Popular Post Still Waters Posted August 18, 2017 Popular Post #1 Share Posted August 18, 2017 In the annals of mysterious cryptids, there's one creature that stands out among the rest by virtue of its sheer strangeness: the squonk. The squonk was introduced to the world in the fantastically-titled 1910 book Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, which purportedly detailed strange animals encountered by pioneering woodsman in America's heretofore unexplored wilderness. Said to lurk in the forests of northern Pennsylvania, the squonk is described as a repulsive little creature sporting ill-fitting, saggy skin that is covered in various unsettling blemishes. https://nexusnewsfeed.com/article/unexplained/meet-the-squonk/ 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted August 18, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) I recall first hearing about it in the song "Squonk", from the Album "A Trick of the Tale" by Genesis. It was inspired by the book ' Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, ', as mentioned in the linked article. It's very sad. (The album title track is also about a Cryptid... an intelligent anthropoid captured and put on display as a freak, before finally tricking its captors into releasing it, whereby it runs back to its hidden 'home'... possibly in another dimension ? ) And so we set out with the best and his hornsAnd his crazy description of home.After many days journey we came to a peakWhere the beast gazed abroad and cried out.We followed his gaze and we thought that maybe we sawA spire of gold - no, a trick of the eye that's all,But the beast was gone and a voice was heard: "They've got no horns and they've got no tails, and they don't even know of our existence... " "Hello Friend.. welcome home...." Edited August 18, 2017 by RoofGardener 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereologist Posted August 18, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 18, 2017 What a fun fairy tale! I like it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klownzilla Posted August 20, 2017 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Squonk...sounds like a word you'd see in the old batman tv show when they were fighting :-D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted August 26, 2017 #5 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) He's an ugly brute. I'll give him that. Edited August 26, 2017 by DieChecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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