Posted on 07/30/2008 10:44:38 AM PDT by Perdogg
An unknown creature that washed up on the beach in Montauk, New York, has been dubbed the "Montauk Monster" and captivated the American imagination.
Speculation about the identity of the Montauk Monster is rampant. Many skeptical Americans believe that the Montauk Monster a publicity stunt. The most conspiracy-minded are sure the Montauk monster is detritus from a sinister government operation. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-operated Plum Island animal testing facility is nearby, fueling the belief that the USDA is responsible; some would see the Montauk Monster as a hideous USDA experiment gone wrong while others might consider it a not -so-unexpected byproduct of animal experimentation. The simplest explanation might be that the Montauk Monster is a natural mutation of some sort of ordinary Earth animal, but which one?
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Looks like ManBearPig’s pet, TurtleDachshundPig. ;)
Photoshop?
Ketchup, anyone?
Tastes like chicken.
Very odd whatever it is! I think there are many creatures in our workd that haven’t been found yet, perhaps this is one? Someone on tv suggested maybe a turtle missing it’s shell?
Except that a turtle’s shell is part of its skeletal system. You couldn’t take a turtle out of its shell without exposing its internal organs.
Poor thing. I think it’s someone’s partially decomposed dog
Plum I. /USDA
Island of Dr. Moreau / HG Wells
Cannot be a turtle missing it’s shell- a turtle’s spine and ribs are fused to the carapace (shell). This is some kind of mutant mammal or photoshop hoax.
Al Gore after the end of the global warming farce??
Whatever it is, it seems to know the International sign of discontent...............
I think its Stitch...from the Lilo and Stitch cartoon!
The Dogs of Satan are being releases by the melting ice caps. The final hours are upon us. The Rapture is near!
I have resisted believing some of the persistent multi-sourced stories of government genetic experiments and manipulations involving all manner of cross species ‘creations.’
Guess I’m going to have to adjust my sensibilities and my beliefs.
Clearly looks like a mammal with some bird/??? head things going on.
Clearly we have some wholesale evil folks in charge of far too much money and far too much pricey equipment.
Why is it that every unknown creature that washes up on a beach is a disgusting, slime covered horrible, smelly creature that makes you first go Yuk when you see it? Can’t we just once have a mermaid wash up? Huh?
I don’t think it’s a beak. If you look closely, lit looks like it’s got a normal dog snout, but the the lips have sloughed off due to being in the water and marine animal activity.
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