Definitions
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- noun One who
investigates anomalous phenomena . - adjective Of or pertaining to
anomalous phenomena . - adjective Of or pertaining to Charles Fort.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Fort stuck, primarily, to events defying the natural sciences; I also seek out "fortean" events in the humanities and social sciences -- cargo cults, angelic intervention in battles, alchemical politics or poetry, et cetera.
Kenneth Hite's Journal princeofcairo 2003
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Fortean London will write about the strange things in our city but will always do it with an open mind, a gimlet eye and hopefully something near the wit and energy Fort projected into those who call themselves 'fortean'.
Londonist 2010
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He was adopted in name, if not always in spirit, by all manner of people calling themselves 'fortean'.
Londonist 2010
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Labels: culture, fortean, snake posted by Chad Arment @ 12: 36 AM
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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Labels: amphibian, fortean posted by Chad Arment @ 6: 45 PM
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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Labels: culture, fortean, snake posted by Chad Arment @ 12: 36 AM
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Labels: amphibian, fortean posted by Chad Arment @ 6: 45 PM
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I previously posted that the good folks at Daily Grail republished the classic 1979 fortean book, "Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults," by my friend Jacques Vallée.
Boing Boing 2008
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Note that episode one (1) and nine (9) feature topics of interest to cryptozoology, while other episodes touch on the fortean world.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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The Scotsman newspaper explores fortean Gordon Rutter's cabinet of curiosities.
Boing Boing: January 22, 2006 - January 28, 2006 Archives 2006
manilamac commented on the word fortean
See: Charles Fort. This is a very good general application word for a well defined condition. Better say, than "strangenesses."
August 2, 2009