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Jojo the Dog Boy

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Uploader comment: Famous 'werewolf' side show attraction, Jojo had hair all over his body, including his face.

Image status: EXPLAINED Fedor Jeftichew or "Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy" toured in the 19th and early 20th century with a condition that saw his face covered in thick hair.

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#10 Posted by shadowlands_guide on 4 October, 2004, 3:14

his hands don't have any hair?

#9 Posted by gabe on 30 November, 2004, 22:40

this guy's responsible for all the bigfoot reports

#8 Posted by saidrubio on 8 January, 2005, 8:23

Chewbacca's ancestor? did he shave his hands?

#7 Posted by horrification on 27 January, 2005, 3:25

u'd think he wud shave once in a while

#6 Posted by delvedeeper on 16 February, 2005, 5:48

Wow your morons..this is a real deformation where the gene that grows hair on certain places, like your face doesn't turn off causing this.

#5 Posted by aravyndra on 6 March, 2005, 1:15

This is a real deformation like Delve said. a set of twins who had the disease should be like 20 by now.

#4 Posted by continanza on 7 March, 2005, 9:23

yeah..they were in mexico..i think

#3 Posted by notinek on 1 April, 2005, 8:13

It's called lycanthropy, actually. But there was also some problem with them shaving, as I recall. I think they're skin was too sensitive or something. I Don't remember :P

#2 Posted by gabe on 11 April, 2005, 20:57

did we ever say it wasent a real deformation?

#1 Posted by egerren on 26 April, 2005, 18:34

poor guy. i bet he didn't have any friends cuzza that fuzzy stuff.

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