Conversations With My Husband, Part Something-teen

[ladysprite]

Him: It's sad. Most American cryptids have boring names. They're all just 'The [Placename] monster.'
Me: Yeah, that is kind of dull.
Him: Except the Pope Lick Monster. I'll give that one points for originality.
Me: The.... WHAT?
Him: It looks like the American version of a bridge troll. Thankfully, it has nothing to do with the pope. Or licking.
Me: Aww.... :( Just when we finally have such a lickable pope, too.....

Seriously, I think my version is better.

Comments

[umbran.livejournal.com]

I wonder which is the better band name:

American Cryptids

The Lickable Popes

[blaisepascal]

Sadly for his thesis, the Pope Lick Monster inhabits the Pope Lick Trestle, which crosses the Pope Lick Creek, so it is still "The [Placename] Monster".

[umbran.livejournal.com]

Except the point was that "The Monster" names are *boring*. And this one isn't boring.

[blaisepascal]

So "The [Placename] Monster" is OK if the placename isn't boring? Sounds like we need to get a cryptid for Climax, PA then.

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

Not a cryptid, per se, but a cool mystery and name: Devil's Kettle Falls.

[aries-walker.livejournal.com]

This kind of conversation - nay, this entire outlook on life - is precisely why I like you two so much.