Comments on: Mongolian Death Worm!

Mongolian Death Worm!

unreason — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:39:15 -0800

Bigfoot? Meh. Real Pseudoscientists hunt the MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM! Watch out for its acid spit! And the electricity it shoots out of its eyeballs. Now, see Richard Freeman's tireless search for this mighty beast in "The Lair of the Red Worm". (Part 1)(Part 2) Flee for your lives!

By: Creosote

Creosote — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:49:15 -0800

s/Pseudoscientists/Cryptozoologists/

By: thirteenkiller

thirteenkiller — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:54:06 -0800

I don't understand why they're making stuff up when Mongolia's already got this thing.

By: KokuRyu

KokuRyu — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:11:29 -0800

Redmond O'Hanlon's Congo Journey offers an interesting explanation for the entire cryptozoology phenomenon. In the book, he is escorted by a government scientist in search of a dinosaur-sized creature that is supposed to reside in a lake deep in the bush, up the Congo River. When they reach their destination, O'Hanlon finds that the lake is only two feet deep, and asks the government scientist why he thought such a massive creature could ever live in such a shallow body of water. The scientist says, "It's not a real animal, it's an imaginary animal that lives here." This is not a glib remark. Earlier on the journey O'Hanlon had met a Belgian ex-pat (ie, a Westerner) who claimed he turned into an elephant at night and wandered through the bush. When O'Hanlon laughed and asked he was joking, the Belgian grew quite angry.

By: zardoz

zardoz — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:26:46 -0800

He who controls the spice, controls the universe!

By: christopherious

christopherious — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:05:44 -0800

Fortean Times covered this creature a few years back. Also mentioned or featured in Cryptozoology A-Z, Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology and The Beasts That Hide From Man.

By: hattifattener

hattifattener — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:34:30 -0800

They just need to visit Kukumlima.

By: wfrgms

wfrgms — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:34:33 -0800

spice must flow

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:43:52 -0800

Mongolian Death Worm would be a great name for a cocktail. Unfortunately, it would have to be made out of Mongolian liquor, which is distilled from mare's milk. And I suspect, like mezcal, it would have to have an actual worm in it, and who is going to catch them? How many must die for one cocktail?

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:25:57 -0800

I have ridden the mighty death worm!

By: rmm

rmm — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:04:23 -0800

*closed down link to YouTube video thirteenkiller posted before it even launched the pop-up window* *shivers* Y'know, I'm not all hugs and kittens, but I swear to God I've seen more weird creatures on Metafilter than in real life. Yup... Metafilter: more weird creatures... Hehe... y'know, that's what he called it last night, too - his Mongolian Death Worm...hehe < / blushes and runs away>

By: iamck

iamck — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:25:35 -0800

In the rural Amazon I heard a multitude of stories about woman turning to turkeys, dolphins turning to men, babies born half monkey... I thought they were interesting and prompting all the locals to tell me more. Meanwhile, everyone there was like "dude, this is just made up shit the old people tell, you know that, right?"

By: electronslave

electronslave — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:40:04 -0800

Wow. Ceti Alpha 6 just got a whole lot closer to home. Thanks, thirteenkiller. I'm going to spend the rest of tonight in fear.