Talk:Dover Demon
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A theory proposed by the posters on cryptozoology.com (it may not be there anymore) suggested that the Dover Demon might have been a opossum suffering from frost bite. Apparently their ears and tails are prone to being lost to frost bite, giving them an unusual look. Has anyone else heard this theory?
Well seems to me to answer the description of a frilled neck lizard seen at night. Why a frilled neck lizard was running around Dover don't ask me. Pool god 14:42, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Frost bite would be difficult in late April, even in Massachusetts it rarely gets that cold even at night. I read in one of the links that 1977 was such an active year for "alien/UFO" sitings. Coincidentally that was the year "Close Enounters of the Third Kind" was released. The some of the aliens in that movie are similar to the Dover Demon.
Well...I still think it was an opossum. But with nothing to back that up I won't add mention of it to the artical. =( —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.45.124.176 (talk) 03:25, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Questions of Credibility
The claim that '[...] no creature created in a work of science fiction was ever found that met the description of the Dover Demon.' seems to be patently false, as 'grey' type aliens were an increasingly common theme at the time - as is mentioned, 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (released in November of the same year) bears more than a few similarities. So I've removed it pending a citation to back up the claim. SchmittVanDean 14:47, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
Maybe it was just some short, skinny, messed up naked dude.
[edit] Haydeb=n Planetarium
The words 'Hayden Planetarium' redirect to one in New york City, when he was the assisstant director for the onw in Boston. geowhiz1010 22:21, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Chilean link
I found a link bou that chilean guy who took the photo, personally i think its fake cause its blurry, but i dunno hwo to check closer, anyways here is the link http://www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case380.htm
Jens Christensen 83.72.180.63 20:02, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Is it true that Dover Demon is going to appear in an American comic book series?
I've heard several rumors to that effect, and I'm curious to know if they have a shred of prove to them. Albert Cheng 01:52, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot 08:21, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Poorly written
This article is in need of much work. Right now it reads like bad sci-fi. There is a definite POV here, as some explanation is given whenever a negative response is brought up. Of course as Wikipedians we are not in a position to judge the merit of such positions, but this is the Dover Demon for Pete's sake. Honestly, no one is going to take this article seriously unless it gets a good, neutral rewrite. What do credible scientists have to say (by credible, I mean not fringe scientists or conspiracy theorists) about the Dover Demon? What was the popular response of society at the time? Now? These are questions that need to be addressed. We aren't the national enquirer. If you want to rave about Dover Demon or Mothman being real, do it on your own website and time. Wikipedia is not the place. Thank you.--Wick3dd (talk) 20:21, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
