Weird Story About a Dead Fawn in Tacoma (10. May 2007, 06:44 by Derek Young) ~ I May Never Understand
This story is just plain bizarre. A dead fawn, dressed like a baby, was left outside the Pantages Theater on Tuesday night. A note pinned to it said, “You think I’m cute? You should see my aunt”. Right…
Link to the Seattle Times
Thank you, K, for the tip
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Wow, that’s really sad and creepy. A twisted sign of Tacoma’s success — as we grow more, strangeness like this and even some impromptu editorials could become commonplace.
1 | Posted by KevinFreitas | May 10, 07:12 AM
Why?
Why does the Seattle Media contiune to pick up on stories like this and ignore positive things happening in Tacoma?
2 | Posted by Marty | May 10, 08:44 AM
It’s because Seattlites are closet Tacomans.
People can be really cruel. That story sucks.
3 | Posted by CT | May 10, 09:32 AM
It’s very disturbing, but I don’t think it’s anti-Tacoma bias. The media love to report weird, freaky stuff like this — it gets lots of clicks.
4 | Posted by michael g. | May 10, 10:00 AM
This is really really wierd. I am suprised we didn’t see the story in the TNT.
Did you guys see the TNT article on the school board today…disturbing I think.
6 | Posted by Andrew | May 10, 10:54 AM
Derek, if it went out via The Sun, don’t trust the source, they like the weird and freaky. It’s a bit disturbing that it’s five blocks from the tipster’s office. Perhaps it’s an animals rights stunt or a disgruntled employee. Although it sheds a weird like on Tacoma, it’s still news.
7 | Posted by K | May 10, 10:54 AM
PT Barnum said “bad press is good press, no press is bad press.”
8 | Posted by Broadweezy | May 10, 11:07 AM
Derek, if it went out via The Sun
True about the Sun. We first saw it on the International Herald Tribune’s site.
Is this the work of the Kulture Lab kids or Erik H? I wonder.. .
10 | Posted by RR Anderson | May 10, 11:28 AM
Ack! RR, what are you saying! I hope you didn’t think that the Horatio would leave this for the BCPA?
I know we’re billed as the “fringe” theater but … man … decorating baby deer with cryptic notes is far beyond what I would consider even the fringiest of fringe theater.
Man …
In support of Paul’s comment, I saw the headline on Lights & Siren this morning, after I’d finished reading E133, of course.
14 | Posted by MW | May 10, 01:55 PM
Sorry Erikemery… I just remember your ‘do something big’ art stunt post in the forum. anyway, Somebody should make a baby deer zombie puppet! That would be rad!
15 | Posted by RR Anderson | May 10, 02:36 PM
RR, something big would be great! But if the Horatio ever tries a publicity stunt we will keep the dead animals out of it.
After your suggestion, however, I am now very worried about Tuesday’s Tacomic… :)
PS—has anyone wondered if the fawn’s “aunt” is the Elks Temple? Or is that trying to read too much into something that is just supposed to be random?
16 | Posted by Erik Hanberg | May 10, 10:40 PM
Are baby elk considered fawns or are they something else? Maybe this was a baby elk?
18 | Posted by Erik Hanberg | May 11, 09:45 AM
A baby elk is called a smelk.
Or is it a whelk.
Whatever.
19 | Posted by UPSpatrick | May 11, 12:37 PM
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