Comments on: Into the Bewilderness

By: Kasen

Kasen — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:00:03 +0000

Great article – why have I never heard of this guy before? I’d love to see his taxidermy-charicatures up close.
Just one nitpick though, “This being the Victorian era […]” – Victoria’s reign began in 1837 when, by my reckoning, Charles Waterton was already 55.

By: tommco

tommco — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:57:21 +0000

Hmm, he worked with a mercury solution doing his taxidermy. Could that have possibly contributed to his eccentricity?

By: snotty

snotty — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 01:39:25 +0000

“Lucien Bonaparte, Prince Français, 1st Prince of Canino and Musignano (21 May 1775 – 29 June 1840), born Luciano Buonaparte”
So, Waterton spelling the surname of Luciano’s son Charles that way doesn’t really deserve a [sic].

By: Christine Ro

Christine Ro — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 08:45:43 +0000

I wish I had come up with “ass-emblage” – seems like a missed opportunity! Or maybe I’m just subliminally donkey-minded.

If anyone’s interested in more fun with humans exploring their nonhuman sides, there’s an interesting article in The New Yorker discussing two recent books by Brits who decided to become in one case a goat, and in the other case a badger: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/30/goatman-and-being-a-beast

There are lots of interesting takeaways from this article. One is that you can get medical humanities funding for this type of project. Another is that a goat exoskeleton is something you can have tailor-made for you, if you’re so inclined.

By: JVSaddic

JVSaddic — Sat, 28 May 2016 12:15:49 +0000

Not sure if she intended the pun, but I grinned where she calls the donkey-gorilla aggregate an ass-emblage

By: Karan

Karan — Mon, 23 May 2016 15:07:58 +0000

Ned – An alphabetical introduction is in order: Welcome Christine Ro.
Which was in alphabetical order previously.

By: Marco

Marco — Thu, 19 May 2016 04:28:45 +0000

Lol he also decoded it incorrectly:-)

Excellent article, welcome, Christine, indeed!

By: JK

JK — Tue, 17 May 2016 18:10:46 +0000

Ned- it was until you deciphered it…

By: Ned

Ned — Tue, 17 May 2016 04:07:36 +0000

Okay what does this mean?

“alphabetical An Christine in introduction is order: Ro. Welcome”

I’ve spent like a half hour trying to decipher it. “An introduction is in alphabetical order. Welcome Christine Ro.” But it isn’t in alphabetical order.

By: Kyle maze

Kyle maze — Mon, 16 May 2016 23:19:29 +0000

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