'I Filled my Home With Skeletons, Preserved Animal Parts, Mummies and Stuffed Creatures'

Wales Onlie ^ | 5 MAR 2023 | Jonathon Hill

[nickcarraway]

[BipolarBob]

It's only me and mama at my house

[frank ballenger]

“Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one who inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.”
— Mark Twain

[RedMonqey]

Everyone needs a hobby, I guess.

[seowulf]

'I Filled my Home With Skeletons, Preserved Animal Parts, Mummies and Stuffed Creatures'

Who does this guy think he is? The British Museum?

[Organic Panic]

Looks like my hunting supply store. No “Bass Pro Shops” in my state but heck... It’s a blast visiting one of those stores.

[Fai Mao]

I guess Mark Twain never had a cat.

[frank ballenger]

Excellent rejoinder. I’m impressed.

[Irenic]

*nose wrinkle*

[Billthedrill]

Oh, well, there’s the answer then - he’s a graduate of Miskatonic University. Ah, I remember those wonderful college days...

[fidelis]

Dave has stacked the building with oddities and curiosities he’s collected over the last decade to create what is surely one of the strangest places to visit in the country. He invites a priestess from a coven in Mountain Ash to perform tarot card reading workshops at the house which is getting busier with new oddities each week. u>

A sign on the wall reads: "Many of the ouija boards on display have been sent to us from people who have had negative experiences whilst using them. These boards are not for sale and we politely ask that you do not touch or play with them. Morbitorium accepts no responsibility for any experiences or attachments you may encounter as a result of contact with these donated boards."

These factors alone would keep me out of this already creepy place. Seems like a prime place for a demon to hitch a ride.

[fidelis]

I guess Mark Twain never had a cat.

Mark Twain loved cats and he always owned several.

[fidelis]

[logi_cal869]

‘Abby Normal’, I presume.

[frank ballenger]

Thanks.

Another new thing learned. If I keep up at this pace I’ll be knowledgeable someday.

[waterhill]

I knew a lady that walked her cat on a leash.

[dynachrome]

I have a Doctorate of Metaphysics from Miskatonic U. on my wall. It cost me $15 plus a frame. Go Pods!

[metmom]

People’s obsession with evil these days is truly staggering.

I get that the occasional person could be into it, but that it is so popular with others?

[Clutch Martin]

There was this guy in high school who was practicing to be a taxidermist and he would pick up roadkill and stuff it... things like squirrels and what have you.

I don’t really know if he became a taxidermist or not but it was an interest for him. He wasn’t half bad.

If you go to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum there’s a whole gigantic building full of stuffed animals. Also for those of you have been the Bass Pro Shops as one of the respondents has said, I believe the bulk of their collection hanging on their walls is a touring version of the Fred Bear collection which I’ve seen in Gainesville Florida and it was gigantic but I have heard that Bear Archery company has leased it out and it no longer resides and in its entirety at the Gainesville hq.

I used to travel a lot working on antenna high sites nationwide and I would see some of the strangest stuff across America, and I would always stop in if something was truly unique.

[NorthMountain]

I see that he is a proud alumnus of Miskatonic University.