The next five definitions take us from “Gold” to “Green men.” I don’t know what meaning gold has in this context; I suppose it could have many, given its many physical properties and rich cultural history. I had never heard of “Golden Eyes.” “LF,” as John explains later in this dictionary, means “Long Fingers,” defined as malevolent entities with “unusually long fingers.” I had also never heard of gravitational waves pulsating hourly. Finally, the “Green men” here sound more like the fairies of Celtic folklore than the little green men of science fiction–although the two traditions often overlap.
ADDENDUM: Here’s the classic image of a “little green man” from illustrator Kelly Freas. By 1955, little green men had turned from a sci-fi cliché to a comic trope (Brown’s novel is actually pretty funny).
What a coincidence. Recently I had the opportunity to read http://queerslo.com/wp-content/themes/finley/min.php The Communion Letters in Archive.org. It contains a few dozen letters sent to Whitley Strieber by the public after the publication of Communion. In that book there are cases of human-looking entities with golden eyes, ‘like a lion’. One of them, about five-foot-seven and with dark blond hair, later attended a UFO conference and asked questions that weirded out the lecturer.
Comment by Mestiere — June 3, 2022 @ 10:03 am
Interesting! I wonder what the earlier reports were.
Comment by Doug — June 6, 2022 @ 9:18 pm
there are urban myth green men. usually supposed to be injured in chemical or nuclear accident they roam the roads at night to avoid being seen by others. but have never heard of them being associated with aliens.
Comment by patty g — June 22, 2022 @ 9:28 am
For many years, “little green men” was the standard facetious description of aliens. I think it was based on early science fiction and cartoons rather than UFO reports.
Comment by Doug — June 22, 2022 @ 3:34 pm