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A Time Travel Story | The Dodleston Messages from the past and future

2022-03-11 Entertainment
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THE COMPUTER THAT PROVED TIME TRAVEL | THE DODLESTON MESSAGES In December 1984, Ken Webster, a high-school teacher, was living with his friend Nic and girlfriend Debbie in the small village of Dodleston. One evening, the three were walking home from the local pub when they saw a pulsing green light emanating from their cottage windows. When they got inside, they saw something that terrified them. Though their computer wasn't connected to any network, and everyone in the house was gone all night, a strange message was written on the screen. A message addressed to them, by name. Over the next few months, more messages appeared. Eventually, Ken and his friends begin corresponding with the person on the other side. At first, Ken thinks this is a hoax or a prank. But over time, he comes to believe that not only are the messages real, they're being written by someone living in the very same house -- in the year 1541. Let's find out why. 👉 Deb's messages online: https://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/ghost-in-the-machine/ 〰 🙏 SUPPORT THE WHY FILES 🙏 https://www.patreon.com/thewhyfiles (Fun, Free Perks!) 👽 BUY WHY FILES MERCH 👽 https://shop.thewhyfiles.com (Code: LIZZIDPEEPLE for 10% off first order) 💬 CHAT WITH US ON DISCORD 💬 https://thewhyfiles.com/discord 〰 🌐 OFFICIAL WEB SITE: https://thewhyfiles.com 🕵️ Submit a topic, suggestion or just say hi: 🕵️ https://thewhyfiles.com/tips 🎨 Have a product suggestion or want to design artwork for TWF? 🎨 https://thewhyfiles.com/merch 📸 BE A WHY FILES MODEL (and get free stuff!) 📸 Send a photo of you/family/friends watching TWF, 📸 wearing TWF gear, using TWF merchandise: 📸 https://thewhyfiles.com/wild 〰 🎧 THE PODCAST VERSION 🎧 https://thewhyfiles.com/podcast 〰 ⁍ TWF on SOCIAL (in order of importance) ⁍ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWhyFiles/ ⁍ https://twitter.com/OMGTheWhyFiles ⁍ https://www.instagram.com/OMGTheWhyFiles ⁍ https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhyfiles ⁍ https://www.facebook.com/OMGTheWhyFiles 〰 🐠 BETTER CHANNELS TO WATCH: 🐠 https://www.youtube.com/c/HecklefishMoriarty 🤓 https://www.youtube.com/c/TheWhyFilesBackstage ---- SOURCES & LINKS https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Society_for_Psychical_Research Vertical Plane Book: https://amzn.to/3IvrI13 https://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/ghost-in-the-machine/ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Fermat%27s_Last_Theorem #unsolvedmysteries #timetravel #paranormal

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@TheMalfean 2022-09-14

If the dude in 1541 was really communicating from 1541, they could have told him to take an item of no great worth to him, and bury it where they could find it near the house. Perhaps a parchment with their names on it.

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@axelforsberg5028 2024-03-24

Youre telling me thomas, from the 1600’s, said to leave a “pen and paper” not a “quill, ink and parchment”

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