Dreams don't always come true, but at least he had one.

CChris,


Sorry, that isn't 'proof'.


That said, it certainly was at least a bit compelling.


Look, I am confident that a considerable number of species of animals are yet to be discovered.

Of which, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if a Pleiasaur-type animal exists. Nevertheless, I don't think one inhabits Loch Ness, despite all of the human testimony. I've watched too many Nessie documentaries and, in the process, honed in on the science of it. Nessie, and a small population of Nessies may very well exist, but I don't think they do so in Loch Ness.


Now, if you want to buy into a mystery creature, look into Sasquatch - on the whole, far more convincing than a Pleiasaur in the Loch.

JEFF

Sorry, that isn't 'proof'.

That said, it certainly was at least a bit compelling. ...

I know, Jeff. It was just suppose to be a big *wink* at BBob.
My emphasis on "proof" and "youtube" was all done tongue in cheek.

wonder what this will do to the reputations of santa claus and the easter bunny?

A mother and her twelve-year-old son were visiting a friend that lived alongside Loch Ness. The boy just had his birthday, and was aching to try out his present, a rod-and-reel.

While still inside the friend's house, everyone heard and enormous disturbance in the water. They ran outside and around back to see what it was.

A very large and ugly something was in the middle of the foam, "We kept looking at it's head", the mother later said.

Her son never went fishing again. The new rod-and reel remained in the attic, unused.

Scientists are information gate-keepers. This is a social role. As recent UFO sigtings in Texas attest, they do not think that anyone save themselves are even qualified to perceive and report solidity.

Maybe Pelosi or Ried could take his place. Looking for ole Nessy would accomplish as much as they have in congress...

Loch Ness lives in Rio Impossible (fictional, blogs) (Journey to Wiseland) Robert Hines should join me now.

Fuck, it only took Dubya about 37 minutes to quit looking for bin laden.
But 5 years later, he's still sure he's gonna find them flowers and chocolates in Iraq.
McCain says he's willing to look for them for another hundred years. My money is on Nessie swimming up the Thames to address parliament first.

And in my movie of the week script, I would have the protagonist take one final solitary walk to the end of the dock in the foggy morning before he leaves, and then have Nessy pop her head up and thank him for the 37 years of fun and inquire if anyone will be taking his place.

NO, NO BuffaloBobShit(tm). Say it ain't so....don't quit now.

Dreams don't always come true, but at least he had one.

Posted by sagmain


He spent his entire life looking for a dinosaur...

Sometimes you have to be smart enough to realize the dream is stupid.

"Sometimes you have to be smart enough to realize the dream is stupid...."

As I recall, Rine's underwater camera was activated by movement.

Again as I recall, the this sequence of photos had the camera swinging wildly about, at times taking pictures of things above it, towards the surface. Some of these photos appear to show an elongated shape passing above.

Then come a sequence of very famous photos that show what resemble a head, a neck, and a flipper emerging from the peatty water.

resemble a head, a neck, and a flipper emerging from the peatty water.


Posted by Zed


All these hunters, decade after decade, and the best photo in all that time turned out to be a hoax...

There isn't a dinosaur in the loch... they all died off a long time ago.

Martin Luther King Jr had a dream too, look where it got him.

Spud actually saw the Loch Ness monsta once.

Sonumabiatch tried to borrow three fitty from Spud.

Spud sed nu-uh! No way Jose!

Be Well.

Actually, the Loch Ness Monster moved to the US changed his name to Ness Gadol and went to med school

At least the Dems. know the Pied Piper is real.

Soon, polar bears will fall the wayside like Lochie. Damn global warming anyway.

Saw a neat but sad show the other day on how grizzlies were moving North because of the increased temperatures and Polar bears are moving south because of the collapsing ice shelves.

They do not like each other.

This is a truly sad time.

Fark the Global Warming denial industry.

Be Well.

"The best photo turned out to be a hoax...."

The Surgeon's photo is actually a cropped shot from a much larger photo. There is indication those claiming a hoax are, well, hoaxing.

Fark the Global Warming denial industry.

Fuck the people who consume 20x the energy their g'g'grandparents did and have the audacity to bitch about global warming.

Praise the ones who are honest enough to admit global warming exists but are also honest enough to admit that they contribute but do not want to give up their lifestyle to help stop it. Yes, they are as guilty as the rest, but at least they are more honest.

I'm safe!

The point is not to be credulous, Rob. The really interesting facet to all this is the question of how we know what we think we know.

"As recent UFO sigtings in Texas attest, they do not think that anyone save themselves are even qualified to perceive and report solidity."

Idiot. Apparently you do not know any scientists. Which suprises me not in the least.

Bush is going to send him to irag to spend another 37 years looking for the imaginary WMD's.

"Apparently you do not know any scientists...."

Of the two of us, I'm the likely the one with his name on published experiments.

Actually, I'm just quoting the scientists with published opinions on this UFO case. The witnesses said they observed solid objects, the scientists that weren't there said they must have been mistaken.

"Idiot..."

You probably won't credit the following Jomama, but I'll put it out there anyway---

A) Your posts are also not models of perfection.

B) I actually name-call much better than you do.

"Of which, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if a Pleiasaur-type animal exists."

I would be incredibly surprised. See below.

"Now, if you want to buy into a mystery creature, look into Sasquatch - on the whole, far more convincing than a Pleiasaur in the Loch."

The major problem with all these mystery animal sightings is that there is only one here, one there, but rarely any groups, and certainly never any large numbers. For any species to exist, there must be a minimum sustainable population. A species simply cannot survive with only one or two. There must be thousands to breed and continue. A single family cannot interbreed without creating genetic deformities and mutations. Large numbers ensure the survival of a species, to replace those that are lost through natural causes, accidental deaths, disease, etc.

Zot,

I completely agree with what you are saying, which is why I dismiss a Pleiausaur living in the Loch.


Northwest-America is a different ballgame.

I am quite confident that a small, but sustainable population of intelligent primates roams that portion of the US and into Canada.


This is a subject of tremendous interest to me - it is my belief, based upon analysis of very convincing evidence, that these creatures are real.


Think of it this way - 100 years ago, the giant squid was pure fiction.

"100 years ago, the giant squid was pure fiction."

Not fiction, per se, but not documented formally. The giant squid also also inhabits the deep ocean, rarely coming up to be observed.

Sasquatch though lives on dry land. Also, think of the areas in which it has been presumably observed. Even a small population has to eat. The adult Sasquatch male is a rather large being, requiring lots of vittles. What have they been eating in the relatively food source sparse areas of the northern Rockies, the Cascades, Canadian forests, etc?

What would the minimum viable population be for a higher order primate to survive multiple generations?

No habitats have ever been discovered for Sasquatch (such as caves, camp sites, etc.). Nothing other than footprints, grainy, unfocused pictures, and tall tales to verify their existence. Not even so much as a pile of poo.

I not implying that all there is to be discovered on Earth has been discovered (on land, that is). But considering the hunt for Sasquatch has been going on for a very long time, pursued by many people, to include professionals of all stripes, and nothing incontrovertible has been brought forth, I'm inclined to believe that Sasquatch simply doesn't exist.