his sh*t over the removal from Spectrum of a show comprised entirely of footage of bodies dropping out of the bottom of coffins. Apparently, one out of every five of them are nude. =)

[@UnDead483]

Ok... as a man... 9:31 was a bit of a journey for me. At first I felt attacked. Then I was honest with myself and I felt seen. Then I was more honest with myself and went "d*mn but she's not wrong." Then I was even MORE honest with myself and thought "Actually that's a good idea. Perfect weekend garage project." Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some carcasses to fling at some anti-vaxxers. Thanks Caitlin!

[@erikaswanson7072]

Then you can use the anti vaxxers' carcasses to fling at other anti vaxxers.. it's self sustaining!

[@gretep]

as an estonian, i live near tallinn, which is the modern day reval. there is still a good portion of the medieval time era city left, and im stuck imagining folks hurling plague corpses over the walls lmao

[@IkaraPentiki]

We need that on a shirt: "If it sneezes, it's not a corpse"

[@denisemcdougal6445]

I want one too

[@carmenmcalister7338]

I'd buy that.

[@StarrClaws]

Yes please.

[@slytheringingerwitch]

With the 'Middle Ages Were Magic' on the back!

[@oreocookies7831]

Oh yes I want one with both sayings!!! 🐀🐁🐁🐀🏰👑🗡️🛡️🏹🔮

[@hueyiroquois3839]

Flinging rocks with a trebuchet is a gateway drug to flinging corpses.

[@Moonsfire62]

LOL.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

Good one

[@grahamstrouse1165]

Rocks get boring after a while.

[@DonQuixotedeKaw]

A relatively small trebuchet, could fling a lot of RATS! But imagine a trebuchet made for flinging fleas...

[@loisreese2692]

Hi, Caitlin! Just checking on you. Are you doing alright? Staying healthy, I hope. See you when you're back, doll. Take care! Lois

[@elle-says]

The Middle Ages Were Magic is my jam.

[@thelilbrans]

Manhandling Middle age Magic Mangled Mongols does not sound like my jam....

[@davidmolina3520]

Rats and auto tune 🎶🐀

[@savannahjones4195]

SAMEEEEE

[@clogs4956]

We need the Rat Rap, because... yeah... my bad...

[@AlanaArtDream]

I giggle every time I see it

[@anouksurmenian4257]

I want “If it sneezes, it’s not a corpse” on a t-shirt 😂

[@whisperonascream]

I 2nd that ... it needs to happen

[@tipsybottles]

Lol, that line made me cackle.

[@missy3240]

yes!

[@oliviajeanette1065]

Yes!

[@native5891]

@@tipsybottles lol i can make it! if it’s not copyrighted 😅

[@truckersrule]

It's been 2 months, you still around? Miss your vids.

[@anne-mariemcandrew9893]

Please come visit the Highlands of Scotland, we live on the Dunphail Estate where we have castle ruins and apparently 5 headless ghosts. The castle was surrounded and the people being starved, so five men went beyond the castle walls to steal some grain, unfortunately they were caught and their heads threw over the wall whilst apparently shouting “here is your meat to go with the grain” xx

[@bitchymoroseandloud3066]

"Not ALL men want to fling corpses by catapult" Yes... Yes we do.

[@Ironhandjohn]

Why stop at corpses? Ownership of a catapult creates a will to use it, and pretty much anything not nailed down can find itself being loaded into a trebuchet. I'd be slinging all kinds of stuff with mine if I owned one.

[@TinyScorpion44]

I am a woman and also want to fling corpses by catapult

[@jennymunday7913]

I am a woman and I have fired watermelons at a target via trebuchet. I'd launch a corpse in a heartbeat! Truly, the fastest way to my heart is medieval siege machines and polearms.

[@xfallenxlostx3254]

Lady here who in the past flung a number of things by trebuchet that was handmade by my brother and dad using a garage door spring for strong flinging power. It was fabulous. Never corpses, but plenty of balloons filled with things, rotten fruit from our trees, dirt clods…

[@taranullius9221]

I've wanted a giant catapult since I was a little girl. I would also be at the very least half interested in flinging myself on said catapult to see what would happen even though I know what would happen I'm just going to pretend I don't and think that having homemade giant batwings might save me.

[@MichaelButchin]

So-- During Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it was completely historically accurate when the French started launching cows at the silly English knights...?

[@cocacola4blood365]

Certainly puts the phrase "don't have a cow" in a new light.

[@beth8775]

A surprising amount of that movie is historically accurate lol

[@IntrovertedOreo]

That, and History of the World Part One 😂

[@The4books]

Yup!

[@tonyarichards5430]

That’s all I could think of during this.

[@herpyderpy2869]

As a medieval history enthusiast, when she mentioned the heads I wasn't surprised anymore.

[@mmmamamamysharona]

I used "manhandling mangled mongols" as a tongue twister with my teen English-as-a-second-language students. Great success. Hello from Spain!

[@RupertMissick]

"If you're going to go through the trouble of building a 65-foot tall catapult, you're going to use it to fling some gnarly stuff." *I feel very "seen" right now.* 😌😌

[@anelisamorgan8590]

😂😂😂

[@TheAccidentalViking]

Yes, every student who did mechanical engineering. Whether you built a 'catapult' or a 'trebuchet' depends on where you went to school.

[@ma_alva]

"If it sneezes... it's not a corpse!" Doughty, Caitlin. 2021

[@knightmarecityk]

In a complete cluster of a year of horrific rampant death, Caitlin's death centered videos have honestly made my life better.

[@josebeteta8105]

I love Caitlin's sense of humor. Keeping running gags from videos ago are always fun. "It was RATS!" "🎶The middle ages were magic🎶" 😅

[@GarrettWatts]

This thumbnail Caitlin I am dying.

[@Morguedance13]

I have to say, nothing (and I mean nothing) makes me so happy right now as to know that you are a deathling lol

[@eudaemonia_]

NAH BRO IT TOOK ME TF OUT

[@pyrosymphonyfireworksdesig5690]

You? Dying? MAN THE CATAPULTS!

[@StonerOfGotham]

👀👀 Puppet History Ask A Mortician cross-over. You have the power.

[@poopiekaka]

gARRET WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE YOU DELIGHTFUL SOUL

[@ToolsAreToys]

Mortician question: How can I legally arrange for my corpse to be trebuched into my enemy's holdfast? Is having it written in my will with a witness sufficient, or do I need some extra permits?

[@101spacemonkey]

I suspect permits and if you have a faux enemy who agrees sure because its private property otherwise

[@jessicadoban2564]

May want to contact a notary.

[@MsBrooklyn62]

Ask your estate attorney

[@bailey9947]

IS IT LEGAL REVIVAL TOUR LETS DO IT

[@misslawless6021]

These are the real questions

[@bookwormparade2354]

I just finished the lecture audiobook of Great Courses, "Black Death", and I learned about this! All I kept singing in my head was "the middle ages were magic 🎶

[@jadenkhor3523]

“If it sneezes.. it’s not a corpse. That’s what I always say”

[@Honeybell001]

I will be working hard to incorporate "if it sneezes, it's not a corpse" into conversation as often as possible.

[@4reddit545]

I need merch with this quote.

[@miriambucholtz9315]

I understand that they can do a pretty good belch, though.

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

@@miriambucholtz9315 They fart too. lol

[@laurachapple6795]

"Why is Caitlin relaxing?" Honestly, because we all needed some peaceful woods after the flying plague corpses.

[@Scavenger82]

That was my thought exactly.

[@certifiedzombie2986]

I saw a Mortician drinking a Pinot Noir at Trader Vicks...Her bangs where perfect. My OCPD really enjoys your perfect Bangs. I really enjoy your Vids and I actually died for eight minutes, crossed over and came back. Zombies unite

[@lastchancemonicam3948]

Have a great vacation. Goodness knows with all you've endured the last few years (dealing with our current plague) you DESERVE a break.

[@BePlushed]

I could watch a whole video of Caitlin just saying "It was rats" lol

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Unjustly accused rats!! There were rat fleas and people fleas. I've read a lot of books about the Plague and all agree it was the people-biting fleas that caused the plague

[@Pingwn]

@@lazyhomebody1356 she would agree as she said so in the video

[@abbywilson5988]

The auto tune is a great addition

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@Pingwn Totally missed that! Thanks, I will watch it again

[@JervisGermane]

I feel like I just did

[@BeatlesBiitch]

"Not All Men want to fling corpses by catapult." So true Caitlin, some of us prefer shot put. Thank you for fighting the stereotypes, your pretty cool for a girl.

[@Tsakeli]

I was gonna say "sure not all men... some ladies wanna do it too..." .>

[@evenstar435]

"your pretty cool for a girl"

[@courtneyremarks1133]

I've been watching all your old videos since you recently graced us with your presence. "Mother is here to weave us a macabre tale of mayhem and mortality children gather round"

[@Uffda.]

Having used a mini-trebuchet with eggs back in middle and high school, I can vouch that little is more satisfying than watching that arc and eventually egg splat when you get it set up right. No boys were involved, so fret not, it’s not just you.

[@andrewbower2533]

I mean, there’s a KZbin channel called “will it blend”. I guess the medieval version is “will it trebuchet”?

[@HayLeesHomeMade]

Damn i forgot about that channel, i used to love watching their backlog

[@shortwavekitty1365]

No, it's called, "Will It Yeeteth". The yeeteth thread is above. 🤣

[@MargoMB19]

I laughed way too much at this.

[@Talimara1]

Tonight, on "SEND IT!"

[@NickMorouney]

An alternate title to this video could be "I get 'The Middle Ages Were Magic' stuck in 1.5mil Subscriber's heads"

[@thehutch7728]

And if the past is any indicator of the future, that little ditty will remain in my head for *months*!

[@jujubean914]

😂 ikr

[@b2ljess4fortnite40]

Who’s here in September patiently waiting for Caitlin?

[@andywolf1976]

don't know if anyone would get these but she reminds me of the radio host on welcome to nightvale. Calming and mysterious. It make me feel calm even she is talking about falling bodies

[@jodiwest23]

Yes! I was hoping The Middle Ages Were Magic would come back. I love them.

[@DarkbutNotsinister]

And we got TWO of them!! EDIT: THREE. EDIT 2: So many. We got so, so many.

[@AxxLAfriku]

OH NOOOOOO!!! Most people agree that my vids are the worst on KZbin. I agree to disagree. Please agree to disagree with the haters, dear ren

[@inkadinkadoodle]

Better than than the 90s! :D

[@jordanharkins97]

No thanks I kinda don’t feel like getting a splinter then dying from infection after using unsanitized tweezers to get it out

[@AlanaArtDream]

I giggled in glee I was so happy to see the Middle Ages were magic again

[@CapitalCLYDE]

“Grandma had breast cancer. She did not have the plague.” Idk why but this is what did me in 🤣🤣🤣

[@llddau]

Sounds like many of the people who have died with covid. I mean of covid. From covid. Definitely. Especially the 98 year old ones.

[@robertnett9793]

And oh so true. I got my first trebuchet at age 5 - so I could fling dead mice and pebbles around. But you know, the trebuchet of a boy grows with age. .... Unfortunately boys only grow until 5 - from there they just get larger...

[@maschaorsomething]

@@llddau Yeah yeah yeah Lara, just log off for us please.

[@The_momur]

They used to think cancer was communicable, at least ~1930’s.

[@carolnuttall2689]

Found your Channel a week ago, I love it and I'm hooked. Watch about 3or4 videos each night. Thanks for all your hard work ❤❤❤

[@maxm9650]

I know you’re busy but I miss you queen! Hope you’re well!

[@alexissejnoha7257]

I would absolutely buy a shirt that says "The Middle Ages were magic"

[@Freya778]

Even better if it had something you could press and her voice would come out of your shirt saying it.

[@MaBluu]

Yes!!!

[@TheGloomyTuesday]

Oh 100%

[@loisreese2692]

I'm in! Bentham's Head needs to be on there somewhere. 😂

[@aRedBaroness]

I would like it to play a lute version of some Benny Hill music...to truly embody the spirit of the phrase. Maybe some of those dual-wield flute things as well. At a dirge pace of course

[@cidb.212]

"He says he's not dead." "Well, he will be soon...he's very ill."

[@ClayDress]

“Fechez la vache.” “Huh?” “Fechez la vache.”

[@drhandle4498]

"I don't want to go on the cart..."

[@SirFrederick]

I feel happy! I feel happ...clonk!

[@cidb.212]

@@ClayDress So many great lines in this movie!

[@satanissima]

I feel fine!

[@eledatowle7128]

Have a great summer, Caitlyn! Thanks for all you do!

[@shanawalton2846]

Enjoy your summer Caitlin! Your videos are always a delight. ❤❤❤❤

[@BanniToki]

When my Nana passed of natural causes at 98, the nurse let us stay in the room for a bit, but then shooed my baby and I out because she said dead bodies give off toxins that would harm my baby. I left, but it didn't make sense. She was just so agitated. I am deeply appreciative of this channel!

[@victoriashevlin8587]

Was she, a *qualified* nurse? Or did she just call herself a nurse...?

[@beth8775]

@@victoriashevlin8587 It's astonishing how many practicing professionals still believe very outdated info. I mean, Caitlin gets this nonsense from other funeral directors too.

[@BanniToki]

She was a qualified nurse. She had cared for Nana for several years and she was emotional at her passing as well. She was the one who called us and told us we needed to come as the end was near. I was the only one of the 4 adult grandchildren able to make the journey in time. We got to spend about a day at her bedside, with my 5-month-old son babbling away and patting her hand. I take a lot of comfort in that. She couldn't speak anymore, but she looked happy to interact with one of her great-grandchildren.

[@lego4virgo]

"Not all men, want to launch dead things by catapult.." Ohhhhh-YES WE DO! WE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY DO!

[@AmandaHugandKiss411]

I remember what some documentary , I apologize, it was a long time ago so I can't remember exactly what the name of it was. All I remember it was on the History Channel. Anyway, they made a life size medieval catapult actually more accurately a Trebuchet. They made it using only medieval tools and woodwork. Then the rest of the documentary was them hurling all kinds of things: grand pianos, small automobiles, small wooden sheds, everything you could imagine except cattle. It was hilarious.

[@MaBluu]

Im not a man.. but the idea intrigued me... No lies

[@lego4virgo]

@@MaBluu Cool! I support equal-opportunity launching of dead things by catapult.

[@elliot_rat]

i am all men

[@evariste_galois]

not all men, but definitely this guy!

[@DarqueQueen7]

I hope you're having a GREAT summer, Caitlin!

[@cornevictor9258]

Enjoy the break and research - love your hard work and honesty

[@raincoathaveli]

I want a Drunk History/Ask a Mortician crossover.

[@jrmckim]

YASSSS

[@shhhh124]

omg YES

[@AquilaLupus9]

OMG, all of the deadly facts she will be spewing!

[@StephanieLenz71]

"Not all men want to fling corpses by catapult... [they also want to use trebuchets]." I really thought we were gonna go for "all people want to fling corpses with catapults" but this works too.

[@cheyannestuart7742]

Caitlin, I was just called “kinda weird” by my friend because I was listening to your podcast. 😂

[@MadMax-dp2bb]

Man, I wish there were more youtubers like you. I love this kind of content!

[@bnhietala]

So Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail may be more historically accurate than we realized...

[@tinad8561]

So much of MP turns out to be true in the end…

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

Terry Jones, python and co writer/director of the film was quite a significant medieval scholar. His documentaries on the Crusades and The Barbarians are oood watch, a dash of humor is used to make things relatable and understandable.

[@anneroy4560]

they were visionaries ...

[@VampiraVonGhoulscout]

Sick guy: "I'm not dead, I don't want to go on the catapult!" *yeeteth* "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jennifergonzales7953]

Yeeteth... OMG I almost peed my pants... AT WORK

[@VampiraVonGhoulscout]

@@jennifergonzales7953 I straight up cackled at this concept of sick people being catapulted for five minutes. I couldn't breathe. It's so Monty Python.

[@AmyinOregon]

You had me at Yeeteth...

[@funkygirlkathryn]

Yeeteth 🤣

[@Ujuani68]

Yeeteth!!😄👍

[@haileelogan2031]

I just binged all your videos over the course of 2 or 3 weeks. Coming to the latest, I’m so sad that I’m out of your videos! Thank you for your time and effort spent on your content. It’s so wonderful what you’re doing. ❤️❤️❤️

[@rpbrooksbank1]

I have been hooked on this channel from the first video I watched. I love how you talk about such a difficult subject matter. Very informative with the right amount of levity. I have learned a lot. Keep up the great work.

[@aggiesanvil]

The Flying Plauge Corpses sounds like a death metal band.

[@elly.a4153]

Air-borne death Rain of Corpses Fallen angels of the plague

[@DrachenGothik666]

@@elly.a4153 Rain of Corpses is the best one!🤣🖤🤘

[@Rachel-ds6gy]

"Why did you go into the field of art history?" *gestures vaguely at paintings of decapitated soldier heads being catapulted over city walls*

[@jackrabbit5155]

I just wanna say I love your content and the way you explain things, and especially love how you put captions for your videos!!

[@pingui41]

I am new to this channel, but had to subscribe at the very first video. And I don't know, how many of your videos I have consumed over the past days. To me it's no coincidence that this channel was brought up to me at my KZbin page. I needed this. I didn't know it, but I needed this. And in one specific topic, it gave me peace. Thank you for that.

[@FigureUnboxing]

"It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men! Every specimen! Tall, blonde, dark and lean. Rough and tough and strong and mean" Come on everyone. Sing with me!

[@henryjames8654]

It's a Weather Girls re-union.

[@arthurgansner8450]

That is great!

[@wolfcat1998]

As a man, I can say I've never considered launching roadkill through the air with a catapult before. I can also say it's pretty much all I can think about now. I hope you're happy.

[@WindsofChange]

Narrator: And so the saga begins anew...."

[@gusmonster59]

But what how were you thinking of flinging roadkill before the catapult suggestion? **blink blink**

[@wolfcat1998]

@@gusmonster59 slingshots and modified crossbows.

[@TheLadybughug]

This is epic!

[@PaulGT]

Lucas Kansas has the Iconic Corpse in the Garden of Eden Folk Art attraction of the Macabre. Crime Scene Cleanup is exactly as it's KZbin channel implies. Places a Mortician would love!

[@kleineschnappi]

Just recently discovered your channel and I'm so glad I'll have a LOT of content to catch up while you're on break! You're absolutely amazing. I don't know if you play games, but if you do, I'd love a review of A Mortician's Tale. Have fun on your break & see ya

[@tunicoco]

The editing on this video was simply MAGIC, just like the middle ages.

[@marci5369]

Caitlyn: "Of course people in the middle ages catapulted more dead stuff at their enemies!" Me: "yes, of course. That totally checks out"

[@JillianClaireRox]

Love Caitlin's story-telling antics. She makes learning super fun and exciting. I love her! CAN'T WAIT for more videos!!

[@sbonnington4499]

Caitlin, thank you for these videos! I really appreciate your take on things and what (from my total lack of self-research) seems to be well-researched content. I appreciate it!