A pub in Northumberland has been forced to reschedule an event involving a psychic and social media users couldn’t help but joke about the ‘ironic’ reason given
For years it has been the subject of a hypothetical online meme with countless spoof images depicting the ironic situation occurring in which a psychic medium event is cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances”. Now, however, the gag appears to have become a reality after a pub in Northumberland was unfortunately forced to reschedule their upcoming event.
Newcastle resident Peter Larsen, spotted an Instagram post by the Snowy Owl pub in Cramlington and couldn’t resist poking fun at it online. “It’s happened!” he wrote in delight on X alongside a screenshot of the pub’s message, which indeed read: “Due to unforeseen circumstances.”
The Snowy Owl elaborated in between crystal ball emojis: “Sorry for any inconvenience caused we are having to rearrange our stand up physic [sic] night from Monday 6th October. It will now be taken place on Monday 3rd November at 6:30pm.” The pub also provided its phone number for enquiries.
One X user joked in response: “They probably should have seen that coming.”
A second person added: “I’m surprised they didn’t see it coming, does the psychic powers only work sometimes during the day?”
A third quipped: “The jokes write themselves!”
While a fourth X user laughed: “Worst psychic ever!”
The pub, which has almost 1,000 Instagram followers, also saw a similar response directly, with one person agreeing: “Mustn’t be a very good psychic then.”
The Snowy Owl boasts on its website: “Nestled on the edge of Northumberlandia, The Snowy Owl rests on the site of Plessy North Moor farm. Originally owned by the Ridley family of Blagdon Hall, the building was named The Plessy Farm and has been rebuilt and restored at least three times since its original construction in 1600.
“Our menus are full of hearty favourites and country pub classics, as well as our seasonal dishes, and we’ll be ready with a well-stocked bar, including cask ales, fine wines and British gin to suit very taste – which will taste all the better when enjoyed either in our beautiful gardens or by our crackling log fires.”
In December, meanwhile, another scheduled psychic evening had to be cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances” – as ticketholders fumed the clairvoyant should have “seen that coming”.
At the time, customers were eagerly looking forward to the event at the Novar Arms in Dingwall, Scotland, which first announced it would be hosting a psychic night three months earlier. The pub had organised the event in partnership with Second Sight, a company that provides “authentic psychics specialising in floor shows and readings”.
However, the venue announced in a post on Facebook that the event would be postponed until January. It read: “Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, Second Sight have had to postpone the Psychic Night. They are planning on rescheduling the night in January – tickets can be refunded in the bar or carried over to the new dates once the arrangements have been made.”
