Icelandic Worm Monster - a misunderstanding

So we woke up today to hear about new footage claiming proof of the existence of the legendary beast Lagarfljótsormurinn, or Iceland's version of Scotland's Loch Ness Monster. Follow the link below to see this for yourself.

The notorious 'snake-like' creature is said to live in the Lagarfljót lake, which is 25 miles long and 367 feet deep - and it has been the subject of many a supposed sighting since reports of it first emerged in 1345.

Not sure if it’s just me but this monster hardly looks fluid, rather robotic, contrived and hoax’ie. What really captured my attention is not so much the new vision - rather the way a misunderstanding and/or a mistranslation through the ages can lead to people seeking [finding] a monster that looks more like the error in translation.

For instance, the phrase 'Icelandic Worm Monster' was coined in the 21st Century and comes from a mistranslation of Lagarfljótsormurinn simply as Lagarfljót worm. This is instead of the more correct Lagarfljót Würm or Wurm - a phrase which harks back to dragon folklore. It’s just possible that perhaps someone has decided to take the phrase 'worm' too literally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OmyyHyya64

Oh No The Super Moon Is Almost Here…

Jack Dikian

March 2011

On the 19^th of March 2011 (in a few days) the Moon will be closer, and appear bigger than it has been and looked since 1992.

The reason the moon will be so close is because it orbits the Earth in an elliptical orbit, and so in each orbit there is a closest approach, and a furthest approach.

Some say this brings with it a cycle connected with natural disasters such as extreme weather events and earthquakes. The Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004 occurred around the time of a super moon as did hurricane Katrina in 2005, Indonesian earthquake in 2005, and the massive floods in Australia in 1954.

Other’s will say these are nothing more than a coincidence and the moon has no effect on flood or earthquake. The effect of the moon, a full moon, and more so a super moon on us, however, is another thing entirely.

According to folklore the full moon has been linked to crime, suicide, mental illness, disasters, accidents, birthrates, fertility, and werewolves, among other things. Some even trade stocks according to phases of the moon.