Episode 305: The Monster of Dildo Pond
With a beautiful coastline, plentiful fishing, and welcoming people, the Canadian province of Newfoundland is a charming destination. However, folks who spend time near one town’s infamous pond may encounter something more than a regular fish. Is this town inhabited by a sea monster? Or have witnesses been sucking down too much screech and seeing things? This week’s episode is The Monster of Dildo Pond.
SOURCES
THE DILDO SONG - UNCLE JOHN - (OFFICIAL VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i62RnsIQHM
The Monster in Dildo Pond, Newfoundland Stories & Ballads Journal via the University of Newfoundland - Digital Archives Initiative: https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_period/id/77439
The Dildo Monster, The Vancouver Sun (December 9, 1950), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Blaketown, Newfoundland - 2021 Census Info: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=blaketown&DGUIDlist=2021A0006100219&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0
Newfoundland Screech-In and Kissing the Cod Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xxr46oLBFQ
What's the history of dildos?, Columbia University Go Ask Alice: https://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/whats-history-dildos
We're Taking the Show to Dildo - Jimmy Kimmel does N.L., National Post (August 10, 2019), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Giant German Airplane was Forced to Land at Dildo Yesterday, The Dispatch (May 20, 1932), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Earhart over Sea on Paris Solo Hop, The New York Daily News (May 21, 1932), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Mystique, beauty attract adventurers, Poughkeepsie Journal (August 5, 2012), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
Newfoundland, National Post (July 27, 1987), Newspapers.com (Subscription required)
The conversation about community name Dildo back in 1985, CBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q8qr8OgmQk
Exploring around the town of Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada, RV Vagabond Jerry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izifHIdxdyo
Here be monsters, The Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-newfoundland-giant-squid-legends/
Screech-In, Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/screech-in-screech-newfoundland
There's No Place Like Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism: https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/trip-ideas/travel-stories/theres-no-place-like-dildo
Dildo Brewing Company: https://dildobrewingco.ca/pages/about-us
https://www.productofnewfoundland.ca/articles/dildo-newfoundland-name
Giant Dildo sign is on private property, please stay away, urges N.L. town, Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/giant-dildo-sign-is-on-private-property-please-stay-away-urges-n-l-town/article_d7ed0962-7b70-5325-954c-e1d79ab90dc1.html
Picture of Giant Phallic Iceberg Off Coast of Dildo, Newfoundland Goes Viral, Complex: https://www.complex.com/life/a/louis-pavlakos/phallic-iceberg-newfoundland
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador, This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker, Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dildo-newfoundland
Captain Dildo and the town of Dildo Newfoundland top 10 Questions Answered, Whale House Guest House: https://www.whalehouse.ca/blog/captain-dildo-and-the-town-of-dildo-newfoundland-top-10-questions-answered/
Dildo loves Jimmy: late-night TV host named honorary mayor — if he visits, CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/kimmel-named-honorary-mayor-1.5249308
