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The 3.5-inch-long black, curled appendage was included in a box of specimens with information suggesting the finger came from the hand of a Yeti -- the legendary tall ape-like creature, also referred to as the Abominable Snowman, Bigfoot or Sasquatch -- originating at a monastery in Pangboche Temple in Nepal.
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Yetis, aka the Abominable Snowmen, were the mystical white hairy creatures rumored living in the mountains of Tibet.
Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010
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The author at Mike Linksvayer in a related article titled Abominable person theory writes:
Tolstoy and the Great Man Theory, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In Monsters Inc, a clever creation called the Abominable Snowman is shown.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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It came in the form of what once was known as the Abominable Snowman.
Movie City News 2009
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The Abominable Snowman (1957) ... aka The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
Home Theater Forum Bill McA 2010
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"Abominable," says Richard Gadbois, a high-profile former Pru broker who counts Simmons as a mentor.
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"Abominable," she repeated, almost as though such an abominable piece of work demanded respect.
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His long, slender figure straightened into stiffness, as if hostile to the enveloping soft peace of air and sea and sky, emitted into the night a weak murmur which Mr Powell fancied was the word, "Abominable" repeated three times, but which passed into the faintly louder declaration: "The moment has come -- to go to bed," followed by a just audible sigh.
Chance A Tale in Two Parts Joseph Conrad 1890
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His long, slender figure straightened into stiffness, as if hostile to the enveloping soft peace of air and sea and sky, emitted into the night a weak murmur which Mr. Powell fancied was the word, "Abominable" repeated three times, but which passed into the faintly louder declaration: "The moment has come -- to go to bed," followed by a just audible sigh.
Chance Joseph Conrad 1890
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