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by Stableboy on November 18th, 2006
The lady with the scales... uh... Justice.
by KineticSpirit on November 18th, 2006
In our country, there is something called "The honourable, honest, male public service employee" (lat. Honourus Upstandicus).
This mythical creature is said to carry out his tasks as defined by the public charter and succeeds in those tasks. He takes the agreed time for lunch & coffee breaks, calls back when he says he will, doesn't steal any post-it notes, pens or other stationery and doesn't spend time fornicating with members of the opposite sex while we are paying for it.
He hasn't been seen often in the past 25 years as he carries similar markings to the majority of the malingering public service work force and thus he is camouflaged in the morass of faceless and featureless government building landscape. On occasion, however, he can be spotted nestled amongst the cacophony of bone-idle and liberty taking staff, all over the country's public service offices.
You'll know when you come across him, for he will have a noticeable spark about him, which you will feel as an honest, vibrant energy and that marks him out from his plain-vanilla co-workers.
Treasure these moments should they occur in your lifetime, for they will be rare and sometimes fleeting and when you return,as you will, to dealing with denigrating jerks, you will look back at those magical encounters with an elevated sigh....
by jt007m on November 21st, 2006
The Jersey Devil
I grew up in southern New Jersey, near the Pine Barrens. Read up on it... it's really interesting...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil
by jangobean on January 4th, 2007
The Loch Ness Monster
The Beast of Bodmin Moor - big black cat
Selkies - half human half seal sea creatures
Leprechauns
Banshees
Merlin the wizard/Lady of the Lake - both from Arthurian legend
Ashrays - translucent water creatures from Scottish mythology
Blue men of the Minch - supernatural sea creatures living in underwater caves on Scottish islands
by Azraff on November 18th, 2006
We have Bigfoot. Some people believe in him. He is a very tall hairy creature with an unusual odor that is emitted in his presence. He lives in very large forested areas. He is not dangerous but lives on nuts roots and berries. We also have many ghost, evil spirit stories. The American Indians have stories about people who can who can change themselves into animals (shapeshifting), but not necessarily to do negative things, more to heal or to escape from danger. We also have stories about Extraterrestrials that come from other planets and sometimes do scary things (people believe in them). Vampires - people who live forever by biting other people and sucking their blood. I hope this answers your question.
by Captain Birdseye on January 4th, 2007
There's the Loch Ness monster, a plesiosaur type creature with the magical ability to attract fat tourists who promptly empty their wallets in the bric a brac shops on the shore.
The haggis, a creature with two long legs and two short legs, allowing it to run on the hillside.
There was also an urban myth that there was a half man half goat in the local graveyard, encountered by a guy who lived about two doors away. He was always a bit stoned, but turned chalk white when asked about it. (wooooooo)
EDIT- Not taking the piss out of Scotland Scotnix, I live there myself, a good Weegie born and bred, Cambuslang to be exact, where u from?
by O_hare on November 18th, 2006
It is a very mythical creature, It is our symbol for good luck, you may have hear of it, Its called a dragon, a beautiful beast.
by tripwire on January 5th, 2007
The honest politician
by Empress of Everything Ever on December 29th, 2006
The Bunyip and the Yahoo...Bunyip lives in billabongs and preys on passerbys and Yahoo is Aussie equivalent of North American Bigfoot. Unfortunately the honest politian has been functionally extinct for many years any reported sighting are wishful thinking and those persons should seek help immediately.
by DUNNO on November 21st, 2006
I live next to Okanogan Lake in Penticton bc, Theres a legend that a lake monster named Ogopogo lives in the lake.
by starynite on April 19th, 2009
the warewolf who guards the brymbo man...
by scotnix on April 13th, 2009
well in scotland we have quite a few...
1.BOOBRIE - a water bird that haunts lakes and salt wells
2.BROWNIE - good natured, invisible elves which live in country dwellings and can become attached to those who live within the homes, so much so that they perform tasks wilst they sleep and if the should move house even to another continent they will move with them.
3.FACHAN - an ugly creature from the western highlands it has 1 leg, 1 arm and 1 eye.
4.GHILLIE DHU - scottish elf who lives in birches their clothes are woven from leaves and moss.
5.KELPIE - treacherous water devil which lurkes in lakes and rivers, usually assumes the shape of a young horse. tired travellers would see the horse climb apon it and the kelpie would dive into the water drowning its victum.
6.STORM KELPIE(the blue men of minch) - they occupy the streach of water between lewis and mainland scotland looking for sailors to drown and stricken boats to sink.
7.RED CAP - a thoroughly evil creature. he is a short stocky old man with long gray hair and claws instead of hands, he also wears iron boots. he lives in ancient castle ruins particulary those with a bloody history. he wears a red cap(hence his name) which is soaked in the blood of his victums. he has remarkable speed and can overcome the strongest man. the only way to stop him is to quote a few words from the bible.
8.SCOTIA- the primodial goddess in which scotland was named, often she is depicted as an old hag with tusks.
9.SELKIE - they are shy marine creatures somewhat like a seal which are found near orkney and shetland. a female can shed her skin and come ashore as a beautiful woman but if a man found her skin he could force her to be a good yet somewhat sad wife unless she finds her skin she cannot return to the sea. the males are responsible for storms and sinking ships as their way of avenging the hunting of seals.
10.SHELLYCOAT - scottish bogeyman who haunts rivers and streams. he loves to mislead wanderers and he is covered in shells which rattle giving away his presence. he is playful but harmless.
11.SEONAIDH(shonny)- a water spirit who had to be offered ale.
12.CU SITH - a fairy hound around the size of a collie but with a smaller head, no eyes and is self illuminating.
13.BEAST OF BANFF - a large black cat like animal which has been sited many times over the past 10 years or so the last sighting of the beast was 03 febuary 2009 in montcoffer woods it is said that it is the same beast from bodmin moor that has come to banffshire.
here is a link to youtube where there is a video of the beast of banff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmqcFo8QpMQ
by Blacknail on December 4th, 2007
SELKIES!!!!!!!!
by The Sun on October 25th, 2007
Big Foot.
by Dexpaxas on October 25th, 2007
They have some pretty big mosquitoes in New Jersey and on Long Island, but, if report of their ancestry is true, they have degenerated in size and voracity; for the grandfather of all mosquitoes used to live in the neighborhood of Fort Onondaga, New York, and sallying out whenever he was hungry, would eat an Indian or two and pick his teeth with their ribs. The red men had no arms that could prevail against it, but at last the Holder of the Heavens, hearing their cry for aid, came down and attacked the insect. Finding that it had met its match, the mosquito flew away so rapidly that its assailant could hardly keep it in sight. It flew around the great lake, then turned eastward again. It sought help vainly of the witches that brooded in the sink-holes, or Green Lakes (near Jamesville, New York), and had reached the salt lake of Onondaga when its pursuer came up and killed it, the creature piling the sand into hills in its dying struggles.
As its blood poured upon the earth it became small mosquitoes, that gathered about the Holder of the Heavens and stung him so sorely that he half repented the service that he had done to men. The Tuscaroras say that this was one of two monsters that stood on opposite banks of the Seneca River and slew all men that passed. Hiawatha killed the other one. On their reservation is a stone, marked by the form of the Sky Holder, that shows where he rested during the chase, while his tracks were until lately seen south of Syracuse, alternating with footprints of the mosquito, which were shaped like those of a bird, and twenty inches long. At Brighton, New York, where these marks appeared, they were reverentially renewed by the Indians for many years.
taken from Myths and Legends of our Own Land, by Charles M. Skinner, [1896]
by mekare on May 3rd, 2007
big foot
by garnorche on May 3rd, 2007
Superman, he was created in Canada.
by Venice Vella on April 26th, 2007
The Bunyip. It is aborigional
by Constel on April 5th, 2007
i'm not sure, but can Stephen Harper be considered as a creature?
by ABnormally HappyVTguy moves to NH on April 5th, 2007
Heckfire Bigfoot lives 20 minutes from here.... Just down the road from Champ the Lake Champlain monster
by Starmaster on April 5th, 2007
Here in Puerto Rico: The Chupacabras or "Goat Sucker". It is supposed to be some unknown creature that kills animals and farm birds. Some people say they may be packs of stray dogs or monkeys that were illegally introduced and are now looking or food.
by Seraphim Shinobi on March 10th, 2007
the Nagin. its a mythical creatue from my country of origin not the country i live in. the nagin i a female snake which has to ability to shapeshift into human form.
by American idle on March 10th, 2007
A good husband....lol
by bambam on March 10th, 2007
The Liger - have you ever seen Napolean Dynamite?
by gone on March 10th, 2007
The sleeping Ute (Ute Mountain) is from a conquered giant race. He was a warrior so worn out in battle that he still sleeps. When he wakes he'll wreak vengeance on all that stole his land and killed his people. I look at him from my kitchen window.
by clickon on March 10th, 2007
The Dragon of Strathmartine who ate young virgins. Scotland, Tayside. Just a few miles from me.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 10th, 2007
We have the yowie in Australia. It is supposed to be something like bigfoot and run around the Aussie bush.We even have a chocolate made in its honour.
by FLYxNIGHT on March 10th, 2007
The Compassionate Conservative.
by Indigo- in the library with the revolver on March 10th, 2007
Baba Yaga!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga
by romelang1 on March 10th, 2007
The Australian Bunyip.
by Volt on January 8th, 2007
This may not be in my country but it is close enough.
The story of Beddgelert, real tragedy or urban myth?
(Beddgelert = The Grave of Gelert)
Beddgelert has been described as "a few dozen hard grey houses ... huddled together in some majestic mountain scenery". Just south of Snowdon, the village owes its fame to a story guaranteed to upset practically everyone. In ancient days, Prince Llewelyn ap Iorwerth decided on a hunting trip and left his infant son in the charge of his faithful dog Gelert. On his return, the prince was greeted by Gelert and Llewelyn noticed first that the dog's muzzle was soaked in blood and then that his precious child was nowhere to be seen. In a frenzy Llewelyn attacked the dog which fell to the ground, covered in blood. Within minutes, however, he heard a cry and stumbled through nearby bushes only to find his son, safe in his cradle. Beside the cradle lay the body of a giant wolf covered with wounds, the result of a fight to the death with hound Gelert. Llewelyn strode back to his faithful dog which licked his hand as it quietly expired.
Dog lovers will be relieved to know that this story is a complete fabrication, put about in the nineteenth century. Some say that local traders were responsible, in an attempt to lure Snowdon's visitors to their village. It is thought that the place name actually refers to Celert, a sixth century saint from the area. The "Legend of the dog" was "known to most people" by the time George Borrow visited Beddgelert in 1854 as part of the journey through the country he published in 1862 as Wild Wales. "The tomb, or what is said to be the tomb, of Gelert stands in a beautiful meadow just below the precipitous side of Cerrig Llan: it consists of a slab lying on its side, and two upright stones. It is shaded by a weeping willow, and is surrounded by a hexagonal paling. Who is there acquainted with the legend, whether he believes that the dog lies beneath these stones or not, can visit them without exclaiming with a sigh "Poor Gelert!".
The story of the faithful hound is in fact an example of an international folk tale and is known in the literature of various countries. An early Welsh version of such a folk tale is to be found in the Mabinogion (see note on Charlotte Guest and her translation). The central plot of Culhwch and Olwen (c.1100) illustrates the folk tale of the hero who sets out to marry the daughter of an exalted person - in this case a giant, but he could have been a king. Previous suitors have failed to complete strenuous tests set by the father and have been killed for their temerity but Culhwch enlists the help of companions with magical skills to attain his goal.
George Borrow calls the valley of Gelert "a wondrous valley - rivalling for grandeur and beauty any vale either in the Alps or Pyrenees". A more recent visitor e-mailed to tell us about "the lovely village with the best ice cream parlour for miles around" (maybe that should be "the only ice cream parlour for miles around"). Sounds well worth a visit.
by Wordtraveler on January 4th, 2007
Great question! I'd like to ask my fellow Canadians to answer this question. Do we have any mythical creatures that originate in Canada?
by mack. on January 4th, 2007
BIGfoot, He's a dude with a BIG foot. It has not been proved that he is real or not, But I have heard that there has been over 1,000 sitings, Who knows?
AnswerWoman532
by hemiman on November 21st, 2006
Honest Politicians
by yoho05 reminds you to DYOH on November 18th, 2006
Sasquatch, Memphré and Nanabush.
by lightfly on November 18th, 2006
Bigfoot from my country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot
by asianboy on November 18th, 2006
Like for example, In our country there is so called "Aswang", they are humans who transform into a beast and eat human flesh. Sometimes they can be seen on top of the roof. finding a way to get inside a house.They like the smell of a pregnant woman, fetus is very tasty for them.
Another mythical creatures which originates in our country is the "Kapre" an elemental creature, a Giant Guy very hairy and black, with a large tabacco, with a very demonic laugh. Usually living in a tree.
by LePoupon is a proper gander. on February 27th, 2010
LePoupon
by some1else on June 3rd, 2009
mormons...
by Japan on February 27th, 2010
Well she meet me here but she doesn't come from here. The lady of the lake.
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Comments
Yet another fine observation. You should write a book before you leave.
by RhythmBoy on November 18th, 2006
I thought I *was* writing a book. An interactive one with about a jillion other people...
by Stableboy on November 18th, 2006
I'll get all your responses, blend them together, make a book, and get sued by you.
by Fisherofman on November 21st, 2006
Very observant, i like it.
by Captain Birdseye on January 4th, 2007
I note SB didn't refute the 'sued' part of Fisher's comment... ;)
by Carmella on March 10th, 2007
+5 for being cynical!
by Abbyguy on March 10th, 2007
Hmm... I didn't really think of it as cynical, but I never turn down points! :-)
by Stableboy on March 10th, 2007