Nightmare Chimera

This creature must have haunted the dreams of many a youth back in 1959, for it still has the power to send me screaming today.

Pig snout, elephant ears, dog feet, fox tail. And the insouciant cigarette holder of FDR. This is worse than anything Stephen King ever conjured up.

Perhaps WU readers would like to submit their proposed names for this creature.

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Posted By: Paul - Sat May 24, 2014
Category: Comics | 1950s | Fictional Monsters

Comments

I'll insouciantly offer 'Chimmy the Chimera'.

Ok... Dudley the Dork.

(Really, Paul, you dropped insouciant on us on a holiday weekend???)

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/24/14 at 09:48 AM

I like "Dudley the Dork," Expat!

Posted by Paul on 05/24/14 at 11:01 AM

"DUBYA"

Posted by F.U.D. on 05/24/14 at 11:47 AM

What's a Snorgaphysaphas doing in wonka's hat?

Posted by Fluffy Bunny Slippers on 05/24/14 at 01:26 PM

Porky the Mutant?
Dumbo, the Child Molester?
Richard Simmons' less creepy cousin, Vinny?

Posted by Harvey on 05/24/14 at 02:15 PM

SUCRO the Magician.

If you've ever been into D&D, spell that first name backwards.

Posted by Phred22 on 05/24/14 at 04:52 PM

What I would want to know...is what the winning entry actually was, and did they actually ever get the prizes on offer?
id hate to think that there was something fishy going on...

Posted by Robot on 05/24/14 at 05:45 PM

Gargle the Gargoyle, Terror of the Night!

Posted by Yudith on 05/25/14 at 08:32 AM

Yeah, if I lived in the USA, I'd be scared of a cross between a pig and an elephant, too. I think we should call it Donald; put a blonde toupee on it and it looks like him, as well.

Posted by Richard Bos on 05/25/14 at 09:27 AM

Jealousy rears its ugly head?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/25/14 at 10:36 AM

Mr Garrison, obviously. South Park had a whole episode centered on the idea of crossing an elephant and a pig for science fair. It seemed to work, but the results were oddly reminiscent of the teacher, rather than the elephant.

Posted by Mr Evilwrench on 05/25/14 at 12:39 PM

No, just good sense

Posted by F.U.D. on 05/26/14 at 03:57 AM

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