Posted on 09/28/2008 1:27:28 PM PDT by Justice Department
Almost every form of life that has existed on earth appears to have gone through a ‘giant’ phase. There have been giant plants, giant insects, giant reptiles, giant birds, giant fish, giant mammals and giant humans.
mark for later reading
ha!
Big guy there.
I remember “Tiny”, a guy that was the tallest guy in our
school.
I recall Tiny told us a story once about another tall guy.
One of his friends once asked him:
“How the weather up there?”
He looked down on the guy, SPIT and said “It’s RAINING!!”
I dunno if that’s a true story or not, but it oughta be. :)
I had the opportunity to see the Cardiff GIant about a year and a half ago coming home from niagara falls. we took a detour in order to visit. the farmer’s museum is quite a neat place to visit and I wish we could have spent more time.
the Giant is in the first hallway and almost visible from the ticket table. Maybe it has a different appearance when it is all covered in dirt, but cleaned up it looks like an obvious fake.
still, it was kinda cool to see it.
now to go to Michigan to see PT Barnum’s version...
THE GREAT
CARDIFF GIANT
The giant on display at the Farmers Museum in Cooperstown, New York. 2005.
"But in the autumn [1] of 1869 this peaceful region was in commotion from one end to the other. Strange reports echoed from farm to farm. It was noised abroad that a great stone statue or petrified giant had been dug up near the little hamlet of Cardiff, almost at the southern extremity of the valley; and soon, despite the fact that the crops were not yet gathered in, and the elections not yet over, men and women and children were hurrying from Syracuse and from the farm-houses along the valley to the scene of the great discovery.
I had been absent in a distant State for some weeks, and, on my return to Syracuse, meeting one of the most substantial citizens, a highly respected deacon in the Presbyterian Church, formerly a county judge, I asked him, in a jocose way, about the new object of interest, fully expecting that he would join me in a laugh over the whole matter; but, to my surprise, he became at once very solemn. He said, "I assure you that this is no laughing matter; it is a very serious thing, indeed; there is no question that an amazing discovery has been made, and I advise you to go down and see what you think of it."
Next morning, my brother and myself were speeding, after a fast trotter in a light buggy, through the valley to the scene of the discovery; and as we went we saw more and more, on every side, evidences of enormous popular interest. The roads were crowded with buggies, carriages, and even omnibuses from the city, and with lumber-wagons from the farms–all laden with passengers. In about two hours we arrived at the Newell farm and found a gathering which at first sight seemed like a county fair. In the midst was a tent, and a crowd was pressing for admission. Entering, we saw a large pit or grave, and, at the bottom of it, perhaps five feet below the surface, an enormous figure, apparently of Onondaga gray limestone. It was a stone giant, with massive features, the whole body nude, the limbs contracted as if in agony. It had a color as if it had lain long in the earth, and over its surface were minute punctures, like pores. An especial appearance of great age was given it by deep grooves and channels in its under side, apparently worn by the water which flowed in streams through the earth and along the rock on which the figure rested. Lying in its grave, with the subdued light from the roof of the tent falling upon it, and with the limbs contorted as if in a death struggle, it produced a most weird effect. An air of great solemnity pervaded the place. Visitors hardly spoke above a whisper."
"PT Barnum’s version.."
Gilbert A. Reichert 7 ft 6 inches (228.60 cm) November 9 1912 - August 24 1961 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Alias "Tiny"
Forbidden Archeology: Human Giants Then And Now Sunday, September 28, 2008 4:27:28 PM · by Justice Department · 126 replies · 2,001+ views
Seems a few agree:-)
marvelous marvin’s mechanical museum, I presume;-)
Udder Chaos: Middletown Woman Arrested In Cow Suit
WCPO.com | 9/30/2008 | Lance Barry
Posted on 09/30/2008 8:57:04 AM PDT by OCC
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Woman Wearing Cow Suit Charged With Disorderly Conduct
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Posted on 09/30/2008 12:57:40 PM PDT by F15Eagle
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Holy cow!
We should milk that topic for all it’s worth.
Cult pop?
Got here as fast as I could. Better late than never
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