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This week's question comes from Mr. Jason Bohannon from Smyrna, Georgia.
Jason,
Whoa, Dude! As you young people would say, "chill out" on the "'tude." I'm wiggin' over here.
"Chiff & Fipple" is all about tinwhistles and about the crazy, mixed-up people that make them and play them. Here is a picture that may help you.
This is a tinwhistle--and it sort of illustrates what Chiff & Fipple is about. It may remind you of "The Windingo" in some ways. Although they are related, they aren't the same thing.
The Windigo is a spirit of cannibalism that haunts the Algonkian-speaking Indians of Canada.
It can take both physical and mental forms. It is a half-phantom, half-beast that lives in the forests and preys on human
beings. It can also take the form of a mental disorder that causes its victim to become a zombie that performs acts of cannibalism.
It can feast on flesh and blood, it can change shape at will, and it can scare its victims to death with a single look. It can strike such terror into a person that he would be rendered into a cannibalistic zombie void of all personality and individuality.
The Windigo has been described as an evil spirit, a ten-foot tall demon with an enormous head, gigantic teeth in a twisted mouth, beady eyes, and supernatural strength and speed. It moves faster than the human eye could follow, and can blend into the trees and winds. It may also be a human cannibal, for to come into the presence of an Windigo will trigger the transformation into one. To be bitten by one and to dream of one would also lead to the transformation. Unlike the transformation of vampires and werewolves, the curse of the Windigo is irreversible.
I hope this has helped you with your question.
Dr. Fipple
Coming soon:
How is Chiff & Fipple different from the General Accounting Office (GAO)?
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