Montauk Monster Debunked

The recent finding of a bigfoot in Georgia has the Internet buzzing with stories about cryptids. There are some monsters that a real... i.e. Wogs, Pigrates, the Lake Champlain Monster and Bigfoot. Then there are reports of strange creatures that are jut plain fabricated. I believe the Montauk Monster is one of those stories.


(photo taken of the Montauk Monster)

The Montauk Monster washed up on the shores of Montauk, NY. One of the obvious challenges of identifying something that has washed up dead on the beach is you just can't be sure how long the object in question was previously floating,you also can't be sure how much of a toll the sea has taken on it.

The Montauk Monster isn't the first critter to wash up on a beach. There are reports every year of supposed sea monster bodies discovered on the shore. In almost all cases the sea monster turns out to be nothing more than the remains of a dead whale.

In this case however, we find a nearly intact animal, which we can be certain is not a whale. so what is it? Speculation ranges from a turtle without it's shell to a dog, a pig or a raccoon. All of these are interesting suggestions but overlook the most likely suspect.



Here is the photo again of the bloated, decomposing Montauk Monster.



But by simply tracing an outline around the body...



and replacing the fur that the sea washed away... you see you have a cat. A Montauk cat.

Show Me The Monkey!



It's true, i've been a bigfoot buff since I was a little kid searching for one in the woods of Vermont. And though I claim to have had an strange encounters with wogs, pigrates what i believe was the the Lake Champlain Monster, I have never run into a sasquatch.


(Wog caught on camera in Apex, NC)

But this week, two men from Georgia claim they not only saw a bigfoot, they have a dead one sitting in their cooler.



There are two possible scenarios:

A. These yahoos stuffed a monkey suit with chicken livers , snapped a photo and scammed CNN into attending a press conference. Now they can write a book about their scam and make a quick buck.

B. These men actually found a bigfoot and are keeping it a secret till their layers can figure out how they can release the creature while still making a quick buck.

Either way two things hold true. 1. No body has been presented at the conference and 2. you can always follow the dollar.



I say, "Show Me the Monkey!"

What I Did On My (so called) Summer Vacation

Stand back people. don't get to close to the monitor. I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself after I reveal the excitement which is my old life, that of button maker extraordinaire!

Oh sure, some people might have called me a GUI designer... but watch how fast someone's eyes glaze over when your at a party and they ask what you do for a living..

"I'm a GUI designer."
"What's that?"
"Well, I design the interfaces for my company's internal system applications and.."
"Excuse me, I have to go over here now..."

So instead, I told people I made buttons. Which was true, short and usually ended with the other person saying, "Oh." Even though I knew they had no clue.

Well, with school out for summer, I'm digging into my old bag of tricks to supplement my income. In other words, I'm making buttons. So please, let me share while you swim in the extreme excitement...



Ok, there you go. That's a button. I made it. I call it the Add button. BASF is using it in one of their internal applications...

Hey, wait! Where are you going? Come back here you silly goose. There's more!



This next one is called, cancel. I worked hard to pick out an icon that represented cancel.



Wow, Delete! One of my personal favorites!! Don't take this one lying down. It's no easy feat getting a red X to work on a green background.



Oh, and creating this little baby was a real treat as I got to incorporate the excel icon!



Then I got whacked in the arm with a puck while playing hockey.

And that is how I spent my summer vacation.

The New Pond

What would summer be without another digging event?? And this time it's no small feat.



Lots of dirt took lots of time to dig.



Don't let the photo fool you. This pond is big enough to do laps in!



Arial view of the 'swamp'. Next step: extend the turtle fence.



Close up of one of the ponds. I'm so happy with the lillypads. Though the turtles tend to eat them! Monet would be proud... or maybe he would laugh ;)

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