Pop Goes The Cryptid

Analogue Boy said:
I can already do that and it’s cost me nothing.
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I would very much like to see someone pull out this Cryptozoology Diploma to use for cred.

Here's my doctorate degree in cryptozoology, also costs nothing (worth just as much, but it's fancier).
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Paul_Exeter said:
In the History section in WHS Exeter:

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That's awesome. The text is probably copypaste garbage or AI generated.

True Story: Once upon a time, I picked up one of these overpriced impulse mags in the market checkout line. It was about science solving mysteries or something. Only to find that I was quoted in it. I did not expect that. I think they used my blog posts.
 
Pop Cryptid Spectator no. 7. https://sharonahill.com/pop-cryptid-spectator-7/

In this edition:
  • Cryptozoology diploma
  • Saxsquatch in Rolling Stone
  • Past and future of Small Town Monsters
  • Modern resurgence of mokele-mbembe
  • Fresno Nightcrawler on Monstrum – Is it a cryptid?
  • Frogman Festival in March
  • Cryptid biographies
  • Book review: A Natural History of Sea Serpents
 
Pop Cryptid Spectator 9 https://sharonahill.com/pop-cryptid-spectator-9/

In this edition:
  • Cryptid media: Creating the Loch Ness Monster
  • Ogopogo statue updated
  • Don’t forget Frogman fest
  • The Big Muddy Murphysboro monster file
  • Continuing the tradition of paranormal lore in West Virginia
  • Wild Fictions comic is great intro to Fortean topics
  • Snallygaster vs Snoligoster
 
Sharon Hill said:
Pop Cryptid Spectator 9 https://sharonahill.com/pop-cryptid-spectator-9/

In this edition:
  • Cryptid media: Creating the Loch Ness Monster
  • Ogopogo statue updated
  • Don’t forget Frogman fest
  • The Big Muddy Murphysboro monster file
  • Continuing the tradition of paranormal lore in West Virginia
  • Wild Fictions comic is great intro to Fortean topics
  • Snallygaster vs Snoligoster
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According to an explanation in Merriam-Webster dictionary, snollygoster comes well before snallygaster; the former dates to the 1840s, while our earliest use of the latter comes in 1900 (in what appears to be a misspelling of snollygoster). The term also was widely used in the 19th and early 20th century to mean “a shrewd, unprincipled person” particularly one intent on running for political office. (Consider that Maryland borders D.C.)
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Interesting comment @Sharon Hill. I wonder if the "creature" originated from some political satire comic strip?

I miss that particular type of cartoonist. They seem to have dropped off the face of the earth. Even as a young teen, I would read them. Ting was a well known local cartoonist at the time.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Tingley
 
brownmane said:
Interesting comment @Sharon Hill. I wonder if the "creature" originated from some political satire comic strip?

I miss that particular type of cartoonist. They seem to have dropped off the face of the earth. Even as a young teen, I would read them. Ting was a well known local cartoonist at the time.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Tingley
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I sort of doubt it. The snallygaster legend comes from South Mountain area of Maryland which was settled by people who didn't care too much for political comments in newspapers. But the later creature's appearance was certainly manufactured to sell papers. As a creative process of evolution, I'm not sure that the real origin will ever be known.
 
Pop Cryptid Spectator 11 https://sharonahill.com/pop-cryptid-spectator-11/

In this edition:
  • Digital hoaxes flooding social media
  • Questioning the assumptions we make about supernatural cryptids
  • Cryptid media – The Sasqualogist
  • Blurry feral Florida cat causes a stir
  • Loch Ness Quest 3
  • Royal Mail mythical stamps
  • Cryptids are “hot”, particularly in WV
 
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