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Geese and Gunpowder

Geese and Gunpowder

While much of the country is to this day threatened by pestilential waterfowl, one village has been living in an uneasy truce with them since the 7th century. Weedon Bec was suffering from a plague of geese, eating all the crops in the fields. Q: Who you gonna call? A: Geesebusters! That was pretty funny in the 7th century, trust me. Actually they called in Saint Werburgh, another one of those Saxon princesses turned nun who littered the dark ages…

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