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TEST~ What Animal is Shown in this Picture, Nessie?

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Jonathan

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Jul 18, 2017, 9:25:04 PM7/18/17
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This is a test, answer tomorrow.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DErLnGtXUAALdtg.jpg



John Harshman

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Jul 18, 2017, 9:30:03 PM7/18/17
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On 7/18/17 6:20 PM, Jonathan wrote:
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>
> This is a test, answer tomorrow.
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> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DErLnGtXUAALdtg.jpg
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If it weren't such a crappy picture, I suspect it would easy to
recognize it as an elephant's periscope. I had no idea they did that.

Jonathan

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Jul 18, 2017, 9:35:04 PM7/18/17
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Yep, pretty amazing ability. An elephant found itself
swept out to sea and a six hour rescue by the
Sri Lankan Navy saved it.

More pics
https://twitter.com/CavasShips/status/885744204202299392


And a video of the rescue
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/885585577613152258

Don Cates

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Jul 18, 2017, 11:00:04 PM7/18/17
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snorkel, not periscope.

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Bob Casanova

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Jul 19, 2017, 2:00:03 PM7/19/17
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On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:20:11 -0400, the following appeared
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>This is a test, answer tomorrow.
>
>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DErLnGtXUAALdtg.jpg

Looks like an elephant's trunk to me.

And don't call me Nessie.
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the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

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Bob Casanova

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Jul 19, 2017, 2:00:03 PM7/19/17
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On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:57:39 -0500, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by Don Cates
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>On 2017-07-18 8:27 PM, John Harshman wrote:
>> On 7/18/17 6:20 PM, Jonathan wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a test, answer tomorrow.
>>>
>>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DErLnGtXUAALdtg.jpg
>>>
>> If it weren't such a crappy picture, I suspect it would easy to
>> recognize it as an elephant's periscope. I had no idea they did that.
>>
>snorkel, not periscope.

Do you *know* it can't look through there?

Robert Carnegie

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Jul 19, 2017, 4:30:03 PM7/19/17
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On Wednesday, 19 July 2017 19:00:03 UTC+1, Bob Casanova wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:57:39 -0500, the following appeared
> in talk.origins, posted by Don Cates
> <cate...@hotmail.com.invalid>:
>
> >On 2017-07-18 8:27 PM, John Harshman wrote:
> >> On 7/18/17 6:20 PM, Jonathan wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> This is a test, answer tomorrow.
> >>>
> >>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DErLnGtXUAALdtg.jpg
> >>>
> >> If it weren't such a crappy picture, I suspect it would easy to
> >> recognize it as an elephant's periscope. I had no idea they did that.
> >>
> >snorkel, not periscope.
>
> Do you *know* it can't look through there?

Where are elephants on the "keen eyesight" /
"keen sense of smell" spectrum?

I read a novel called _Telempath_ where the
human race's built-in life-long cold virus
was cured (without asking permission), which
was broadly a /bad/ thing, but people suddenly
could smell in 3-D. The problem was /what/
they could smell. I don't know if this is
even slightly realistic... but of course
an elephant can /point/ the thing.

Ernest Major

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Jul 19, 2017, 5:45:03 PM7/19/17
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s/periscope/snorkel/.

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John Harshman

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Jul 19, 2017, 7:25:03 PM7/19/17
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Looks more like a periscope, though, doesn't it?

Don Cates

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Jul 20, 2017, 1:15:05 AM7/20/17
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On 2017-07-19 12:56 PM, Bob Casanova wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:57:39 -0500, the following appeared
> in talk.origins, posted by Don Cates
> <cate...@hotmail.com.invalid>:
>
>> On 2017-07-18 8:27 PM, John Harshman wrote:
>>> On 7/18/17 6:20 PM, Jonathan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is a test, answer tomorrow.
>>>>
>>>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DErLnGtXUAALdtg.jpg
>>>>
>>> If it weren't such a crappy picture, I suspect it would easy to
>>> recognize it as an elephant's periscope. I had no idea they did that.
>>>
>> snorkel, not periscope.
>
> Do you *know* it can't look through there?
>
Yes! Well... reasonably sure.

Bob Casanova

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Jul 20, 2017, 12:55:05 PM7/20/17
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On Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:14:19 -0500, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by Don Cates
<cate...@hotmail.com.invalid>:

>On 2017-07-19 12:56 PM, Bob Casanova wrote:
>> On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:57:39 -0500, the following appeared
>> in talk.origins, posted by Don Cates
>> <cate...@hotmail.com.invalid>:
>>
>>> On 2017-07-18 8:27 PM, John Harshman wrote:
>>>> On 7/18/17 6:20 PM, Jonathan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a test, answer tomorrow.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DErLnGtXUAALdtg.jpg
>>>>>
>>>> If it weren't such a crappy picture, I suspect it would easy to
>>>> recognize it as an elephant's periscope. I had no idea they did that.
>>>>
>>> snorkel, not periscope.
>>
>> Do you *know* it can't look through there?
>>
>Yes! Well... reasonably sure.

So, room for doubt? OK. ;-)

Mark Isaak

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Jul 20, 2017, 3:10:04 PM7/20/17
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On 7/18/17 6:20 PM, Jonathan wrote:
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> This is a test, answer tomorrow.
>
> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DErLnGtXUAALdtg.jpg

My first thought was that it is the trunk of an elephant, but on closer
inspection, it appears to be sasquatch riding the Lock Ness Monster,
both being attacked by a kraken.

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Robert Camp

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Jul 20, 2017, 4:30:04 PM7/20/17
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On 7/20/17 12:06 PM, Mark Isaak wrote:
> On 7/18/17 6:20 PM, Jonathan wrote:
>>
>>
>> This is a test, answer tomorrow.
>>
>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DErLnGtXUAALdtg.jpg
>
> My first thought was that it is the trunk of an elephant, but on closer
> inspection, it appears to be sasquatch riding the Lock Ness Monster,
> both being attacked by a kraken.

That's ridiculous. Sasquatch and Nessie are mortal enemies.

http://timesuckpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/big-foot-loch-ness-V1.jpg


Robert Camp

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Jul 20, 2017, 4:35:03 PM7/20/17
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Actually, that photo could be interpreted to support your hypothesis.
Here's a more rigorous bit of evidence.

https://tinyurl.com/yd758mau

Mark Isaak

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Jul 21, 2017, 2:20:05 PM7/21/17
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Okay, that's evidence that they *were* enemies. But who knows what they
would do when both attacked by a kraken. And they could have been under
mind control by the UFOs which do not show up in the photo.

Jonathan

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Jul 21, 2017, 9:20:03 PM7/21/17
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On 7/20/2017 4:26 PM, Robert Camp wrote:
> On 7/20/17 12:06 PM, Mark Isaak wrote:
>> On 7/18/17 6:20 PM, Jonathan wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a test, answer tomorrow.
>>>
>>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DErLnGtXUAALdtg.jpg
>>
>> My first thought was that it is the trunk of an elephant, but on
>> closer inspection, it appears to be sasquatch riding the Lock Ness
>> Monster, both being attacked by a kraken.
>
> That's ridiculous. Sasquatch and Nessie are mortal enemies.
>


A Chupacabra would kick both their rears.



> http://timesuckpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/big-foot-loch-ness-V1.jpg
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Jul 25, 2017, 2:40:05 AM7/25/17
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That's pretty close!


Pro Plyd

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Aug 12, 2017, 10:40:02 PM8/12/17
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Here is a clearer picture

http://www.californiaherps.com/films/filmimages/kingkong19336.jpg



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