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16 June 2017
I think I may have poltergeists... I get home and drawers and cabinets are opened; things strewn everywhere. Stuff isn't where I put it. →[More:]
Or, I have cat scientists investigating the unknown.
My wife's office has the same thing from time-to-time. They've named the spirit "Arthur." Their cleaning lady will no longer come in at night because of things like papers being strewn down a just-cleaned stairway.
Oh! Maybe it's cat burglers searching for those opposable thumbs the humans have stored somewhere. If they manage to find them; their world dominance is at 'hand'.
Interesting, Thorzdad, is the office in an old building? Are there any rumors about Arthur's doings?
Yes, it's an older building. A house actually. They have a lot of stories about Arthur's activities. One was when one of the office staff was there alone with her teenage daughter. The woman worked at one of the front windows. The daughter took a walk around the neighborhood (it's an artsy area.) When she returned, she asked her mother "I thought you said you were alone?" "I am." said the mom. The daughter replied, "Then who was the man standing behind you when I walked by your window?"
The audioguide at the old jail in cork hints about their ghost, but I didnt see it. I DID see something dark and gauzy flapping at the Shaw house in Dublin; at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel I felt cold on my hand in a packed elevator and saw a button light up without being touched.