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What mythical creature originates in your country?

By asianboy Asked Nov 18 2006 10:20AM
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by Stableboy on Nov 18, 2006 at 1:00 pm Permalink

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The lady with the scales... uh... Justice.
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Avatar Carmella Mar, 10 2007 at 02:29 PM
I note SB didn't refute the 'sued' part of Fisher's comment... ;)
Avatar Abbyguy Mar, 10 2007 at 04:22 PM
+5 for being cynical!
Avatar Stableboy Mar, 10 2007 at 06:25 PM
Hmm... I didn't really think of it as cynical, but I never turn down points! :-)

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by KineticSpirit on Nov 18, 2006 at 11:33 am Permalink

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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....
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Avatar Stableboy Nov, 18 2006 at 09:39 PM
I don't remember the context, but I complained about the lack of any personal details on your profile. Many of us like to have some idea who we're talking to once somebody starts to say interesting things.
Avatar KineticSpirit Nov, 19 2006 at 09:48 AM
I didn't realise that there was such an expectation. Perhaps I will make a profile, in time, but right now I'd like to keep things as they are and hope that it doesn't change things for you and others.
Avatar singwell-is off researching a lot Mar, 10 2007 at 12:46 AM
(we have a similar species hiding somewhere in Australia) LOLOL

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by jt007m on Nov 21, 2006 at 10:44 pm Permalink

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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
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Avatar FLYxNIGHT Mar, 10 2007 at 12:48 AM
Where are you from? (what town)
Avatar jt007m Mar, 10 2007 at 09:07 AM
Started out in Pennsauken (78-88), then moved to Voorhees (88-95)... My family drove to AC every other day... Well, my aunt was a dealer - everyone else just liked to gamble...
Avatar Fun Apr, 05 2007 at 06:49 PM
Hells yeah Jersey!

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by jangobean on Jan 4, 2007 at 1:40 pm Permalink

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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
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Avatar thebigin1980 Nov, 22 2007 at 09:51 PM
i live about ten minutes from loch ness. still waiting to see it..........
Avatar angel_of_mercy Dec, 18 2007 at 07:01 AM
wow lol all i could think of was nessie lol +3 for thinking of so many! lol
Avatar asianboy May, 31 2009 at 11:56 AM
must be a living dinasaur.

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by Azraff on Nov 18, 2006 at 11:13 am Permalink

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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.
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Avatar AntigoneRising Nov, 18 2006 at 01:08 PM
"He is a very tall hairy creature with an unusual odor that is emitted in his presence." Believe in him, nothing...hell, I was MARRIED to him.
Avatar Stableboy Nov, 18 2006 at 09:41 PM
lol@antigoneRising.com

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by Captain Birdseye on Jan 4, 2007 at 12:52 pm Permalink

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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?
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Avatar scotnix Apr, 13 2009 at 07:12 AM
r u taking the mick out o scotland?

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by O_hare on Nov 18, 2006 at 11:48 am Permalink

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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.
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Avatar AntigoneRising Nov, 18 2006 at 01:07 PM
What country? I love dragons...I'm a dragon (Chinese Zodiac).
Avatar O_hare Nov, 18 2006 at 09:30 PM
China
Avatar singwell-is off researching a lot Mar, 10 2007 at 12:48 AM
One of may ancestors killed one in 1063 (sorry about that! don't blame me for it...but the dragon was a mean one...) see bjorn.foxtail.nu/h_conyers_eng.htm

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by Empress of Everything Ever on Dec 29, 2006 at 5:39 pm Permalink

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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.
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by DUNNO on Nov 21, 2006 at 10:56 pm Permalink

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I live next to Okanogan Lake in Penticton bc, Theres a legend that a lake monster named Ogopogo lives in the lake.
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Answer 10 out of 38

by tripwire on Jan 5, 2007 at 9:43 pm Permalink

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The honest politician
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