The Paradinkum Club
is brought to you by our friends and hosts, the
Association (of) Revenant Searchers Exploration (A.R.S.E.)
in partnership with the
Paranormal Investigator’s Secret Society (um, yeah)
(No, it's not my eye going down the drain, it's sposed to be a vortex. K, so I'm not so good with gifs, don't judge, I try!)
is brought to you by our friends and hosts, the
Association (of) Revenant Searchers Exploration (A.R.S.E.)
in partnership with the
Paranormal Investigator’s Secret Society (um, yeah)
(No, it's not my eye going down the drain, it's sposed to be a vortex. K, so I'm not so good with gifs, don't judge, I try!)
About our sponsors:
The 'Association (of) Revenant Searchers Exploration', basically, delve into the deceased that have not quite dearly departed. Even those not so dear. They also dabble in possession, ghostly, demonic, etc.
Their motto 'Afterlife: the final frontier. These are the voyages of enterprising voyeurs of the veil. It's continuing mission: To explore (or at least discuss) the unseen world. To seek out expired life, wherever it manifests. To brashly go where sissies dare not tread. We are the ghost gazers, eidolon examiners, specter spectators, apparition attestors, ectoplasm explorers, haunt hunters!'
The 'Paranormal Investigator's Secret Society' deals with everything 'super or un natural' (other than spirits)
including Cryptozoology, Cryptobotanicology, Alienology....just everything and anything that, thus far, defies any accountable scientific explanation.
So, step right up, don't be shy, and prepare to explore the unknown,
the unresolved! Be witness to creepy cryptids and spooky specters both real and imagined
as they appear right before your very eyes in living, and dead (would that be black & white,
with shades of grey?), colour!
(*The Paradinkum Club is an amateur, non-profit unorganization)
(You may have noticed a change in the clubs name. Parascary is already in use on the net, pfft, what isn't in some way, shape or form. I wanted something original, without association, and really should have checked before. Geez is it difficult to find something not already in use!
Anyway, I chose Paradinkum, googled it, and did not find anything using it specifically in that way on the first 3 pages, so, there it is.
Definition for those interested-
Para= (in this case) 'at or to one side of, beside, side by side'; 'beyond, past'
Dinkum= 'genuine, real, true, authentic' [Australian]
*with tongue in cheek* Works for me!)
Anyway, I chose Paradinkum, googled it, and did not find anything using it specifically in that way on the first 3 pages, so, there it is.
Definition for those interested-
Para= (in this case) 'at or to one side of, beside, side by side'; 'beyond, past'
Dinkum= 'genuine, real, true, authentic' [Australian]
*with tongue in cheek* Works for me!)
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Are you a lonely paranormal investigator? Or perhaps a Vampire, Weremammal/Anthropomorph, Zombie, Single Mummy (or Daddy), etc. that is tired of those average dating sites? Well now there's....
Maybe ghosts, aliens, and bigfoots (if they've snagged some hiker/camper's phone or tablet), can access the site and find an understanding and sympathetic partner as well!?!
(Actually, 'supernatural dating' in itself sounds kinda, um, interesting and possibly creative. Yeah.)
(Sancta Clause- Let it be hereby known, I am not affiliated with the above site in any way whatsoever. As stated before, this entire site is for entertainment purposes only.)
(Sancta Clause- Let it be hereby known, I am not affiliated with the above site in any way whatsoever. As stated before, this entire site is for entertainment purposes only.)
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Paradinkum Tip of the day-
All Purpose Repellent
This should repel any ghost, vampire, werewhatever, banshee, closet monster, demon, etc.
(With extreme emphasis on the word ‘should’.)
Ingredients
Holy Water (if you can’t obtain some from a local church, just stick a cross in tap water, say a prayer and hope it works)
Salt (*hold a pinch out, explanation later)
Liquid Iron (*liquid form available at most health food stores or online)
Colloidal silver (*)
Tincture of Garlic (* or make your own. Google it!)
(Optional- Goofer Dust)
Dissolve salt in Holy Water. Add a few drops of each of the other ingredients.
Mix well and load into liquid dispenser, i.e. water pistol (any style will do, just make sure it’s
reliable and doesn’t crap out after a few discharges), spray bottle, atomizer, mister etc.
(If using Goofer Dust, whisk well before loading!)
This also works as a somewhat natural, non-toxic insect repellent when applied to skin.
In fact, if you are going on a really dangerous adventures, bathe in it first.
Additional information- If you live on the coast or visit an Atlantic/Pacific beach, or any saline body of water (the Great Salt Lake would be perfect), fill a few bottles and either ask your local priest or pastor to consecrate it, (or do the cross/prayer thing mentioned above) and the salt required in the 'recipe' can be omitted.
If you are feeling fancy, an electrolyte water could be a mediocre substitute, but I don't know about their potency or if the other minerals would negate the desired effect.
(This, and all other information on this page unless otherwise noted, should be taken with a ‘grain of salt’ [see *hold a pinch out], and never taken seriously. Not approved by the USFDA. Be responsible, use at your own risk!)
All Purpose Repellent
This should repel any ghost, vampire, werewhatever, banshee, closet monster, demon, etc.
(With extreme emphasis on the word ‘should’.)
Ingredients
Holy Water (if you can’t obtain some from a local church, just stick a cross in tap water, say a prayer and hope it works)
Salt (*hold a pinch out, explanation later)
Liquid Iron (*liquid form available at most health food stores or online)
Colloidal silver (*)
Tincture of Garlic (* or make your own. Google it!)
(Optional- Goofer Dust)
Dissolve salt in Holy Water. Add a few drops of each of the other ingredients.
Mix well and load into liquid dispenser, i.e. water pistol (any style will do, just make sure it’s
reliable and doesn’t crap out after a few discharges), spray bottle, atomizer, mister etc.
(If using Goofer Dust, whisk well before loading!)
This also works as a somewhat natural, non-toxic insect repellent when applied to skin.
In fact, if you are going on a really dangerous adventures, bathe in it first.
Additional information- If you live on the coast or visit an Atlantic/Pacific beach, or any saline body of water (the Great Salt Lake would be perfect), fill a few bottles and either ask your local priest or pastor to consecrate it, (or do the cross/prayer thing mentioned above) and the salt required in the 'recipe' can be omitted.
If you are feeling fancy, an electrolyte water could be a mediocre substitute, but I don't know about their potency or if the other minerals would negate the desired effect.
(This, and all other information on this page unless otherwise noted, should be taken with a ‘grain of salt’ [see *hold a pinch out], and never taken seriously. Not approved by the USFDA. Be responsible, use at your own risk!)
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Case File #1: Cryptids with a side of Specter
The club's (which presently consists of one member) El Presidente (a sobriquet for President 'El'dritch), who is also the Captain of the away team (consisting of one), recently visited Loch Hammonton in New Jersey to investigate murmurs of a hitherto unknown cryptid.
With camera in hand, she was fortunate enough to not only capture a photograph of 'Hammie', the
Loch Hammonton monster, but of Bigfoot (photos below), as well as what appears to be the
hovering head of a specter of some sort. All in broad daylight!!!
It was literally a field day for this paradinkum investigator!
The club's (which presently consists of one member) El Presidente (a sobriquet for President 'El'dritch), who is also the Captain of the away team (consisting of one), recently visited Loch Hammonton in New Jersey to investigate murmurs of a hitherto unknown cryptid.
With camera in hand, she was fortunate enough to not only capture a photograph of 'Hammie', the
Loch Hammonton monster, but of Bigfoot (photos below), as well as what appears to be the
hovering head of a specter of some sort. All in broad daylight!!!
It was literally a field day for this paradinkum investigator!
What makes this sighting unique, the lake is a popular swimming/canoeing/boating/fishing/picnicking/playgrounds resort in summer.
The lake itself is merely 10 feet deep (maximum), and covers a total of 75 acres.
It is unknown if the lake itself is landlocked, therefore, if not, it is surprising no one
has been injured or eaten by this taxonomically unclassified creature. Perhaps there have been cases, but they have been kept hush?
President Eldritch believes the 'monster' to be similar to the one that resides in other lakes,
perhaps a prehistoric survivor she refers to as a Cedrusaurus, generally believed to be a
coniferous dinosaur, which would explain why no one has been eaten.
Hammonton is considered the Blueberry Capital of the World, so perchance that is the main food
source for this creature?
The lake is located in a small part of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, home to many unexplained
phenomena.
History of Hammonton-
'During the war of 1812, William Coffin <(that last name is seriously on point!), in agreement with John Coates, built a sawmill along what later became known as Hammonton Lake. Mr. Coffin went into partnership with Jonathan
Haines and started a glass factory. When Coffin died, his two sons, John Hammond Coffin and Edward Winslow Coffin, inherited the factory. The settlement also became known as "Hammondton". As one can see, the "d" was later dropped from the town's name.
(The "Winslow" Coffin moved a bit further west and founded the Winslow Township community
of Winslow.)
Hammonton was now growing and became a business community as the saw mill, glass factory,
and agriculture began to flourish. Every two weeks, church services were held by a traveling
minister who conducted services in the community school house.
Transportation for the area consisted of a stagecoach that ran from Camden to Leeds Point
(home of the famous Jersey Devil).
Hammonton was incorporated in 1866 and the community now had many of the buildings one would
expect to find in a small town--a store, a post office, a school, a church, and a town center.
When the railroad came to Hammonton, the town's population began to grow.
During the 1860's, Hammonton began to see Italian immigrants moving into the community along
with their culture and customs.' (Pinelands Preservation Alliance)
The lake itself is merely 10 feet deep (maximum), and covers a total of 75 acres.
It is unknown if the lake itself is landlocked, therefore, if not, it is surprising no one
has been injured or eaten by this taxonomically unclassified creature. Perhaps there have been cases, but they have been kept hush?
President Eldritch believes the 'monster' to be similar to the one that resides in other lakes,
perhaps a prehistoric survivor she refers to as a Cedrusaurus, generally believed to be a
coniferous dinosaur, which would explain why no one has been eaten.
Hammonton is considered the Blueberry Capital of the World, so perchance that is the main food
source for this creature?
The lake is located in a small part of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, home to many unexplained
phenomena.
History of Hammonton-
'During the war of 1812, William Coffin <(that last name is seriously on point!), in agreement with John Coates, built a sawmill along what later became known as Hammonton Lake. Mr. Coffin went into partnership with Jonathan
Haines and started a glass factory. When Coffin died, his two sons, John Hammond Coffin and Edward Winslow Coffin, inherited the factory. The settlement also became known as "Hammondton". As one can see, the "d" was later dropped from the town's name.
(The "Winslow" Coffin moved a bit further west and founded the Winslow Township community
of Winslow.)
Hammonton was now growing and became a business community as the saw mill, glass factory,
and agriculture began to flourish. Every two weeks, church services were held by a traveling
minister who conducted services in the community school house.
Transportation for the area consisted of a stagecoach that ran from Camden to Leeds Point
(home of the famous Jersey Devil).
Hammonton was incorporated in 1866 and the community now had many of the buildings one would
expect to find in a small town--a store, a post office, a school, a church, and a town center.
When the railroad came to Hammonton, the town's population began to grow.
During the 1860's, Hammonton began to see Italian immigrants moving into the community along
with their culture and customs.' (Pinelands Preservation Alliance)
On further study-
*waving finger negatively (you can choose which finger :p)* Don't you go giving me me that hooey 'it's pareidolia, simple pattern recognition' stuff, it is quite obviously a skull bursting out of two faces, the one on the lower right is screaming, the one to the left overlaps it and is just beginning to open it's mouth. You can even see that ones ear for gottsakes!
In fact, a man drown in the lake in September 2013, and who knows how many in it's history met a watery grave there. Yeah.
In fact, a man drown in the lake in September 2013, and who knows how many in it's history met a watery grave there. Yeah.
And I think, with this one, the Club (i.e. 'I') may have discovered a new species. Probably the escapee of some secret geneticist's experiment, tweaking stuff like those human/rabbit hybrids.
You think not? Read THIS, and that was in 2011!
Also, who knows what those Pineys do deep in the Barrens*cue 'Deliverance' theme song*
Or it's simply evilution...
You think not? Read THIS, and that was in 2011!
Also, who knows what those Pineys do deep in the Barrens*cue 'Deliverance' theme song*
Or it's simply evilution...
(None of the above photos have been manipulated or enhanced in anyway other than the inset enlargements, some brightening, and a teensy bit of sharpening.)
(Also, this is meant to amuse, any conceived insult or offensiveness is completely unintentional. Mostly.)
(Also, this is meant to amuse, any conceived insult or offensiveness is completely unintentional. Mostly.)
Case File #2: On the trail of Bigfoot...foots....feet....footses
(ongoing investigation)
FYI moment- A group of Bigfoots is called a ‘boggle’, so if you encounter more than one it would be a
boggle of Bigfoot. Yeah, I’m going with the whole singular is plural thing. Sounds a lot
better and more professional. I will, however, just use BF (as in 'best friends, which is
what is desired, rather than having one's arms removed to be used as a club to make knock
sounds on trees with, a territorial warning trait of all BF.)
So the club (i.e. ‘me’) set out to the Pine Barrens in Southern New Jersey to try and find
evidence that BF do, in fact, dwell in the Garden State (and that is no BFBS!)
After much walking and complaining, finally found irrefutable evidence!!!
A footprint in the sand-
A footprint in the sand-
Here you see my left foot relative to the much larger bare BFprint.
It appears the index toe is missing? Possibly mere sand disturbance,or, perhaps, an injury or defect?
Unfortunately there was only one print, so it could actually have been left by either a left-footed Sciapod, or a Ippon Datara (mentioned previously in my blog, before this club was started.)
It is doubtful it was a kasa-obake, being the ghost of an umbrella, it is unlikely to leave prints, though I could be wrong.
It appears the index toe is missing? Possibly mere sand disturbance,or, perhaps, an injury or defect?
Unfortunately there was only one print, so it could actually have been left by either a left-footed Sciapod, or a Ippon Datara (mentioned previously in my blog, before this club was started.)
It is doubtful it was a kasa-obake, being the ghost of an umbrella, it is unlikely to leave prints, though I could be wrong.
^(From the Nuremberg chronicles - Strange People - Umbrella Foot)^
From Monstropedia-
'Sciapods (also monopods, skiapods, skiapodes, Monocoli) are mythological dwarf-like creatures with a single, large foot extending from one thick leg centered in the middle of their body.
The name Sciapodes is derived from σκιαποδες- 'shadow foots' in Greek, monocoli from μονοκωλοι- 'one legged' in Greek.
A Sciopod (or Sciopodes, plural) was described as being human in appearance, though small in stature and so pale as to be described as albino. Its main distinguishing characteristic was that instead of having two independent legs, like an ordinary man, the Sciopod has only one thick leg ending in a single, very over-sized foot. Because of its extreme paleness, it is naturally very sensitive to the sun. In order to protect itself, during midday it will lie on its back and raise its single giant foot in the air, using it as a giant sun umbrella. Hence the origin of its name.
In the book Baudolino, by modern author Umberto Eco (who recently passed, rest in peace, Umberto), a Sciopod features as one of the major characters. One note of physiology described by Eco, which is untraceable to any source yet translated into English, is that the Sciopod's genitalia is found behind its massive leg, rather than before it.
Sciapods are featured in Aristophanes' play The Birds, first performed in 414 BCE.
Sciapods were described by Pliny the Elder in Naturalis Historia. Pliny describes how travelers have reported their encounters or sights of Monopods in India, and he records their stories. Pliny remarks that they are first mentioned by Ctesias in his book India, a record of the view of Persians of India which only remains in fragments. Pliny describes Monopods as thus (Natural History 7:2):
He [Ctesias] speaks also of another race of men, who are known as Monocoli, who have only one leg, but are able to leap with surprising agility. The same people are also called Sciapodae, because they are in the habit of lying on their backs, during the time of the extreme heat, and protect themselves from the sun by the shade of their feet.
Philostratus mentions Skiapodes in his Life of Apollonius of Tyana, which was cited by Eusebius in his Treatise Against Hierocles. Apollonius of Tyana believes the Skiapodes live in India and Ethiopia, and asks the Indian sage Iarkhas about their existence.
The legend of the Monopod survived into the Middle Ages. Isidore of Seville mentions this strange creature in his Etymologiae.
According to Carl A.P. Ruck, the Monopods's cited existence in India refers to the Vedic Aja Ekapad ("Not-born Single-foot"), an epithet for Soma. Since Soma is a botanical deity the single foot would represent the stem of an entheogenic plant or fungus.
It is also possible that the myth derived from a misinterpretation of the practice of Indian yogis (sadhu) who sometimes meditate on one foot.
Last but not least, the distribution of the filariasis or non-filariasis endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs in Africa supports the notion that the Sciapodes may well have been sufferers of tropical elephantiasis.
There is a South American legend of a monopod woman named Patasola.
C.S. Lewis introduces monopods in the book The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, a part of his children's fiction/fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia.
Umberto Eco in his novel Baudolino describes a sciapod named Gavagai. The name of the creature "Gavagai" is a reference to Quine's example of indeterminacy of translation.
Sciapod is also part of the Monster in My Pocket series.
Sukiya Podes (a Japanization then re-romanization of Skiapodes) is a character in the Puyo Puyo series.
In the Legend Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain, a massive sciapod is mentioned to have control over the animals and to have outstanding physical strength.
Tim MacIntosh-Smith briefly refers to edible monopod poets in the preface to Yemen - Travels in Dictionary Land'
'Sciapods (also monopods, skiapods, skiapodes, Monocoli) are mythological dwarf-like creatures with a single, large foot extending from one thick leg centered in the middle of their body.
The name Sciapodes is derived from σκιαποδες- 'shadow foots' in Greek, monocoli from μονοκωλοι- 'one legged' in Greek.
A Sciopod (or Sciopodes, plural) was described as being human in appearance, though small in stature and so pale as to be described as albino. Its main distinguishing characteristic was that instead of having two independent legs, like an ordinary man, the Sciopod has only one thick leg ending in a single, very over-sized foot. Because of its extreme paleness, it is naturally very sensitive to the sun. In order to protect itself, during midday it will lie on its back and raise its single giant foot in the air, using it as a giant sun umbrella. Hence the origin of its name.
In the book Baudolino, by modern author Umberto Eco (who recently passed, rest in peace, Umberto), a Sciopod features as one of the major characters. One note of physiology described by Eco, which is untraceable to any source yet translated into English, is that the Sciopod's genitalia is found behind its massive leg, rather than before it.
Sciapods are featured in Aristophanes' play The Birds, first performed in 414 BCE.
Sciapods were described by Pliny the Elder in Naturalis Historia. Pliny describes how travelers have reported their encounters or sights of Monopods in India, and he records their stories. Pliny remarks that they are first mentioned by Ctesias in his book India, a record of the view of Persians of India which only remains in fragments. Pliny describes Monopods as thus (Natural History 7:2):
He [Ctesias] speaks also of another race of men, who are known as Monocoli, who have only one leg, but are able to leap with surprising agility. The same people are also called Sciapodae, because they are in the habit of lying on their backs, during the time of the extreme heat, and protect themselves from the sun by the shade of their feet.
Philostratus mentions Skiapodes in his Life of Apollonius of Tyana, which was cited by Eusebius in his Treatise Against Hierocles. Apollonius of Tyana believes the Skiapodes live in India and Ethiopia, and asks the Indian sage Iarkhas about their existence.
The legend of the Monopod survived into the Middle Ages. Isidore of Seville mentions this strange creature in his Etymologiae.
According to Carl A.P. Ruck, the Monopods's cited existence in India refers to the Vedic Aja Ekapad ("Not-born Single-foot"), an epithet for Soma. Since Soma is a botanical deity the single foot would represent the stem of an entheogenic plant or fungus.
It is also possible that the myth derived from a misinterpretation of the practice of Indian yogis (sadhu) who sometimes meditate on one foot.
Last but not least, the distribution of the filariasis or non-filariasis endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs in Africa supports the notion that the Sciapodes may well have been sufferers of tropical elephantiasis.
There is a South American legend of a monopod woman named Patasola.
C.S. Lewis introduces monopods in the book The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, a part of his children's fiction/fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia.
Umberto Eco in his novel Baudolino describes a sciapod named Gavagai. The name of the creature "Gavagai" is a reference to Quine's example of indeterminacy of translation.
Sciapod is also part of the Monster in My Pocket series.
Sukiya Podes (a Japanization then re-romanization of Skiapodes) is a character in the Puyo Puyo series.
In the Legend Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain, a massive sciapod is mentioned to have control over the animals and to have outstanding physical strength.
Tim MacIntosh-Smith briefly refers to edible monopod poets in the preface to Yemen - Travels in Dictionary Land'
^(Medieval Marginalia)^
^(The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a travel memoir which first circulated between 1357 and 1371.)^
^(From the C14th illuminated manuscript Der Naturen Bloeme in the National Library of the Netherlands.)^
^(Frater Rufillus of Weissenau self-portrait in decorated initial from Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work Manuscript, Brother Rufillus)^
But I digress, caught up in monstrous historia. Back to the present.
I found further evidence, in the form of hair/fur, that this was definitely a BF. Most definitely. Pretty sure. Think so. Maybe....
I found further evidence, in the form of hair/fur, that this was definitely a BF. Most definitely. Pretty sure. Think so. Maybe....
Evidence bagged.
Unfortunately, I had to leave before I was able to do calls or tree-knocking, but will return, possibly camp out over-night. I will not rest until I have found proof positive that, indeed, BF co-inhabit the wilds of NJ.
Have recently purchased an authentic BF call, so will not have to strain my voice-
Can't wait to try it out!
I leave you with this little gem-
I leave you with this little gem-
Oh, and who knew Squatches raced...or could read english...