Vegetable Man
Vegetable Man (cryptid)
Ringkasan
Vegetable Man atau Veggie Man adalah makhluk mirip manusia dalam cerita rakyat West Virginia yang dilaporkan terlihat di Grant Town pada 1968. Kisahnya bertumpu pada satu saksi dan pertama dicetak oleh Gray Barker, pembuat hoaks yang dikenal.
The Vegetable Man, or Veggie Man, is a humanoid in West Virginia folklore reportedly seen in Grant Town in 1968. The story rests on a single witness and was first printed by Gray Barker, a known hoaxer.
Kisah dan tradisi
Menurut penuturan penduduk setempat Jennings Frederick, pada Juli 1968 ia berburu marmut tanah di dekat Grant Town ketika bertemu makhluk yang kemudian dijuluki Vegetable Man. Ia menggambarkannya setinggi sekitar tujuh kaki, berwajah setengah manusia, bertubuh seperti tumbuhan, dengan lengan sangat kurus yang memegang pergelangan tangannya. Makhluk itu pertama kali dilukiskan dalam cetakan oleh Gray Barker dalam buletin tahun 1976, yang menyebutnya makhluk kurus mirip tumbuhan bermata kuning, bertelinga runcing, dan berjari yang berujung seperti cawan isap berjarum. Barker menulis tentangnya dalam artikel 10 Maret 1976 berjudul "The Vegetable Man: A semi-abductee?". Tidak ada bukti penampakan itu yang terdokumentasi, dan tidak ada penampakan lanjutan. Peneliti Reed menulis bahwa kisah ini bertumpu pada kesaksian satu orang yang laporan tercatatnya disampaikan kepada seorang pembuat hoaks yang dikenal, dan banyak peneliti menyikapi penuturan Barker dengan hati-hati. Sejak 2024, Veggie Man Day diselenggarakan di Fairmont, West Virginia, dan makhluk itu pernah tampil dalam gim Fallout 76.
According to local resident Jennings Frederick, in July 1968 he was hunting groundhogs near Grant Town when he met the being later nicknamed the Vegetable Man. He described it as about seven feet tall, with semi-human facial features and a plant-like body, with extremely thin arms that gripped his wrist. Gray Barker was the first to describe the creature in print, in a 1976 newsletter that portrayed a slender, plant-like being with yellow eyes, pointed ears and fingers tipped with needle-like suction cups. Barker wrote about it in a March 10, 1976 article titled "The Vegetable Man: A semi-abductee?". No evidence of the sighting has been documented, and there have been no further sightings. Researcher Reed writes that the story rests on the testimony of one person whose recorded report was made to a known hoaxer, and many researchers treat Barker's account with caution. Since 2024 a Veggie Man Day has been held in Fairmont, West Virginia, and the creature has appeared in the video game Fallout 76.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Amerika Serikat
- Kawasan / Region
- Amerika Utara Pribumi
- Negara / Country
- United States
- Era
- reported to have occurred in July 1968; first printed in 1976
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Cryptid
Nama lain / Alternate names
Veggie Man