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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 13:36:14 GMT -6
It sounds a bit like a 'set up' to me.. As far as belief in mermaids..my personal jury is still out. Lots of cultures have tales of merfolk...and there is usually some basis for every tale. Sailors on most every sea...believe the tales..so..who knows. I'm thinking not this one though.
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Post by auntym on May 26, 2017 18:49:16 GMT -6
www.strangerdimensions.com/2016/05/23/mermaid-live-coast-kiryat-yam-israel/Does A Mermaid Live On the Coast of Kiryat Yam, Israel?Posted by Rob Schwarz / plus.google.com/+RobSchwarz007 May 23, 2016 If reports are to be believed, there have been so many alleged mermaid sightings in Kiryat Yam, Israel that its local government has offered a $1 million reward to anyone who can provide undeniable video evidence. According to a Live Science article published in 2009, a mysterious legend surrounds the area – a legend that sometimes, during sunset, a mermaid appears on the coast. One of the first sightings involved a group of friends at the beach. As Live Science reported, they saw a woman out on the sand, laying “in a weird way.” As they approached her, she jumped out into the water, and that’s when they saw her tail. If reports are to be believed, there have been so many alleged mermaid sightings in Kiryat Yam, Israel that its local government has offered a $1 million reward to anyone who can provide undeniable video evidence. According to a Live Science article published in 2009, a mysterious legend surrounds the area – a legend that sometimes, during sunset, a mermaid appears on the coast. One of the first sightings involved a group of friends at the beach. As Live Science reported, they saw a woman out on the sand, laying “in a weird way.” As they approached her, she jumped out into the water, and that’s when they saw her tail. Another sighting, though far more dubious, had a video to go along with it. In 2013, two tourists were filming what they believed was a seal on the rocks below. As the camera zoomed in, the creature turned and looked back at them, before scurrying off and jumping into the water. It’s generally assumed to be fake due to bad acting, bad CGI, and at least one YouTube commenter, who has claimed the location in the video isn’t even Kiryat Yam. And so, no hard evidence of this mermaid has truly surfaced. In fact, the $1 million reward is more of a tourism marketing scheme than an actual ploy to capture and photograph a real live mermaid. That’s how it usually goes. But that doesn’t mean actual sightings haven’t occurred.
www.strangerdimensions.com/2016/05/23/mermaid-live-coast-kiryat-yam-israel/
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Post by auntym on Nov 18, 2017 14:20:21 GMT -6
mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/11/the-strange-saga-of-the-sea-people/ The Strange Saga of the Sea-Peopleby Nick Redfern mysteriousuniverse.org/author/nredfern/November 18, 2017 Within the history of fairy lore, there exists a longstanding tradition of these magical entities having the ability to shift into a near-dizzying number of forms. One of them was known as the Selkie. It’s a beast that is most associated with the people and the old folklore of northern Scotland, the Shetland and Orkney Islands, Ireland, and Iceland. It’s fair to say that the Selkie is not too dissimilar to the legendary mermaid, although, as will become apparent, there are significant differences too. The Selkie is said to be a seducer-supreme. Whereas, in times past, mermaids and mermen were perceived as being half-human and half-fish in appearance, they were not shapeshifters, per se. Rather, they were a combination of creatures. The Selkie, however, was said to have the unique ability to take on two specific forms: that of a seal and that of a human – both male and female. Whereas mermaids, myths tell us, are limited to living in the oceans, the Selkie was said to have existed as a seal in the water and as a human on land. Centuries ago, people believed the creature achieved the latter by discarding its seal skin and taking on human form. While the Selkie was seen as a manipulative creature – as all fairies are said to be – it is not a malicious one, at least not for the most part. There was an acceptance that Selkies have a deep affinity for the human race, and that they are also attracted to us – physically, emotionally and sexually. Old lore states that the Selkie may live in the seas of our world for an extraordinarily long period of time. Should one of these magical things develop a lusting for a human, they will cast off, and carefully hide, their sealskin and take to the land in human guise. A twist on this aspect of the legend maintains that if the person in question can locate the hidden hide, then the Selkie will remain with that same person and the Selkie’s love will last as long as their human companion lives. Even when the Selkie stay on the land with its lover, the time very often comes when the yearning to return to the sea becomes overpowering and, finally, irresistible – mythology maintains. Generally speaking, the Selkie – which, in typical fairy style, has an extremely long lifespan – will only do so when its human partner has passed on. When the grieving process is over, the Selkie will then seek out its sealskin that it discarded and hid years earlier, take on its original seal form, and spend the rest of its life traveling the seas. Whatever the truth of the matter, it is intriguing to note that despite the centuries-old origins, beliefs in the Selkie still exist in certain parts of Scotland, its surrounding isles, and Iceland. That’s in stark contrast to the issue of mermaids; creatures which are almost universally and rightly seen as mythological entities. Indeed, David Thomson’s 1954 book, The People of the Sea – which is a full-length study of the Selkie saga – makes it abundantly clear that well into the 20th century the Selkie was perceived by Scottish folk as a real, living creature. mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/11/the-strange-saga-of-the-sea-people/
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Post by auntym on Mar 10, 2020 13:25:33 GMT -6
mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/03/mermaid-spotted-in-antarctica-with-help-of-google-earth/ “Mermaid” Spotted in Antarctica With Help of Google Earthby Paul Seaburn / mysteriousuniverse.org/author/paulseaburn/ March 6, 2020 A few years ago, there were a number of studies done by worried psychologists, economic analysts and those who just liked to worry about why so few people were bowling anymore. Bowling lanes that were once buzzing with business in every neighborhood were abandoned, torn down, converted into discos (where those went is the topic of a different discussion) and otherwise left empty, except for the few used by wannabe professionals or kids trying to get college scholarships (yes, there really are bowling scholarships). What were the former bowlers doing instead? If these studies were conducted again today, the answer might be “Looking on Google Earth for pyramids, UFOs, lost cities and other cool stuff.” Pair those somewhat obscure images with modern man’s propensity for pareidolia and posting on social media and you have the time-consuming, bowling-eliminating hobby of the 21st century. Scoff if you must, but without this we would not have today’s story about a mermaid spotted in Antarctica with the help of Google Earth. Where is everybody? “We have this beautifully curved shape right here, we can, of course, see the tail, the fluke, what looks like might be an elongated flipper. You can see there is something right around the neck here that gives it a distinction between the head and the body.” Florida Maquis, the poster of this “mermaid” video (watch it here), sounds like he (or she) is writing a description for a dating site. However, this is obviously someone who knows their mermaids, because the “fluke” in marine biology means “either of the lobes of a whale’s tail.” Or a mermaid’s. Florida Maquis gives the coordinates of the “mermaid” so anyone can admire it. 76°52’51.92″S 145°42’4.27″W If you google those coordinates, one thing you’ll notice right away is that you’re not looking at water but at ice … inland ice. It seems the poor “mermaid” is frozen (yes, “Frozen Mermaid” would be a great name for a new Disney movie – they’ve probably thought of it already) or … Florida Maquis knows what you’re thinking: “(It) cannot be explained by wind, ice, rock, and snow.” Something else you’ll probably notice, if you do the math, is that this “mermaid” is about 65 feet long. That’s one big half-woman-half-fish that could lead to a discussion about giants once roaming Antarctica, but that’s also a discussion for another day. If it’s not a mermaid, commenters speculate it could be the remains of a mosasaur – extinct for 66 million years, they might reach 65 feet in length although most fossils are shorter. Or, if you trend towards the mythological – a dragon … although that “fluke” might make this swimming dragon a fluke of nature. Just for grins, turn the picture (see it here) upside down. Still look like a mermaid? Welcome to the world of pareidolia. Whatever the image really is, one angle makes it look mermaid-ish – as absurd as that might be due to the size, location and lack of evidence they exist, for starters. Hi. Come here often? You look better than average. Get it? It’s a bowling joke. Hey, where are you going? If you still see a mermaid, turn off your computer and go bowling. You might meet someone who doesn’t have a fluke … unless you call an interest in bowling these days a fluke. Try it anyway. It could save you some therapy money. mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/03/mermaid-spotted-in-antarctica-with-help-of-google-earth/
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Post by auntym on Jun 9, 2021 18:21:31 GMT -6
www.coasttocoastam.com/article/mermaid-blamed-for-car-crash-in-jamaica/Mermaid Blamed for Car Crash in JamaicaJune 9, 2021 By Tim Binnall / www.coasttocoastam.com/pages/tim-binnall/A fatal car crash on a bridge in Jamaica has renewed longstanding rumors within a nearby community the waters below are inhabited by a bloodthirsty mermaid. The accident, which saw one woman die and nine other people require hospitalization when a pair of vehicles collided head-on, reportedly took place in the town of Bog Walk on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred just days after another incident at the bridge wherein a woman also perished, leading to many in the community to cast the blame for the tragic events on a rather unlikely suspect: a mermaid said to lurk in the Rio Cobre, which runs beneath the bridge. Frequent visitor to the river, Daniel Gayle, explained that legend has it that whenever the river "changes its color" and appears dirty, "that's when it's dangerous and that's usually when the mermaid is active." His assertion that there is a sinister supernatural being living in the water beneath the bridge was echoed by another resident who recalled an incident decades ago wherein a fisherman pulled a giant scale from the water and claimed that it came from a creature with a fish's tail and a human head. When the man went back to the river to try and catch the mermaid, it is said that the entity killed him. The decades-old tale was seemingly confirmed by another resident, dubbed Lady G, who revealed that when the unfortunate man's body was found it was discovered that the creature had attached "a string of fish" to his shorts in what one assumes was some kind of warning to others who might dare to tangle with the mermaid. "This river is haunted," she said to a local media outlet, "it has its time when it takes a lot of lives and then cools down. Nothing can be done about it." According to Lady G, the deaths at the bridge will continue until the mermaid's thirst for blood is satiated. To that end, she ominously lamented, "sad to say, but we are expecting more." www.coasttocoastam.com/article/mermaid-blamed-for-car-crash-in-jamaica/
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