tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post4942227792219789384..comments2024-03-28T01:06:38.596-07:00Comments on Maya Reynolds: Another Writer HoaxMaya Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-80972288427772952642008-03-02T03:14:00.000-08:002008-03-02T03:14:00.000-08:00Stephen: I usually walk my next-door neighbor dog...Stephen: I usually walk my next-door neighbor dog in the afternoon. Yesterday Penny's owner joined us. I told her the Defonseca story as we walked. She said almost exactly what you said.<BR/><BR/>I think that many people anthropomorphize their pets. Wolves are, of course, only one step away from our beloved dogs. <BR/><BR/>The legend of Romulus and Remus founding Rome is nearly 3,000 years old. Like the earlier tale of Moses, who was placed in a basket in the Nile, the twins were supposedly placed in a basket in the Tiber River. They were found and nursed by a wolf. <BR/><BR/>And don't forget Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli from The Jungle Book.<BR/><BR/>People believe what they want to believe.Maya Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-69507762046354884272008-03-02T00:34:00.000-08:002008-03-02T00:34:00.000-08:00She said she escaped into the forest where she was...<I>She said she escaped into the forest where she was adopted by a pack of wolves.</I><BR/><BR/>Being raised by wolves is no more possible than being raised by hedgehogs or anteaters. How are people so easily duped?Stephen Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883165490847664389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-55900980521342201052008-03-01T16:34:00.000-08:002008-03-01T16:34:00.000-08:00it's amazing how much vitriol comes out when a boo...it's amazing how much vitriol comes out when a book is found out to be a hoax -- and deservedly so. for it's not just a wounded public feeling betrayed. we depend upon truth tellers to writer our history, and sometimes legend becomes fact. "the protocols of the elders of zion" was a fraud, but lots of people believe it. and you're right, this just gives fuel to the holocaust deniers.Bookfraudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294034687592676200noreply@blogger.com