pic o’ the day: fossilized fairy
24 Nov 2006 53 Comments
in Allegory, Art, Censorship, Christianity, Entertainment, Historical, Hoaxes, Humour, Literary, Religion, Science, Supernatural, Weird, fairies
This genuine antique fossilized fairy from the collection of Takeshi Yamada is the kind of thing that throws Pharyngula and his fellow godless Darwinian crusaders into a frenzy. No doubt the heirs of Arthur Conan Doyle will be purchasing this irrefutable proof of the ancient existence of fairies, should it ever appear at Christie’s or Sotheby’s.
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Nov 24, 2006 @ 09:45:28
How wierd , is it a Dragonfly ? It even has a little face . Creepy
Nov 24, 2006 @ 10:05:48
It’s a carving. Check the links.
Nov 24, 2006 @ 17:42:28
LOL, how can anyone take this seriously?
Nov 24, 2006 @ 19:47:28
I can digg it (in fact, I just did). In this Baptist’s humble opinion, it’s clever and funny. But then I may be an unusual Baptist – evolution is the way to go. It just makes sense.
Nov 24, 2006 @ 20:06:50
:)) That is cool! I also had a pic with a so-called mumy of a sea nymph. :)) They are terrible, these pic-makers junkies! :)
Nov 24, 2006 @ 20:07:21
Wow, I wonder if it had fairy dust?
Nov 24, 2006 @ 20:48:41
I’m disappointed. I saw the title and thought Quentin Crisp had been found in his garden.
Nov 24, 2006 @ 21:37:24
Philipa, I think it has been REDUCED to fairy dust. 7news, if you click on the pic it’ll take you to this guy’s whole catalogue of weird creatures that he’s put together. Fiji mermaids and the whole deal. anomalous, thanks for the Digg. FFE, Quentin Crisp ascended directly into God’s kitchen garden, was taken up bodily from the Earth the way he always wanted it.
Nov 24, 2006 @ 22:38:05
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Nov 24, 2006 @ 22:50:21
Yeah, but I bet you were looking for this.
Nov 25, 2006 @ 01:06:00
Actually, squids are what the fairies evolved into, hence the overwhelming supernatural attractiveness of the entire tentacular kingdom. You could say rather that Pharyngula was looking for this, but just didn’t know it.
Nov 25, 2006 @ 09:50:54
How cool is that picture, well found friend.
Though might I point out that Faeries are inface pure energy. I have never heard the theory that faeries evolved into squids. Good picture though.
Nov 25, 2006 @ 09:53:41
Wonderful paperweight. I am looking forward to seeing fossils Gnomes complete with their tackle (fishing rod etc.)
Nov 25, 2006 @ 10:07:04
… and some squids eveolved into Tree Octopodia
G E
Nov 25, 2006 @ 11:54:30
Being of Irish decent, I love fairy lore….but its these people who try to “prove” it with lies and false evidence that take the magic out of it.
Nov 25, 2006 @ 13:29:25
I have seen lots like that in the Bridport area where I live – I think South street has a severe infestation!
Nov 26, 2006 @ 04:57:51
G Eagle is quite correct, and in that sense the Cascadian Tree Octopus is the closest thing the world has to a living fairy fossil. Mind you, there are those who say there are a lot right here on Denman street.
Nov 26, 2006 @ 06:47:10
Do they grant wishes? If so we should try to get a DNA same, and get some Jurassic Park action going.
Nov 26, 2006 @ 07:10:35
Excellent idea! As I understand it, the procedure for getting a DNA sample from one of our local fairies can often be as simple as asking.
Apr 30, 2007 @ 12:02:57
It is so cool that you found such thing!It is extra ordinary!what area was it found?
Apr 30, 2007 @ 12:04:47
I have always wondered how a very cool fossil exist!it is very great!i wonder if they have magic?
Apr 30, 2007 @ 12:34:04
Apparently, they have the ability to leave comments on blogs, too.
May 23, 2007 @ 08:33:28
The “Fossilized Fairy” seen here is one of “sideshow gaffs” created by internationally active and respected artist, Takeshi Yamada in Brooklyn, New York. Yamada had over 400 art exhibitions internationally. Here is his website with many pics and articles of curiosities, oddities, monsters and marvels: http://sideshowworld.com/SSA-15.html
Takeshi Yamada won the first prize at the 2006 Photo Hoax Contest with his gaffs. http://paranormal.about.com/od/ghostphotos/a/aa052206.htm
Here is the link of the detail description of this fossilized fairy specimen gaff: http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/index.php?photo=268763
Takeshi Yamada is currently having solo art exhibition entitled “Museum of World Wonders: Cabinet of Curiosities” at the Brooklyn Public Library – Coney Island Branch. (October 2006 – January 1, 2008) Yamada is also featured in a documentary film shown at the “Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids” exhibition at the American Museum of the Natural History in Manhattan, New York. ((May 26, 2007 – January 6, 2008)
May 24, 2007 @ 18:34:29
Uh, yes. I guess you didn’t click on the several links to his website that I put in this article.
Aug 27, 2007 @ 03:27:51
Well to say its impossible, is small minded in my eyes. We are a creation which can do many things, to discover another creation is amazing. If you allow yourself to be shallow, you wont experience much or gain much knolledge in life. :)
Aug 27, 2007 @ 03:38:11
Indeed. Like the proper uses of the letter “w.”
Oct 17, 2007 @ 17:14:42
Esta muy interesante tu pagina muchas felicidades, no se si existen o no solo se que yo soy de las personas cree en ellas.
saludos desde zacatecas, mex.
Oct 23, 2007 @ 07:02:37
What A Load Of BullSh*T!! Who can bellieve this idiosity?
Oct 23, 2007 @ 07:16:36
H8er!
Oct 26, 2007 @ 15:21:08
DUDE WE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE FAIRIES!!!!!!!!!!
Oct 26, 2007 @ 21:50:55
Oh, but some are such haters! They must have been traumatized by a pixie when they were young.
Dec 06, 2007 @ 20:41:25
OMG! thats scary i never hurd of a feiry being real befor thats sooo cool!
Dec 07, 2007 @ 01:48:49
Well, follow the trackbacks and you’ll find more where that came from!
Jan 19, 2008 @ 21:53:35
Fairies are real the people that dont believe in fairies are jerks and frauds you suck too we have fairies in our woods theres either 4 or 5 BELIEVE IN FAIRIES
Jan 20, 2008 @ 07:24:00
Every time you don’t use proper punctuation a fairy comes down with wing cancer.
Jun 28, 2008 @ 15:55:24
this picture is so cool. fairies have always facinated me but i just thought the were a myth like unicorns hahaha! but now i know that they are actually real, great work in finding this!!!!!!!
Jun 28, 2008 @ 20:00:19
Glad you liked it. Ah, there’s proof of nearly anything if you just open your eyes and see!
Aug 01, 2008 @ 22:32:07
Ahhhhhhh I thought they had found tinker bell…… DAMN! now I’ll never get my marbles back.
Aug 02, 2008 @ 01:51:30
What do you mean? You DOUBT THE EVIDENCE OF YOUR OWN EYES????
Aug 06, 2008 @ 20:17:24
http://raincoaster.com/2006/11/24/pic-o-the-day-fossilized-fairy/
check this out…
Aug 06, 2008 @ 23:02:25
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but that’s this very post. How meta.
Sep 06, 2008 @ 15:12:56
GO RAINCOASTER!! It is so rare these days to find people and websites who genuinely believe in fairies, and websites like this just push any doubts from my mind that I’ve ever had. :)
Much Love x
Jan 02, 2009 @ 10:14:06
I think it’s a male, AMAZING! but how… it’s so hard to beleive..
Jan 08, 2009 @ 11:47:19
That looks totally fake!Lying bastards.Like raincoaster said,it looks like a carving.Don’t get me wrong,I do believe in fairys(because of my past sightings).Besides,fairys are spirits and do not have skeletons. Let me know then anyone finds a fossilized skeleton of an “angel”!
Jan 08, 2009 @ 12:28:59
Does Courtney Love qualify?
Jan 21, 2009 @ 02:56:17
thats cool boy!i’d love that
Aug 25, 2009 @ 19:23:35
who da fuck is quentin crisp??!?!?!?!
Aug 26, 2009 @ 14:06:02
Click here.
May 26, 2010 @ 12:56:44
wha the hell???!!!
that shit looks mad fake!
is it suppose to be fake or wha?
May 26, 2010 @ 19:54:59
What are you talking about? Of course it’s real; it’s a fossil, for god’s sake! It’s in an actual rock! That proves that fairies have existed for eons virtually unchanged, like the coelocanth.