The Realm Of Bizarre News 5: Peace Loving Bees
This week it’s time to learn a lesson from the peaceful bees. Is it bee-yond bee-lief? Did those people in Texas really see a UFO? It’s hard to say! But whatever you do, don’t call us!
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Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.Once again, to The Realm of Bizarre News.I am your host, Dr. Franklin. Let's start out with a trivia question, right here in it's paper prison.The question:What is the term for the fear of bees?Is that slendiphobia, potamophobia, limnophobia, or apiphobia?
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Now the prize, the only prize for the correct answer is one pat on the back.You'll have to administer yourself. If you want a million dollars, call Mayor Devere, but please, please so not call us. Thank you.
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Now, down in a village in southern India, there is one banyan tree that harbors 600 seperate bee hives. Unbelievable.The bees are coming in the fall. They head for the banyan tree because it is a landmark for a very prolific flowery area. Amazingly, the bees from one hive do not bother the bees from another hive. They all live together in peaceful coexistance. Six hundred bee hives in one tree. It is beyond belief.
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Now for that trivia question. Once again, what is the fear of bees called? Is that: selendphobia. potamophobia. limnophobia. apiphobia is that your final answer? Potamophobia. ? No, it is apiphobia! For the record, selendphobia, fear of the moon. Potamophobia, that is the fear of rivers. And limnophobia, the fear of lakes.J ust in case you are ever on that millionares show.
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Now, we have an alien and this pertains to a UFO flap that is taking place in northern Texas in the town of Dublin, about 45 miles west of Dallas.There have been dozens of sightings by many creditable witnesses, including a pilot and a constable. Most of the sightings are of UFOs that are flying low, lower than airplanes normally fly. Some have reported bright lights, others metallic saucers.
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But the question is, because we have to wait on further word on this, the question that skeptics ask, is "Why don't ETs land and introduce themselfs?" Well, there are many possibilities. Perhaps, if you are on a conquestidorial mission, you have no reason to make contact with us. Or, conceivablly, they are adhereing to something akin to the prime directive announced on Star Trek, not to interfere with inferior races. Or, perhaps, they fear us. They fear the so-called shoot first, ask questions later military mentality, such as is examplified in the 1951 sci-fi classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Or cenceivablly they fear us, that we will put them on exhibition in some sort of exo-biological garden or pay TV or dissect them in the lab to find out what they are made of. So, they have some valid reasons for not making contact.
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Here is something I really hate. A slice of burnt toast. Have you ever burnt toast? Well, I have some good news for you. There is a brand new type of toaster. It is transparent, it is made of glass. The glass heats the bread so you can watch it brown and you can rescue it before it burns. So far it is only toasing one slice at a time. But they should improve on that. Again, this looks like the end of burnt toast. Yes!
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Now, I want to pay homage to Vampira. She recently died at 86. She was the first host of a TV show featuring horror films back in 1954, in Los Angles on channel 7. She was actually a blonde, born in Finland in 1921. Her name, Maila Nurmi. Her best picture undoubtedly, Plan 9 From Outer Space costarring Bella Lugosi. She portrayed his wife. He really was a fan of hers. But tragically, he died just 2 weeks into the shooting of that film.Vampira was inspiration to many, many of us, including yours truly.
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So, until next time, may the power of the Cosmos be with you Vampira, wherever you are as well as to all of you out there.And again, thank you Vampira. Yes, Yes, Yes!