CFZ-USA: 2017

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.

But was Bigfoot making them?

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Many Indian nations believe in diminutive beings.

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Another report of one of these mysterious creatures.

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Not to mention alligators.

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Do they exist?

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Is it a form of wolf?

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A study of this phenomenon.

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An article from a London newspaper.

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Now, there's an interesting idea.

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Folklore creature or cryptid?

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A video encounter.

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Legendary beast of Europe.

Article in Spanish.

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

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What do they capture them for?

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A look at mountain encounters.

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We're still getting accounts of Bigfoot in Britain.

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A 19th Century episode in Sioux City.

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Perhaps an impression left from long ago.

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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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Beliefs about magpies, robins and owls.

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

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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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This is not as straightforward as it sounds.

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Including one in the 19th Century.

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A Seasonal appearance by Bigfoot.

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This sounds creepy.

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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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Seen by woodsman.

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This video asks if there is a connection.

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Creatures of Hopi legend.

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A case from 1931.

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Disturbing news from Malaysia.

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In Antarctica, no less.

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A piece of Christmas folklore associated with Christmas Eve.

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English Christmas traditions.

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A gloriously colored though legendary member of the avifauna.

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Snake in Welsh lore.

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Reported near BBQ.

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Is this at last the real thing?

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

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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.

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

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Reports of encounters with the Wee Folk.

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

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It took place in Eddy County.

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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.