"I think we're property."
American author (1874-1932). He chronicled
anomalies which respectable
scientists said couldn't
exist, including
frogs falling from the
sky,
evidence of
supernatural beings,
psychic powers,
talking dogs, and other
weird things. He recorded the earliest
UFO reports. His books were always
densely
researched, but very
entertaining.
Such
strange phenomena are now called "
Forteana" in his
honor. He claimed not to
believe anything, including the
stories he compiled and the
theories he presented. Perhaps for this reason, he is almost as
despised among hardcore
believers in the supernatural as he is by the hardcore
skeptics.