Comments on: Devil’s Names and Lake Monsters

By: springheeledjack

springheeledjack — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:13:18 +0000

I think it’s the chicken or the egg thing…mysterious things happen at a place and monsters are blamed…or are there critters causing commotions and people are frightened and give them monster names…personally, I think people always attempt to name the unknown, and when it comes to unknown critters, especially lake dwelling unknowns, people assume the worst and go for “monster”…helps you swim faster across the lake when your tired and need something to concentrate on besides your fatigued legs…

By: MattBille

MattBille — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:48:00 +0000

The question is, “Are monster reports truly more likley to be at places with names like devil and monster, or do we just notice them more - that is, could you find the same correspondence with any names you picked at random?”

By: Benjamin Radford

Benjamin Radford — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:14:03 +0000

Interesting piece, Loren! Don’t forget “Monster Island” near Ogopogo’s lair!