Scarfolk Council

Scarfolk is a town in North West England that did not progress beyond 1979. Instead, the entire decade of the 1970s loops ad infinitum. Here in Scarfolk, pagan rituals blend seamlessly with science; hauntology is a compulsory subject at school, and everyone must be in bed by 8pm because they are perpetually running a slight fever. "Visit Scarfolk today. Our number one priority is keeping rabies at bay." For more information please reread.

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Monday, 22 December 2014

Council Christmas Boy

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Over the Christmas period, families in 1970s Scarfolk were plunged into a state of fear. They desperately tried to appear happy - or at leas...
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Thursday, 11 December 2014

"Pious Peril" public information (1972)

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When the stationery-worshipping cult of Officism became the dominant faith in 1970s Scarfolk (see Discovering Scarfolk for more details) al...
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Thursday, 4 December 2014

'Deformed Anonymous Infant Demon' model kit (1977)

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In the 1970s there was a plethora of plastic model kits for children to construct and paint: ships, planes, space rockets, as well as favour...
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Thursday, 27 November 2014

"Democracy Rationing" Public information poster (1970)

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Chirper was an early computer network that allowed people all over Scarfolk to communicate with each other via short messages called 'Ch...
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Thursday, 20 November 2014

TV Times magazine (1975)

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Throughout the 1970s, ITV programmes were tailored to mollify the proletariat. Talent shows, low-IQ quiz shows and sitcoms about average wor...
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Thursday, 13 November 2014

SIDA (Serious Infant Dental Assault)

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Although there were genuine cases of children fatally biting people in 1970s Scarfolk*, historians now believe that there were far fewer inc...
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Wednesday, 5 November 2014

"Terrorist Tingle" Firework (Bonfire Night Part 2)

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Provoking acts of terror has always been a national pastime. In November 1605 Guy Fawkes, after much conspiring and careful planning, very a...
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"Arms Length" Safety Poster (Bonfire Night Part 1)

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When Scarfolk Council issued the poster below in 1972, it was met with complaints from parents, teachers and arsonists. While the poster doe...
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Friday, 31 October 2014

The "Nonnein" Wraith Advisory Board (1970)

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Similar to the Ouija Board, the "Nonnein" Wraith Advisory Board was released by Scarfolk Games in 1970. The main difference betwee...
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Thursday, 23 October 2014

"Ritual & Invasive Mind Control" (Mayflower Books, 1978)

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From children to teachers to pensioners; from secretaries to factory workers to black propaganda operatives secretly working for the governm...
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Tuesday, 14 October 2014

"Discovering Scarfolk". Out Now.

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Friday, 10 October 2014

"Inhale for Britain" (1974)

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In the 1970s a government think-tank headed by Scarfolk councillor E. Bernays predicted that 21st century Britain might see a much-increased...
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Wednesday, 1 October 2014

"How to Burn Books" (Pelican Books)

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Scarfolk council was a staunch advocate of biblioclasm. It did not want citizens acquiring unsanctioned knowledge and expected families to r...
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Wednesday, 24 September 2014

"Scarbrand Pie Filling" Food Scare (1975)

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At harvest time in Scarfolk, families donated food, household items and other objects they were going to dispose of anyway, to people who we...
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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

North Scarfolk Independence & the "Unity Wall" (1974)

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Back in 1973, residents of sparsely-populated North Scarfolk wrote to Father Christmas and asked if they could have independence. The North ...
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Wednesday, 10 September 2014

'Hand Amnesty' (1972)

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You may recall that we recently touched on crime in Scarfolk. One ubiquitous problem was 'subconscious crime', which was so prevalen...
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Wednesday, 3 September 2014

"Childcare Skills" (New Scarfolk Library, 1972)

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One health- or community-care professional per 10,000 citizens had long been considered extravagant so when the region was hit by a recessio...
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Monday, 18 August 2014

Investigation & Prosecution Pigeons (1973-1979)

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In the 1970s the government realised that more crimes were being committed than was technically possible. This was partly due to the fa...
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Friday, 8 August 2014

'Junior Will & Testament' (1977)

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'Junior Will & Testament' (see newspaper advertisement below) was produced by Scarfolk Legal Games & Documents Ltd. While it...
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Tuesday, 29 July 2014

1970s "Inspirational posters"

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In 1970s comic books and newspapers one could usually find advertisements offering posters, iron-on transfers, sew-on patches and T-shirts a...
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Sunday, 20 July 2014

"Severed Up" Psychic Advertising (1978)

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In the late 1970s the police were struggling to solve several brutal crimes. They turned to two Scarfolk psychics, Terry and Jasmine Oiltoad...
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Sunday, 13 July 2014

"Gaol!" Weekly (1970-79)

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Sports were banned in Scarfolk (see Discovering Scarfolk page 41 for further details). However, a legal loophole permitted the playing of a...
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Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Family Planning & Recycling (1972-1979)

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An adult's social status in 1970s Scarfolk was in part determined by the worth of its offspring. However, until 1972 there was no centra...
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Saturday, 28 June 2014

Scarfolk Music & Indoctrination Festival (1970s)

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Scarfolk Council did not approve of popular music unless it could be utilised as an indoctrination tool. In fact, most music was banned unle...
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Wednesday, 25 June 2014

"Get Angled. Not Mangled" Public Information (1973-1979)

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By the mid-1970s, the list of officially recognised hazards far outnumbered the list of non-hazardous. In fact, the only situation that the ...
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Sunday, 15 June 2014

"Ethnic Cleansing Playset" (Scartoys, 1972)

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Scarfolk parents thought it was crucial that their children play with educational toys. This was to help familiarise youngsters with the eve...
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Thursday, 5 June 2014

Organ Tax & live organ postal services (1971-1978)

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If a Scarfolk citizen failed to pay his annual Organ Tax, the organ in question could be turned off by the council, and if further warning l...
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Thursday, 29 May 2014

"Clay Stool" TV theme tune (Klofracs Records, 1973)

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The theme tune from "Clay Stool," a popular 1970s children's daytime TV programme for 4 to 7 year olds, was released as a sing...
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Friday, 23 May 2014

"Martyr Maid" Ice Cream (1970s)

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In the 1970s, arcane cults and religious orders secretly funded multinational corporations with the goal of illicitly proselytising or brain...
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Monday, 12 May 2014

"Old Coffins are Death Traps" Public Information Poster (1975)

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The recession of the 1970s gave Scarfolk Council no choice but to raise the age of retirement to 95 for men and 92 years, 36 months for wome...
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Thursday, 1 May 2014

"Ask a Policeman" poster (1979)

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Crime was always one aspect of policing that hindered the police force from doing its job. That's why, in 1975, the department of justic...
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Friday, 18 April 2014

Jellied Babies (late 1970s)

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This week's theme of human consumption continues with this popular Jellied Babies confectionery packaging from the late 1970s. It'...
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Tuesday, 15 April 2014

"An End to Starvation?" (Pelican Books, 1973)

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Before the 1970s, the idea of reprocessing human body parts had only been officially proposed once. In 1790, Arnold Bumb, an alchemist, necr...
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Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Follow the Country Code (1979)

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Scarfolk's farmers, like its firemen and policemen, are very delicate but have demanding jobs. Farmers wake up very early, often before ...
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Thursday, 20 March 2014

"Mummy's Gone Now" Scarfolk Books, 1978. First day of Spring!

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Happy first day of Spring from everyone at Scarfolk Council. Here's a scan of a book called "Mummy's Gone Now" w...
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Monday, 17 March 2014

'Totalitarian Salads', Scarfolk Books, 1976

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'Totalitarian Salads,' published in 1976, sold more copies than any other book that year and was voted Scarfolk's best book by n...
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Saturday, 8 March 2014

International Women's Day (1970)

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Today is International Women's Day and the anniversary of the "Spread 'Em" campaign. The freedoms of women and people li...
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Wednesday, 19 February 2014

"We Watch You While You Sleep" TV signal intrusion 1975

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Below is a rare video from the Scarfolk archives. In 1975 there was a series of anonymous signal intrusions on the Scarfnada TV network....
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Friday, 14 February 2014

Happy Valentine's Day

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Happy St.Valentine's Day from everyone in Scarfolk...the home of love.
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Friday, 7 February 2014

NHS organ returns (1974)

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There have been recent reports about National Health Service plans to sell off patient data (i.e. your personal medical records) to the high...
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