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D B Sweeney
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Thanks Bitter. It was a short working holiday up on the Isle of Skye. Recharged my batteries and got lots of great pics.
Didn't see any ghosts, bigfoot or UFO's though 
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bitterbuck1
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 9:32 am Post subject: |
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Funny you should bring up 'bigfoot'.
I was going to ask you, in your travels have you ever
heard of someone seeing a bigfoot there in the UK?
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Inn Spectre
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| bitterbuck1 wrote: | Funny you should bring up 'bigfoot'.
I was going to ask you, in your travels have you ever
heard of someone seeing a bigfoot there in the UK? |
The U.K. isn't really known for Bigfoot sightings, instead we have Big Cat sightings. The authorities have a policy of insulting the public by playing these down at all costs, despite the mounting evidence. |
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bitterbuck1
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| Inn Spectre wrote: | | bitterbuck1 wrote: | Funny you should bring up 'bigfoot'.
I was going to ask you, in your travels have you ever
heard of someone seeing a bigfoot there in the UK? |
The U.K. isn't really known for Bigfoot sightings, instead we have Big Cat sightings. The authorities have a policy of insulting the public by playing these down at all costs, despite the mounting evidence. |
Aren't these 'big cat' sightings actually a panther, cougar or a mountain lion? |
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D B Sweeney
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We do a have a sort of Bigfoot folklore in the UK Bitter but you have to look really hard to dig out the stories. The most famous is the Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui although this is not essentially a true Bigfoot phenomenon. Staffordshire and Cornwall have Bigfoot reports.
http://www.biggreyman.co.uk/legend.html
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Inn Spectre
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| thecactus wrote: | | I see your pushing that powerful intellect to the max. |
You're not qualified to give lessons in grammar. | Quote: | | To be honest I don't want to talk to you again (I never really did when I saw your faggoty name). |
Clearly you see fit to assess individuals by their name. That is as closed-minded as it is possible to be. |
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Carebear
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:16 am Post subject: |
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Yay x happy to see you back DB x  |
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bitterbuck1
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:16 am Post subject: |
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DB,
I looked over the link and watched the 10 min. video of
Ben Macdhui.
That was really interesting.
I'm going to keep browsing through the site.
Thanks for the link. |
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D B Sweeney
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Carebear
That's you telt by the Inn Spectre Cactus 
The UK has it's fair share of odd creatures and sites but none so odd as the people who create them
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Agentscott
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:30 am Post subject: |
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I have heard all about these cats and actually there is supposed to be one right here in Essex, I have seen nothing but my brother who lives futher out in the countryside then me has.
He was walking his dog when suddenly it stoped and started to growl scared looking, he followed Arnies eyes and then spotted a large long haired black dog/beast about as large as great dane but with pointy black ears, sticking up. It eyed them and continued of into bushes un worried. To this day my brother swears it had yellow eyes.
There is a theory that these beasts are actually spirits themselves a bit like the shadow man, these are here as well as actuall escaped panthers.
Perhaps the panters were set lose to hide the ghost dogs. |
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D B Sweeney
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| Agentscott wrote: | I have heard all about these cats and actually there is supposed to be one right here in Essex, I have seen nothing but my brother who lives futher out in the countryside then me has.
He was walking his dog when suddenly it stoped and started to growl scared looking, he followed Arnies eyes and then spotted a large long haired black dog/beast about as large as great dane but with pointy black ears, sticking up. It eyed them and continued of into bushes un worried. To this day my brother swears it had yellow eyes.
There is a theory that these beasts are actually spirits themselves a bit like the shadow man, these are here as well as actuall escaped panthers.
Perhaps the panters were set lose to hide the ghost dogs. |
a large long haired black dog/beast about as large as great dane but with pointy black ears
Sounds like a big Doberman.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/doberman.htm
The big cat reports are IMO nothing more than misidentifications of dogs and cats but I don't discount the possibility that some flash Essex market trader has let loose a Panther or two over the years.
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Carebear
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:39 am Post subject: |
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I read somewhere that in the 70's (I think) it was cool to have big cats as pets and then when exotic animal laws were imposed, some people rather than spend money on licences etc just released them into the wild. This may account for some.
DB - would love to see some of your pics Skye is beautiful, were the midges out? |
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Agentscott
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:41 am Post subject: |
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| Lovley dog, Well that does seem to fit the discription but, no yellow eyes and perhaps a bit small. |
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D B Sweeney
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| Agentscott wrote: | | Lovley dog, Well that does seem to fit the discription but, no yellow eyes and perhaps a bit small. |
I'm sure imagination and fear could have created the size and eye colour.
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D B Sweeney
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| Carebear wrote: | I read somewhere that in the 70's (I think) it was cool to have big cats as pets and then when exotic animal laws were imposed, some people rather than spend money on licences etc just released them into the wild. This may account for some.
DB - would love to see some of your pics Skye is beautiful, were the midges out? |
No midges at all fortunately but we had a few Tick scares 
You can see some of my pics on here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snippswhispers/
I am Snipps Whispers
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