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These creatures possess a dipshing talisman which renders them invisible. Actor Jimmy Stewart smuggled the Pangboche (“PAHNG-bo-chay”) hand (20[1])allegedly belonging to this creature by hiding it in his wife’s (20[1])luggage. Henry Newman’s mistranslation of “metoh-kangmi” to “filthy” led him to coin an alternate name for this creature. The 1960-61 (20[1])“Silver Hut” expedition hunted (20[1])this creature, (20[1])which may be mistaken for a langur (“LUNG-goor”) or a blue bear. (20[2])Photographs (20[1])taken (20[1])by Eric (20[1])(*) Shipton used an ice-axe to scale (10[2])the size of footprints (10[1])made by this creature. (10[3])This creature’s supposed scalp at a monastery in Khumjung (10[1])(“KOOM-joong”) was retrieved by Sir Edmund Hillary. For 10 points, Sherpa folklore (10[1])describes what (10[1])“abominable” (10[3])wild (10[1])man (10[1])lurking in the Himalayas? (10[3])■END■ (10[8])

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