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OneWingedBird Great Old One Joined: 19 Nov 2012 Total posts: 541 Location: Attice of blinkey lights Age: 44 Gender: Female |
 Posted: 14-10-2013 19:01 Post subject: Leeds shopkeeper stunned at ‘WW1 ghost’ snap |
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According to the Yorkshire Evening Post
Personally I think he looks more like he's up for a bit of sheep worrying. 
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/BlackRiverFalls/sheepworrying_zps425aa79c.jpg
| Quote: | The haunting silhouette of a dead First World War soldier has appeared in the window of a Leeds shop, it is claimed.
Shopkeeper Alison Lambert, 41, was shocked when she was shown the spooky snap taken of her in front of her Box of Cards business, in Town Street, Farsley, during Farsley Festival earlier this year.
The photograph depicts what appears to be a man wearing First World War uniform holding a picture of nearby Farsley Cenotaph, which was on show as part of a locally-themed window display.
Convinced of its paranormal origin, Rodley resident Alison has researched names on the cenotaph and believes Driver Friend Peel, from 10th Battery 147th Brigade The Royal Field Artillery, is the man on show.
Driver Peel, 26, was killed on May 26 1915 – 98 years later, almost to the day, the picture of Alison was taken. |
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| rynner2 What a Cad!
Great Old One Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Total posts: 21354 Location: Under the moon Gender: Male |
| Posted: 14-10-2013 20:00 Post subject: |
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I can't make out the soldier, or the cenotaph, in that picture. Reflections in the window glass might even be of the photographer!
We need blow-ups to proceed further. And it's probably pointless to ask, why would a ghost hold a picture of something erected after his death? |
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| OneWingedBird Great Old One Joined: 19 Nov 2012 Total posts: 541 Location: Attice of blinkey lights Age: 44 Gender: Female |
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| rynner2 What a Cad!
Great Old One Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Total posts: 21354 Location: Under the moon Gender: Male |
| Posted: 14-10-2013 22:11 Post subject: |
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| OneWingedBird wrote: | | He definitely has his arm around the sheep though. |
Are you sure that's his arm?  |
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| Ronson8 Things can only get better.
Great Old One Joined: 31 Jul 2001 Total posts: 6061 Location: MK Gender: Male |
| Posted: 14-10-2013 22:12 Post subject: |
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| We had this on another thread somewhere, it's a reflection of a manikin placed in front of the shop window. |
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| Spookdaddy Cuckoo Joined: 24 May 2006 Total posts: 3923 Location: Midwich Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: 15-10-2013 09:14 Post subject: |
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It took me ages to work out what I was supposed to be looking at (and how anyone can tell that's a WWI uniform is utterly beyond me).
Part of the reason it took me so long was that I was distracted by the bloke peering over the sheep's back (tip of nose - middle of back; 'soldier's' sleeve forming shadow right hand side of face - his right, that is). |
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| Spudrick68 Great Old One Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Total posts: 1110 Location: sunny Morecambe Age: 45 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 15-10-2013 11:43 Post subject: |
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| Is it a slow news week there? |
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| OneWingedBird Great Old One Joined: 19 Nov 2012 Total posts: 541 Location: Attice of blinkey lights Age: 44 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 15-10-2013 14:50 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Is it a slow news week there? |
I'm not sure news and Yorkshire Evening Post belong in the same sentence.
Perhaps Sheep Lovers monthly just went under and they were hoping to pick up some of their trade. |
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| theyithian Keeping the British end up
Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Total posts: 11702 Location: Vermilion Sands Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: 15-10-2013 15:13 Post subject: |
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| I can't see anything anomalous beyond the penis-shaped shadow over the sheep. Can somebody please explain what somebody thinks is present, and exactly where? |
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| Ronson8 Things can only get better.
Great Old One Joined: 31 Jul 2001 Total posts: 6061 Location: MK Gender: Male |
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| theyithian Keeping the British end up
Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Total posts: 11702 Location: Vermilion Sands Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: 15-10-2013 16:43 Post subject: |
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Thank you.
Mannequin, as you said above. |
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| OneWingedBird Great Old One Joined: 19 Nov 2012 Total posts: 541 Location: Attice of blinkey lights Age: 44 Gender: Female |
| Posted: 15-10-2013 18:04 Post subject: |
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| Sheep worrying mannequin! |
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| liveinabin1 Great Old One Joined: 19 Oct 2001 Total posts: 2138 Location: insert witty comment here Gender: Female |
| Posted: 15-10-2013 22:14 Post subject: |
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That is a much better picture in the Daily Fail, thank you.
Now you say it was decided else where that it was a mannequin?
But where was the mannequin, looking on street view it couldn't have been opposite.
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