Yes, I really meant repository - but suppository sounds funnier. Although Snopes is a good filter for determining what is absolutely false and absolutely true - so much of it is tagged as "unknown" or "unsubstantiated" and my dear elderly mom thinks that means it *could be true. *As so many of her church friends send her SO much crap.... (and she forwards it to me..)
I think that Montauk thing does look something like a cow maybe with a gargoyles head attached. (There is SO much you can do with photoshop!) -Don C (Watching the PTL Club on TV right now - it's so much more entertaining than Tyra) On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Louise Power <power_lou...@hotmail.com>wrote: > Hi Don, > > I think you meant "repositories," not "suppositories" (but then, maybe > not). Whole different meaning. Actually this one didn't originate with > Snopes, but the picture was in several newspapers on the east coast after > the "mystery animal" was found on the beach. In spite of what they said, > didn't look like a raccoon to me--even a hairless one. > > I remember walking with my boyfriend along the beach bordering the > Intercoastal Canal and seeing a very bloated cow with all the hair scoured > off by salt water and sand, looking like it was just about ready to explode. > Apparently fell off one of the cattleboats that ply the canal. Looked a lot > like the beast in the picture except for the teeth. All purple, green, red > with all 4 feet sticking straight out. > > Actually, I've found Snopes very useful in separating facts from hoaxes. > > The only reason they have all this stuff is because people send it to them > and want to know whether or not it's real (remember the huge cat picture > that turned out to be a hoax?). > > Louise > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:26:10 -0500 > From: wavyca...@gmail.com > To: power_lou...@hotmail.com > Subject: Re: [ot_caving] Anyone want to weigh in on this one? > > > Snopes is one of the largest suppositories (sp) of unsubstantiated crap > anywhere on the internet. > My dear old mom frequently sends me junk like this. She likes miracle > pictures of the virgin mary and Jesus made in the clouds and shadows from > streetlights. She thinks if something is published on the internet - then > it must have some volition. She wants to believe. > Every single item like this, from "What can happen when you use your cell > phone while its plugged in the the charger" to "alien egg clutch found in > church cemetery" ALWAYS have some excuse as to why it cannot be verified or > revisited - Or is verified by some BS source that isn't real. > Privately - > Don C. > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Louise Power <power_lou...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/montauk.asp > > >
