Maybe you wonder, what's a Wolpertinger. Anyone in Bavaria or anywhere around there knows. (WIKI: Wolpertinger)
Here's a picture of one:
Maybe you think, hey, I know this creature! That's not a Wolpertinger, it's a Texas Jackalope!
Note: the Wyoming Jackalope did not appear until the 1930's so he was a relatively-new upstart. (WIKI: Jackalope)
Here's a picture of a real Texas Jackalope with wings:
Note: this sparked serious discussion with Cat this morning because she showed me the picture of the Wolpertinger but I surprised her with the picture of the Jackalope so then there was some real curiosity as to how they got from Bavaria to Texas. On the surface that seems dry and useless information but it's revealing for the cultural migrations, particularly when we see it to somewhere we do not expect.
There are other pictures of wingless Jackalopes from other states but those ones are only secondary cousins of the true Texas Jackalope with wings. As to who is his daddy, you can already see Herr Wolpertinger had been coming around.
The first answer on how he got to Texas was he flew but that's a long haul for a Jackalope and there is some actual science to the situation. Migration to the Texas region from Bavaria and other parts of Germany was so popular there was a fine imposed if anyone from Bavaria wanted to leave. (Cultural Crossroads: Off to Texas!)
The article shows us many Bavarians arrived in Texas in the early 1800's and with them must have come the Wolpertinger. So now you know how the Wolpertinger got to Texas and why the Wyoming Jackalope from the 1930's is an upstart imposter.
Emporkömmling! Betrügers! (Imposter! Deceiver!)
Here's a picture of one:
Maybe you think, hey, I know this creature! That's not a Wolpertinger, it's a Texas Jackalope!
Note: the Wyoming Jackalope did not appear until the 1930's so he was a relatively-new upstart. (WIKI: Jackalope)
Here's a picture of a real Texas Jackalope with wings:
Note: this sparked serious discussion with Cat this morning because she showed me the picture of the Wolpertinger but I surprised her with the picture of the Jackalope so then there was some real curiosity as to how they got from Bavaria to Texas. On the surface that seems dry and useless information but it's revealing for the cultural migrations, particularly when we see it to somewhere we do not expect.
There are other pictures of wingless Jackalopes from other states but those ones are only secondary cousins of the true Texas Jackalope with wings. As to who is his daddy, you can already see Herr Wolpertinger had been coming around.
The first answer on how he got to Texas was he flew but that's a long haul for a Jackalope and there is some actual science to the situation. Migration to the Texas region from Bavaria and other parts of Germany was so popular there was a fine imposed if anyone from Bavaria wanted to leave. (Cultural Crossroads: Off to Texas!)
The article shows us many Bavarians arrived in Texas in the early 1800's and with them must have come the Wolpertinger. So now you know how the Wolpertinger got to Texas and why the Wyoming Jackalope from the 1930's is an upstart imposter.
Emporkömmling! Betrügers! (Imposter! Deceiver!)
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