Loch Ness monster sightings down

Associated Press ^ | October 2, 2007

[presidio9]

Fewer people are reporting sightings of the legendary Loch Ness monster in Scotland, prompting concerns that skepticism about its existence could threaten tourism in the region.

There have only been two reports of sightings this year, compared to three in 2006 and much lower than a decade ago, when the annual number sightings was consistently in the double digits, The Times newspaper said Saturday.

"It's becoming a potential crisis," said Mikko Takala, 39, a founding member of the Loch Ness Monster Fan Club who runs four webcams on the lake's north shore.

[Badabing Badablonde]

***ping***

[Alright_on_the_LeftCoast]

It’s dead, Global Warming and GW...didn’t you hear?.../sarc

[neodad]

"It's becoming a potential crisis," said Mikko Takala, 39, a founding member of the Loch Ness Monster Fan Club who runs four webcams on the lake's north shore.

Dare I say it? Bush's fault!

[presidio9]

I was waiting for someone to point out just who’s fault this obviously is.

[mtbopfuyn]

Blame global warming.

[Squawk 8888]

Not a ping.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Fewer people are reporting sightings of the legendary Loch Ness monster..."

...ever since I started wearing boxers under me kilt.

[presidio9]

ping

[From One - Many]

I hate to break the news to everyone, but I caught Nessie last year and had him / her stuffed. I had to add on to the house to bring that monster inside, but (my oh my) what a conversation piece.

[mad puppy]

She’s been too busy running for President to be seen swimming around.

[PAR35]

Fewer people are reporting sightings of the legendary Loch Ness monster in Scotland

My sincere apologies to the people of Inverness, but it wasn't on the endangered species list.

Tastes a lot like chicken.

[SIDENET]

Nessie's silent protest of the Iraq war, dontcha know.

< /sarc>

[ArrogantBustard]

It’s living in my swimming pool ...

[kinoxi]

When asked about the reasons for his recent lethargy the Monster replied: The war in Iraq, Global warming, and that George W. Bush.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I blame YouTube.

If there isn't a video of it on YouTube, it doesn't exist.

[kingu]

Nessie will be the subject of an UN Commission on the environment, but really, it's just yet another exported industry to China.

[KeyLargo]

No. He has been sighted in Cape Cod recently...

[mtbopfuyn]

I think it moved to Texas. One day, Mr. M and I were sitting out on the dock when something poked it’s head out of the water and looked at us. It stayed perfectly still for a few seconds and then went back under the water. Neither of us said anything for a couple minutes until I couldn’t stand it any more and asked if he’d seen something too. To this day we don’t know what it was. It wasn’t exactly a fish but it was more fish-like than mammal.

[petercooper]

Yes, but Sasquatch sightings are up. Watch the commercials.

http://www.messinwithsasquatch.com/

[ZeitgeistSurfer]

Nessie got sick of waiting for 50 years in the Loch for fin enhancement surgery from the National Monster Health Service and moved to Hyannisport and now plays a Ted Kennedy look-alike in the local comedy club.

[IronJack]

Fer a hundred quid, I’ll testify that I saw Nessie tap-dancin’ to “I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch o’ Coconuts.”

[AngelesCrestHighway]

“Loch Ness sightings down”.....the hell you say!...I just saw nessie debating Obama!

[KarlInOhio]

The nitrogen levels of the loch became too high because of all of the unicorns pooping near its shore.

[LukeL]

Apparently this guy must have died because he has seen Nessie and the monster asked him for tree fiddy

[hophead]

The Loch Ness monsta come knockin on my door the other day. I axed him, “what you want Loch Ness monsta?” He said, “tree fiddy”. I said, “get outa here monsta. I ain’t givin you tree fiddy”

[OSHA]

Funny you should post this. I was just looking at a photo I took at Loch Ness last month. There is a strange dark object which I can't identify (marked with red arrow).

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Ah yes!...you can’t beat the life of a fat ass democrat. He should be arrested for blinding everyone.

[aShepard]

THAT’S GREAT!!!

[kinoxi]

That there woman just gave the mosta tree fitty last week!

[popdonnelly]

Folks have moved on to being 9/11 Truthers.

[OSHA]

I did this first to put in my album just to get peoples attention..

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-6/757654/lochness049.JPG

It went crazy from there. :^)

[jdub]

I think it moved to Texas. One day, Mr. M and I were sitting out on the dock when something poked it’s head out of the water and looked at us.

Fresh water or salt? What part of the state?

[mowowie]

I’ll help these chaps out a bit....I SAW IT LAST WEEK!!!!

[mtbopfuyn]

Fresh.

[jdub]

Perhaps it was a bowfin (called a grinnel in TX). I caught one in the San Jacinto River once. I cut this out from the link below: "The ability to breathe air is attained early in life and is used most frequently at night and when water temperature is high, coinciding with periods of greatest activity. The bowfin is able to survive prolonged air breathing periods. Young bowfin have been observed surviving for 21 days in a pond with no standing water. "

http://www.vernonweb.com/bowfin.htm

Read the comments section by people that have caught them and you'll see a lot of them are in TX, and they also relate their tendancy to come up out of the water. Neat fish, over 150 million years old.

[pcottraux]

Thanks. I’m unavailable to do the ping right now, but will try to get to it tomorrow evening.

[racnpartsales4u]

L M A O

[festus]

Get the Clintons back in the white house and the Loch Ness Monster will come out of hiding quite frequently.

[SunkenCiv]

Hey, the next day was over a week ago. Are you okay?

[pcottraux]

Thanks, SC. I apologize for that.

I was on vacation last week and got this ping from someone else's computer. When I got back from the trip I sorta forgot about it.

[Grunthor]

How long until the first pic of “hairy Rosie” is posted?

[Grizzled Bear]

WOW! Look just above that object you pointed out. Go slightly to the right, near the horizon. I see two clouds that look a little like turtles!

Cool!

Other than that your picture isn’t very interesting. Maybe you should dress it up with “Photoshop.”

[SunkenCiv]

I hope your vacation was nice!

[Bullish]

It must be global warming causing this. Therefore, it’s Al Gore’s fault.

[pcottraux]

Yeah, I had a good time, thanks. ;-)