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Is this Bownessie?

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Ottershrew:
Also, the number 51 seems vaguely significant. What about Area 51? Could that be what the C's are nodding towards?

Apart from that, 51 as a number is formed by multiplying two prime numbers, 3 and 17. This might be significant, because we get something similar in John's Gospel. The exact number of fish caught by the disciples is mentioned in 21:11 - it's 153 - and the very mention of the exact number is itself jarring in the flow of the text - as though the disciples actually went to the bother of counting them! It's like a hiccup in the text. The Philokalia goes to the trouble of explaining what this number means, and you get a whole lot of maths on the page at this point. Could there be a similar mystical/mathematical meaning with this number here too - which then gives us the hidden reason for Area 51 being called Area 51?

Just some ideas fwiw.

Ottershrew:
Another interesting fwiw observation:

Loch Ness is 51 feet above sea level (though it should be mentioned that other sources give the surface elevation as 52 feet). It's also 23 miles long - another prime number.

Teresa:
Regarding the serpent as mentioned in the bible, it seems to be implied that prior to the temptation of Eve he may have walked upright.  The C's may be talking about a creature that is different qualities than a snake.

Genesis 3:14

"And the Lord God said to the serpent,
because you have done this,
Cursed are you more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the
field;
On your belly shall you go,
And dust shall you eat
All the days of your life:"

Gertrudes:

--- Quote from: Ottershrew ---What struck me about this comment from the C's was the fact that they used the word "serpent", instead of the more usual scientific term, "snake". Doesn't that strike anyone as a little unusual?

--- End quote ---

After I read your post last night I picked up a (perhaps not very credible) book I have on strange phenomena, to look for lake monsters and creatures alike. In the book all of these creatures were referenced as serpents. Which makes me think that perhaps this is how these creatures are generally called.
This doesn't mean that there's no significance to it, I think, particularly given the possible symbolism with the prime numbers.

Edit: clarity

treesparrow:
Here's some film taken at Windermere of some animal, whether it's the mysterious beastie or not I wouldn't like to say. A mundane explanation might be a family group of otters swimming behind each other in a straight line. But then again that seems unlikely as you only see what appears to be just one head during the sequence filmed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuUynJXvMpg

Btw a good reference book and fun read about lake monsters, bigfoot and Cryptozoology in general is Alien Animals by Janet and Colin Bord. Osit.

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