A guy on eBay is selling what he speculates to be an
authentic alien mummy corpse. He claims that he found it lying on the ground near his home in Tampa a few days after hearing loud booms (which he assumed to be a UFO crashing). He writes:
"I hestitated about taking it home with me ...could it be radio active? could it have deadly alien pathogens? After putting on rubber gloves I felt safer, so I took it home with me. There seems to be no animal or insect damage."
The thing that potential buyers on eBay seem more worried about is not if it contains deadly alien pathogens, but whether it's a human corpse. I don't think so. It looks like a
feejee mermaid to me, and these are usually made out of monkey corpses. For instance, it seems quite similar to
this handsome fellow whose picture was doing the rounds a while ago. There's no way he found this just lying on the ground somewhere. (thanks to Beasjt for the link)
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When I looked at his ebay feedback, it has several references to Feejee Mermaids. It also has a few references to artist "juan Cabana".
A google for him turns up this http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/mermaids/33-10.html
A google for Sea Myth Creations turned up very few hits. This one is a message board where he has posted http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t31317.html
"Greetings, Mad Manfred
I made the Ape Man head from a human skull and real monkey skin head .
For the fans of Cryptozoology . I also make sea monsters ."
What, you think that people are motivated to lie because of money? Sheesh.
Be sure to look at the viewer-submitted questions at the bottom of the auction page. This guy uses any excuse to talk about how great and free the US of A is, and God Bless the military. People are asking him questions about monkey skins and he's spouting jingoist slogans.
Get this guy back on his meds.
MacDill AFB in Tampa had planes breaking the sound barrier a few weeks ago. Maybe 2 weeks ago? And people all over felt, lots of calls to media stations & police departments. They do this every now & again...and YES it really was planes & not alien ships...B/c I was visiting my grandfather's warehouse & saw them over head.
Be sure to look at the viewer-submitted questions at the bottom of the auction page. This guy uses any excuse to talk about how great and free the US of A is, and God Bless the military. People are asking him questions about monkey skins and he's spouting jingoist slogans.
Get this guy back on his meds.
Posted by Barghest on Wed Mar 23, 2005 at 09:08 PM
Mr.? Barghest,
What is the real reason for your anger towards me >?
In my auction I stated that I would not sell to anyone living in a communist country . According to ebay rules Barghest, a seller may choose to sell in the U.S. only , or you can choose to sell to the rest of the world . Or you can even choose several countries and reject other countries for your own reasons. A woman wrote to me , claiming to be from a communist country , she was angry ( because I would not mail the Alien to her communist country ) and told me many insults about the United States.
She was telling how great her communist country was and how weak the U.S. military was " China would defeat the U.S. in war " , China will take Tiawan back ..she pissed me off . So I defend the U.S. , I try to say good things about the country I was born in ...and somehow you think I'm fake ?
Please explain this to me ....were you even born here in the United States , Barghest ?
So if I say something negative about my country or something POSITIVE , I would be attacked by someone like you ? ( what gives you the right ? you don't know me ) the other option is to never say anything about my country ?
Am I supposed to stay silent ( while someone insults me and my country ) .....? Why ?
I was born in the U.S. , does this not make me an American of the United States ?
Barghest , I have several friends ,who where in differant branches of the U.S. military , I also happen to be a Christian .....so why cannot I say " God Bless the United States Military ", ?
Barghest, you have never been in Florida , I was born here and have been here many many years .
Things do mummify in the Hot Florida sun ....as long as you have a few days of sun and no rain or heavy humidity , things dry out ....lizards, rats , mice, cats, dogs , Fish Skins......on and on . Doubt me ? ask anyone who has lived in Florida for a few years .
Barghest, most people who wrote me liked my alien auction , they knew it was meant to be humorous, not to be taken so seriously as you did .
I am sorry the " UFO & Alien SCIENTISTS ", were so angry with my auction . You guys are so serious you have forgotten how to laugh .
I think ebay ended my auction because the link that was on the " me " page after my ebay seller name . I have gotten rid of that link , so maybe the Authentic Alien will be back !
best regards, juan
Thanks for calling my attention to the "I Won't Sell To Communist Countries" though, I didn't even see that. That's even funnier.
How many commie countries are left, anyway? China and North Korea, who else?
I think that's it.
It's almost too absurd a situation to imagine. Classic....
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Sombrero11 and Barghest are right, collectively.
I found this website. It says that "As of 2004, there are 5 communist states in the world: China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea and Vietnam."
I only post this because on the site it gives links to all of these places, and puts them all in one place.
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/society/A0859828.html
Look around on the links at the bottom for other details of mummification.
The long and the short of it is: mummification either occurs naturally or artificially. Natural mummification requires extremely arid and airtight conditions--immersion in a peat bog, freezing, or being hidden in a mountain cave. Artificial mummification requires embalming and extensive preparations.
Florida is far too wet (it is a semitropical below-sea-level peninsula after all) to naturally produce mummies. And it SURE AS HELL isn't airtight! I don't remember there being mummies lying all over the ground the last time I went there, either. Ludicrous.
The only rational explanation is that a flying saucer which, for some reason, was carrying a cargo of mummified alien remains crashed or jettisoned its cargo over Florida. Because the only way a mummy is going to turn up there is if it was made or accidentally created somewhere else and dumped there.
Sorry, Juan. I can't help defend you. I've lived here my whole life & have yet to find a preserved body.
YES...you just stated that you have found mummified creatures in Florida, then you go on to say that you never found a preserved body...I have seen mummified frogs ( on the streets of Florida ) I have found mummified rats and mice in my attic, in my tool shed I have found a mummified cat....and I also live in Florida.
Give me your address Maegan and I will send you some of these preserved bodies you say don't exist.
here are some of his other creations: http://www.thefeejeemermaid.com/gallery2.htm
http://main.ucoz.com/publ/1-1-0-52