Finally a Movie About Gef the Talking Mongoose!
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On This Day in Cryptid History
September: Some time in this month, the Irving family came forward and claimed a talking mongoose had been living in their farmhouse in Dalby, Isle of Man. The story was given extensive coverage before it was determined to be a hoax.
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Gef The Talking Mongoose
One morning in the early 1930s, James Irving of the village of Dalby on the Isle of Man was getting ready to open his daily newspaper when a high-pitched disembodied voice called out impatiently, “Read it out, you fat-headed gnome!” The voice didn’t belong to Irving’s wife Margaret or his teenage daughter Voirrey—the only humans likely to be in the remote farmhouse—but though Irving may have been offended, he wasn’t surprised. He knew the voice belonged to a strange creature called Gef, who, for some time, had been living, largely unseen, in his family’s home.
The mysterious creature first showed up in the Irving residence sometime in 1931, and, according to the accounts of James, Margaret, and Voirrey, initially lived in the walls and, not yet able to speak, imitated a range of animal noises. Quickly, the unseen entity started to pick up human language from the Irvings, and, before long, introduced itself to the family: His name, he said, was “Gef” (pronounced “Jeff”), and he was a mongoose from India...
The Strange Story of Gef The Talking Mongoose
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Voirrey was never interviewed by herself as her father understandably was not comfortable with his teenage daughter being alone in a room with men that were strangers.
An interviewer did say he heard Voirrey making noises but Jim then distracted him elsewhere in the house.
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Legally Gef: Lambert v. Levita
Our story begins in 1931 on the Isle of Man, a 221-square-mile island under the control of England. For reference, the Isle of Man is one-sixth the size of the state of Rhode Island. A former piano salesman and farmer James T. Irving lived in an area called Cashen Gap with his family. In the walls of their home, they started to hear strange animal noises which were driving them crazy. Irving…
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Made a temporary tattoo of Gef the Talking Mongoose :] you'll be able to find this design and more in my Etsy shop when it reopens on October 8th! We'll also have a bunch of other new stuff showing up and a big Halloween sale, many thanks to anybody who'll check us out when we reopen!
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Gef the Mongoose IPad background I made for myself
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We can all have a charming little cryptid mystery, as a treat. Here for everything about this movie and its marvelous cast, complete with @neil-gaiman voicing Gef.
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Playing roblox Gef and this happens...
(P.S this was my doing >;)
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