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EMassachusetts: Unxantathu waseBridgewater

Unxantathu waseBridgewater oseningizimu-mpumalanga Massachusetts uyisizinda somsebenzi owenzeka ngokujwayelekile uma ulalela ababalisi bezindaba bendawo.

Le ndawo, okungenani ingxenye yayo kubikwa ukuthi yaqalekiswa ngemuva kokuba izizwe zomdabu zikhishwe emazweni azo "ngabahlali" bamakoloni, inamagama amaningi okubona konke kusuka ezintweni ezikhanyayo ezifana namabhola omlilo, izinyoka ezinkulu, izidalwa ezinjengeBigfoot, neThunderbirds –Izinyoni ezinkulu, kwesinye isikhathi ezibukeka zangaphambi komlando ezijwayelekile kumasiko aboMdabu aseMelika nasezindlini ezweni lonke.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngonyaka we-1998, le ndawo yabona ukuqubuka kokucwiywa kwezilwane okwaholela ekuqubukeni kwezindaba ezikhuluma ngokwenziwa kwamasiko kule ndawo.

Kuyinto eyodwa lapho inganekwane yasemadolobheni, noma isethi yazo, isuselwa ezenzakalweni ezenzeka eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu edlule, kepha kuyinto ehluke ngokuphelele lapho, njengakwisigameko seThe Bridgewater Triangle, lezo zindaba ziye zabekezela isikhathi esingaphezulu amakhulu amathathu eminyaka. Ngokuqinisekile kuyinto okufanele uyikhumbule uma unganquma ukuyonyuka lapho.

UMichigan: UDogman

Ngaphambi kokuthi singene kule nganekwane ethile, kufanele sicacise ukuthi iDogman yaseMichigan akuyona iBigfoot, futhi ayiyona impisi, futhi imvelaphi yayo… inamafu kakhulu.

I-Dogman – enomzimba womuntu nenhloko yenja – inezindaba ezimbalwa zemvelaphi, kepha ayikho ebonakala ifaka umqondo wenganekwane yasemadolobheni engcono kunaleyo kaSteve Cook, ongu-DJ womsakazo owathi wenza lesi sidalwa Ngo-1987 ngesikhathi ebhala iculo elibizwa ngokuthi “Inganekwane.” Obekufanele kube yihlaya loSuku lwe-April Fool luthathe impilo yalo futhi uCook waqala ukuthola izingcingo ezivela kubalaleli abathi bambonile uDogman.

Iqiniso ukuthi kwakukhona imibiko yeDogman kudala njengasekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-1800 evela kubadayisi boboya baseFrance nasengomeni kaCook kuphela okukholelwa kulokho okwakukhona vele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iculo likaCook lalikhomba ukuthi uDogman wayevela njalo eminyakeni eyishumi ngakho-ke lapho kuhlaselwa isilwane esingajwayelekile ngo-1997, le ndaba yaqina kakhulu.

Kungakhathalekile ukuthi iqhamukaphi, inganekwane yasemadolobheni eshaqisayo ingenye yezincwadi, njengoba besho, futhi kufanele ngizibuze, ngabe bakhona abafundi bami baseMichigan abayibonile iDogman?!

O, futhi uma ufuna ukwazi ngaleyo ngoma…

IMinnesota: IGrey Cloud Island

Ukuthatha amamayela ayizikwele amathathu ahlanganisiwe phakathi koMfula iMississippi namachibi amabili amancane, iGrey Cloud Island kungenzeka ingabukeki kangako ephepheni, kepha igcwele izinto zasendaweni ezizokugcina ukhuphukile ebusuku.

Kubikwa ukuthi likhaya lezindunduma eziningi zokungcwaba aboMdabu baseMelika, kepha lokho kumane kuyisiqalo sezindaba nezinganekwane ezizungeze umhlaba. Amaphoyisa endawo alazi kahle idumela lendawo, futhi kusolakala ukuthi azokwenza noma yini edingekayo ukugcina abathandi bamaphupho nabaphenyi bengekho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, azikho izindlela zokuhamba izintaba, akukho zindawo zokukhempa, akukho okungenza lesi siqhingi samukele izivakashi.

Phezulu, lokho kungenzeka kungabi yinto enkulu kangako. Kuyisiqhingi esincane esinabantu abathule abangaba ngu-300. Bayayithanda indlela yabo yokuphila futhi abafuni iphazanyiswe. Lokho abangaqondi, nokho, ukuthi ubutha babo kubantu bangaphandle kanye nezivakashi kwenza abantu babe nelukuluku ngokwengeziwe ngesiqhingi. (Angisho ukuthi banephutha ukuvikela ubumfihlo babo, khumbula wena. Ngicabanga nje ukuthi akekho noyedwa owake wabachazela ukuthi ibhokisi elinesivalo kulo linokuthakazelisa kakhulu kunalelo elivulekele wonke umuntu ukuthi alibone.)

Kepha yiziphi izinto ezixhunywe kulesi siqhingi? Yebo, kuye kwaba nemibiko eminingi yeloli eliyi-phantom elimhlophe elilandelela ngokungahleliwe abantu bakulesi siqhingi ukuze linyamalale ngendlela engaqondakali. Bese kuba khona abathi babone indoda egqoke ihembe lefulaneli elinesibhamu nayo enyamalala ngendlela engaqondakali kanye nokuvela komoya oguqukayo ugqoke ngokuphelele ingubo yabantu boMdabu baseMelika ovela futhi anyamalale ngokungahleliwe.

Bese kuba nezindaba ezimayelana namathuna amancane akulesi siqhingi, phakathi kokunye, okubikwa ukuthi yindawo yokugcina yokungcwatshwa komthakathi onamandla.

Ngokwethembeka, iGrey Cloud Island ingathatha izindatshana eziningana iyodwa, kepha ngesembozo sayo semfihlakalo nezinganekwane zasendaweni, yazitholela indawo kulolu hlu. Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe ngale ndawo ethile, ungafunda i-athikili ka-Andrew Stark enhle kakhulu ngohambo lwakhe oluya eGrey Cloud Island ngo UKUFAKA LAPHA.

IMississippi: Ukuqubuka KweMercritis

Kulungile, ngiyazi ukuthi ucabangani. Yini iMercritis?!

Indaba ethokozisayo leyo. I-Mercritis, kubonakala sengathi yayiyisifo esingajwayelekile okwakuthiwa sasiyisikhungo sokuqubuka kwesifo eMississippi ngawo-1950. Lesi sifo sasingajwayelekile. Kubonakale sengathi kudale ukuthi amadoda akhiphe ikhemikhali eliyisa abesifazane esimweni sokuxokozela ngokubulala…

Cha, angidlali.

Inganekwane yasemadolobheni, ngoba akekho noyedwa emphakathini wezokwelapha owake wezwa ngeMecritis, yaqala ngezindaba zokuqubuka kwesifo eYurophu lapho indoda lapho, ngemuva kokudla ubuningi bomthofu, kusolwa ukuthi yaxoshwa emfuleni obandayo yiqembu lendawo abesifazane ababethukuthele bengazelele phambi kwakhe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abesifazane balandela le ndoda bangena emfuleni futhi bonke bacwila emanzini aneqhwa.

Ukuthi lesi sifo sifike kanjani edolobheni elincane, elingagagulwanga igama eMississippi akucaci. Yize kunjalo, kwabikwa ukuthi ngemuva kokuthi amadoda amaningi kuleli dolobha esedle inqwaba yomthofu — ngabe babephuza upende ngamathini? izandla bezama ukumbulala.

Vele, akekho ongakuqinisekisa lokhu ngoba umphakathi wezokwelapha wakumboza konke lapho kutholakala ukuthi abawutholanga umuthi futhi bangaxwayisa abesilisa kuphela ukuthi bangadli umthofu ukuze bavikele lesi sifo ukuthi singaphinde sikhule ikhanda laso elibi. Ngokuqinisekile kuyisixwayiso esithakazelisa kakhulu ngokulwa nopende womthofu engake ngawuzwa.

Ngivele ... Anginakho okunye engingangeza kukho. Leyo yinganekwane. Thatha kuwo lokho okuthandayo.

EMissouri: Zombie Road

Empeleni eyaziwa ngokuthi yiLawler Ford Road, iZombie Road itholakala ngaphandle kwaseSt. Louis, eMissouri, futhi inedumela impela!

Yazuza igama layo emuva ngawo-1950 lapho izindaba ziqala ukuvela "ngombulali we-zombie" - lowo ngumbulali oyi-zombie, hhayi umuntu obulala ama-zombies – owayezocathama emgwaqeni efuna izisulu ezizodonsela kuye umkhukhu onesizungu ehlathini. Wayaziwa ikakhulukazi ngokuhlasela abathandi abancane befuna indawo ethule yokupaka futhi bazane, yingakho ethatha ingubo yensumansumane yokuxwayisa intsha ngobungozi bobulili bangaphambi komshado.

Noma kunjalo, izindaba azigcini lapho.

Lo mgwaqo ubuye ubizwe njengezindawo zokunyathela owesilisa owabulawa ngemuva kokushayiswa yisitimela. Le ndoda isayihlupha le ndawo kuze kube namuhla, isabisa labo abahamba noma abagibela amabhayisikili abo emgwaqeni ngokuvela ngendlela engaqondakali futhi banyamalale lapho bedlula.

IZombie Road nayo iyikhaya lesiduli esikhulu somdabu sokungcwaba endaweni esiletha izindaba eziningi, futhi le ndawo yake yasetshenziswa ngamasosha ngesikhathi seMpi Yombango.

Umgwaqo manje awuhambeki ngemoto, kepha yindawo ethandwayo yokuhamba izintaba kulabo abafuna ukuthula kwemvelo kanye nalabo abeza befuna izipoki. Izivakashi qaphela, noma kunjalo. Kungenzeka uzithole ubhekene ubuso nobuso nemimoya engaphezu kwe-Confederate ngemuva kokuhlwa. Umzila ubuyiselwe emuva futhi ukuwusebenzisa lapho ilanga lishona kuzokutholela inhlawulo.