The Exhumation of Lord Byron - Fickle Fate Series

An account as to why the genteel ladies present were shocked - after their gaze wandered to the corpse's nether regions.
For all those morbid romantics out there, this one will definitely be right up your catacomb!
We start off with an abbreviated history of Lord Byron followed by a detailed account of the exhumation of his crypt in the 1930s.
We shall reveal why the delicate females gasped in awe and fell into a delirious swoon as the great poet’s coffin shroud was removed.
Plus an exclusive - you will get to view my very own mausoleum!
Oddie Beau's ODDNESS Urban exploration & famous historical features! vintage crime cases & eccentric people from the past! ...and other weird stuff :) ....a dusty store window, filled with ancient alluring oddities. Once you've entered, you'll never want to leave. Quality over quantity.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

“Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine.” ― Lord Byron (subtitles in all major languages!! - If you'd like me to add one, just ask me) This video was uploaded to Patreon 2 years ago - all my new content gets posted there first, so I don't have to bow to the YT censors. My patrons support my work so I can continue. But the older videos like this one, eventually come here.

[@FrancesGlenn-mh8vq]

Laughter's thee best medicine ☯️🌏

[@spacecowgurl57]

Humor is the epitome of true love ❤️ without it, you are doomed- Me.

[@oneeyeddog3045]

Absolutely

[@Ally-StaffyLover]

Laughter is good for the soul. You can't beat it. 🤣

[@FrancesGlenn-mh8vq]

@@Ally-StaffyLover as long as it's not in a mean way fellow being be well👌🌏☯️

[@astrohaterade]

Oddity’s channel is excellent to begin with but oh boy, you know it’s good when it’s a tale from the mausoleum…

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Much appreciated, thank you kindly!

[@maryelynalbaacevedo8474]

First time I laughed at one of your videos, the part about the horse 😂😂 Happy Easter 🐣

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊😂

[@marievaleur7877]

I love Lord Byron, my favorite is Lines Inscribed Upon a Cup Formed From a Skull "Where once my wit, perchance, hath shone, In aid of others' let me shine; And when, alas! our brains are gone, What better substitute than wine? " Thanks Oddie!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I’ll drink to that my dear! 🍷

[@judykizler4056]

The format is fine. I trust your editorial accuracy, and enjoy the epilogues. You rock, ObsOddi.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That's very kind of you, thank you for that.

[@PatrickMchone]

Told with dignity considering. Good job.

[@helenawarsinnak]

I absolutely love when I receive a notification that there is a new video from Oddie!!😊 **Happy🐰Easter to ALL!!🙏 **Much love & Best Wishes from Pennsylvania!!💜

[@ObsoleteOddity]

🎉 I really appreciate that, thank you!

[@nikkimckenna340]

Great video oddie, I grew up in the town of hucknall and you can visit and marry at his home in new stead abbey. My brother married and had his children christened there. Lord Byron’s tomb was closed up completely due to vandalism. Remember my parents telling me he was good friends with the shellies xxx

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thanks for sharing that, so sorry to hear that his tomb was vandalised - how sad is that? Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

It is interesting that Sir Richard Francis Burton , made a few brief but written remarks about Byron. An excellent documentary, would be about Sir Richard Burton and his tomb at Mortlake cemetery.in London. There is an engraved silver disc placed in the ground behind Burtons tomb. I placed it there in 2012.

[@harmony6927]

I live near Lord Byrons old house (1 of them) in the North East England its since been a hospital where my grandmother worked for a time, then it was converted to a 5 star hotel and spar named Seaham Hall Hotel, located off a road named Lord Byrons Walk, I was however unaware of this regarding his corpse! 😂

[@karenroot450]

Oh Oddie your change of voice to emulate one of the workman’s is awesome! Back to the video!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@RuthShelton-ou4id]

Oh what a wonderful time we could have had if you'd have been in my speech & drama class in high school !😊

[@jankoza673]

One can never have too much information about our famous poets! I did not faint, but I did giggle. Thank you Oddie for another interesting video. Happy Easter to you and Oddette. ♥️

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it Jan, and happy you didn’t faint! Hope you had a lovely Easter

[@sandracollins7938]

This format is just fine. Seems like all concerned were eager to see true or not about Byron's enormous body part. Well done!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@msc8663]

What weird story. I love your stories. Love to you Oddie and Mrs Oddie . Happy Eastery friend. Love always! Be safe.💕💕💙

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you! 😊 Glad you enjoyed the presentation my friend!

[@deborahbeswick1396]

Loved this so much! A thousand thanks. Your mausoleum looks and sounds divine. Perfect for you. Haven't decided upon my own yet. Always loved Lord Byron. Such a beautiful brilliant man. Never knew he was so well endowed. I would have loved to have had a peek. Cheers. Much love from Oregon.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for reaching out with your kind feedback 😊

[@tracytracy622]

Oddie, I was delighted! What a story 😂 and with you as narrator. One couldn't ask for more. Hope you and Oddette have had a lovely Easter 💐

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I really appreciate that, thank you.

[@joleenphillips2415]

Loved it so much!! I've always wondered about Lord Byron. The description "he had an enormous shlong" had me in tears and snickering like Beavis and Butthead. I had to replay so i could hear what was said after that. Also the colorful nicknames of his ancestors. Makes you wonder what they did in life that caused those monichers to be memorialized.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@pioneercynthia1]

I was literally wheeze-laughing. Lord have mercy. That was the most hilarious thing I've heard in quite some time.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it my friend! 😄

[@laurachezem1537]

Back in the day when they took photos of their dead to make them look alive, now that's some creepy sh...t! Loved the Lord Byron story. Love your claim story telling. Love your sense of humor!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I'm happy to hear that! thanks for your feedback!

[@jobes4525]

Very entertaining. Loving the format, Oddie. And the chat at the end finishes it off lovely. TY for all you do! And I'm wondering if Lird Byron had big feet . . . ? 😅❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I really appreciate that, thank you.

[@carolsteele9911]

I live in Hucknall and the towns people use to have a weeks celebration each year for Lord Byron, this was due to the good he did for the miners in Hucknall, then Covid came along and this stopped. He wasn’t all bad. His sister Ada Lovelace was the first Computer Programmer, clever family🇬🇧💕

[@karyannfontaine8757]

Quite a tale of Lord Byron. Well, seems he enjoyed life to the best way he could. Thank you Oddie. Happy Easter.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

Barber's 'sense of reverence and decency' didn't stop him from digging up graves and exhibiting the dearly departed's private parts, though, did it?

[@mimig5357]

Wow! Another wonderful, odd story! I did blush!! Thank you for sharing!! Happy Easter to you and oddette!!❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I'm happy to hear that! 😂😂 Same to you!

[@Dakota0425]

Another intriguing story Oddie! Thanks and Happy Easter🐣🐇🤟

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@AlucardPeach]

The Byron family nicknames were hilarious lol

[@pamelacrawford4105]

I love the true story of Doctor Joseph Mortimer Granville. Women would start out with weekly appointments. Then just had to go daily for their doctor appointment. LMAO

[@moodybluesgurl]

Great story Oddie!!! Family history says I am related to Lord Byron on my father's side. I think he would have enjoyed this presentation, from what I've read about him he had quite the ego and twisted sense of humor. Cheers to this tale. Happy and Blessed Easter, take care, and best to you and Oddette!!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing that. Wishing you the same, Thank you so much! 😊

[@poetryjones7946]

Byron is a fabulously FASCINATING character, the Regency’s bad boy, I love him. Never knew he’d been exhumed-excellent video Oddy! Thanks!

[@poetryjones7946]

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[@ObsoleteOddity]

I’m very happy you enjoyed it, my friend, nothing like a bit of light entertainment and references to schlong to liven up the day!

[@gatorcousin76]

This is great and may I say absolutely hilarious, I can’t say I have ever laughed so hard about the exhumation of any corpse (well I don’t think I’ve laughed about any until now), this narrative is great and humorous, listening to you make little comments about his bits and bobs, the fact that everyone was obsessed about his naughty bits, “hung like a pony” still makes me giggle, thank you Oddie, I hope we get to enjoy more of these, I love this!!! Cheers my friend!!!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it my friend, thank you so much for your great feedback! New video coming this weekend!

[@littbitterst2328]

😂😂 Seymour Cox😂😂😂 ....idk why i can't stop giggling!

[@lindagibbs5725]

And his name was spelled Cocks. That made me chuckle too

[@marthaannmobley3962]

What an “interesting “ discovery. Excellent story. Thank you Oddie Beau.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Much appreciated, thank you kindly!

[@mysmirandam.6618]

I appreciate your style Oddie.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

And I appreciate your feedback, my friend 😊

[@yvonnepeltier9815]

Well-done and entertaining as always. Thank you!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! thank you.

[@Christinacocci-yu6rv]

Hello Happy Spring.! Hope your doing well! Always a pleasure to watch your works of art! This is great! Great addition. Blessings!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Wishing you the same, Thank you so much! 😊

[@anthonybarnwell767]

Right on time Mr beau

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you 🙏

[@MartyHill-or6tp]

My dear friend, it's good to laugh with you and your wonderful tales of oddities once again. Love to you and Odette. Margaret

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you’re enjoying them again Margaret! Are you the same Margaret that I was communicating with on Discord?

[@MartyHill-or6tp]

Yes it is. Just wrote to patreon to get back on to the site after computer blew up. Wish me luck. In my prayers the both of you. I know a bit long time but had some family woes. Peace!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

If I can be any help, just let me know - do you want me to let you know what your email address is that’s connected to your Patreon account? Then you can just use the ‘forgot password’ option and reset it. So sorry to hear about your family problems, Would love to catch up again.

[@phionna6672]

I want to thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication. I've been a fan of yours for years! Much Love from Regina Saskatchewan Canada 😘✌️🙏

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for reaching out with your kind feedback, very much appreciated 😊

[@ambrr_lily]

I had a high school field trip to the local mortuary (the biggest business in that tiny little town). The mortician was very passionate about his work and we enjoyed it, surprisingly. He showed us photos where a flood had unearthed a cemetery and sent caskets floating downriver where some had broken open. I believe it was the 1930s. He was quite proud to show how the bodies looked freshly preserved but many had been buried for decades. After we got past the omg-that's-a-dead-body shock, we could appreciate that he was absolutely right. One kinda half sat up. One had one eye open. But otherwise they looked incredibly preserved. A really bizarre practice if you think about it, though.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

What a thoroughly interesting and original school field trip!

[@FrancesGlenn-mh8vq]

Blessed Sunday sir oddie & family thank you so very much ❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Wishing you the same, Thank you so much! 😊

[@juliao1255]

I enjoyed this format, and I encourage you to do those other stories, too. I did enjoy the inclusion of your traditional form at the end. I would hate to see your usual style abandoned completely. Maybe mix a few Oddie's shops, rats, cats, smoke, etc within the newer format? Love your channel, Oddie!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I have mixed the format up in the next presentations, but generally have stuck to the old format, which my patrons enjoy the most.

[@Amaleen6]

This was awesome. I laughed at the description and your very expressive reading.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That's very kind of you, thank you for that.

[@Proverbs31_25]

thank you very much - brilliant as always - excellent story teller you pay such close attention to detail

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Many thanks! That’s very kind of you!

[@deathbywords]

Thanks for another great video, Oddie!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@a2shake]

Ah yes, Lord Byron! Even funnier the second time around! The mental imagery is priceless 🤣👍

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Yes, I had a chuckle myself, I had forgotten most of this. And thank you so much for your wonderful cartoon Amy!

[@a2shake]

​@@ObsoleteOddity My pleasure! I've been on hiatus over the past few months, but I have some new ideas & a couple in the making. That said, there should be more coming down the pipeline (hopefully) soon!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@@a2shake i’m happy to hear that Amy, everyone needs a hiatus once in a while. Helps the creative juices to get flowing again! Have a great day, my friend 😊

[@user-bx6xx6gz2r]

Loved this story! The humour and (ahem) descriptions were most entertaining!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@markandmona]

Never a dull story from you ever but this was a doozie!! And I absolutely loved it!!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@MarMar-go9iq]

Great format!!! As a lady...well, well, what an interesting exposure of historical facts!

[@lisaheimbigner5481]

Absolutely fantastic I am 64& have fascinaton with Bryon, Shelley, and the like for many years,,, happy bunny egg day😊only you oddie could bring new input,info with our more colorful fellow humans

[@ObsoleteOddity]

So glad you enjoyed the presentation - very much appreciated 😊

[@earthcat]

Very interesting! Thanks, Oddie❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@kellyhiggins4234]

His illegitimate daughter was named " Alba" which meant " dawn" or white and once Byron finally took over her care he changed her name to " Allegra " , this poor baby went through so much within the 5 years of her life that she lived. Theres only one portrait of her that I could find she was so adorable but, babies are all so beautiful of there innocence . Great story Happy Easter ❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Wishing you the same, Thank you so much! 😊

[@chanel58style70]

What an interesting story/video! Your idea of burial is not a bad idea. Even though I will be dead, the thought of being buried in the ground, still makes me uneasy. Anyways, I laughed when you showed the picture of Mrs. Houldsworth and did the impression of her voice. 🦋

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it my friend, thank you so much for your great feedback!

[@Donii_Wiinz]

I absolutely loved this upload! I mean I’ve been subscribed for over a year and live ALL Odditis but Lord Byron has always been fascinating to me. ❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you for watching and listening my friend. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bobbyspapercraft]

Another awesome video oddie! My favorite channel on the inter-webs

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That's very kind of you, thank you for that.

[@laurametheny1008]

OML Oddie🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you guys gave me the giggles. Especially that last bit with the skeleton flashing his bones...and the er kielbasa....hanging around! I need that pic in my life! Perfectly special for Halloween and beyond😅 thank you for the crazy vid. Not been feeling well but this was surely a lift in the right direction...

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I'm happy to hear that! 😂😂 I'm so sorry to hear that, hope you're feeling better soon.

[@phos2602]

Loved it! I myself would be happy to be planted in the woods somewhere with a nice natural rock to mark the spot that has a suitable shape for sitting on and contemplating nature.

[@ryneflood7640]

love the story telling along with the presentation ❤❤ please keep it going you manage to find stories that I've never heard of 😊😊😊

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you! Will do!

[@chrissilvester5663]

Always my go to for a bedtime story. Thank u Oddie for all the hard work, time, effort & research u put into each presentation. I know it's hard work yet u never fail to disappoint us viewers with your incredible content. It's always forever appreciated mate. Keep on keeping on

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much for reaching out with your kind feedback Chris 😊 That's very kind of you, thank you for that.

[@lynnchanceable]

Your presentation made me laugh out loud. Your burial aspirations are brilliant, very original 😂

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you kindly - So glad you enjoyed the presentation - very much appreciated 😊

[@mysticallymerry5523]

Fascinating! A delight as ever Oddie. I'm definately giggling not blushing.😊 poor Byron, in life a poet, in death a limerick.😂 I know how i want my funeral, cheap, cheerful and up the chimney! Then everyone to get drunk. Cheers!😌🍻

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it! Yes, in reality, that will probably be my funeral as well 😄

[@OGxCSH]

Another great story done by Oddie. Cheers and Happy Easter from California

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I appreciate that, thank you!

[@CarlyElsmore-Bowers-hb4ox]

I think a video on the history of embalming would be amazing. I find it fascinating 🖤

[@heatherolsen4018]

Loved it Oddy! I was giggling!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I’m happy to hear that Heather 😄

[@Katseye102]

Oddie you never cease to be entertaining! This one was really very funny! So the priest had an appointment? 🤔🤔 for……? We will never know. ❤️❤️

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

[@bobbyrutherford9359]

Oddie is simply amazing I enjoy his videos and Love his story telling

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That’s very kind of you Bobby, much appreciated! 😊🙏

[@MrsJHarrington]

Oddie this was great, now i know even more about Lord Byron, a "very interesting" character. I really enjoyed this! Hope you had a good Easter!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much for your great feedback!

[@MrsJHarrington]

@@ObsoleteOddity you're most welcome Oddie, anytime!

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Fantastic storytelling & the format is fine. Notifications though are ridiculously biased though. This is 2 weeks old now & I'm just now seeing it. I'm more than impressed that Lord Byron was mostly intact..maybe soaking in alcohol helped exaggerate the results. 😅 Byron's daughter's story is also fascinating regarding her contributions to mathematics & computation machines! Your vault plans are awesome indeed!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Yes it's been happening for years now, I've complained to YT, but they do nothing about it. Many, many subscribers tell me the same thing. Also many are unsubscribed from my channel. So glad you enjoyed the presentation - very much appreciated 😊

[@shelliewerner5624]

Oh...i think i have the vapors...lol...what a story. .thanks Oddie...please say hello to your Oddette for me...bless you both...i love your ideas for your afterlife entertainment for others...love your thinking...lol...

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very happy the story, and my mausoleum plans were to your liking, 😄 thank you so much, Shellie !

[@Liz-cmc313]

Very informative. Love this type of history. ❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Much appreciated, thank you kindly!

[@anniej1834]

Thanks 4 another fantastic video 📸 oddie hope u are having a lovely Easter 🐇🐣 x

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you! You too!

[@BonnieCassler-dx6sd]

I have to tell you,this is the first of your videos that made me laugh😂

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I'm happy to hear that! 😂😂

[@user-wt1wo1mn9r]

Awesome video this was so informative.. thank you only you can tell this story with humor great job ❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@blazefairchild465]

Loved this video , thank you for all you do to make your stories interesting.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@Charlotte66666]

Happy Easter, Dear Oddie 🌷🐣

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Same to you, Charlotte!

[@tamarrajames3590]

What can I say Dear Oddie? This was a delightful tale, and perfectly suited to its subject, the bad boy himself. Women swooned when he read his poetry it was said. I can only think he would have laughed his butt off at the doings described in this adventure. Had he been alive, he would have been a more active participant. Your tomb sounds like the perfect resting place for the bones of Oddie Beau. Surrounded by the things you took such pleasure in whilst living your well loved life. The doors might want to creak and groan as they open inwards, and your mellifluous voice bids your visitors welcome. Candles spring to life on either side in unison as music begins to play. How could that be any more perfect for Oddie’s resting place? Though modest in size from the outside…once entered in, a person might lose their way in twisting halls that wend their way into eternity. The heady fragrance of incense wafting upwards from four deep bowls spaced about the 4 corners of the raised dais where rests your cast off shell, with still a gleam in the eye. I would like to be composted, which is now being done in four of the States of America, and soon, I hope, in Canada. Fold me in a winding sheet of finest linen, a wreath of flowers on my brow. Let me lay upon a bier sweet incense to fill the air. Scatter wood shavings over me, each alive with Nature’s little helpers. Let me spend two months within a little chamber, of transformation, like a caterpillar in a chrysalis, from which I shall emerge as rich dark earth, ready for the planting. Let a weeping willow and a little garden grow within my fertile soil, and set a bench where guests may sit, and look upon the metamorphosis of my body, while my spirit seeks a new home. Thank you Oddie, Spring has finally arrived here, and flowers are emerging from their Winter rest. Sending love and light in abundance to you and Odette.💖✨🖤🇨🇦

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it Tamarra! Yes, I do believe Lord Byron would’ve had a chuckle at this. I certainly like your vision for my mausoleum! You will most definitely be my events organiser and architect for the design 😄 your creative description is magnificent! Now, why did I forget to include the creaky hinge sound effect?? With land prices being as they are, I highly doubt that my vision will come to fruition - more than likely ashes scattered to the wind. I do like your burial plan, very in tune with nature. I’m so happy to hear that spring has finally reached you guys, here, we’ve had some changeable weather, yesterday, magnificent, sunshine, and warm, and today, raining, cold and blustery - but I hold out, hope that spring has attached itself firmly! Hope you had a lovely weekend, and sending love and light as always ☀️⭐️❤️

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@ObsoleteOddity I always enjoy your offerings Oddie, you quite lift my spirits when I’m having a rough patch. I’m sure we could devise a working model of your magnificent mausoleum, and tuck a spoonful of ashes in the little coffin…call it a workaround. I must admit I was a little surprised when the doors didn’t creak 😂 I have always wanted to be composted, and an amazing lady has worked out the details to perfection. Two months in the chamber, and nothing remains except replacement parts in metal. All toxins and disease are gone. Everything has been transformed into very rich and fertile soil. Friends can take some to grow a plant in, you can be dug into your favourite garden, or…in Oregon, you can donate the soil to a program that is restoring the riverbank ecosystem that has been eroded over time. You can become a part of the forest. Some time back Caitlin from the KZbin channel “Ask A Mortician” did an episode on it…and I was delighted. At that time it was legal in Oregon, Washington, and Colorado, with talks happening in California and New York. It is a perfect system for big cities, where there is no more land for cemeteries. Richard went back in hospital on Friday early afternoon, but it looks like I might get him back tomorrow. I spent the time visiting him, and checking the yard to see who is poking their heads above the ground. Most of my Spring bulbs are getting ready to flower, and my first early ones are already blooming. I must apologise my friend, with all the time Richard has been in hospital the past two and a half months, the banking didn’t get seen to, and my credit card is defunct…which means my Patreon dues did not go through for April. It may take a bit of time to get things back and up running, our taxes are due now, and haven’t been started yet, and our regular bills have likewise been ignored. Richard made a start on them, opened and sorted them into neat orderly stacks, ready to be dealt with online…then he knocked them all off the table to the floor. I picked them up, but the resorting will be more difficult than the initial sorting was. Wishing you both much love and light, and a fun Spring getaway to somewhere we would wish to join you.☀️🌙✨🖤🇨🇦

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Sorry for the late reply, Tamarra, your comment ended up in the held for review folder, who knows why the AI detects certain comments? I think the pinch of soil in the coffin would be a good compromise, unless I was to have my body mummified so that a holographic projection can be activated once the sensor pads have been stepped on 😄 Oh, I do hope Richard returns tomorrow, which I’m guessing will be today by the time you get my message. Absolutely, do not worry about the Patreon payment, that is the least of your worries. I totally understand that you are behind with everything at the moment as would be expected with the situation you’re both dealing with. That’s very kind of you to let me know. Odette is searching for a new job at the moment, which is proving a bit more difficult because of her age - but she has completed a computer course, and has a new diploma to hang on the wall! Our Swiss friends have just bought a property in France, we can’t wait to see it - they have a lot of land and they said the house has lots of winding passage ways. We will be looking for a place eventually in the same area. I’m just about to have a chilled beer as it’s the end of the working day, and I raise my glass to you both dear friends!

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@ObsoleteOddity Oh…thank you Oddie. Hmmm I do have all the steps and ingredients used in Egyptian embalming, not sure the powers that be would be thrilled by the concept of me setting up business embalming folks though lol. Richard is home with me now, for which I am very grateful. He is becoming less mobile with every passing week, and I really feel bad for him, but there isn’t much practical I can do to improve the situation. One of the tumours in his liver has reached out and engulfed one of his adrenal glands, so his strength and stamina is severely compromised. I know finding a job as an older woman is really difficult everywhere these days, and I hope Odette can buck the system and find one she enjoys. It will be great when you can find the right abandoned chateau in France, or an old farmhouse that you can fix up to your hearts content. I know it is a long held desire, and lots of people are doing it these days. I watch a channel called “The Pethericks” who are renovating a chateau and a convent. One friend of theirs is doing an old stone farmhouse, and another is gutting and redoing a 17th century townhouse. A couple with a channel called “The Moons” have a farm property where they rescue elite horses when they are no longer able to compete with the younger horses. They are all fairly close to each other, and it is fascinating to watch these places take on new life. I have to get Richard focused on resorting the banking papers so we can get things sorted out. We have the money in other accounts, but need to shift a bunch into the credit card accounts, and get the bills paid. Fortunately, the house is mortgage free, and aside for the general bills, we don’t owe anybody anything…so it’s just a matter of sorting the bills and shifting money into the account we use to pay bills and taxes. I don’t get out and about much these days, because I can’t leave Richard home alone in case he has a fall, but I am starting to feel like setting up my studio at the house and getting creative again. Soon I will be able to muck about in the garden, and that will help too. If we can get a chair lift for the stairs, Richard will be able to come out and heckle me about where to plant what. It is a lot to adjust to over a pretty short timeframe, but we are good at that. Wishing you both much light, love, and happiness as the world puts on Her most beautiful clothes again.🌎💖🖤🇨🇦

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@@tamarrajames3590 I can imagine it being a niche, but successful market in Egyptian embalming - complete with gilded wooden coffin. I’m sure many people would like to be interred that way. I’m so sorry to hear that Richard’s condition has advanced to the stage. It must be very difficult for you both. I can’t even imagine how you both feel, our thoughts are with you as always. Well Odette went for an interview yesterday, and she liked the energy, let’s hope that they feel the same - fingers crossed! I don’t think we would be up for a French château, neither with energy or funds - I think one would have to make a business out of a building, so large. We will be content with a nice little farmhouse or cottage, as long as there is enough land around it to breathe. It’s lovely, at least that your house is paid off and you don’t have any debts - that is at least one less worry. We don’t have any debts either, and we don’t want a mortgage. But the real estate prices are getting increasingly crazy. It would be lovely if Richard could be out in the garden with you once the spring sunshine takes hold. We wish you both the best of times and send much love ❤️⭐️☀️

[@danideesh]

Wonderful story on Lord Byron, Oddie. You did a wonderful job. How are you & Oddette? Interesting info on Lord Byron’s exhumation. I wonder if he still looks decent, now? I guess we’ll never know. Take care and much love to you and Oddette.😀❤️

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I’m very glad you enjoyed it my friend, thank you so much! I would say that he is definitely a skeleton now, because the lead sealed coffin was broken into.

[@nanmattingly6402]

Thank you Oddie, for this telling of Lord Byron. No mention of his bisexuality or court case brought by the father of Lord Byron's "partner." Such an interesting man. Not sure how he would fare in today's society, though generally most people don't care about your moral behavior. Oddie, you're the best, looking forward to your next. Stay safe friend.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it Nan, no, I didn’t mention his bisexuality or any of his life really, because it’s not a biography it’s just an account of his exhumation. Have a great start to the week!

[@benjaminryder770]

I'm guessing you lost any pearl clutchers in your audience long ago! Great video, as always.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

You’d be surprised, they still pop in from time to time expressing their perpetual outrage. Very glad you enjoyed it Benjamin!

[@ashleesherman4933]

Been a while missed your videos, back at it!!!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Welcome back!

[@sharyldutter9694]

Greetings Oddie! Happy Easter to You and Odette.💕 Lord Byron had a fascinating legacy. I prefer your legacy much better. Keep up the great work that you do! 💕😻💕

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Wishing you the same, Thank you so much! 😊 So glad you enjoyed the presentation - very much appreciated 😊

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

Wooo hooo this is gonna be good 🎉. Nice and bad, bad 👍 love how he dressed. Byron was a legend ! He and Rasputin should have had a competition. 😂Ada Lovelace was the first “software programmer”. She was a mathematician like her mother. She worked w Babbage on his calculating machine. Love the humour 🤣

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I do hope you enjoy! Thank you so much for your positive feedback.

[@layla1954]

I think that your interpretation of your burial site are great!! What a great way for people to enjoy you for ages to come. The only thing I would see missing from the experience would be ghosts and creepy noises like Disney’s haunted mansion!! What fun that would be! For myself I want to be cremated and my ashes sprinkled in a forest under a tree, I am a naturalist at heart. With songs like Spirit in the Sky, the song by Annie Lennox from Lord of the rings, Layla by Derick and the Dominoes(my fav) and lastly Dont Bogart that Joint my Friends in remberance of my fun times! Great job Oddie, see you on the next one. Much love

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thanks for your interesting insights and positive feedback. much appreciated 😊

[@AliceL-bw3kl]

Now's the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron's death. There should be a video on him next. A very controversial, perplex and messed up life. Oddie, do you believe the rumours about him, and Augusta's relationship were true and the one about Augusta's daughter Elizabeth Medora Leigh being the product of that relationship?

[@MrHeadbanger366]

You're right, that was different, but entertaining. I have to agree with you on the mausoleum. I'd go with something like that myself.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊

[@katmandoo4462]

So funny. 😂 Great video. I needed a good laugh.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed 😄👍

[@nibs8837]

Highly entertaining! Love the video, Oddie! Taking out the internal organs would lend itself to preserving the body. Egyptians did the same, because it removed a source of moisture. In Lord Byron's case it also allowed the alcohol to be introduced to the inside of the body. The "state" (ahem!) in which he was found is common for dead bodies, although not the unusual size... I recommend the book "From Death to Dust" by Kenneth V. Iserson M.D., if you have a morbid interest in burial traditions from prehistory to present day, and the manner in which we return to the earth.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing that.

[@nicolevarnam2290]

Thanks So Much for another Awesome video, my dear Sir! Hope U have a wonderful day! Luv Ur videos. Whichever way is better for U to make videos, I'll take it! Can't wait for the next one. Excellent work as Always 🤘💙

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thanks for your very kind feedback Nicole - much appreciated 😊

[@beckylynnegamble588]

such a great vid - thx! don't worry about not having images, your great reading & narration can carry you through!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

That’s very kind of you Becky, thank you so much for your kind words 😊

[@mlgauss60435]

Oh my! (fanning myself to keep the vapors away)

[@ObsoleteOddity]

😂😂

[@cheryls.3022]

Dead bodies are usually not humorous; except for this particular "stiff". I'm still giggling. You tell a story so well!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I appreciate that, thank you, Cheryl!

[@slackmonk]

These vids are so comforting to me.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you 😊 I'm happy to hear that

[@glendaeden2501]

Fascinating! Love the recipes at the end.❤. Your own plan would be amazing!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@kathleenadams4978]

That was well told, Oddie. I love hearing your stories. We had a similar uproar here in the 1930s with the killing of John Dillinger, at the Biograph theater.. His personal attributes caused a great excitement then, aside from removing a dangerous gangster from the public. I find Lord Byron more interesting The Byrons must have been a colorful family, judging by those nicknames. Thank you again!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thanks for your interesting insights and positive feedback. much appreciated 😊

[@kathleenadams4978]

@@ObsoleteOddity That's very kind of you to say, after I compared Lord Byron to an American gangster! 😬 Not an apt comparison at all, except possibly for the crowds of onlookers. I read Lord Byron's works (love Tennyson, and other British poets as well), still. I have never sat and steeped my mind in the works of Dillinger! The mortuary theme is great. How cool of Britain to honor their writers and poets. Thanks again!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

@@kathleenadams4978 well, I wouldn’t be insulted because I’m not Byron, I was merely responding to your positive feedback to me. I find Byron and Dillinger equally interesting though, they have made their mark in history for good or bad. Have a lovely start to the week, my friend!

[@kathleenadams4978]

@@ObsoleteOddity Oh, a new subject? 😉 You have a great week, too, Oddie!

[@Annie-eMM]

Hello from Michigan Mr. Oddie. Why not a mausoleum filled with a virtual reality of places, people and objects from the stories you tell. Where the visitor could interact. Now that would be very exciting to see!

[@ObsoleteOddity]

It sounds even better Annie! I shall have you as my chief architect!

[@terriehumphries6028]

I enjoyed this format. Poor Lord Byran though. I hope people are leaving him alone.

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Very glad you enjoyed it Terrie, thank you

[@margiemasih1073]

Another good story...happy easter

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks 🙏

[@christinedowie2859]

What a lovely laugh you have. ❤Wonderful😊

[@ObsoleteOddity]

😊 thank you

[@spacecowgurl57]

Oh my, my, my. Down the rabbit 🐇 hole we did go! I cannot wait to check out those websites. Lord Byron in his 'short life', had a long tale told. No snubbing meant 😅. I recently wrote a story called, "Down the Rabbit Hole ", and my son sent me a story about the equinox, upcoming here locally *(southeast Texas) guess the title? Yes, rabbit 🐇 hole indeed. I adored this bit of history. And Oddie, you read it beautifully 🎉

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you for watching and listening my friend.

[@thenixx996]

Loved this so much, want more!❤❤

[@ObsoleteOddity]

I’m happy to hear that!

[@sherbearpatson884]

This so interesting about lord Byron it’s so unusual that part of his body was preserved but it is sad in a way that those that wanted to see his personal parts of him but I really enjoyed it the video of the coffins were very amazing thank you for this great story, as far as my interment I’d like to be buried with my cats beside me if it came to being cremated then I’d like my ashes in an urn buried next to them

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Thank you for your kind feedback, glad you enjoyed the presentation 🙏☺️

[@mandapanda9701]

Thank you for giving me a new book to add to my collection! Great video 😊

[@ObsoleteOddity]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊