Comments on: Kathy Strain Looks At Giants & Cannibals http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/k-strain-b/ for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:49:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bob K. http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/k-strain-b/#comment-47855 Bob K. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:47:14 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=5625#comment-47855 "The Me-Wuk stories of Bigfoot paint a man-eating monster. One story describes a giant, ape-like creature in the Columbia area picking people up and stuffing them into a basket tied to the creature’s back." My mind immediately went to Albert Ostmans' story-that, in fact, was his experience [just substitute sleeping bag for the basket, and the fact that he didn't end up as Biggies' lunch]. There is a similar account, which I cant pin down right now, about a man who bedded down in a sleeping bag in the bed of his pickup, only to be lifted out by a Squatch, who put the man down only after getting a bag of the man's half-eaten dinner shoved in its face. Might it be that this We-Muk tradition is based-at least to some degree-upon a Sas tendency which modern day people have experienced only on rare occasions? “The Me-Wuk stories of Bigfoot paint a man-eating monster.

One story describes a giant, ape-like creature in the Columbia area picking people up and stuffing them into a basket tied to the creature’s back.”

My mind immediately went to Albert Ostmans’ story-that, in fact, was his experience [just substitute sleeping bag for the basket, and the fact that he didn't end up as Biggies' lunch].

There is a similar account, which I cant pin down right now, about a man who bedded down in a sleeping bag in the bed of his pickup, only to be lifted out by a Squatch, who put the man down only after getting a bag of the man’s half-eaten dinner shoved in its face.

Might it be that this We-Muk tradition is based-at least to some degree-upon a Sas tendency which modern day people have experienced only on rare occasions?

]]> By: nmorris http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/k-strain-b/#comment-47841 nmorris Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:28:03 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=5625#comment-47841 Many of these descriptions remind me of Bigfoot as a cannibal remind me of the depiction of Grendel in Beowulf as a devourer of men. Also, the fact that in many translations, Grendel is said to possess a magical bag, which he stuffs the bodies of his victims in, corresponds with the image of the basket in this post. I wonder, is there any crypto-literature that looks at oral fables, like Beowulf, and interprets them in light of modern cryptological ideas. If so, if you could point me in the right direction I would be grateful. If not, maybe it is something that should be approached. Many of these descriptions remind me of Bigfoot as a cannibal remind me of the depiction of Grendel in Beowulf as a devourer of men. Also, the fact that in many translations, Grendel is said to possess a magical bag, which he stuffs the bodies of his victims in, corresponds with the image of the basket in this post. I wonder, is there any crypto-literature that looks at oral fables, like Beowulf, and interprets them in light of modern cryptological ideas. If so, if you could point me in the right direction I would be grateful. If not, maybe it is something that should be approached.

]]> By: mystery_man http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/k-strain-b/#comment-47830 mystery_man Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:04:06 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=5625#comment-47830 This sounds like a very interesting book. I feel that many people tend to discount some cryptid stories because the attributes and powers these creatures are given sound too fantastic to be real. But I think sometimes that's the wrong approach. Rather than discounting the animals described in these stories based on their far out notions, what we could be looking at is what real creature could lie at the heart of the stories and been made out to have all of these fantastic characteristics. As Kathy says, many cultures give their ethnoknown animals incredible powers. In Japan, where I live, this is very commonplace. Based on the stories surrounding some of the known animals (some unfortunately likely extinct), you'd think they were too fantastic to be real if you didn't know any better. It seems to me that it's possible some of the cryptids of the world could similarly be real animals at the heart of the stories and folklore. For instance, before they were discovered, I imagine many of the native stories concerning gorillas or orangutans read pretty much like these Native American accounts of sasquatch. This sounds like a very interesting book. I feel that many people tend to discount some cryptid stories because the attributes and powers these creatures are given sound too fantastic to be real. But I think sometimes that’s the wrong approach. Rather than discounting the animals described in these stories based on their far out notions, what we could be looking at is what real creature could lie at the heart of the stories and been made out to have all of these fantastic characteristics. As Kathy says, many cultures give their ethnoknown animals incredible powers. In Japan, where I live, this is very commonplace. Based on the stories surrounding some of the known animals (some unfortunately likely extinct), you’d think they were too fantastic to be real if you didn’t know any better. It seems to me that it’s possible some of the cryptids of the world could similarly be real animals at the heart of the stories and folklore. For instance, before they were discovered, I imagine many of the native stories concerning gorillas or orangutans read pretty much like these Native American accounts of sasquatch.

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