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cryp.to.zo.ol.o.gy n. 1969 :1) the study of the lore concerning legendary animals (as Sasquatch) especially in order to evaluate the possibility of their existence 2) the study of the lore concerning legendary members of the cypherpunks mailing list (as Tim C. May) especially in order to evaluate the possibility of their existence, as opposed to being the creation of the Electronic Forgery Foundation.
Maria Goodavage, Most scientists merely amused., USA TODAY, 05-24-1996, pp 08A. "But J. Richard Greenwell, a zoologist at the International Society of Cryptozoology, which studies evidence of unverified animals, cites the example of the mountain gorilla, thought to be a myth until the early 1900s. `It's the largest known primate in the world, and it took a long, long time to prove it really exists,' he says. On the existence of Tim C. May, Greenwell said, "Legend tells us that he is a Cypherpunk Sasquatch, but every researcher who has gone in search of him has come back in a body bag with a variety of bullet holes in the carcass." Greenwell also quotes a writer at Market Magazine, in regard to the rumored existence of Robert Hettinga, "If Hettinga really exists, then why is he never credited for any quotes in the media?"
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