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The Doclopedia #1,908
State Secrets: Maine – Ol’ Bill Bigclaw
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This cryptid is much easier to explain than others. Known as a legend to most modern Main lobstermen, Ol’ Bill Bigclaw is actually a real lobster. A product og both gigantism and a very long life, scientists estimate him to be right around 250 years old. He measures 12 feet long and has claws that are just over 3 feet long.
O’l Bill tends to stay nearer to shore than most lobsters. He also eats other lobsters if he can catch them, which means they stay away from him. Because of these two things, plus him being way bigger than and lobster trap, he has never been caught.
Bill has been seen a few times, but most folks attribute such sightings to too much drink or maybe brain damage. The State of Maine encourages these explanations and monitors Ol’ Bills position 24/7, so as to preserve this natural wonder.
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The Doclopedia #1,909
State Secrets: Maryland – The Right Bus
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This phenomenon is very similar to the phantom cars that give folks a ride, ghost trains and phantom truckers. It is not a real bus, although is is solid and does look like an old bus from the late 50s/early 60s. The bus driver is always the same sex and race as the person who gets a ride. The bus can be encountered day or night, in a town or out in the country. And then things get really strange.
According to three people who say they have ridden the bus, plus accounts going back to 1959, the bus comes along just when you could use a ride. You get on, pay the fare, then sit down. Sometimes there are other passengers, sometimes not.
The driver is a chatty sort and before you know it, you find yourself talking about what you really need in life. Not what you want, but what you need. You go into detail about things. Then, before you know it, the bus pulls up somewhere and the bus driver tells you this is your stop. Very seldom is is where you started out heading for, but you agree that this is it.
When you get out, you are at the right place to either get what you need ot to start the journey to what you need. Some examples are…
A man knew he needed to beat alcoholism, but just couldn’t do it. The bus dropped him off at a place called “The Final Sip Club”, He went in, had a drink, and woke up a day later at home. He never had the desire to drink again. He also never found “The Final Sip Club” again.
A young woman knew she needed to leave her abusive husband, but she lacked the courage. The bus dropped her off at her local supermarket, where she found steaks on sale at a great price. That night, she served her husband steak, his favorite food. He sent her out to buy him a beer. 15 minutes later, when she returned, she found him dead. He had choked to death on a piece of steak.
A young man with definite acting talent needed money to get to an audition in New York. Alas, his family was quite poor. The bus dropped him off at a park. A few minutes later, he saw a dog running through traffic heading for the busy street. He leaped to the ground and grabbed the leash it was dragging. A minute later, a well to do man and woman walked up to him and thanked him profusely for saving their expensive show dog. They insisted he take a $100.00 reward. He used the money to go to New York, where he eventually became a Broadway star.
The Right Bus has no fixed route and appears not to exist except at those times when somebody really needs it.
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