Comments on: Cryptozoology: First Use?

By: daledrinnon

daledrinnon — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:20:53 +0000

I am going to be cynical and say Penn and Teller’s definition also goes for regular zoology.

By: joppa

joppa — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:04:24 +0000

My favorite was a definition of cryptozoology that Penn and Teller used. I will not repeat it here but it goes something like: The study of animals and **** we make up.

Unfortunately that definition fits many of the hoaxers and other “researchers” who flood the internet with some pretty tall tales.

By: daledrinnon

daledrinnon — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:40:23 +0000

Well, at one point I examined Sanderson’s library pretty thoroughly.

I did not see anything like a published use of the term in the 1940’s or anywhere else before the Abominable Snowmen book, but he did use it in private notes (Which were undated as far as I can recall).

I know this does not actually answer the question you asked, sorry.