"Book of Shadows circa 1639"

I really wanna pick apart this post because 1) I'm not a part of the group it originated on, so I can't input my own comment on how ridiculous it is, and 2) because I can.

Now the summary. There's a young girl, judging from her picture, perhaps in her late teens, who claims she found a Book of Shadows from around 1639 at a library. There's a fishy smell to this entire post, and subsequent posts made from this user. I'll start from the beginning.

BIG RED FLUFFY FLAG ALERT #1
"i found a book that it was looking very old and like a journal...but i realized that it was [a] book of shadows...it started in march 1639"
--So, this girl finds a book and not only claims it's from 1639, but also that it's a book of shadows. Clarification #1. The book of shadows didn't come into existence until about the 1940's-50's. It was a compilation of information pertinent to Gardner and his newly formed religious tradition. The last known reference to even the phrase "Book of Shadows" before it's association to Wicca, was from an article he once read, and it wasn't discussing a magical book of spells and rituals. IF...there was a "book of shadows" type book in 1639, it wouldn't be called a "Book of Shadows"...so if this book is indeed titled "Book of Shadows", then that's big fluffy red flag #2, and that's where more stink of bs comes from.

BRFFA #3
"she was e really bad witch and bad person"
--Well, reference to this "really bad witch and person" would be nice, other than hearsay...I could say Glinda was a bad Witch, but there's no reference saying she was. As far as I can tell this person took a random name of someone ACCUSED of Witchcraft...in Sweden, pasted her poor name to a ridiculous post and turned her into some evil figure. How do we know this "Anna Eriksdotter" was a bad witch and person, I've never heard of her?!??

BRFFA #4
"i felt like it was bad energy and it brought it nack to the library...i came home and i found it on my bed"
--Aside from this person's terrible spelling, the logical conclusion I make (because I'm logical despite practicing a mysterious craft) is that she brought the wrong book back to the library. Now, if I were to make this assumption on this group in the thread, I would have been bombarded with NO NO NO I BROUGHT THIS BAD, EVIL BOOK BACK TO THE LIBRARY AND IT TELEPORTED BACK TO MY ROOM!!! Who are you trying to convince? Me? You lost me at "book of shadows 1639".

BRFFA #5
Another poster, seemingly trying to justify this ridiculous post, offer's HER solution:
"burn it
if the library has an issue then pay the fee but burn it" etc.
First of all, if it's a library book, absolutely they will have an issue with it, and I'm sure it would be quite the hefty fine to pay for destruction of public property, considering it's a book for public viewing. Secondly, not only would this girl have to pay a fine to the library, she could ALSO be charged criminally. Destruction of something that is not yours can become a criminal offense...she could land in jail (though I think that would be a bit much over a book). Thirdly, this would be a HISTORICAL book. I'm not sure why the library allowed her to check it out in the first place. Unless it's a copy of a book that has been re-copied numerous times, libraries do not allow historical documents to leave the premises...so if this is the only book from 1639, and this girl took the book home, then she stole it and that's another criminal matter, on top of attempted destruction of public property. Oh the charges are building up here!

BRFFA #6
"i tried to burn it cu this was the first thought...but it can't be burned"
--A book that cannot be burned. Really now. Is it bound with human flesh and tied together with human tendons too???

--Now this is where things get interesting. The first line of her post reads:
"yesterday i went to the library...i found a book that it was very old..."

Now she says:
"it wasn't a book in the library"
--Then where did she get it from? The back alley way? Oh it unravles...

"i threw it in the river and it keeps showing"
--This girl really ought to be a story writer because she's good at fiction

What I find ridiculous is that this girl is adamant that she's right. I mean...does she need meds? Is she schizophrenic? and does she also have memory problems?

The thread is quite humorous...I'd read the responses while it's still up. The hole keeps being dug deeper and deeper.

I know, I know, drama, drama. But I have little excitement in my life. I was entertained by the last dramatic posting on this site, but the user I believe has since been banned or just plain left. They say on this group that PaganSpace is known for their teenage drama, but I've been a member of PaganSpace for a number of years and I haven't seen half as many "dramatic" posts as I have on Wiccan Together, so I think the comment is unfounded; but please paruse the thread, it's entertaining if not sad lol