Hey Philly folks! Come learn about what actually happens in fairy-tale romances - all the grisly bits that Disney doesn't include.

#fairytales #FolkloreThursday #AskAFolklorist

Have you been naughty or nice this year? Either way, in you are in Philly, come to my talk on Thursday night, where you'll learn about Krampus, the Iceland Christmas trolls, LA Befana and other winter season beasties!

#Christmas #Krampus #LaBefana #YuleCat #AskAFolklorist #FolkloreThursday

Hey Philly folks! Want to learn more about Krampus and Icelandic Christmas trolls and other supernatural beasties of the winter season? Come to my talk on December 18th!

#Christmas #Krampus #LaBefana #YuleCat #AskAFolklorist

Hey Philly folks! What are you doing Sunday? Come learn about some of my favorite witches from fairy tales and legends! #witches #Halloween #FolkloreThursday #AskAFolklorist

It's #FolkloreThursday, and I'm doing a #folklore thing in a few weeks! If you're near Philly, come and learn about some of my favorite #witches from fairy tales and legends! #AskAFolklorist

Pretend News, False News, Fake News: The Onion as Put-On, Prank, and Legend Abstract. The Onion parodies the rhetorical strategies of local, national, and tabloid newspapers. As its mediation shifted from newsprint to website and ultimately to social media, the cues suggestin...

To tie myself to the news of @theonion.com buying Infowars, some transparent self-promotion.

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