Since I took the time to spell it several times today
already I believe I’ll use it; abominable.
I suppose I could have gone with Yeti but that might be a little too Himalayan
for some. Are there any other animals out there with such a distinct name?
Sure, the Great White has a well deserved reputation, but
The Abominable Snowman? No one has ever even seen one for sure and yet, he’s
abominable.
I feel bad for poor old Yeti. He got a bad rap without ever
being verified as actually existing. It’s alleged some newspaper man in the
1920’s mistranslated some Tibetan words for an article, perhaps for a little
more colorful story, and coined the phrase. There were other names that
pre-dated it though, like Miche` which was a, “Man-bear”, or the Migol,
translated to mean, “wild-man” or, “Ted Nugent”. The pre-Buddists called it Bon, a “Glacier
Being”. But it was Abominable that stuck. I certainly think it’s better than, “Glacier
Being”.
“Oooh, did you hear that?”
“That blood curdling roaring out across the snow?”
“Yeah, I think it was a glacier being.”
“Stop being lame and eat your elk.”
See, that doesn’t really strike fear into anybody. But if
you change it to Abominable it takes on a whole new category.
“Oooh, did you hear that?”
“That blood curdling roaring out across the snow?”
“Yeah, I think it was an abominable snowman.”
“Let’s get the… AHHHHHHHHH! IT’S GOT MY ARM!”
See, much better. I’d run for my life for sure. But then
there have been many variations on the demeanor of the Abominable Snowman; from
gentle nature loving giant to violent blood drinking orgy attendee. It all
depends on who is telling the story. Either way, no one has proven its existence
so it’s all just winter speculation in the end. Yet, people are still driven into the snows to
find this elusive beast.
I wonder if there are Abominable Snowmen scientists working on
the mystery of the hairless ape that keeps climbing these mountains and
freezing to death. I can imagine it pretty clearly, a snow cave laboratory,
with test tubes and beakers all filled with snow, while one Yeti in a lab coat
and bifocals examines yet another vial of snow against the light. Maybe there’s another Yeti sitting over an icy
microscope looking at snowflake patterns, grunting that they all look the same
to him.
At least they don’t have to work in a cubicle, now that
would clearly be abominable.
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