1/10/2006: Cyclops kitten born - Page 5

xoxoxoBruce · 01-14-2006, 01:00 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, AureliusVin.

You're saying you don't buy all the explanations of why the eye is open, like no eyelids?

capnhowdy · 01-14-2006, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AureliusVin

I can clearly see that it's fake. Beside, kittens that young don't even have their eyes open, simple fact. The originator of the hoax should be turned into a cyclops.

Maybe you'll believe it now

AureliusVin · 01-18-2006, 11:11 AM

Yes hello everyone, happy to be here! I guess the Capn is right, cool then!

capnhowdy · 01-18-2006, 05:27 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, AureliusVin.

axlrosen · 04-06-2006, 10:53 AM

[From the Boston Globe:]

Famous one-eyed kitten to go on display

April 5, 2006

GRANBY, N.Y. --The one-eyed, noseless kitten that inspired an international debate last year over whether it was a hoax is coming to a new museum of oddities in central New York.

The museum founder, who believes in creationism, said the kitten is meant to launch another debate about how science and religion intersect.

The Oregon woman who owned the kitten said she turned down Ripley's Believe it or Not! and sold the remains to John Adolfi of Granby because she liked his religious reasons for wanting them.

"We didn't want Cy becoming a joke or part of a personal collection," Traci Allen said. "But John was so heartfelt, you could tell he was genuine and sincere."

Adolfi would not say how much he paid for the kitten, named Cy, for Cyclops. He said he plans to have it embalmed Wednesday at a local funeral home.

The kitten died in December, a day after being born. Veterinarians in Oregon said it suffered from a rare disorder called holoprosencephaly.

Cy will be displayed in a glass jar in the Lost World Museum, which Adolfi hopes to open in nearby Phoenix this fall.

Other exhibits will include giant plants and eggs, deformed animal remains and archaeological finds, Adolfi said.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/artic...p1=MEWell_Pos2

Happy Monkey · 04-06-2006, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by axlrosen

The museum founder, who believes in creationism, said the kitten is meant to launch another debate about how science and religion intersect.

Huh? Does he think it was caused by witches? Isn't that the standard religious explanation for deformed animals?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-06-2006, 09:43 PM

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"We didn't want Cy becoming a joke or part of a personal collection," Traci Allen said.

Yeah Tracy didn't want their precious kitten to become a joke but named it Cy.
The kitten was a special part of the family so she sold it.
Cy's not the joke, Tracy is.

Clodfobble · 04-06-2006, 10:20 PM

Don't forget; first she preserved it somehow for three months, then she sold it.

skysidhe · 04-10-2006, 08:47 AM

@jinx

When I was a little girl. We had a white cat with blue eyes. She had 3 black polka dots on the top of her head. When she had a litter of kittens they were white and born with either 1,2 or 3 black polka dots on the top of their head.

I remember because I kissed every one. Was the oddest sight.

glatt · 08-08-2006, 12:32 PM

I hesitate to post this, because it's a bit gross, but there was a recent birth in India of a human cyclops. The baby was still alive after 7 days, and doctors thought it might survive.

glatt · 08-15-2006, 03:30 PM

The Indian cyclops baby was still alive as of 11 days old. Wired magazine has done an article about it. They think the mom took some cancer medication that is known to cause birth defects when she went to a fertility clinic for fertilitytreatment. The story is a little unclear, but the plot line is similar to The Constant Gardener, where drug companies do unethical clinical trials in poor people in the third world in exchange for basic healthcare.

Here's a very hi res picture of the baby. I won't post it into the thread, because it's disturbing. Poor thing.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-15-2006, 07:02 PM

I've seen that kid's Father.

01-14-2006, 01:00 PM	#61
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, AureliusVin. You're saying you don't buy all the explanations of why the eye is open, like no eyelids? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-18-2006, 05:27 PM	#64
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04-06-2006, 10:53 AM	#65
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	[From the Boston Globe:] Famous one-eyed kitten to go on display April 5, 2006 GRANBY, N.Y. --The one-eyed, noseless kitten that inspired an international debate last year over whether it was a hoax is coming to a new museum of oddities in central New York. The museum founder, who believes in creationism, said the kitten is meant to launch another debate about how science and religion intersect. The Oregon woman who owned the kitten said she turned down Ripley's Believe it or Not! and sold the remains to John Adolfi of Granby because she liked his religious reasons for wanting them. "We didn't want Cy becoming a joke or part of a personal collection," Traci Allen said. "But John was so heartfelt, you could tell he was genuine and sincere." Adolfi would not say how much he paid for the kitten, named Cy, for Cyclops. He said he plans to have it embalmed Wednesday at a local funeral home. The kitten died in December, a day after being born. Veterinarians in Oregon said it suffered from a rare disorder called holoprosencephaly. Cy will be displayed in a glass jar in the Lost World Museum, which Adolfi hopes to open in nearby Phoenix this fall. Other exhibits will include giant plants and eggs, deformed animal remains and archaeological finds, Adolfi said. http://www.boston.com/news/odd/artic...p1=MEWell_Pos2 __________________ Warp Bill Gates

08-08-2006, 12:32 PM	#70
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I hesitate to post this, because it's a bit gross, but there was a recent birth in India of a human cyclops. The baby was still alive after 7 days, and doctors thought it might survive. Last edited by glatt; 08-15-2006 at 03:31 PM.

08-15-2006, 07:02 PM	#72
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I've seen that kid's Father. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-18-2006, 11:11 AM	#63
AureliusVin Expectorant Inspector Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 31	Yes hello everyone, happy to be here! I guess the Capn is right, cool then!

04-06-2006, 10:20 PM	#68
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Don't forget; first she preserved it somehow for three months, then she sold it.

04-10-2006, 08:47 AM	#69
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	@jinx When I was a little girl. We had a white cat with blue eyes. She had 3 black polka dots on the top of her head. When she had a litter of kittens they were white and born with either 1,2 or 3 black polka dots on the top of their head. I remember because I kissed every one. Was the oddest sight.

08-15-2006, 03:30 PM	#71
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The Indian cyclops baby was still alive as of 11 days old. Wired magazine has done an article about it. They think the mom took some cancer medication that is known to cause birth defects when she went to a fertility clinic for fertilitytreatment. The story is a little unclear, but the plot line is similar to The Constant Gardener, where drug companies do unethical clinical trials in poor people in the third world in exchange for basic healthcare. Here's a very hi res picture of the baby. I won't post it into the thread, because it's disturbing. Poor thing.

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