New 2 Use: Strange, Strange, Strange

Attractive Man…By Consensus?

Research by the University of Aberdeen suggests that a man becomes subjectively more attractive to women if other women pay him positive attention. The logic is this: if other women find reasons to smile at, flirt with or otherwise try to capture a man as a mate, he must be worth the time and effort, and is therefore more attractive than he would be if other women were ignoring him.

Maybe there should be an anti-evolutionary backlash. Considering womankind's propensity to latch onto the least positive man within a 50 miles radius, should we start AVOIDING the popular ones and go panning for the socially hidden gold? Sounds like a good motivation for your next heroine.

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Moca Vampire…Before Chupacabras!

Early in 1975, livestock in the small town of Moca, Puerto Rico, were killed at an alarming rate, found slashed and mysteriously drained of blood…way before anybody ever heard of chupacabras. The animals' deaths coincided with reports of a huge birdlike creature in the area, as well as the killing of two unnaturally large snakes thought to be responsible. But even after the snakes were dispatched, the livestock exsanguinations continued.

I am so fascinated by historical incidents of related paranormal phenomena. Something exsanguinates livestock, and has been doing so for decades. What the heck is it????

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Southeast Asian Paranormal Crime

A native of Malaysia recounts first and second hand experiences with magic-using thieves. Methods employed by the home invaders include spells that put the household into a deep sleep, and brief shape-shifting to tiger form in order to scare watchdogs into submission.

If you create a paranormal or fantasy culture where magic exists, remember it won't always be used for noble goals.

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What if…

…UFOs are not visiting aliens, but precognitive visions of future human transports?

My favorite explanation for lake monsters is a vision or incursion from the past onto our current perceptions. Why not UFOs from the future? Or…

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Weird Shit in Iran

UFOs, both hovering and crashing, have been observed over the past week in Iran.

Read about it:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3354296,00.html
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8510260591
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20070119-075023-4159r

And, most ominously…

http://www.unknowncountry.com/journal/?id=267

Draw your own conclusions.