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« on: September 03, 2009, 03:50:11 AM » |
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The famed chupacabra has apparently been found, and it's a Texan.
Or at least it was. The beast is now dead, but news of its capture near Blanco, Texas, inspired Bigfoot-sized searches. Lookups on "chupacabra" surged a whopping 571%, and related queries on "what does chupacabra mean" also roared. (For the record, its rough translation is "goat sucker.") The find also inspired renewed interest in the equally notorious Montauk Monster.
Jerry Ayer, owner of Blanco Taxidermy School, has possession of the mythical beast's body. According to CNN, the animal was discovered by one of Ayer's students. The student had "placed poison...to catch an unidentified animal that had gotten into a family member's barn." Little did the student know the animal in question was (maybe) the chupacabra.
In the video from CNN (which is pretty gross), Ayer shows off some of the unusual features of the animal, including abnormally long legs and teeth. It looks a bit like the world's ugliest (and meanest) dog.
This is hardly the first time someone has claimed to have captured the chupacabra. In years past, brave souls have spotted it in places ranging from Russia to Maine to the Philippines. Often the animal is spotted by folks who conveniently forget to snap a photo.
Ayer says he plans to preserve the animal and then donate it to a local museum so it can be enjoyed by others. As the taxidermist puts it, the beast is "a tremendous conversation piece." Sort of like the Mona Lisa or a really stellar collection of garden gnomes.
Have a great Holiday Weekend, all!
OctoDad
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Black Pearl's Captain
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« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2009, 04:27:50 AM » |
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Dang, what a coincedence. I ran over one of those things just this morning coming into work. Did anyone else? Raymond  |
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« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2009, 09:33:25 AM » |
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« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2009, 09:44:11 AM » |
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fiddle mike
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« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2009, 09:53:19 AM » |
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The famed chupacabra has apparently been found, and it's a Texan.
Ayer says he plans to preserve the animal and then donate it to a local museum so it can be enjoyed by others. As the taxidermist puts it, the beast is "a tremendous conversation piece." Sort of like the Mona Lisa or a really stellar collection of garden gnomes.
Have a great Holiday Weekend, all!
OctoDad
The chupacabra found by a taxidermist? It should sit next to his jackalope. Chupacabra is sometimes seen near where I live (on ranchitos where goats are raised, of course) as is the big bird with a woman's face. I've never heard of either being spotted north of Houston or west of San Antonio. |
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« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2009, 10:45:49 AM » |
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Looks like a hair-less dog????
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« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2009, 11:13:56 AM » |
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The famed chupacabra has apparently been found, and it's a Texan.
Ayer says he plans to preserve the animal and then donate it to a local museum so it can be enjoyed by others. As the taxidermist puts it, the beast is "a tremendous conversation piece." Sort of like the Mona Lisa or a really stellar collection of garden gnomes.
Have a great Holiday Weekend, all!
OctoDad
I've never heard of either being spotted north of Houston or west of San Antonio. Did you not read my post?? I killed that sucker this mornig. RAymond |
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fiddle mike
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« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2009, 11:30:47 AM » |
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The famed chupacabra has apparently been found, and it's a Texan.
Ayer says he plans to preserve the animal and then donate it to a local museum so it can be enjoyed by others. As the taxidermist puts it, the beast is "a tremendous conversation piece." Sort of like the Mona Lisa or a really stellar collection of garden gnomes.
Have a great Holiday Weekend, all!
OctoDad
I've never heard of either being spotted north of Houston or west of San Antonio. Did you not read my post?? I killed that sucker this mornig. RAymond Amended: I've never hear of either being spotted north of Houston or west of San Antonio by a reliable witness. |
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« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2009, 11:57:48 AM » |
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The famed chupacabra has apparently been found, and it's a Texan.
Ayer says he plans to preserve the animal and then donate it to a local museum so it can be enjoyed by others. As the taxidermist puts it, the beast is "a tremendous conversation piece." Sort of like the Mona Lisa or a really stellar collection of garden gnomes.
Have a great Holiday Weekend, all!
OctoDad
I've never heard of either being spotted north of Houston or west of San Antonio. Did you not read my post?? I killed that sucker this mornig. RAymond Amended: I've never hear of either being spotted north of Houston or west of San Antonio by a reliable witness. And you probably never will since I squashed his ass this morning. Raymond |
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« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2009, 01:34:43 PM » |
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I seen a pup once while riding dirt bikes. Very scary!
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fiddle mike
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« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2009, 01:59:57 PM » |
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The famed chupacabra has apparently been found, and it's a Texan.
Ayer says he plans to preserve the animal and then donate it to a local museum so it can be enjoyed by others. As the taxidermist puts it, the beast is "a tremendous conversation piece." Sort of like the Mona Lisa or a really stellar collection of garden gnomes.
Have a great Holiday Weekend, all!
OctoDad
I've never heard of either being spotted north of Houston or west of San Antonio. Did you not read my post?? I killed that sucker this mornig. RAymond Amended: I've never hear of either being spotted north of Houston or west of San Antonio by a reliable witness. And you probably never will since I squashed his ass this morning. Raymond "Big Jim", over in Port Aransas would say, "It's yo' lie, tell it however you want." Not that I'm calling you a liar, I'm just sayin'... |
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« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2009, 02:49:13 PM » |
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Dang, what a coincedence. I ran over one of those things just this morning coming into work. Did anyone else? Oh, yeah. We see a lot of those here in Kansas. I really don't know what all the fuss is about. 
(They're most often reported by late evening revellers exiting establishments promoting the consumption of liquid refreshment. It's rare that those folks are camera equipped.) |
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« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2009, 02:56:44 PM » |
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IDIOT!  The guy shot a dog.  It's a hairless Chinese Crested.  |
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