Mothman!

Posted July 19, 2008 by vulpesffb
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—Mothman—a winged creature with a human-like body and glowing red eyes–was seen in Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1966 and 1967.  After the appearance of this creature, men in black also are reported to have appeared.  There are eyewitnesses who have claimed to have seen Mothman, and a German Shepherd’s death attributed to him.  Mothman was so named by a fan of the Batman series following reports of the creature’s appearance, and the name stuck.  Some speculate that Mothman was a bird or another natural creature mutated by exposure to chemicals in a town plant.

Mothman was reported to have been seen flying over the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant immediately prior to its collapse in December of 1967; some accordingly say that the beast portends disaster, or has prophetic powers.  A movie called The Mothman Prophecies and starring Richard Gere was made in 2002.  The Mothman continues to be a cottage industry in Point Plesant, West Virginia where a statue of Mothman has been erected.

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Extreme Tattooing

Posted July 17, 2008 by vulpesffb
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— For those who are heavily into bodily modification, tattooing has ventured into the extreme of the corneal tattoo.–That’s right; they tattoo the whites of your eyes!  The effect can be, err, rather disconcerting.  A syringe is used rather than the traditional tattoo needle to inject and spread the dye.  Doctors will consult about the procedure, but usually do not perform them, leaving that to specialized tattoo artists.  Medical reasons for a corneal tattoo might include burning or scarring of the cornea, which such a tattoo can cover.  There are certainly risks, such as perforation of the eye or infection.  Some who have had the procedure say it feels like something is in your eye.

Don’t that make your brown eyes blue?–Now you, too, may have kaleidoscope eyes! I’ll stick to my regular tattoos, thank you very much!

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Catwoman Rules!

Posted July 17, 2008 by vulpesffb
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— Catwoman is an awesome character who first appeared in 1940.  Aka Selina Kyle, she is an accomplished athlete known for her cat-like speed, agility, balance, and reflexes.  She had been through several re-makes over the years, but was most recently played by Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns (1992) and by Halle Berry as a stand-alone character in Catwoman (2004). Batman and Catwoman have had an on-again, off-again romance over the years, and are reputed to have had a child, who appeared as Huntress in a short-lived TV series on a minor network.

Catwoman … sigh…I’d skritch her any time!!!

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Snake Eyes

Posted July 14, 2008 by vulpesffb
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–Snake eyes remain permanently open behind a clear covering called the spectacle, creating an unblinking stare.  This stare may account for many of the fears and superstitutions these animals have inspired throughout the ages…

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Hippopotamus

Posted July 13, 2008 by vulpesffb
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— The stomach of the hippopotamus is over 10 feet in length–so large that it can hold 400 or 500 pounds of food!–More that Oprah and Liz Taylor together!

— Know that extremely annoying Xmas song, “I Want a Hippopotamus for Xmas?”–Well, now it will be running in your head for the rest of the day!–Hah!

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Dragons?

Posted July 12, 2008 by vulpesffb
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— The dragons in many European myths are thought to be based on the Nile Crocodile, and a few churches in France and Switzerland actually feature stuffed crocodiles as dragon remains!  The world was smaller then, and full of wonder, unsubstantiated belief, and superstition.

Then in China of an earlier time and elsewhere, discovery of fossilized dinosaur bones was seen as proof of dragons, creatures found historically in the mythologies of many major cultures throughout the world…

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The Black Beast of Exmoor!

Posted July 9, 2008 by vulpesffb
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–The Black Beast of Exmoor is a large, wild, cat-like creature held responsible for the killing of many farm animals in Devonshire, England.  Report of the predator began in the early 1970’s.  In the spring of 1983, one farmer lost over 100 sheep over 2-1/2 months of time.  The slain animals were not killed in the fashion of a dog or fox (I didn’t do it!), having their throats ripped out. In 1987, the Beast was blamed for killing over 200 farm animals.  More recent attacks occurred in August of 1995 and January of 2001.  The Black Beast looks like a large panther, measuring almost 8 feet long from its nose to its tail.  Some say that witnesses have exaggerated the size of a domestic or feral cat, or that the big feline escaped from a zoo and bred others.  Still others contend that the Beast is from an alternative dimension, and can phase in and out of ours, thereby eluding hunters and capture!

Anyhow, what’s the big deal about The Black Beast of Exmoor? — I roam the countryside and mutilate livestock…alright, maybe I just rough them up real good…would you believe that I give them a good Dutch rub and wedgies…oh alright, I annoy them to tears!

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The Dogman of Wisconsin

Posted July 8, 2008 by vulpesffb
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—A centuries-old myth, a tall, hairy creature has been reported in Wisconsin and Michigan described as a dogman, also known as The Beast of Bray Road. A kind of American werewolf or possibly Bigfoot variant, witnesses of the Dogman have been found not to be lying under lie detector examination.  Alledged hair samples of the beast, however, have been found to be from a bear or a housecat.–Watch the Dogman on Monster Quest, the most current new episode!

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Jumbo Rats?

Posted July 5, 2008 by vulpesffb
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–A recent episode of Monster Quest concerned giant rats, and there has been considerable commentary on the same in other blogs.  The Gambian Pouched Rat is known to extend upwards of three feet from nose to tail.  As in their previous giant hogs episode, Monster Quest failed to produce video images of huge rats despite a “rat cam.”  I did like an incident reported of rats who acted in concert to attack a woman.  It’s easy to produce a few souls who have claimed to have seen rats as big as cats, however, and rats of this size probably do exist.  Stephen King had a memorable short story in which the biggest rat was the size of a calf.

‘Ya know what makes most people abhor rats?–Their tails! The hairless tails of rats tap into an instinctual snake aversion.  Remove the tails or make them hairy, and people don’t mind them nearly as much…consider the gerbil!  One must respect rats; they’ve even survived nuclear testing at the Bikini Islands!

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Man Saves Bear!

Posted June 30, 2008 by vulpesffb
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–A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation biologist was able to rescue a tranquilized 375-pound black bear from drowning in the Florida Panhandle.

The bear was roaming in a small residential neighborhood when it was tranquilized, but the bear still managed to make it into the Gulf of Mexico, where the drugged and dazed bear was in danger of death from drowning.  A wildlife biologist was able to haul the bear to shore, where it was loaded onto a truck and relocated.

Woo-hoo!–Happy ending!–Not all hyoomans are bad…

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