Guo Liu 45 from the eastern Chinese province of Hubei, was a two pack a day smoker who whilst out having a drink with friends collapsed and later died after picking up a cigarette that he had dropped reports the Metro.
His friend Bo Ko said "We had been having a few dirnks and of course Liu had been smoking when he dropped one of the cigarettes on the ground. But when he bent down to pick it up he suddenly fell over unconscious. At First we thought he was fooling around as he can be a it of a joker. But the we realised he wasnt breathing and phoned for an ambulance."
The Metro goes on to report that after three month Guo's wife Qing Mai 40, was contacted by the hospital to say that her husband had died.But durring the preperations for the funeral friends and family heard him wheezing and they say he had tears in his eyes. They quickly got him back to the hospital and into intensive care.
A spokesman for the hospital is quoted as saying "I have never seen anything like this before. He will now be kept under constant observation until he recovers fully and we will then be able to assess just how bad the brain damage is. It is likely the his speech , memories and mobility will be severely affected though."
Hmmmm anyone seen my smokes?
Thursday 29 January 2015
Tuesday 27 January 2015
UFOs once more over Rendlesham?
Rendlesham Forest and the USAF base that adjoined it was, in late December 1980 at thecenter of a UFO mystery that has been called Britains Roswell and still captures the interest of ufologists to this day.
But strange lights in the sky have once more been seen over the skies at Rendelsham and have been caught on camera by George Taylor, who was out walking his dog in the area of the forest on Sunday 25th of January. He up loaded his footage to youtube saying that he "Spotted three balls of light in the sky yesterday afternoon whilst walking around Rendlesham Forest and couldn’t believe what I was seeing! Had a very weird feeling that I shouldn’t have been there."
Personally the lights could be easily be from aircraft behind the clouds as the helicopter shown in the video looked like it could of been on some sort of manoovers, or perhaps it was sent to intercept or investigate the lights?
What are your thoughts folks?
Do the clicky thing HERE for the full story
Zombie Moggy Back From The Dead..........
Bart the cat was written off as dead by a vets in Tampa Florida after a run in with a car. But five days after being buried the cat turned up at home looking like he had used more than his allotted nine lives.
The sad looking kitty had lost and eye and had suffered head trauma but had seemingly clawed its was out of what was meant to be his final resting place and returned home for some TLC and hopeful a full recovery.
For the full story click HERE
The sad looking kitty had lost and eye and had suffered head trauma but had seemingly clawed its was out of what was meant to be his final resting place and returned home for some TLC and hopeful a full recovery.
For the full story click HERE
Monday 26 January 2015
A Blue Fox Walks Into A Bar.......No Really!
So a blue fox walks into a bar...........Well sort of, the Daily Mirror has run a story on there website about a blue fox making its way into into the bar area of a Travel Lodge in Woolwich, south east London.
The creature posed for photos taken by guest Scot Farnell. The fox was later persuaded to leave the premises by another man after he offered the fox some crisps.
For the full story do the clicky thing HERE
The creature posed for photos taken by guest Scot Farnell. The fox was later persuaded to leave the premises by another man after he offered the fox some crisps.
Sunday 25 January 2015
Stones,Fairies,Ghosts and More
This weekend saw me travel to the ancient henge at Avebury, although ive driven through the area a few times and seen the stones briefly from the car, this was the first time I had been in their majestic presence.
I arrived accompanied by my wife and kids at around lunch time and as every parent knows if your going to drag your kids around a field to look at big rocks it is best to make sure they have full stomachs first. So we popped into the Red Lion pub to refuel before going to see the stones.
I must say that the food in there was great and the service was top notch even though it was nearly full with others who had had the same idea as us. But of course it isnt reviews of pub grub that has brought you here dear reader onward with the good bit.
As ever I wasn't long in the pub before I found out about some ghostly goings on the premises, and it lays claim to being the most haunted pub in England, (along with every other pub with a hint of spook in the country). So I thought you guys would be interested in hearing about the phantoms that are supposed to hunt the old pub.
The Red Lion is a mere pup compared to the age of the stone circle that the village of Avebury sits in, built in the early 1600s it served as a farm house up until 1800 when it became a coaching inn.
The Inn is said to be the home of several ghosts, as well as being visited by the sudo ghost hunters from Most Haunted. The first of our spooky collection is a ghostly carriage that starts its journey at the near by manor and then thunders along the road finishing up outside the pub at which point witnesses say it disappears, perhaps its the ghost of a long dead lord of the manor racing to make last orders.
Our second spectre is a woman named Flori who it seems has been witnessed many times over the years. It is said that when seen she appears to be a women in her early 20s. Flori' story is one of love jealousy and rage. It is told that during the English civil war young Flori' husband had gone away to fight and Flori had taken a lover. Then one evening her husband returned catch Flori in the bedroom in the arms of her lover. One version of the story has her lover escape leaving Flori to her fate but in another telling the lover is shot and killed by Flori's husband. Sadly for the cheating wife both versions of the story end with her husband dispatching her, either by being strangled or by being stabbed. He then drags the poor womans corpse down stairs and disposes of it in the well.
The weeks passed and the people of the little village grew suspicious and started asking question as to the whereabouts of Flori an inquest as held and eventually her husband consumed with guilt admitted his crime and was hanged.
These days the well where Flori's body ended up is in what is now the restaurant area of the pub and has been turned into a rather nice glass topped table, it is from the well that Flori's ghost is said to appear dressed in black, she is also said to appear in the ladies toilet (maybe even ghosts need to use the facilities from time to time) and she is also reported to be the cause of a spinning chandelier that spins when bearded men in particular walk by.
The third ghost is reportedly of an old landlord who was forced to hide a gang of outlaws the cellar to avoid being caught by the law. He went along with all their demands but they must of thought he had seen and heard too much so the gang silenced him by stabbing him to death. His bloody shade is seen down in the cellar and members of staff who have witnessed him make a very quick exit indeed.
Upstairs in the pub in a room called the Private Bedroom the spirit of a woman known as Beth has been seen gazing out of the window and the forms of two children have been reported to cower in fear in the corner.
Another bedroom The Avenue Room houses the spooks of a man and a woman who frighten guests by popping up beside the bed and even removing the bed clothes from people trying to get some sleep.
So as you can see the Red Lion is rich in paranormal happenings and is well worth a visit for a cheeky pint or some great food and who know you might even bump into one of the more ethereal residents.
So after our lunch it was time for us to take a walk around the henge. The henge is the largest of its type in Europe and covers a massive 28 acres and around its perimeter is a bank and ditch that still
makes an impression after around 4500 years. Sadly only around 27 of the original 100 stones remain, many being robbed out to be used for building but there are still some very impressive ones left weighing upto 40 tons that of course were placed there with out the use of any modern machinery.
The henge's original use will most likely be lost to the mists of time for ever and all academics can do is speculate on what its purpose was. But I think its safe to say that what ever it was built for it was built to last and it must of been a very important place to it builders, why else would they make the monumental effort to construct it?
Today it is still very much in use by various different types of people ranging from tourists to various pagans, weed smoking hippy types and of course curious forteans. Unlike its slightly younger neighbour Stone Henge it is still completely accessible and your are free to look around at you leisure and if your able I strongly urge you to go and see this amazing piece or British heritage.
During excavations of one of the then fallen stones in the late 1930's items dating back to the 1400 century were found including coins and other items and unfortunately the owner of the items was also found seemly crushed in an accident under the stones massive weight. Since that time the stone has become know as the barbours stone due to the items found with the man remains being those of a barbour-surgeon. It is likely that the weight of the stone made the retrieval of the mans body impossible so he was left to rest where he died.
Many people over the years have reported seeing ghostly figures moving around the stones at night and the sound of singing has also been heard coming from the circle when on inspection there has been no one there maybe these are the ghosts of the original builders of the henge returning to celebrate or worship long forgotten gods.
There is also tell of fairy folk being seen there, dancing in the night and there lights have been seen late at night by motorists driving along the roads that now bisect the monument. Perhaps the Fairies are continuing the rituals of man or maybe they both used it for the same purpose ;)
I have also come across the story of an entity named The Haunt, plagues any building made from stone taken from Avebury causing poltergeist type phenomena. Sadly I know little more of this but I'll endeavour to find out.
Another tantalising bit of forteana is that there has been reports of UFOs over the skies of Avebury dating back over 300 years again this is something I will look into in more detail very soon!
After our walk around the stones marvelling at the sheer effort of there creators, we made our way to Avebury Manor, which is now used as a museum. I couldn't help being a little angry at the people who first built the manor as they have brutishly destroyed part of the henge and but various buildings in it place.
Avebury Manor itself was built in the 1500's and its suggested that the site may have been in use for around 1000 years. It is as you would expect a little bit haunted. It ghosts include A woman in white seen by a workman near the front gates and I think its fair to say he was probably just a little shocked when he witnessed her disappear before him. She is also seen wondering around the grounds as well as the stone her face covered by a hood.
Another spirit at the manor is said to scatter rose petals around what is called the crimson room, who says ghosts cant be romantic? Also the spectre of a cavalier has been seen on occasion and what haunted manor would be complete with out the ghost of a monk who has been seen in the library.
So I hope you have enjoyed the rather spooky tale of Avebury Henge and it surroundings. There are even more ghosts and legends than I have told you perhaps soon I'll tell you about the rest.
Bye for now.
The Curious Fortean.
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Tuesday 20 January 2015
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The Lost and Found Firearm
Does your family come from Nevada? Did your great great granddaddy lose his rifle around 1882? Well if that's the case then archaeologists may just have found it. Well maybe......
Archaeologists have found an antique Winchester rifle propped up against a tree in the Great Basin National Park Nevada, it is unclear say the BBC exactly how long the weapon has been there, but it certainly looks to me like it has seen some weather.
The gun will now be preserved and displayed at the park in its current state.
For the full story click HERE
Archaeologists have found an antique Winchester rifle propped up against a tree in the Great Basin National Park Nevada, it is unclear say the BBC exactly how long the weapon has been there, but it certainly looks to me like it has seen some weather.
The gun will now be preserved and displayed at the park in its current state.
For the full story click HERE
Monday 19 January 2015
New York UFO
Todays Daily Mirror website has posted a story about an oddity in the sky above the city. In a film taken by someone who goes by the YouTube user name of Von Edger Land, there apears to be a craft just hanging in the sky.
He goes on to say that after 15seconds of filming his phone shut down unexpectedly after overheating and that wildlife in the area seemed to be frightened away by the strange noise it made.
Personally my money would be on this being some sort of drone, but who knows if you have a look on youtube there have been similar sightings in the past few years.
Anyway the full story can be found here
Regards
The Curious Fortean.
He goes on to say that after 15seconds of filming his phone shut down unexpectedly after overheating and that wildlife in the area seemed to be frightened away by the strange noise it made.
Personally my money would be on this being some sort of drone, but who knows if you have a look on youtube there have been similar sightings in the past few years.
Anyway the full story can be found here
Regards
The Curious Fortean.
A Few Cornish Mysteries Part One
Well first I must apologies for the the lack of updates to this blog over the weekend dear readers. But the reason for my internet absence is that I took leave to Cornwall. Mainly my mission was to see my daughter and some very dear friends but I also managed to visit a few rather special places whilst on my jolly to the captivating land of Kernow.
The first stop on my mini fortean foray was to visit the Men-An-Tol situated in West Penwith not to far from Penzance. So after popping into my good friend Sams place for a warming cup of tea, his family and some of mine headed out in convoy to visit the ancient site.
Sam had taken point and decided to make a quick stop off at Lanyon Quoit (pictured bellow.
The Quoit is actually at the northan part of whats believed to be a long barrow type structure and is said to have been a burial chamber or even some sort of mausoleum. There is an old legend that tells of giants bones being found buried next to the quoit and it is also sometimes known by some as the giants table. Another legend has no less than King Arthur sitting atop the stones to enjoy a meal, just before his last battle at Camlann. Also it is to this place that it is said Arthur will return to fight the last battle that will mark the end of the world.
So shortly after we arrived the sounds of barking hounds accompanied by the sounding of horns meant the local fox hunt was heading our way hopefully not in hot pursuit of any unfortunate creature, which is something Sam and I would of liked to have hung around for and perhaps had a polite word in the ear of the huntsman but as we had the kids with us we decided to move on as huntsmen aren't always open to views that oppose their law breaking and cruel escapades.
After a small drive of only a few minuets we had wound our way through a few more Cornish lanes, where the hedges are made of granite, and had arrived in the small lay by that serves as a car park for Men-An-Tol.
We all made the short half mile journey up the old muddy, puddle filled farm track that leads from the lay-by to the field that had the ancient monument.
These stones never fail to amaze me, all though they aren't giants like some of our neolithic monuments they are stunning non the less. Men-An-Tol, which means the hole stone was erected during the bronze age, and was first described and investigated by a Mr William Borlase a Cornish antiquarian, in 1749. Borlas suggests farmers had taken stones away from the site and its been purposed that these could have formed a circle around what we see there today. The purpose of this strange monument is of course unknown and open to speculations. Such speculations range from the usual calender to some sort of place for fertility ceremonies. Local legend has it that if a woman passes through the centre stone backwards,seven times on a full moon she will soon fall pregnant. It was with this in mind that I didn't let my eldest daughter climb through it, better safe than sorry.
Its is also known for its healing properties, another name for it locally is the Rickets stone and families would bring their children here to be passed though the centre stone and hopefully cured.
Another legend speaks of a Piskie living here that could heal your ills, magically of course.
Sadly we didn't spot the Piskie, I suppose us lot trundling through the field is enough to send even the most magical creatures running for cover.
So now with lunch in our minds we set off over to Zennor and paid a visit to lovely little pub there that does rather agreeable food,as well as a nice drop of cider, and of course a trip to Zennor is never complete with out stepping into the church, strategicly placed next door to the pub. Sadly we were to be disappointed, the worst out come imaginable had happened, the pub was FULL!
But happily the church was open and I was luck enough to pop inside and take a picture of the old pew that has a lovely old carving of a mermaid in it.
Now legend has it that this carving was made to commemorate a local tale of a mermaid. The story goes that oneday a very beutiful and well attired lady started occasionally to attend the Sunday services at the church, and it wasn't long before her exquisite singing voice became the talk of the other parishioners, and she caught the eye of many a young suitor. But it was a handsome young man named Matthew Trewella who gained the favour of the young woman. It was said that Matthew had a singing voice surpassed only by the mysterious lady. The one Sunday after the service she was seen to give Matthew a smile and the smitten young man followed her towards the sea. He was never seen again.
After many years Matthews disappearance had faded from the memories of the locals until one day a ship had dropped anchor in a near by bay when a mermaid appeared and asked the captain to move his anchor as it was blocking the door to her house and her children and husband Matthew were trapped inside.
After taking a couple of photos of the carving and admiring the small church and the carving for a while our stomachs dictated it was time to go in search of an eatery that could accommodated our numbers, four adults and five children. This inevitably was a chain type pub that served something tasteless but filling. After we had eaten and the kids had run riot in the pubs play area we said our good byes and headed back to St Ives for the evening, where I was lucky enough to see yet another dear friend who I spent the evening with enjoying a glass or two of wine.
The day after I was particularly excited about that days excursion, a trip to Mawnan Smith, the home of the Cornish Owlman was on the cards. So after a good breakfast the car was once again winding its way through highsided Cornish lanes, and it wasn't long befor I was parking the car and exploring the grounds of Mawnan Church where the Owlamn was first reported.
But the curiosities at Mawnan can wait for tomorrow, until then thanks for reading.
The first stop on my mini fortean foray was to visit the Men-An-Tol situated in West Penwith not to far from Penzance. So after popping into my good friend Sams place for a warming cup of tea, his family and some of mine headed out in convoy to visit the ancient site.
Sam had taken point and decided to make a quick stop off at Lanyon Quoit (pictured bellow.
The Quoit is actually at the northan part of whats believed to be a long barrow type structure and is said to have been a burial chamber or even some sort of mausoleum. There is an old legend that tells of giants bones being found buried next to the quoit and it is also sometimes known by some as the giants table. Another legend has no less than King Arthur sitting atop the stones to enjoy a meal, just before his last battle at Camlann. Also it is to this place that it is said Arthur will return to fight the last battle that will mark the end of the world.
So shortly after we arrived the sounds of barking hounds accompanied by the sounding of horns meant the local fox hunt was heading our way hopefully not in hot pursuit of any unfortunate creature, which is something Sam and I would of liked to have hung around for and perhaps had a polite word in the ear of the huntsman but as we had the kids with us we decided to move on as huntsmen aren't always open to views that oppose their law breaking and cruel escapades.
After a small drive of only a few minuets we had wound our way through a few more Cornish lanes, where the hedges are made of granite, and had arrived in the small lay by that serves as a car park for Men-An-Tol.
Its is also known for its healing properties, another name for it locally is the Rickets stone and families would bring their children here to be passed though the centre stone and hopefully cured.
Another legend speaks of a Piskie living here that could heal your ills, magically of course.Sadly we didn't spot the Piskie, I suppose us lot trundling through the field is enough to send even the most magical creatures running for cover.
So now with lunch in our minds we set off over to Zennor and paid a visit to lovely little pub there that does rather agreeable food,as well as a nice drop of cider, and of course a trip to Zennor is never complete with out stepping into the church, strategicly placed next door to the pub. Sadly we were to be disappointed, the worst out come imaginable had happened, the pub was FULL!
But happily the church was open and I was luck enough to pop inside and take a picture of the old pew that has a lovely old carving of a mermaid in it.
After many years Matthews disappearance had faded from the memories of the locals until one day a ship had dropped anchor in a near by bay when a mermaid appeared and asked the captain to move his anchor as it was blocking the door to her house and her children and husband Matthew were trapped inside.
After taking a couple of photos of the carving and admiring the small church and the carving for a while our stomachs dictated it was time to go in search of an eatery that could accommodated our numbers, four adults and five children. This inevitably was a chain type pub that served something tasteless but filling. After we had eaten and the kids had run riot in the pubs play area we said our good byes and headed back to St Ives for the evening, where I was lucky enough to see yet another dear friend who I spent the evening with enjoying a glass or two of wine.
The day after I was particularly excited about that days excursion, a trip to Mawnan Smith, the home of the Cornish Owlman was on the cards. So after a good breakfast the car was once again winding its way through highsided Cornish lanes, and it wasn't long befor I was parking the car and exploring the grounds of Mawnan Church where the Owlamn was first reported.
But the curiosities at Mawnan can wait for tomorrow, until then thanks for reading.
Thursday 15 January 2015
Canine Conundrum
Now I dont know much about this one at all, and yes of course I know that you should treat most things on line with a healthy dose of scepticism. But that aside, just feast your little peepers on the following film. The film is of an illegal street race somewhere it is assumed in South America, but sadly any further details are not forth coming at this time. The films show some cars involved in some sort of race, but the amazing bit is when a dog seems to appear out of thin air and some how escapes being hit by the cars.
Please feel free to let me know your theories on this film...........
Update On The Tynemouth UFO
Yesterday I blogged about the UFO that was spotted and filmed in the skies over Tynemouth UK. Well according to todays Daily Mirror website it would appear there have been more witnesses of the strange lights in the sky. After the local paper, The Chronicle post a Video of the light in the sky on its website other people have come forward to say they too have seen the light, so to speak.
Karl Findlay of Brunswick Village Claims he spotted something in the Sky on Tuesday night at around 8:30pm whilst taking the bis out. He also claims he caught it on video, a copy of which ive not et been able to obtain, He said “When I’ve been looking back at the video I zoomed in and spotted a star like shape in the sky, which looked quite like the object from the original video.”
Another witness Andrew Phinn from North Shields who spotted an object in the sky whilst in his back garden for a cigarette at around 11:40pm on Monday night (the night of the original sighting)
Says "I was looking out towards Tynemouth when I saw a white light in the sky. It was flickering. It did not move at all but it could not have been a star, because it was too low."
What this light could be really is anybodies guess the video certainly dosnt show anything other than a light in the sky. Im sure different factions of the UFO community will have varying theories but with just a video of a light to go on and a couple of other witnesses to they that all they saw was a light we can only wildly speculate.
Karl Findlay of Brunswick Village Claims he spotted something in the Sky on Tuesday night at around 8:30pm whilst taking the bis out. He also claims he caught it on video, a copy of which ive not et been able to obtain, He said “When I’ve been looking back at the video I zoomed in and spotted a star like shape in the sky, which looked quite like the object from the original video.”
Another witness Andrew Phinn from North Shields who spotted an object in the sky whilst in his back garden for a cigarette at around 11:40pm on Monday night (the night of the original sighting)
Says "I was looking out towards Tynemouth when I saw a white light in the sky. It was flickering. It did not move at all but it could not have been a star, because it was too low."
What this light could be really is anybodies guess the video certainly dosnt show anything other than a light in the sky. Im sure different factions of the UFO community will have varying theories but with just a video of a light to go on and a couple of other witnesses to they that all they saw was a light we can only wildly speculate.
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Island Of The Fluffy Bunny
So I'm sat in my living room this evening trying to find something to watch, something that wont rot my soul to the point of suicide and I happen across an offering on BBC Two hosted by Chris Packham. Amongst its features was a rather cute segment about an island situated in the East Sea of Japan. Now the thing that makes this island T.V worthy and also hits high on my Cute O-meter was the fact that it is populated by thousands of wild yet very friendly little bunnies and the absence of any predators means that these lovely Leporidae have more than flourished and have become some what of a tourist attraction.
The Island itself named Okunoshima has a less than cute and fluffy past. It was once used as a production base for chemical weapons during the Russo-Japanese war. The families who lived on the island were moved out and rumour has it that the rabbits were either the pets of the families that used to live on the island prior to the chemical weapons production or they are in fact the descendants of the poor lab animals that were released when the chemical production ceased.
So now these feral rabbits are anything but wild and they seem to have no fear of humans (as you will see from the video below). They actively search out people to see what tasty treats they may have for them. As you can imagine natural vegetation is at a premium on a small island with so many hungry herbivores hopping around.
Nessies long lost Prehistoric Relative?
Scientists studying fossils of sea creatures from around the Isle of Skye of the Scottish coast have discovered an entirely new species of ancient sea monster that lived around 170 million years ago in the then warms seas around what is now Scotland.
Dearchmhara Shawcrossi as the creature is now called, has been named after the amateur fossil hunter Brian Shawcross who first discovered the fossils in Bearreraige Bay on the Isle in 1959.
So is this 14ft predatory beast the long lost cousin of dear old Nessie? Well probably not but you just never know ;)
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Dearchmhara Shawcrossi as the creature is now called, has been named after the amateur fossil hunter Brian Shawcross who first discovered the fossils in Bearreraige Bay on the Isle in 1959.
So is this 14ft predatory beast the long lost cousin of dear old Nessie? Well probably not but you just never know ;)
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UFO spotted hanging around North Tyneside.
Well an alien invasion it certainly isnt, but Craig Lowther from North Tyneside claims to have spotted and filmed the "craft" whilst letting his dog out into the garden around 11:30pm on Monday evening.
He told the Cronicle Live that:
“I always look up at the night sky when I go out because where I live you get a great view of the stars. But when I looked up I noticed what I thought was a plane travelling on an unusual flight path.
It was an unusual colour for a plane and it was not moving as you would expect a plane to move.”
However as yet we have been unable to trace the dog to get his version of events.
What do you guys think, as ever your comments are welcome.
For the full story click here
He told the Cronicle Live that:
“I always look up at the night sky when I go out because where I live you get a great view of the stars. But when I looked up I noticed what I thought was a plane travelling on an unusual flight path.
It was an unusual colour for a plane and it was not moving as you would expect a plane to move.”
However as yet we have been unable to trace the dog to get his version of events.
What do you guys think, as ever your comments are welcome.
For the full story click here
The Curious Case Of the Cross Dressing Butterfly.
Butterflies come in many wonderful colours and many of us enjoy marvelling at their beauty as we watch them flutter around the flowers in our gardens during the warmer months.
Recently Chris Johnson from Pennsylvania spotted this lovely lepidoptera whilst volunteering at a butterfly exhibition at Pennsylvanias Drexel University. Mr Johnson's keen eye spotted the insect whilst emptying out the exhibitions pupa chamber. Now the curious thing about the butterfly, which was confirmed later by an expert to be a Common Archduke butterfly (Lexias Pardalis), is that the creatures two right wings were those of the female of the species but those on the left resembled those of the male.
Apparently this is a rare condition called Gynandromorphy which means externally having the look of both male and female but having the reproductive organs of just one which is the opposite to hermaphrodites which have the sexual organs of both but the outwards appearance of one.
To read more about this do the clicky thing here.
Regards
The Curious Fortean.
Sunday 11 January 2015
Dogman Report
The following is a report posted in the DogmenUK facebook group by Ruth Wolfgram (im assuming Wolfgram isnt her real name). Ruth has been kind enough to allow me to repost it here.
I will be posting a full write up about the dogmen phenomenon in the next couple of days.
About 30 years ago, when my oldest daughter was about 4 yrs old, I saw something that forced my mind to shove the whole thing to the back of the line for my sanity. My (then) husband and I had a cottage in Michigan's Upper Pensinula outside of Paradise, next to Lake Superior but we lived near Traverse City. Jim and his friend had gone north to stay in the cottage for a few days. One evening he called to say that the truck had broken down and they wanted me to go and get them at first light, about a 3 hour drive. I was on the road by 7 a.m. and my daughter sat behind me on the passenger side, facing forward. (Rules were different then.)
We had traveled about 1-1/2 hours and had another 30 minutes before we hit the Mackinaw Bridge, so we were between Petoskey and Mackinaw City. No houses and not much traffic. My daughter said to me, "there's a doggie Mommy!" I looked and on the side of the road was what looked to me to be very large dog (like an Irish Wolfhound large) or maybe a pony, which made no sense. It was on all fours, had a long tail and a mane of dark hair. I slowed down to see what it was and I didn't want to hit it if it darted across the road. That's when it stood up on two feet (paws), looked right at us and RAN across the road in front of me on two feet, fast, like a person runs. The "mane" was flying as it ran. It ran straight into the thick pine trees.
I don't know what it was and I know that on that day I didn't WANT to know. We didn't have cell phones with cameras back then but I have always wished I could have gotten it's picture. That's what started my interest in Dogmen.
We had traveled about 1-1/2 hours and had another 30 minutes before we hit the Mackinaw Bridge, so we were between Petoskey and Mackinaw City. No houses and not much traffic. My daughter said to me, "there's a doggie Mommy!" I looked and on the side of the road was what looked to me to be very large dog (like an Irish Wolfhound large) or maybe a pony, which made no sense. It was on all fours, had a long tail and a mane of dark hair. I slowed down to see what it was and I didn't want to hit it if it darted across the road. That's when it stood up on two feet (paws), looked right at us and RAN across the road in front of me on two feet, fast, like a person runs. The "mane" was flying as it ran. It ran straight into the thick pine trees.
I don't know what it was and I know that on that day I didn't WANT to know. We didn't have cell phones with cameras back then but I have always wished I could have gotten it's picture. That's what started my interest in Dogmen.
I will be posting a full write up on the phenomenon of Dogmen in the next couple of days.
Saturday 10 January 2015
The Mighty Hercules
I know this isn't strictly fortean but I found it amazing and just had to post it. I stumbled earlier across a facebook post by Dr Karl Shucker, featuring the largest cat ive ever seen, Hurcules the liger. It turns out that not only is this the largest cat I have ever seen but the largest cat in the world at the present time weighing in at well over 900lbs previously the title of worlds largest was held by a liger from Wisconsin that reportedly weighed in at a massive 1600lbs.
Below Hurcules
Friday 9 January 2015
Fancy A Glass Of Djinn?
So now over to Dubai where according to BBC News Website landlords are seeking compensation from their insurance companies for fires on their properties they claim have been started by Goblins and Djinn.
Now its not unknown in the world of paranormal research to hear claims of fires that have been started by ghosts or by unseen hand, and in particle it is associated with poltergeist cases, as im sure many of you know.
But this time police fire expert Ahmed Mohammed has suggest the claims of paranormal involvment may be less than truthful, he is quoted as saying:
"There have been cases in which a person or persons tell lies, and make weird claims that a jinn is behind the fire," he says, adding that many people don't know how to deal with fires when they start. A straightforward solution would be to set up CCTV cameras in buildings."
I will endevour to find out more information for you dear reader, and see if I cant come up with some accounts of the actual fires.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-30709653
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The Curious Fortean
Thursday 8 January 2015
More Ghostly Goings on at "Britians Most Haunted Shop"
Yesterday Barnsley Antique centre cropped up in the news again, after more ghostly goings on.
It seems the shop first made the headlines in September last year when the Barnsley Chronicle first ran the story of poltergeist activity that was caught on CCTV. The first video shows the door of a glass display cabinet seemingly exploding for reasons unknown.
According to the Barnsley Chronicle, Danny Parker one of the owners of the shop Said "I spent hours that night freezing the footage frame by frame on my laptop and suddenly two ghostly faces appeared." I've had a look for the malevolent mugs but it comes as no surprise that I cant see them. Perhaps Mr Parker had watched the film one to many times and had tired eyes.
Below is a copy of the film perhaps you can see the spooky faces, it does however show the glass door seemingly exploding for no obvious reason.
Then in early October the people who brought you the Enfield Poltergeist, The Daily Mirror, ran a fresh story about the shop. This time the CCTV had caught on camera what the owners say is a small figure at around 24 secs into the following clip. Blink and you'll miss it, to be honest im not sure if I can see it at all.
The final most recent clip appears to show the picture of a spooky skull being knocked off of a shelf after an alleged medium was visiting the shop and was talking to the owner about the happenings.
Personally I've seen nothing in any of these three films that would leave me to believe there is ghostly goings on and as usual the grossly over used title of "Britains Most Haunted" leaves me feeling cold for all the wrong reasons.
But please feel free to leave your comments Id love to know what you think!
Regards
The Curious Fortean
Friday 2 January 2015
This Morning I was sent a link to a great blog called the Loch Ness Mystery, and in particular a post on it about Killer Whales in Loch Duich in 1953 http://lochnessmystery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/strange-sight-in-loch-duich.html?m=1.
Apart from the obvious interest and enjoyable old photographs. One thing really struck me and that is the similarity between the photo of the killer whales dorsal fin cutting through the water and the famous (and most likely fraudulent) surgeons photo.
Above: the killer whale in Loch Duich 1953
Above: the famous Surgeons photo
Now I think its worth pointing out dear reader that I do know the claims that the Surgeons photo being a fake are widely excepted and I wont be going into my personal beliefs on the validity of this photo at this time. It just got me wondering about the possibility (how ever improbable) that this could show the fin of a killer whale, now I know that killer whales dorsal fins are not by nature floppy but this can occur in an Orca particularly when they are kept in captivity, so it is not unknown.
This of course is an extreme example but I think it illustrates my point rather well.
I would like to reiterate that im not really putting this forward as a theory its just a thought plucked out of my poor abused grey matter.
Regards
The Curious Fortean
Apart from the obvious interest and enjoyable old photographs. One thing really struck me and that is the similarity between the photo of the killer whales dorsal fin cutting through the water and the famous (and most likely fraudulent) surgeons photo.
Now I think its worth pointing out dear reader that I do know the claims that the Surgeons photo being a fake are widely excepted and I wont be going into my personal beliefs on the validity of this photo at this time. It just got me wondering about the possibility (how ever improbable) that this could show the fin of a killer whale, now I know that killer whales dorsal fins are not by nature floppy but this can occur in an Orca particularly when they are kept in captivity, so it is not unknown.
I would like to reiterate that im not really putting this forward as a theory its just a thought plucked out of my poor abused grey matter.
Regards
The Curious Fortean
Hello my Fortean Friends. I thought for my first post on my brand new blog id offer up this video that was sent to me recently by a friend. It appears to show what I think is some sort of serpent (a large constrictor in particular) in the sea just off of Sanibel island in Florida. My first thought was that it could be a large ray but after watching it a few times what I thought was the wings of a ray look more like the body of a large snake.
Its common knowledge that large constrictors like the Burmese Python have made their home in the sun shine state and there is no reason why one of these creatures shouldn't spend a little time in saline water after all snakes are naturally great swimmers in fact the Anaconda due to its bulk spends most of its time in the water.
I sent the link to this film to a zoologist/cryptzoologist friend of mine and all he could confirm with any certainty was that is isnt a giant oar fish.
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The Curious Fortean
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