ysabetwordsmith | Thank you! (Reply)

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>> I feel about 10% smarter right now (and I haven't even gotten out of bed yet!) <<

:D Well, you've validated my job satisfaction for the day!

>>That is a phrase I have heard before and had a completely erroneous understanding of it based on the creatures I had most associated with it--mostly Cthulhu and The Kraken.<<

Cthulhu is (insofar as I know) fictional in local-Earth.

The Kraken, however, relates to the colossal and giant squids. Imagine being in a kayak and finding one of those in the water. Dead, but you might not know that. A wave knocks a tentacle over your bow. You paddle back to shore as fast as you can, change your furpants, and tell everyone how it tried to eat you.

Meanwhile over in Terramagne,

siliconshaman and I have written about a truly ancient squiddish character who is called Cthulhu from having saved Lovecraft from drowning that one time. :D

>> So thank you for this post. And now I can say, born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, my favorite cryptid is Bigfoot. ❤️❤️

In that part of the world, Sasquatch. Here is one list of Bigfoot subtypes. There's a sighting map. I'm surprised by how many there are, and how close to me! This world map shows some of the names.

I had fun looking at all the Sasquatch things when I visited the Pacific Northwest. Get up in the Hoh Rainforest and it seems rather plausible.