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Briton snaps pic of 'Bownessie'
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| Feb. 18, 2011
Posted on 02/19/2011 8:56:35 AM PST by JoeProBono
WINDERMERE, England - A British man said he used his cellphone to snap a picture of what he said is "Bownessie," a legendary creature in England's Lake Windermere.
Tom Pickles, 24, said he snapped the picture of the creature, known as the English counterpart to Scotland's Loch Ness monster, Feb. 11 while on a kayaking exercise with his company, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
Pickles said the creature was the size of three cars and was visible for about 20 seconds.
"Its skin was like a seal's but its shape was completely abnormal -- it's not like any animal I've ever seen before," Pickles said.
Locals said the picture represented the eighth Bownessie sighting in five years.
David Farnell of Farnell's Photographic Laboratory in Lancaster, England, said the picture appears real but is difficult to verify due to its small file size from being taken on a phone.
Ian Winfield, a lake ecologist at the University of Lancaster, said the sightings may have been large catfish and the viewers are "misjudging" the size. He said there are no known creatures in the lake matching the reported size.
"We run echo sounding surveys every month and have never found anything," he said.
TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bownessie; cryptobiology; cryptozoology; godsgravesglyphs; horseeels
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To: Jeff Chandler
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02/19/2011 10:44:21 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
02/19/2011 11:16:08 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
02/19/2011 11:21:14 AM PST
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: Baynative
Windermere, steam ferry, Lake District, England
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posted on
02/19/2011 11:39:05 AM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
We ate a brown-bag lunch at the tarn when we got to the top. It is spectacularly beautiful, as your picture shows.
Hubby was born in Barking (suburb of London), and we used to vacation back at his “roots” from time to time.
He’s an American citizen now. I’m so proud of him.
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02/19/2011 12:00:44 PM PST
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TheOldLady
("I am optimistic... [and] greatly heartened by the response of America in 2010..." - Lazamataz)
To: Baynative
A tarn is a high-altitude lake, so yes, you’re right. :-)
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02/19/2011 12:04:28 PM PST
by
TheOldLady
("I am optimistic... [and] greatly heartened by the response of America in 2010..." - Lazamataz)
To: JoeProBono
To be a complete fusspot: "A tarn (or corrie loch) is a mountain lake or pool, formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier." - Wikipedia.
Him feller:
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02/19/2011 12:27:41 PM PST
by
Grut
To: JoeProBono
Mr. Pickles. The bloke in the lighter uniform.
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02/19/2011 12:35:43 PM PST
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Daffynition
( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
To: stormer
Interesting side note about Beatrix Potter - she was a mycologistSo was Hirohito. Just sayin, it takes all kinds.
To: JoeProBono
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02/19/2011 1:26:34 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: JoeProBono
Ah,that brings back some memories. When I was just a wee laddie my papa and I would take the carriage across in the steam ferry. I’ll never forget the first time they blew the steam whistle...
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02/19/2011 1:54:28 PM PST
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: JoeProBono
So, how many sheep did that “catfish” chase down and swallow? I count 4 bulges, with no fins, and an aligator gar “head”
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02/19/2011 2:15:41 PM PST
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ApplegateRanch
(Made in America, by proud American citizens, in 1946.)
To: ApplegateRanch
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02/19/2011 2:22:35 PM PST
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
TitteringdalesNever seen Titteringdales, but I did come across a rare clump of giggling bushes once.
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posted on
02/19/2011 2:23:50 PM PST
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ApplegateRanch
(Made in America, by proud American citizens, in 1946.)
To: JoeProBono
I'll take fries with that!
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02/19/2011 2:32:15 PM PST
by
ApplegateRanch
(Made in America, by proud American citizens, in 1946.)
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