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Offline Froderik

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The Mothman of WV
« on: May 13, 2010, 01:48:52 PM »
“Mothman”, as the strange creature came to be called, is perhaps one of the strangest creatures to ever grace the annals of weirdness in America. Even though this mysterious and unsolved case has nothing to do with ghosts, it would be remiss of me to not include it in a section of the website about the unexplained.

The weird events connected to the Mothman began on November 12, 1966 near Clendenin, West Virginia. Five men were in the local cemetery that day, preparing a grave for a burial, when something that looked like a “brown human being” lifted off from some nearby trees and flew over their heads. The men were baffled. It did not appear to be a bird, but more like a man with wings. A few days later, more sightings would take place, electrifying the entire region.

http://www.prairieghosts.com/moth.html

The Mothman is a creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia from November 12, 1966, to December 1967. Most observers describe the Mothman as a man-sized creature with large reflective red eyes and large wings. The creature was sometimes reported as having no head, with its eyes set into its chest.

A number of hypotheses have been presented to explain eyewitness accounts, ranging from misidentification and coincidence, to paranormal phenomena and conspiracy theories.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2010, 10:13:16 AM »
What spikes your interest in Mothman?

I think the strangest thing about this phenomenon are the phone calls and the slightly off-kilter prophecy.
My personal belief is this is "creature" is demonic.
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2010, 10:23:03 AM »
Quote from: "BuzzKill"
My personal belief is this is "creature" is demonic.


Seriously?
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2010, 12:54:14 PM »
Inbreds + moonshine + a fucking kite = lulz
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2010, 01:27:53 PM »
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Inbreds + moonshine + a fucking kite = lulz


Ok...that one got me!

 :roflmao:  :roflmao:
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2010, 02:44:32 PM »
Quote from: "Anne Bonney"
Quote from: "BuzzKill"
My personal belief is this is "creature" is demonic.


Seriously?

Yep - very seriously.
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2010, 03:12:40 PM »
Quote from: "BuzzKill"
Quote from: "Anne Bonney"
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My personal belief is this is "creature" is demonic.


Seriously?

Yep - very seriously.


You mean like the devil walking around in human, or whatever this is, form?  Really?  What would the purpose be?  Just to sneak up on unsuspecting people and freak the shit out of them?  

Fairy tales and ghost stories aren't just for kids, I guess.

Sorry...you'll probably be offended by this, but I just don't get how any intelligent person can fall for that crap.  At all.
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2010, 04:24:15 PM »
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Quote from: "BuzzKill"
Quote from: "Anne Bonney"
Quote from: "BuzzKill"
My personal belief is this is "creature" is demonic.


Seriously?

Yep - very seriously.


You mean like the devil walking around in human, or whatever this is, form?  Really?  What would the purpose be?  Just to sneak up on unsuspecting people and freak the shit out of them?  

Fairy tales and ghost stories aren't just for kids, I guess.

Sorry...you'll probably be offended by this, but I just don't get how any intelligent person can fall for that crap.  At all.
It's not crap....I've SEEN the Mothman... and its name is SATAN!!!  :clown:
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2010, 05:13:27 PM »
Well - let me ask - what do you know about the Moth-man phenomenon?  If you are familiar with it, I'd ask you to tell me how you explain it. If your not, then you should be before forming an opinion.  

I didn't say I thought the the thing was the Great Liar hizself.

What do you know about the Nephilim?

How about the Bell Witch of TN?
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2010, 05:40:14 PM »
No more than the next guy, really..
I hadn't even heard of the Mothman until last night..lol.

As for those other things, wiki & google reveals these items, for the sake of conversation:

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Nephilim (or sometimes referred to as nefalim) are beings, who appear in the Hebrew Bible; specifically mentioned in the Book of Genesis and the Book of Numbers; they are also mentioned in other Biblical texts and in some non-canonical Jewish writings.

"Nephilim" comes from a Hebrew word meaning "fallen ones."
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Bell Witch of TN:
http://www.bellwitch.org/story.htm
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2010, 05:45:47 PM »
http://www.prairieghosts.com/moth.html

This is a decent brief on Moth Man and related events in Point Pleasant.

So, what piked your interest?  What brought up the subject last night?
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2010, 06:50:03 PM »
Quote from: "BuzzKill"
http://www.prairieghosts.com/moth.html

This is a decent brief on Moth Man and related events in Point Pleasant.

So, what piked your interest?  What brought up the subject last night?
Yeah I saw that page last night (it came up like second.)

RTP2K3 brought it up..
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2010, 07:07:51 PM »
Quote from: "Froderik"
Quote from: "BuzzKill"
http://www.prairieghosts.com/moth.html

This is a decent brief on Moth Man and related events in Point Pleasant.

So, what piked your interest?  What brought up the subject last night?
Yeah I saw that page last night (it came up like second.)

RTP2K3 brought it up..


Mothman is NOT a "demonic entity" per se, more like a "psychic echo" induced by moonshine, and hillbilly ignorance.......this, however, does not make Mothman any less "real".....more on this later.
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2010, 09:53:26 PM »
Yeah, I saw you had posted the link (http://www.prairieghosts.com/moth.html) and was commenting it provides a good "high points" accounts; no pun intended.

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Mothman is NOT a "demonic entity" per se, more like a "psychic echo" induced by moonshine, and hillbilly ignorance.......this, however, does not make Mothman any less "real".....more on this later.

Why do you assume the witnesses (victims) are ignorant or drunks or even hillbillies? That's not the impression I get from reading witness accounts. And manifestations of the ignorant and slosh brained don't account for the many extremely strange events surrounding sightings of this thing - often experienced by sober and educated people.  

I think it is demonic - as are many other strange creatures (and "hauntings")often encountered - including "aliens".  I'm willing to consider alternative POV - but I have to say, I can't see the "psychic echo" induced by moonshine, and hillbilly ignorance theory as more plausible than accepting there are demons and they do have an interest in interacting with people, misleading people, and tormenting people.

Something similar to Mothman is the Jersy devil.

The History channels monster quest did an episode on wolf-man with some describing a large upright standing "dog". One witness is an artist who did a large puppet like figure of what he saw. I was amazed at his rendition as it looked exactly like the demon peering over the man's should in the now well know photograph. I can't find a link to the episode but you can see the picture by Googling "Demon leering over man's shoulder".  The picture has passed forensic scrutiny. No one will claim what is seen is "real" but the picture is not faked.
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Re: The Mothman of WV
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2010, 01:16:41 AM »


Same principle applies.
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