Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the new Misc Avatar Contest. You may not have noticed it at first, because it has a tendency to sneak in quietly and creep up on you. And it's often hard to spot, hiding between a couple of more highly visible Threads. But if you ask around, you'll find that somebody's cousin's roommate saw it one time. Unfortunately, the screen caps didn't come out.
Now please have a seat, everyone. I have slides and will entertain questions after the presentation. Ladies, please remove your hats.
Our Theme for this contest is "Cryptozoology." This is the science-- or pseudoscience-- that studies animals, creatures and other beings that mainstream science tells us probably don't exist. Of course, mainstream science is probably right, but what a buzzkill, huh? As Arthur C Clarke said, "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible."
Cryptozoological subjects-- or "Cryptids"-- can range from the good old-fashioned standbys such as:
Big Foot (aka Yeti or Sasquatch).
Or The Loch Ness Monster (aka Nessie).
To something more esoteric, such as Mokole-Mbembe (possibly an evolved pygmy sauropod living in the Congo).
Or something more fashionable-- and dangerous-- such as the Chupacabra (aka the Goatsucker).
They can also be the stuff of legend, such as the American Indian Thunderbird (aka T-Bird to its friends).
They can even be the stuff of local legend, folklore and rumor, such as Massachusetts' own Pukwudgie (aka Uncle Lefty).
Now then, are there any questions? No? Then grab those butterfly nets and be off with you. And remember: No fair capturing each other.
Now please have a seat, everyone. I have slides and will entertain questions after the presentation. Ladies, please remove your hats.
Our Theme for this contest is "Cryptozoology." This is the science-- or pseudoscience-- that studies animals, creatures and other beings that mainstream science tells us probably don't exist. Of course, mainstream science is probably right, but what a buzzkill, huh? As Arthur C Clarke said, "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible."
Cryptozoological subjects-- or "Cryptids"-- can range from the good old-fashioned standbys such as:
Big Foot (aka Yeti or Sasquatch).
Or The Loch Ness Monster (aka Nessie).
To something more esoteric, such as Mokole-Mbembe (possibly an evolved pygmy sauropod living in the Congo).
Or something more fashionable-- and dangerous-- such as the Chupacabra (aka the Goatsucker).
They can also be the stuff of legend, such as the American Indian Thunderbird (aka T-Bird to its friends).
They can even be the stuff of local legend, folklore and rumor, such as Massachusetts' own Pukwudgie (aka Uncle Lefty).
Now then, are there any questions? No? Then grab those butterfly nets and be off with you. And remember: No fair capturing each other.
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