GALLSTONES 'R US

You may have noticed that yesterday and today there have been no new articles on this blog.

This is because I was rushed to hospital yesterday with a suspected heart attack.

Happily, it turned about to be gallstones.  When I say happily, I don't mean they are a barrel of laughs either, but they are not so serious.

I hope to resume articles in the next day or two.

Ye editor.

RESPONDING TO BIGFOOT SOUNDS

But was Bigfoot making them?

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LITTLE PEOPLE - NATIVE AMERICAN BELIEFS

Many Indian nations believe in diminutive beings.

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SURVIVOR OF DOGMAN ATTACK

Another report of one of these mysterious creatures.

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SKUNK APES IN FLORIDA

Not to mention alligators.

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GIANT LIZARDS OF NEW ZEALAND

Do they exist?

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WAHEELA - BEAST OF CANADA

Is it a form of wolf?

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CHICAGO MOTHMAN FLAP

A study of this phenomenon.

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WAS A UFO SHOT DOWN IN 1829?

An article from a London newspaper.

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IS THIS UNIVERSE INSIDE A BLACK HOLE?

Now, there's an interesting idea.

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TOKOLOSHE

Folklore creature or cryptid?

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BIGFOOT BEHIND TREE STUMP

A video encounter.

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ESCORNAU

Legendary beast of Europe.

Article in Spanish.

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DO DRAGONS EXIST?

This link leads to a link to documentary on the subject.

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BIGFOOT CAPTURING PEOPLE

What do they capture them for?

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THERE'S A YETI ABOUT

A look at mountain encounters.

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DID DOG SEE BRITISH BIGFOOT?

We're still getting accounts of Bigfoot in Britain.

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VAMPIRE OF IOWA

A 19th Century episode in Sioux City.

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VINTAGE GHOST CAR

Perhaps an impression left from long ago.

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TIM THE YOWIE MAN: LATEST BOOK

Yes, Tim has a new book out: Haunted and Mysterious Australia.

Price in Australia: A$49.95  (It does not appear to be available on Amazon.com at present, but it is available on eBay.)

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BIRD FOLKLORE

Beliefs about magpies, robins and owls.

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RUMPELSTILTSKIN - BEHIND THE STORY

Some suggestions as to the ideas behind the story of Rumpelstiltskin.

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THIS IS DISGUSTING

It would put you off eating squid.  It is so gross that I won't describe it, in case there are young impressionable people under the age of 80 reading this.

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HOW JEWEL WASPS FEED THEIR BABIES

This is not as straightforward as it sounds.

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DOGMAN ENCOUNTERS

Including one in the 19th Century.

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CHRISTMAS BIGFOOT VISIT

A Seasonal appearance by Bigfoot.

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BEINGS WITHOUT FACES

This sounds creepy.

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ST STEPHEN'S DAY

Today, 26th December, is St Stephen's Day in the Western Church.  In the Eastern Church the feast is on 27th December.  It celebrates the feast of St Stephen, the first recorded martyr, who was stoned to death.

As far as animals go, today is connected in Ireland with the wren.  In days gone by, the wren was hunted by gangs of boys and killed.  In these gentler times, no killing takes place.  The practice may date back to pagan times and the wren may have been a sacrifice.  Hunting the wren was also carried out in Wales, but, as far as I know, the practice has fallen into desuetude in that country.

The link below deals with the wren's possible connection to Indo-European mythology.

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BIGFOOT IN IDAHO

Seen by woodsman.

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BIGFOOT AND GLOWING ORBS

This video asks if there is a connection.

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THE ANT PEOPLE

Creatures of Hopi legend.

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BRAZILIAN UFO ABDUCTION

A case from 1931.

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SUN BEAR POPULATION IN DECLINE

Disturbing news from Malaysia.

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HUGE PLESIOSAUR'S REMAINS DISCOVERED

In Antarctica, no less.

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YULE LOG

A piece of Christmas folklore associated with Christmas Eve.

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WASSAILING AND MUMMING

English Christmas traditions.

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ADAMA BIRD - LEGENDARY FILIPINO BIRD

A gloriously colored though legendary member of the avifauna.

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GWIBER - MONSTER ADDER

Snake in Welsh lore.

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BIGFOOT IN GEORGIA

Reported near BBQ.

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CLAIMED BIGFOOT PHOTO

Is this at last the real thing?

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DO WE KNOW WHAT ALIENS WOULD LOOK LIKE?

I suspect they would appear   ...er... alien.

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SANTA CLAUS INDIANA

The town where Christmas lasts all year.

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N.B.: There is also a town of this name in Georgia and an unihabited town of this name in Arizona.

SOLOGAMY

People are now marrying themselves in a one-person  wedding.
But will they be faithful to themselves?

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GNOME ENCOUNTERS

Reports of encounters with the Wee Folk.

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CHRISTMAS TURKEY

A turkey or goose was not always the bird eaten at Christmas.

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NEW MEXICO DOGMAN ENCOUNTER

It took place in Eddy County.

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LAUGHING OWL

The Laughing Owl is thought to be extinct.  However, there have been reports which mean it may still be out there.  There have been a number of possible sightings and fragments of eggshell have also been discovered.  In 1985 certain Americans heard what could be its cries.

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STRANGE FLYING CREATURE IN CHILE

A report from 2008.

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BIGFOOT STALKS FAMILY

Article with video.

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ALIENS AND MEN-IN-BLACK

A believer's experience.

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BIGFOOT SEARCH

A look for the Hairy One in North Carolina.

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FOLKLORE OF HOLLY

A plant much associated with Christmas.

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KRAMPUS IN AMERICA

How this creature, the subjet of Central European folklore, reached the United States.

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A LOOK AT MERMEN

Water dwelling male beings of folklore.

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BELIEFS ABOUT PIXIES

Some are surprising.

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AGOGWE - LITTLE PEOPLE OF AFRICA

Featured in the works of Bernard Heuvelmans, what are these diminutive beings?

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MOUNTAIN KING

The Bergkonge of Norwegian folklore.

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THERMAL FOOTAGE OF BIGFOOT?

The Grays Harbor image.

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ENCOUNTERS WITH THE YETI

Running into the Abominable Snowman.

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