So this list started off as a joke between my friend Ken and I: I was in the office preparing to teach my class, and was looking for a good example of a Presidential name authority record. I chose Lincoln and proclaimed I was choosing him because he was the most goth President. Why, because he was all tall and thin and pale and gaunt. Look at those dark suits and black top hats. The haunted look in his eyes. Word has it he suffered from depression. And he was assassinated–a tragic death in dramatic circumstances. And thus it began…. Here I will proclaim and record The Most Goth Things.

• Bible:
  
  

  Sharkskin and silver metal-ware. Binder unknown, 1775.

• Comb: Vesper, by Spellstone.
  
  

  The most goth comb.

• Couch: Heretic, by Autum. (via Kevin K)
  
  

  The most goth couch.

• Eminent historical librarian: Charles Coffin Jewett. Died after suffering an attack of apoplexy while working at his desk in the Boston Public Library.
• Food blog: The Black Oven (sent to me by my friend Pinky)
  

  Heed the might that is the Cinnamon Roll Cookie…
  Originally forged in hell, these confections were developed by the steady hand of brutality itself.
  Inside their swirling, sugary reach lies a fantastic microcosm of addiction and diabetes.
  In fact, you should do yourself a favor and just inject these straight into your veins.

• Mineral: coffinite
• Planet: TrES-2b (via Kevin K)
• President: Abraham Lincoln
• Surname of psychology researcher: Judy R. van Doom

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