own up ! who's a Casebook addict ?

[Cogidubnus]

Not currently.

Hi Maria

Did you leave off the word "functional" ?



All the best

Dave

[Robert]

Ripperology is indeed an addiction, and it doesn't just affect the addicts - friends and family often suffer from passive Ripperology. They may be asked their opinion of Kosminski. They may even be invited to participate in re-enactments of the crimes.

The Government is now getting tough. There are to be warnings on all the Ripper magazines - notices like "disembowelment may damage your health."

Furthermore, it is now an offence to indulge in Ripperology inside a public building, and Ripperologists must now hold their debates outside the doors. But even this isn't enough for the general public, who complain of having to walk through a haze of speculation every time they exit a building.

Pharmacies are now offering Ripper substitutes in an effort to help addicts kick the habit. It is possible to obtain alternative mysteries on prescription - conundrums like "Who threw a batter pudding at Minnie Bannister?" or "Where the hell did I leave my blue socks with the hole in the toe?" But it isn't the same.

Statistics show that 5% of Ripperologists die of over-excitement. 5% die of frustration, and 5% die of boredom. A massive 85% die of old age. Ovbiously a very pernicious habit.

[Barnaby]

Hey, it's better than porn.

[mariab]

Not currently.

[Rubyretro]

I was listening to a traditional song today, entitled "The Wild Colonial Boy".

This is the third verse:

One morning on the prairie as Jack he roved along,
Listening to the kookaburra's pleasant laughing song,
Three mounted troopers came in sight, Kelly, Davis, and Fitzroy,
They vowed that they would capture him, the wild colonial boy.

I actually researched the age of the song, because it contained the two surnames allegedly used by MJK.

Regards, Bridewell.

Love it, Colin !

[Bridewell]

The Wild Colonial Boy

Is this a sign of Ripper/Casebook addiction:

I was reading an article about US Presendential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday. His wife's grandfather was named Davies and born in Wales in 1882.
My first thought "could he be Mary Kelly's son?" (!)

I was listening to a traditional song today, entitled "The Wild Colonial Boy".

This is the third verse:

One morning on the prairie as Jack he roved along,
Listening to the kookaburra's pleasant laughing song,
Three mounted troopers came in sight, Kelly, Davis, and Fitzroy,
They vowed that they would capture him, the wild colonial boy.

I actually researched the age of the song, because it contained the two surnames allegedly used by MJK.

Regards, Bridewell.

[Bridewell]

Perhaps we should start a 12-step group: 'Casebookers Anonymous', or 'Canon' for short. I'm sure Sir Melville MacNaghten would approve.

Regards, Bridewell.

[Bridewell]

Is this a sign of Ripper/Casebook addiction:

I was reading an article about US Presendential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday. His wife's grandfather was named Davies and born in Wales in 1882.
My first thought "could he be Mary Kelly's son?" (!)

Hi hkev,

Yes, I think you have a problem. Welcome to the Boards!

Regards, Bridewell.

[Beowulf]

Is this a sign of Ripper/Casebook addiction:

I was reading an article about US Presendential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday. His wife's grandfather was named Davies and born in Wales in 1882.
My first thought "could he be Mary Kelly's son?" (!)

Oh, no. I don't think you have a problem at all...

[Jason]

Is this a sign of Ripper/Casebook addiction:

I was reading an article about US Presendential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday. His wife's grandfather was named Davies and born in Wales in 1882.
My first thought "could he be Mary Kelly's son?" (!)

thats so great !!

[hkev]

Is this a sign of Ripper/Casebook addiction:

I was reading an article about US Presendential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday. His wife's grandfather was named Davies and born in Wales in 1882.
My first thought "could he be Mary Kelly's son?" (!)

[Steadmund Brand]

hmmm I'm not sure if I am an "Addict".. however I was able to quit drinking, and I quit smoking seven months ago....yet here I am posting

Steadmund Brand

[curious]

You can't tell it by the number of posts here on the forum, but I am a Casebook addict. I always check in daily and catch up on things. Maybe I'll get up the nerve to post more, I just feel that my knowledge on the case compared to most of you is limited.

Hi, Esther,
You should post whenever you like as just an observation that is different might start minds to working and lead who knows where?

Minds work differently. I don't know anything, but I post because it kicks my mind into gear and helps me sift and sort through the jumble of information.

At the moment, I have about reached my saturation point . . . which I will be very happy to have happen because then I can walk away.

And Ruby, the real answer to your question will become clear if someone who always posted never posts on the new server, having died of withdrawal while the boards were down.

curious

[richardnunweek]

Hi.
As I began with this subject around 1964, I guess I am not just a Casebook addict, however ever since I became a member in the late 1990s, I have frequented the boards many times weekly, and just having become a pensioner[ freedom], I may even become ''addicted'' full-time, as I find myself in my office at home, more so now, then when I was working.
Regards Richard.

[Scorpio]

You can't tell it by the number of posts here on the forum, but I am a Casebook addict. I always check in daily and catch up on things. Maybe I'll get up the nerve to post more, I just feel that my knowledge on the case compared to most of you is limited.

Esther, you should not let that stop you. My first thread was concerned the witness Israel Schwartz; i was certain that no one would of heard of him.