I don't know if you were listening to Paul Harvey today 12/17/99, but I was driving down the road when I
heard him speak of a man named, "Erik Sprague."
He said this man had an operation
to look like a reptilian.
He said his face and body was given all the reptilian features as well as scales. I do
not recall where this was, but I found it ironic. Is this a person who has decided to come out in the open to
appear as a reptile or is he a reptile that is using the operation as an excuse for the elaborate change. I
thought I would pass it on to you . I found it interesting.
John V Panella
AN AMBASSADOR for LIGHT and the Council for TRUTH
http://news.excite.com/news/r/991216/15/life-reptile
http://www.sightings.com
12-16-99
contributed by Ken Humphries
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) - Philosophy
doctorate student Erik Sprague wants to
explore the meaning of life -- as a reptile.
Sprague has had his teeth sharpened, bumps
implanted into his forehead and green scales
or swirls tattooed across his face and body in
his quest to become a reptile.
"I like reptiles, especially sea crocodiles,
although many of them don't make great
house pets," said Sprague, 27, who is taking
a break from his studies in the State
University of New York in Albany to appear
in circus shows, like the Jim Rose Circus.
Sprague claims he is one of five people in
the world who have undergone what he calls
"single-theme conversions" and appear in
circus side shows. The others have appeared
as a zebra, tiger, leopard and a gigantic blue
puzzle known as "The Enigma." He is the
first to choose a reptile.
He does not consider himself odd, he says,
because many people tattoo themselves.
Sprague counts sword-swallowing,
fire-breathing, tapping nails into his nose
and piercing needles into his cheeks among
his other talents. He also picks up bar stools
with ropes attached to his ears and swings
them around. Another of his tricks is to lift
car batteries with chains attached to his
nipples.
He is scheduled to appear next month on
Turner Broadcasting System cable channel's
new "Ripley's Believe it or Not."
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