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Giant grasshoppers in wisconsin ca 1937
Posted By:
mean_drunk
Mar 24, 2005
 Does anyone recall a hoax in wisconsin in 1937 about a man named "a.l butts"
who had giant grasshoppers in his orchard? I read about it in the book of
lists #3,and there was an photo with the paragraph showing a man holding a
shotgun and a 3 ft grasshopper by the legs...If anyone has a photo of this
please let me know.Thanks!
Category: Animals, Tall-Tale; Replies: 7

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Alex
in San Diego
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 11:51 AM
There are many, many photos of giant grasshoppers that date from the first half of the 20th century, midwest area. I'm talking hundreds. Here's one example (probably not the one you're thinking of, though):

whopperhopper.jpg
mean_drunk
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 11:58 AM
no,thats not the one alex.This one took place in wisconsin and was front page news...if i had the book and a scanner i'd send you a pic.
Oh,heres my website about sturgeon being mistaken for sea monsters..leapin' sturgeons!
Rod
in the land of smarties.
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 12:11 PM
Fixed Link.
X
in McKinney, TX
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 12:24 PM
Rod, thats just pic's of fish; Im wanting giant insects
Rod
in the land of smarties.
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 12:48 PM
Were the four armadillos not enough to satiate you for the day?

Now you're going after bugs, too?

All I did was fix MD's posts.

I'm still looking for the picture he's talking about though...
mean_drunk
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 | 01:03 PM
Rod thanks for fixing my link!
Alex,if you have giant grasshopper/hunter pics not in the gallery for copyright purposes,email me some!This one i'm thinking of had Mr. Butts leaning a bit,holding a 3 ft grasshopper by the legs the way a hunter holds a rabbit,and the shotgun in the other hand .
JW
in South Africa
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 | 03:16 AM
I am also looking for the photo of the man with the shotgun holding a giant grasshopper. Please forward it to me if posssible
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