Who Are We?

[ghoulstonstreet]

I was a part of one of those surveys, and I still feel mostly the same way that I did when I filled out the questionnaire.

I think the cases as Simon Wood once said, "are more confused today than they were 100 years ago"....and my interest is in re-examining the premises we all have at one time accepted without any proof. Like the existence of a Canonical Group of only 5....no more, no less.

All the best

Eh, Canadienne, eh? Used to live across the river from Windsor, Canada. I like the MLK quote you included with your message.I do think the crimes need to be "kept alive" by thought and speech. I do tend to look at the Ripper crimes from a female perspective because they always seemed particularly obscene in view of the prim and puritanical mores of the Victorian era. I feel that the murderer was a kind of standardbearer, announcing the beginning of the war between men and women, with which we are now so familiar in Western society.

[ghoulstonstreet]

Im Monty....enough said.


Monty

You mean this is the FULL Monty? Geez I hope not. Hello!

[Monty]

when are you ever going to learn to let other people get a word in edgeways!

Ah, they never listen anyway Jen.

Monty

[Steve S]

Picked up 'Autumn of Terror' from the library about 1970...Dad worked at Spitalfields at the time.......Read various other books over the years...Got a Computer..Realised I was comparatively normal!...One of too many interests,So I tend to keep a 'watching brief'...not informed enough to argue in detail......
Steve

[karensa]

I had somewhat of a life and know better than to keep reading this forum and site, else it'll swallow me up. So far, I don't consider myself a ripperologist, so I'm not quite "one of you" in that respect...but for what it's worth, this thread kicked off Blind Melon No Rain video flashbacks...so hey thanks

[drstrange169]

For those not familiar with Life's "collar and cuffs article, it's available online.

http://books.google.com/books?id=4FMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA85&dq=jack+the+ripper&as_pt=MAGAZINES#v=onepage&q=jack%20the%20ripper&f=false

fyi

[The English Gardener]

I've been interested - to varying degrees - for over 20 years, beginning {as so many did} with the eponymous Mr Knight and going on from there. I learned an awful lot very quickly {and have forgotten most of it as a result!}. An early veteran of Mark Galloway's incarnation of C&D, and a survivor of several caustic letters from a certain {nameless} doctor and Ripperologist, nowadays I confine myself to the odd {sometimes very odd} posting here and make sporadic attempts to catch up with more recent thinking than mine. To be honest I think I'm now more interested in the times than the events. Although it stills nags me that apparently no one has ever wondered why whoever it was who deposited that bit of apron in Ghoulston {love that spelling...} Street chose that side of the street and which direction they think that would indicate he/she was traveling in... Sometimes I think I'd like to get more involved in the study of the events once again. But other times I'm happy just to read Cap'n Jacks latest splashes of literary colour and gawp at the offerings on the Photographs and Drawings thread. This lack of real enthusiasm for the cut and thrust {and I'd like you to know that absolutely nothing should be read into my selection of that phrase} persuades me that I'm best off sticking to the latter pursuit.

[The Grave Maurice]

ghoulstonstreet,

I've been hanging around here for yonks and, from what I can see, we are a bunch of people, from diverse backgrounds, with a common interest in Victorian history and an unsolved (perhaps, unsolvable) mystery. That's it.

[Supe]

Michael,

I was a part of one of those surveys

We thanked you then and thank you again for your participation. The surveys unearthed a great deal of information about Ripperologists, their ages, sex, jobs and other interests and they proved to be an interesting and varied group of folks.

But should we ever do more surveys let everyone know Michael admitted to being a participant--once the data were encoded everyone's identity disappeared. Only fair way to do it and nobody's name went to a mailing list for hair restorers or anything else.

Don.

ghoulstonstreet,

You would doubtless be interested in a series of articles that appeared in Ripperologist magazine by Jennifer Pegg (Shelden) and Don Souden. They conducted three separate surveys of Ripperologists that may answer many of questions about just who Ripperologists are--and why they are Ripperologists.

The relevant issues are: Ripperologist 80 (June 2007); Ripperologist 85 (November 2007) and Ripperologist 91 (May 2008). Those back issues are available.

Supe.

I was a part of one of those surveys, and I still feel mostly the same way that I did when I filled out the questionnaire.

I think the cases as Simon Wood once said, "are more confused today than they were 100 years ago"....and my interest is in re-examining the premises we all have at one time accepted without any proof. Like the existence of a Canonical Group of only 5....no more, no less.

All the best

[babybird67]

Monty Monty Monty

Im Monty....enough said.


Monty

when are you ever going to learn to let other people get a word in edgeways!

[rain]

Hi Suzi, Nice to meet you. The LIFE magazine issue which I saw back in the late 60s was published at that time in a large splendid format. At the back of the magazine they had a special short article every week with large photos, sort of a "feature' i guess. The one about Prince Eddy shows the famous picture of him sitting with a very tall, white collar, white cuffs and I believe a tartan or kilt, draped with several pieces of fur. He was probably not at all involved but remains to me one of the very most enigmatic of men.
"Diddles" theory? As in Diddles, the cat, the pet belonging to the woman who shared the building where Mary Kelly was killed? What is the Diddles theory?
Also, I see at least 3 ways to Reply to posts. What are the different ones for? Thanks for the help.

if you hit the quote button you get the previous post in your reply- you can delete some if you like- if you hit the reply you can post your reply with no quote.

I hope this makes sense..

[Phil Carter]

Hello Ghoulstonstreet,

Welcome!
I'm Phil, have had the interest in this subject since childhood through elderly relatives, and admit to being an "old fart" after 40 odd years of reading and researching.
Most of the people on here are pleasant, most are dedicated and most, myself included, have other interests! Younger, more brilliant members are coming along all the time, so whatever you do, don't feel frightened off by the prospect of coming into discussion with not so well known or even well known names...after all, we are all trying to fill in the gaps. Evereyone has to start somewhere!

And some of the lighter "one-liners" can be particularly funny. That reminds me what a serious yet mostly "normal" bunch we all are.

Welcome.


best wishes

Phil

[Monty]

Im Monty....enough said.


Monty

[Supe]

ghoulstonstreet,

You would doubtless be interested in a series of articles that appeared in Ripperologist magazine by Jennifer Pegg (Shelden) and Don Souden. They conducted three separate surveys of Ripperologists that may answer many of questions about just who Ripperologists are--and why they are Ripperologists.

The relevant issues are: Ripperologist 80 (June 2007); Ripperologist 85 (November 2007) and Ripperologist 91 (May 2008). Those back issues are available.

Supe.