tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post6767952732487652081..comments2024-03-28T04:48:19.626-07:00Comments on Strange Company: Newspaper Clipping of the DayUndinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-8921953076778421012015-09-16T16:26:29.175-07:002015-09-16T16:26:29.175-07:00I agree it does look like a tall tale, but if you ...I agree it does look like a tall tale, but if you took it seriously: (1) He would have had to have sewn himself into the bear skin, which not only wouldn't smell very nice, but would be seriously itchy after a day or two. (2) The part about eating the little girl sounds like a Windigo story, but it's the wrong part of the country. The man-eating Windigo myth is from, I believe, the Algonquian native American Indians in the Wisconsin area. Great story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-48826463524143146482015-09-16T07:19:06.212-07:002015-09-16T07:19:06.212-07:00I'm guessing this story was a typical 19th cen...I'm guessing this story was a typical 19th century newspaper hoax, but there was no way I could pass it up.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-50776295956140037172015-09-16T06:34:13.392-07:002015-09-16T06:34:13.392-07:00I find it hard to believe that a man dressed as a ...I find it hard to believe that a man dressed as a bear could fool even children in daylight walking up and down aisles in a church or school. This seemed to be a pretty dim frontier community.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.com