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5. The Ottoman Turks
First they spent two centuries conquering the remains of the Byzantine Empire while painting Romans as heathens, infidels, and all-around dumbasses — which, truth be told, they kinda were at that point.
Pictured: The late Byzantine Empire.
However, after capturing of Constantinople in 1453, it's hard to argue that capturing the city did not kinda go to Mehmed II's head. He began paraded himself around town as "Kayser-i Rum," which literally translates to "Caesar of the Romans." Politically, it made about as much sense as Harry S. Truman declaring himself the new Emperor of Japan after winning WWII.
However, he did have the clothes.
Despite Mehmed's impressive capture of the city, his fancy title died along with him because his heirs knew he was fooling no one.
4. The Holy Roman Empire
For nearly 750 years, the Holy Roman Empire enjoyed a formidable reputation perhaps best described as the McDonald's of the European nobility. However, after some frequent disagreements with the papacy and one too many bouts of inbreeding, the philosopher Voltaire eloquently captured with his pen what a monumental poser the empire was: "This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire."
Pictured: Inbreeding.
The gigantic mess was finally euthanized in 1806 by Napoleon, of all people.
3. Andreas Palaiologos
The nephew of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine Emperor of Constantinople, Andreas fled to Italy after his empire was completely overrun by the Ottomans. Despite owning a potentially legitimate claim to a title he called "Emperor of Constantinople," the man was so broke that he—no joke—sold the rights to his empire to Charles VIII of France as if the whole thing was a record label.
After agreeing to sell the rights to his throne a few more times, Andreas died a pauper in 1502.
2. Pope Boniface VIII
This one should not be too surprising. However, some popes were better than others at establishing themselves as the political heirs to the Roman Empire. Pope Boniface VIII was not one of these people.
Pope Boniface VIII, the gold standard of asshole popes.
After making life hell for famous figures such as Dante Alighieri, Pope Boniface VIII realized that the Papacy wasn't as all-powerful as he wanted. His solution to this problem was the Papal bull Unam sanctam, which essentially declared him King of Kings of Christian Europe and, thus, ruler of everyone. A French minister subsequently excommunicated by Boniface responded to this by dispatching a posse to kick his 68-year-old ass, which we do not mean in a figurative sense. They physically beat him up.
Guess who won the fight?
Boniface died a little over a month later of kidney stones/an ass-kicking.
1. Benito Mussolini
This genius's idea of rebuilding Rome consisted of joining forces with Adolf Hitler and doing as much as possible to work with him militarily. It would have been a great idea if his plan was to make Germany lose World War II as quickly as possible.
And if WWII was really a fashion contest.
Despite being credited as a key figure in the creation of fascism, Mussolini developed a military resume during WWII comparable to a Gen. George Costanza. His strategy in Africa consisted of marching 130,000 men into Egypt just so they could surrender and forcing Germany to deploy their single best general into the area to clean up his messes.
When he invaded Greece in 1940, his overwhelmingly larger army was kicked out of the country and eventually forced to surrender Albania.
This particular blow hit the Axis hard since it forced Germany to sweep into the region and spend time and soldiers that otherwise would have been useful in Russia. By the end of his tenure, the war seemed so hopeless that his speeches actually demoralized the Italian people because even they could tell how full of shit their leader was.
Sure enough, Mussolini eventually found this out the hard way as well when he was captured and subjected to a death that made the ending of Inglourious Basterds seem tame.
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Under state law, drivers must have insurance, but the minimum levels are set absurdly low. California requires liability insurance of just $15,000 per person or $30,000 per accident and property damage insurance of just $5,000. Those limits were set in 1967 and have never been updated or indexed for inflation.


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Salem, NH — Jerry A. Cerullo, 89, of Salem, N.H., passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013, following a brief illness at Holy Family Hospital. Jerry was born in Lawrence, and was the son of the late Andrew and Carolina (DeFilice) Cerullo. Jerry was educated in Lawrence Schools.
Jerry was a member of several local social clubs. In his youth, he was an avid music enthusiast who followed the big bands of the 40s whenever they were in the area. He was a collector of sports memorabilia and a fan of the Yankees. Spending time with his family and friends were his greatest joy. Jerry worked as an independent land surveyor for 60 years in the Lawrence area with various companies.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 67 years, Agnes M. (DiPrima) Cerullo, of Salem, N.H.; his son, Andrew J. Cerullo, of Salem; two granddaughters, Tara Hazeltine and Ashley Cerullo; three great-grandchildren, Giovanni, Anthony and Angelo; and several nieces and nephews. Jerry was predeceased by his son, Gerald J. Cerullo, and his brothers, Joseph and Patrick Cerullo.
ARRANGEMENTS: Relatives and friends will be received at visiting hours on Wednesday, June 12, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Cataudella Funeral Home, 126 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen. His Funeral Service will take place Thursday, June 13, at 10 a.m., at the Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence.
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- Injuries to Contreras, Stutes shape bullpen
- Halladay not concerned by tough spring
- Home run a good sign from Mayberry
- Worth noting
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies continued their search for more infield depth on Saturday, when they signed infielder Andres Blanco to a Minor League contract.
He has hit .255 with three home runs and 47 RBIs in 235 games for the Royals, White Sox and Rangers. The Nationals recently released him.
"Pretty good defensive middle infielder," Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "He's going to help those guys in [Triple-A] Lehigh Valley."
Amaro said the Phillies will keep their minds open to finding a veteran infielder to provide the team depth at the big league level. The Giants recently released infielder Mike Fontenot, but a source said the Phillies are not interested.
"We'd be comfortable with the people we have here right now," Amaro said.
Injuries to Contreras, Stutes shape bullpen
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies say they have no feel for how their 25-man roster will look Opening Day.
In reality, they do. They simply are not ready to make an announcement.
They have until 5 p.m. ET Wednesday to make everything official, and things are still changing. It looks more and more like right-handers Jose Contreras and Mike Stutes could open the season on the disabled list, which would seem to solidify one spot in the bullpen for right-hander David Herndon and another spot in the bullpen for either left-hander Raul Valdes or left-hander Joe Savery.
"He'll probably start on the DL," Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said of Contreras before Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays at Bright House Field.
Contreras is coming back from right elbow surgery, but the Phillies said he needs more time to get ready. Because he has not pitched in a Grapefruit League game since March 25, he can be activated April 10. But the Phillies do not have a game scheduled that day, so he could be back as early as April 11, when they play the second game in a three-game series against the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.
Contreras will remain in Clearwater and continue pitching in Minor League Spring Training games until he is ready.
"It's close," Amaro said.
Stutes has not pitched since March 27 because of stiffness in his right shoulder. He long tossed Saturday and is scheduled to long toss again Sunday. Amaro said Stutes could pitch in a Minor League Spring Training game "in the next few days," but nothing has been decided.
"We'll see," Amaro said.
The Phillies could give Stutes a little more time to recover, put him on the DL to start the season and bring him back on the 11th, forcing him to miss only the first four games of the season.
"I feel like I'm good enough to go, but that's why we have doctors and they're good at what they do," Stutes said. "The players aren't always the best at being able to rein it in, you know? I'm ready to get the season started. I've been looking forward to it since Oct. 6 or whenever it was we played the Cardinals."
So for the moment there appear to be only four locks for the bullpen: closer Jonathan Papelbon, right-handers Chad Qualls and Kyle Kendrick, and left-hander Antonio Bastardo. If the Phillies open the season with just 11 pitchers they would have two spots available in the bullpen. If they carry 12, they would have three spots.
Contreras, Herndon, Savery, Stutes and Valdes are the only remaining relievers in camp.
Herndon has a 3.00 ERA in 15 innings this spring. Valdes is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in 12 2/3 innings. Savery is 1-1 with 3.24 ERA in 8 1/3 innings.
"It's a good race," Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee said of Valdes and Savery.
Halladay not concerned by tough spring
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Sometime soon, Phillies ace Roy Halladay will receive his scouting report on the Pittsburgh Pirates and begin preparation for his Opening Day start against them Thursday at PNC Park.
He is more than ready to pitch in some meaningful games again.
Halladay pitched two innings Saturday in an 8-5 loss to the Blue Jays in a Grapefruit League game at Bright House Field. He had been scheduled to pitch longer, but a 37-minute rain delay cut his afternoon short. Halladay made up for the lost time throwing about 15 more pitches in the batting cage under the left-field stands.
Halladay went 1-2 with a 5.73 ERA in six Grapefruit League starts. He never had higher than a 4.00 ERA in his previous six Spring Trainings, which might give some jittery Phillies fans a moment of pause only because of a report earlier this spring that Halladay isn't throwing as hard as in the past and the already existing concerns about the health of Chase Utley and Ryan Howard.
The Phillies can hardly afford to have Halladay struggle.
But nobody inside the organization seems worried, especially Halladay.
"It's the same," Halladay said, asked how he felt compared to previous springs. "You can go out and have five guys hit balls straight into the ground and everybody is talking about how good you look. The older you get, I've said it a couple times, just being able to self-evaluate where I'm at. You've got to be honest with yourself, good or bad. There were a lot of things this spring that I wasn't real thrilled with. But there were things I was happy with too. It's a balance of knowing what you need and being able to know where you're at and where you need to be.
"I feel good with where I'm at. For the most part, I feel like everything was effective. ... I'm happy with everything. The last week is always tough. I'm looking forward to a change of scenery. I've been here since December, so I'm ready."
Said Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee: "Doc was fine. I thought his last three outings he picked it up quite a bit."
Halladay will make his second start of the season April 11 against the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. Right-hander Joe Blanton, who enters the season as the team's fifth starter, will be pushed back, although how far has not been announced.
Home run a good sign from Mayberry
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies need John Mayberry Jr. to come up big while Ryan Howard and Chase Utley are sidelined indefinitely with injuries.
He is one of the only healthy hitters on the roster with pure power. If he hits well it would take pressure off others like Hunter Pence, Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Placido Polanco.
Mayberry snapped an 0-for-19 skid in the seventh inning Saturday against the Blue Jays at Bright House Field, when he homered to left field. It was Mayberry's first homer of the spring.
"You're going to struggle sometimes and you're going to go through periods where you go 0-for-15 or 0-for-20 or something," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He's been doing some things wrong at the plate. His approach hasn't been good. He hasn't been loading up. Today when he homered, he went up there and he did better. He kept his hands up above the ball and loaded up and put a good swing on the ball."
Worth noting
• Ryan Howard, who is recovering from an infection near his left Achilles, is not ready to begin running because his wound still needs to completely heal. He continues to do strength exercises and cardio workouts. There is no timetable for his return.
Howard and Chase Utley, who is recovering from a chronic knee injury, will travel with the team to Philadelphia following Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Braves in Lake Buena Vista, but are expected to return to Clearwater to continue their rehab. "He's doing OK," Amaro said of Utley. "Nothing new really."
• Right-hander Vance Worley will pitch in a simulated game in Clearwater on Monday. He is scheduled to pitch April 8 against the Pirates at PNC Park.
• Infielder Michael Martinez (broken left foot) and right-hander Justin De Fratus (right elbow tightness) will continue their rehab work in Clearwater.
• Left-hander Antonio Bastardo had lacked velocity recently, but the Phillies were encouraged with his performance Friday night against the Yankees in Tampa. "It's seems he's kicked it in gear a little," pitching coach Rich Dubee said.
• The Phillies announced a record 157,892 fans at Bright House Field this spring.
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Stroke is a physiological disorder that arises as a result of insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain. Blood circulation in the arteries of the brain gets impaired due to the narrowing or hardening of the arteries causing the supply of oxygen to the brain to be cut off. In serious conditions, the arteries may rupture causing internal hemorrhages within the brain. Stroke, also known as Cerebro Vascular Accident (CVA), is one of the leading causes of deaths in the U.S. In 2006, it's estimated that about 6,400,000 U.S. citizens suffered a stroke, which suggests that on the average, somebody suffers a stroke every 40 seconds.
Risk Factors
There are several factors that contribute to stroke:
Smoking, drinking, obesity, and aging are other important causative factors leading to stroke.
Detection/ Warning Signs
Insufficient oxygen supply to the brain impairs its normal functioning. Warning signs that someone may be experiencing a stroke include:
Because strokes can occur to anyone, and the results can be so severe, it is important to be able to recognize these symptoms when they occur, and seek immediate help. In serious cases, seconds can make a difference.
Types of Strokes
Strokes are categorized under two major headings:
Diagnosis of Stroke
The traditional symptoms of stroke are well known to the staff and physicians of emergency rooms around the world, and will often result in immediate efforts to either confirm or rule out a stoke diagnosis. A thorough examination of the reflexes and responses of the patient guides the investigation. Imaging technologies such as CT-scan, ECG, and MRI are carried on upon consultation with the neurologist to diagnose stroke. The doctor gathers all information about the past medical history and medications in case of the diabetic and hypertensive patients.
Treatment of Stroke
The treatment of ischemic stroke is carried out by administering medication as soon as possible to dissolve the blockage responsible for the stroke. A Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) is injected into the bloodstream through the arm within a few hours of the stroke. Other blood thinners (heparin, aspirin) and anticoagulants are also administered for quick recovery. The dose of the medication depends upon the condition of the patient, and should be administered with caution to avert hemorrhages. In some severe cases, surgical intervention is carried out to remove larger blockages.
Clipping and coiling treatments are carried out in patients with aneurysms. In the "clipping" procedure, a clip is placed at the base of the aneurysm to prevent the blood from entering. It is considered to be a permanent solution, but requires direct access to the brain through the skull. The coiling procedure is a newer development, wherein a small catheter is introduced through the femoral artery in the thigh and with the aid of sophisticated imaging technology, passed upward to the site of the aneurysm in the brain. A small platinum wire is introduced into the aneurysm, which forms a coil around which blood clots, filling the aneurysm, preventing further bleeding.
After the patient recovers from the stroke, special care and attention is given to reduce the occurrence of long-term disability, and bring the patient back to a normal state as soon as possible. Depending on the severity of the stroke and its outcome, this can involve regular physiotherapy, speech therapy, and other nursing care with the help of professionals. In many cases, age causes hindrance to restoring the mobility of the stroke patient but through utmost care and family support, the situation can be improved. In 2006, there were approximately 138,000 people who died as a result of suffering from a stroke, but this number reflects a significant reduction as a result of modern diagnostic and treatment practices.
The long-term prognosis for stroke survivors can vary widely depending on the severity of the stroke, and the health of the patient. Patients who achieve a full recovery may often take up to a year to do so. Some patients achieve a full physical recovery, but may continue to suffer from psychological impacts which can be either the result of damage to specific portions of the brain, or the manifestation of post-traumatic stress.
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The actor, best-known for playing the now-deceased T-Dog in TV's smash-hit series The Walking Dead and Alton in the Oscar-winning drama The Blind Side, was all smiles as he walked into the Barnes & Noble at 13800 N. May this afternoon to promote his book, Blindsided by the Walking Dead. A line of waiting fans stretched to the door, greeting Singleton with shouts of "We love you!" to which he replied, "Hey, I love you, too!"
The book is his memoir. Born and raised in Atlanta, Singleton had a hard childhood. After his mother died from HIV complications, Singleton decided to do everything he could to inspire people who, like himself, came from underprivileged backgrounds.
Singleton said Blindsided by the Walking Dead blends the lessons he's learned growing up with the lessons he's taken away from his acting experiences, which also includes 2011's Seeking Justice alongside Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce and January Jones.
"This book represents the culmination of my life so far," Singleton said. "In writing this book, I feel fulfilled. If I were to walk out of this bookstore and die, I'd be happy." —Alyssa Grimley
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Gerald Anderson, 81, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at a local care facility.
Service is 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at South Main Church of Christ. Visitation is 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Galbreaith-Pickard Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Gerald was born Sept. 12, 1932, in Perryton (Ochiltree County) to William Lee and Mary Delia Tarr Anderson.
Mr. Anderson taught school in the Weatherford ISD for 32 years and was a member of South Main Church of Christ.
Gerald moved to Weatherford in 1938. He graduated Weatherford High School in May 1949 and ACC in 1954. He then served in the Army from February 1955 to December 1956, stationed in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Mr. Anderson began teaching at WISD in 1957. He taught Geography, Math then Science – Physical Science and Chemistry. He taught at the old high school on South Alamo Street for 11 years. He also taught at WJHS on Charles Street. From 1970 to 1989 he taught at WHS on South Main Street. He started teaching Drivers Education in 1976 and retired from Driver's Education May of 2009. Mr. Anderson retired from teaching Oct. 31, 1989.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy; sons, Perry Anderson and Paul Latham and wife, Ally; two daughters, Lisa Roark and husband, Jerry, and Diane Elliott and husband, Roger; brother, Gary Anderson and wife, Pat, of Anna; sister-in-law, Becky Anderson, of Weatherford; and eight grandchildren.
Mr. Anderson is preceded in death by a wife, Martha, who died of cancer Sept. 14, 1991; his parents, Mary Tarr Anderson and William Lee Anderson; brothers, Lewis Anderson and Glenn Anderson; and sister, Wilma Anderson Justice and husband, Joe Justice.
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I got the new book yesteday in the midst of working and pushing for this BarBQ and yes I took a break and stopped at 3pm like my body wanted and sat to read.I have read 30 pages so far and it is great to have all the information again in one place.
Healing through triggerpoint Therapy , a guide to FM, MFP and dysfunction is just what I needed.
It separates the FM and CMP patient well and is clearer on the physiology of what has happened to me. Though we are cousins in pain, I don't have all the FM symptoms and alot has gone away with my choice of t herapy.
Trigger points can be worked on in different ways and again I see hydration to the fascia is paramount.
Seeing that 2008 was BIG YEAR for us, with the National Institude of Health and the MAYO clinic making permanent headway in the proof of dysfunction and why we have all these crazy symptoms.
I will keep you all up to date on the reading I am doing. ANYTHING she writes is something I want to read. I am not sure where she practices but I would go see her even if it was for a one time visit.
Feel like a groupy!! She has joined with a John Sharkey for this publication and so far...so glad I bought it and found out it was coming to print. A good move on Amazon's part to show related new items in their stock. Says 29.95 on the jacket.....worth it to me.
Again speaking of symptom what causes it and what are the options for fix.....more detailed then the past book and a deep anatomy lesson. Deeper than the past.
Morton's foot is in here too. Discussing tricks to stabilize and trouble shott it.
Good stuff....
Back of the book is a section, Where do we go from here? I'll let you know what I find out. It speaks of patient education being so very important....and each patient being different and needed specific treatment. That PT is the worst for us as we probably have a TrP in the area causing the dysfunction and you cannot exercise a muscle with a trigger point. I remeber yelling this to the PT round I did last. When I left nauseas and dizzy.....
website for her work and further knowlegde growth. www.sover.net/-devstar . The - is wiggly and I don't have a key for that (would on the iPhone though) so I hope this helps.
The website was after the topic Psycological support...I was hoping to see our website here! LOL.
so, so happy I have my book and will put all in reading it over this holiday weekend. OK, as always wishing youa low pain day.
Nancy B .
I think all of us FMers here know that is so very true...actually though I think we, for the most part, have more knowledge about the wrath of the dragon, than most doctors...I think that perhaps doctors can actually learn from the patients, a lot of the time. I laugh when I think about my doctor...and with all of the *issues I have experienced I am still seeing him, only when I absolutely have to though.
He still does NOT believe me when I tell him that I have figured out how to *control my FM pain with vitamins and supplements*...I can't wait to see his face when I tell him that my daughter figured out how to ease my lower back pain...(P5P, yep...it worked for me)...whatever helps is what I want. After going to several different doctors about the lower back pain and NOT ONE of them could help me...I just continued to suffer and deal with it...as the doctors (who are suppose to know these things) could NOT help me.
I often think that some doctors still do not GET that we, (especially women) know our bodies and we know how we feel...we know what hurts and works and when we do things we shouldn't. This is NOT rocket science...but we do have to keep in touch with what is going on with us.
Oh...I know that doctors are important. People can NOT do without them....especially those who are surgeons and know what is needed when we have something broken or not working. But then there is my knees...and for 30 years now...I am still dealing with bad knees...(started out with one injured knee and ended up with both knees being bad).
Well...I do hope your BBQ goes well and that you have good weather...no rain showers until you are done (please).
Have fun and remember to pace, pace and pace even more. Moving *heavy stuff* is not a good thing. I hope you do not regret doing this.
Keep us posted on your new book...I would be interested in the Morton's Toe (FOOT?)...and just what might be helpful info about it.
Yes I have heard of Dr Teitlebaum. He is forward thinking and has tricks to share. He is not actually in the FM/CMP business but into alot of diet and holistic therapy. It is all GOOD...eating well and hydrating and realizing your triggers and repairs can make for a full life in the future.
This new book deals with the WHY on the fatigue that so many suffer from. I see it during a flare. Just enough to get to the couch. LOL.
Good luck with your path to wellness. Nancy B
thanks for the feedback
I am deep in the book now and it is a very complex issue this TrP problem. No wonder I can't get out of this.
I defenitely know most of mine but in reading this there is more to the story and the repair...then the Doc and I are doing.
I brought the book to the Neurologist and she defenitely wants it when i am done.
In the back of the book is a chart that patients can bring to the doctor to say THIS is where my symptom is...THIS is where I have a trigger point/ symptom. You are permitted to make copies to bring each tie to the MD. Well Dr says this is what i have to do to get the visit paid for by insurance....so this is great if the patient fills it out before they come. Well the back of the book is for the practitioner, and good for that! She will benefit too from this book.
I just have to say I got all "discombobulated" (sp?) again with all the names and muscle insertions and jobs they do.....
Crap..I can say anything about a heart and vascular diseases...but I (who need THIS knowledge for me) cannot get this in my head....
Where was the rhomboid? What did that levetor who do?
Crap....I always say this here and this here and tell her...why can't I get this? She'll remind me that's the "bla bla muscle" and I have a block.
OK...good book for me and will present it to the doc in 2 weeks when I go for injections again. IS it going to change me, I don't think so. I will take some pearls of wisdom from this but it is a vast and complex issue to get out of.
WELL- NESS will be hard to attain. But dis-ease can be better.
I am glad I bought the book. One thing I read was TWITCH AND RELEASE is NOT a good thing! It was always a yahoo with us when the muscle reponded that way. She states in the book that this is not good as a chemical reaction and acidosis to the tissues occurs after that and it is not good.......I always flush with water and try to rest afterward too. There is statement of stretching the fibers right after injection...no one has ever done that. Hmmm
Well, that is my take on it right now.......Nancy B
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Gawker posted this photo of a dead beast of some kind.
This is an actual monster, some sort of rodent-like creature with a dinosaur beak. A tipster says that there is "a government animal testing facility very close by in Long Island[.]"Photoshop?
Dead Monster Washes Ashore in Montauk (Gawker) Discuss
149 Responses to "Gawker reports on "monster" washed ashore"
rrsafety says:
It's just a dog.
The face has worn away exposing the cartilage of the nose which – in this photo- make is look like a beak.
Not the teeth are very typical of canines.
Anonymous says:
Is it me, or is the creature flipping the bird?
sonny p fontaine says:
whatever it is i'd like to know why it's giving me the finger.
brundlefly76 says:
Whatever it is, it looks like it would be DELICIOUS.
jimbuck says:
@34 — Chixchulub Puerto is where the gigantic crater from the meteor that [may have] wiped out the dinosaur is. Coincidence?????
Jack says:
Gawker also reports: Montauk "Dead Monster" Maybe Tied To Cartoon Network Show.
lava says:
looks like a pug nosed dog breed – flesh parts of the face, nose, lips, seem to be missing.
A dino dog escaped from a testing facility would have been cool though.
Matt Staggs says:
I'm going to say raccoon or dog. Although it is kind of fun to look at perfectly explainable phenomena and scream OMG FORTEAN CRYPTO BEASTESES!!!!lorencoleman!1111!!!
Cragsavage says:
Forevermore, when a child's dog dies…
…and they ask 'Daddy, where did Wuffles go?'…
they should be shown this picture.
That should shut them up for a few years.
pKp says:
I'm surprised no one recognized a Deep One yet.
Cthulu fthagn !
azaner says:
It's . . . Mr. Jenkins!?!
"And it would've worked too, if it hadn't been for you meddling kids!"
MaximusDecimusMeridius says:
I acutally used to lifeguard at Kirk Beach, about 800 meters from where that thing was found (no joke).
It's frankly not inconsistent with the morphology of the "homo guido" beach-goer that would frequent that stretch of beach during this time of year.
brob says:
EL CHUPACABRAS!!!! in long island, no less.
cRicKee says:
The reason for the semi-colon being on the home row is because the entire design of the keyboard is intended to SLOW your typing speed. See this article:
Real Geeks use the Dvorak keyboard configuration, for a faster typing speed, and just to be able to Lord it over the less cerebral population.
Jake Bullet says:
Thank God this didn't wash up in Boston, then.
That reminds me – I haven't seen an episode of ATHF in a long time. Time to dust off the DVDs.
ROSSINDETROIT says:
That HuffPo blog made me snort Johnnie Walker Scotch out my nose. OW!!
Takuan says:
I really wish everyone would cut that out. They never get the accent right and the dialect hasn't be used by normal beings for decades. It's embarrassing.
DR LANDOFENTRAPMENT says:
Isn't there such a thing called the Montauk Project? I really do believe that this creature is half human and half animal. It has the look of intelligence as if it were trying to tell us that he wanted to die because he was a human trapped in this animal body. Just imagine if you were this thing trapped in the body of animal. If it were you or I then you would want to be dead, too! This message is to all scientist who tamper with the DNA CODE!!!!!
RedShirt77 says:
OMG, It's a wingless Griffin.
isaac says:
trr says:
The (apparently) deleted comments and other comments referring to them by number make this a difficult thread to follow.
Strophe says:
I for one welcome our leathery, beaked, rodent-like maste– HEY, that gesture means something rude on Earth, yo.
Anonymous says:
i know at least 10 artists in my studio building alone who could have made that. photoshop, scuplture, franken-taxidermy…
then again, maybe we underestimate the amount of genetic mutations crawling around our planet.
Takuan says:
omnivorous mammalian quadruped, stripped of fur by sea, skull revealed to jaw forming "beak" .
I know there is a RoadKill Cookbook, is there a Flotsam/Jetsam Cook Book?
BubbaFett says:
#46..was the game "Wasteland" by any chance?
Anonymous says:
Sorry, that's a dead racoon. Dead in water, mammals will lose fur due to the beginings of decomp, and ears and tissue (like noses) will be lost due to predation/decomp. The rest is bloating from water emersion. Those are racoon teeth under the lost nose. DNA tests were done on the montauk monster (I think in California University)and it's confirmed a racoon.
Adam says:
That's pretty clearly a small mammal – most likely a small dog (perhaps a hairless variety?). Live or dead, it must've found its way into the open sea (off a boat?) where its skin and mucous membranes got picked clean by sealife. Whatever had at it must've gone a little nuts around the face, exposing the skeleton.
eROKv says:
its a racoon or other smaller furbearing mammal (cant tell the scale from the photo) thats been skinned. you can see on the front foot where the fur was cut around the wrist. during the skinning process, once you get to the head/face area, you cut the snout off from the inside to keep the nose attached to the fur.
Munkcy says:
It's a turtle sans-shell. And for those saying you can't separate a turtle from it's shell: Yes you can…you just need an Italian plumber in a red shirt and blue overalls to jump on it's back. The little devils come poppin' right out!
Anonyman says:
That's a fair hypothesis, Takuan, but I'm curious as to why it seems intact as opposed to picked apart by scavengers. It seems to suggest to me that the photo may have been staged. I imagine if it's carcass were in the (salt) water long enough, the gulls would have been all over it as soon as it was within their feeding range, not to mention any natural decomposition.
This simply does not seem like an animal carcass that was subjected to sea, air, and sand elements. More like it was mummified and kept dry and isolated.
(PS: Unless, of course it looked like that before , and it was, at the time of the photo, only recently dead; an unlikely, but nonetheless possible scenario.)
((PPS: why is the semi-colon on home row if we almost never use it?))
ROSSINDETROIT says:
Is it still legal to trap for fur around there? Every few years someone out in the woods comes across a pile of stripped 'dog carcasses' and this is taken up by hysterics as evidence of torture and Satanism. It turns out to be be legitimate fox trapping. I'm predicting that for this one. Everything looks way different without its pelt.
animachina says:
Just in case you missed this…
sirspocksalot says:
Has J.J. Abrams begun his viral marketing campaign for Cloverfield 2: Electric Boogaloo already?
Takuan says:
could have been just buoyant enough to stay below, time in water. Possible ligature on forelimb is typical of vet administered euthanasia
Stefan Jones says:
DNA testing would settle the matter.
Libby McLiberal says:
I am a photoshop expert, I have been doing imaging for 15 years and if this is a fake it is a very good one. Noneo fo the pixels seem to be disturbed or cloned, except for just a little blurring above the head and that one long finger witht he dark outline make me just a little suspicsious, however the shadows are all correct, there is even a second ear shadow even though the second ear isn't visible, the sand seems to have washed around the head the same as the rest of the body. Again, I can make photos that aren't detectable that they were pjotoshopped but it takes skill and long experience. I would like to have MUCH more information on this, like where exactly it was found, the size of it. Is this the ONLY picture taken. Witht he proximity of Plum Island animal and biological warfare testing lab nearby and the infamous Philadelphia Project taking place just down the road, this is either VERY interesting if real and of course all these reasons would make a great hoax picture as well.
holtt says:
If they'd put it elsewhere you'd have hit the colon in sentences and potentially wrecked 'em.
Anonyman says:
PPPS: My personal best guess is that this is a turtle/tortoise sans shell. The decomposing skin may have been pushed back to obfuscate from the camera an otherwise obvious missing-spine wound incurred by the de-shelling process.
Anonymous says:
Plucked Chicken that was tortured at Gitmo.
Takuan says:
them there carnassials don't look like any damned turtle I swum with
Mr. Anthrope says:
I, for one, welcome our new rotting aquatic overlords.
hobartimus says:
Wild boar.
hks says:
What surprises me is why only one picture? If I saw something as hideous and as strange as this, I would take hundreds of pictures. But then that's just me!
Anonymous says:
Looks like a dead Wampus Cat
Anonymous says:
Obviously, this was expired product found in a dumpster behind a local chicken joint.
magic whiskey says:
All I can say is Boing Boing had better keep us informed and updated on this thing.
As for what I think it is..it's damn creepy, is all I know.
Anonymous says:
Here kitty kitty kitty…
error1 says:
I can believe the dog theory. Search for pug skull on google to see how different a small dog would look like with skin torn off its face.
wooodster says:
Whatever it is, it must come from Plum Island Animal Disease Center, who is located on an island nearby. Although the director of the site, Dr Moreau, denies any link to the incident.
nehpetsE says:
No satanism here. Just a perfectly normal HellHound skinned by perfectly normal godfearing fur trappers.
"Everything looks way different without its pelt" is my favorite quote for the next 24 hours
Anonymous says:
This was made into quite a spectacle over at the SomethingAwful boards, and we're pretty much 100% certain that it's a dog. The skull shape matches perfectly; decomposition will alter features to that extent easily. Look closely and you'll find it's not a beak, just a distended lower jaw. Besides, turtles are very attached to their shells with tissue, and this is not what a deshelled turtle looks like.
To #4, keep in mind this is salt water we're talking, with dessicant/preservative properties.
Anonymous says:
naked mole-rat. We have them in our institute. Really ugly…
Takuan says:
beloved family member, buried at sea
Anonymous says:
While here are discussing WHAT it is, we Chinese are discussing how to cook it.
Secret_Life_of_Plants says:
Turtles and their shells are separate only in language — in the material world the inner fleshy body is utterly connected to the shell by a series of bones — a turtle cannot come out of its shell.
drewand1200 says:
Clearly a PS job. Note that its little hand is giving us the finger
drewand1200 says:
the hind quarters looks very much like a turkey carcass tbh :)
BunzSudz says:
Yes, it's some poor bull dog. I know my animal anatomy (medical). For the kind soul that was worried thinking it's hair has been burned off, it hasn't. It's a normal part of decomposition for the hair to fall out of a carcass, especially in water. Plus, not meaning to gross everyone out here but, fish and crabs will eat away at the face of a dead body/carcass first, thus the missing lower section of face. It looks like it may have a piece of some kind of tether around one ankle. Probably some dope had the poor dog tied up on his boat and the dog probably chewed through his tether and fell or jumped overboard. The ocean will do horrible things to a dead carcass.
thompsonius says:
Jupiter BFPOE says:
I think it was a hit on a mobster's dog (this is purely whimsical speculation). They shot off the tip of it's nose before they dumped it in the water. It looks like there is something binding the front legs. Maybe someone is sending someone a message? It could happen.
Anonymous says:
Plum island is off the north fork of Long Island, in the LI Sound. Montauk is on the South Fork, away from prevailing currents. There have been so many rumors about Plum Island over the years, its hard to catalog them all. I believe Nelson Demille, a LI born author also wrote about the island.
Anonymous says:
Looks like a photograph to me. You can tell by the pixels. I know, I've seen a few photographs in my time.
Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator says:
You want scale? That black dot on its shoulder is a blowfly. The beast is not very big.
Reaktivo @34, that looks to me like the bitten-off rear half of a good-sized lizard.
TheBlankStare @48, it's not a nutria. They have very distinctive skulls.
Anonymous @71, I don't read Chinese. How are they suggesting it be cooked?
Back to the general discussion. The monster might be a raccoon. Its lower jaw arguably has raccoon dentition; but if it is a raccoon, the upper jaw has lost its most recognizable feature. The general shape and size is plausible. The patch of remaining fur on the side of its neck does look raccoonish. It's too bad the forepaws are in such bad shape, or we'd be able to see whether they have real raccoon-style articulation.
There's a problem with trying to identify the carcass as a dog on the basis of its skull and dentition. Consider the Saint Bernard, Sheltie, English Bulldog, Great Pyrenees, Boston Terrier, Saluki, French Bulldog, Basset Hound, Shar Pei, Shih Tzu, Dachshund, and Chihuahua. Having to allow for variant dog breeds makes the raccoon hypothesis seem positively attractive.
(Note: I am indebted to Gregory Sutton, Damon Sutton, Ned David, and Bill Brazell for the blowfly.)
Anonymous says:
i gotta have one of those……..
SteveKiwi says:
If I ran across this on a beach, would I a) stop and take a picture, b) creep away quietly praying it doesn't wake up, or c) crap my pants and run screaming like a girlyman?
Lauren O says:
It would take extremely compelling evidence to convince me that this is not Photoshop.
drewand1200 says:
its me again. interestingly enough if you study the photo closely enough you can see a human form lying on the sand, right shoulder facing the camera and he has a beard. Between the "turtles head" and the "turkey hind quarters" you can see a man prostrate on the sand with his right arm extended at right angles and a head and shoulder. Scale has been altered. Heavy set about 6'1″, 230lbs, brown facial hair and a – mullet………
dadalice says:
This creature looks a lot like a dead pitbull; powerful back legs, not much fur (so it all came off easily), flattish muzzle. Try covering the 'beak' with a finger, it looks more like a canine face then. There is a docked tail. The front right paw looks like it has something tied around it – some tough killing a dog that got too much by tieing it to something heavy which drowned Fido then eventually degraded enough for the body to float up?
Also, if you look at it, the muzzle and ears are a bit weird and deformed – perhaps because small creatures have started to eat at the edges? The distended stomach could be a pregnant bitch, or swallowed water, or simply decomposition gases.
But before we look really stupid; can anyone get a scale or point of reference on this photo?
nigel1965 says:
This is clarification for #87 by TRR. Of course, if this comment gets deleted, it will seem rather pointless.
"The (apparently) deleted comments and other comments referring to them by number make this a difficult thread to follow."
Explanation: At one point #22 was a comment that said something to the effect of 'go to this blog, you won't be sorry.' When I clicked the link (hoping for more weird animal info)it led to porn. So I left the comment saying I was sorry. I assume the comment from Antinous about making the bad man go away was a reference to deleting the porn.
By the way, the carcass does look very much like a raccoon to me. I'm not a zoologist, but I buy the explanation.
Antinous says:
The (apparently) deleted comments and other comments referring to them by number make this a difficult thread to follow.
The renumbering is from approved anonymous comments. It's better to pull a quote or use a name if you want to refer to another comment.
teapot7 says:
Lauren O at #18 writes:
> It would take extremely compelling evidence to convince me that this is not Photoshop.
I think it must be – you can't get anything useful done with The Gimp.
daemonsquire says:
I'm jumping on the dog with flayed snout bandwagon (and what a fun parade it'll be!).
This looks so much like the dead sea lion I found while camping at Kirby Cove a few years ago: its body was whole, bloated and sunbleached — shiny like the tailquarters of this beast — except for its face which had been completely eaten away down to its white skull and provided a portal for the swarming flies to the rich, fermenting smorgasbord within.
Of course, the sea lion looked less like a dog than a sea lion…
MasterSauce says:
What do you mean:
I think it must be – you can't get anything useful done with The Gimp.
…? Are you sure you don't mean, I'm lost and confused because I've only been using Photoshop for the past ten+ years? I think that's more likely.
I <3 Gimp!
And the creature? …it's obviously an early attempt by Professor Farnsworth to create Pazuzu
anniew says:
It looks like a dog that had the fleshy bits of its snout stripped. And I think the front of the snout is just buried into the sand a little bit.
noen says:
I'm tempted to believe that it's a raccoon too but I don't understand why it only has a single tooth at the tip of the lower jaw. Or why there are no teeth on the upper jaw. There is a tiny bit of fur on the wrist but the other bit is a piece of cloth, not fur.
error404 says:
I will never understand the compuntion to jump abot squealing Photoshop!
at the top of your lungs.
It couldn't ever be a dead dog/racoon? no, for no such thing could ever exist.
But Photoshop, you've sen that ipso facto that must be the answer.
peculiar line of thinking.
mdhatter says:
Anonymous said :"R.O.U.S? Is there a fire swamp nearby?
nigel1965 says:
#22-Yes I am sorry.
V says:
typical 'crypto' photo – no size reference or other relevant information.
I bet it tastes like chicken, tho'
tubacat says:
More for the pro-raccoon side…
Cross-posted from Grant Neiser on:
Anonymous says:
Could be a kangaroo or a wallaby. The head, paws, legs look very marsupial to me.
GregLondon says:
Antinous says:
I made the bad man go away.
gruppler says:
#4: Because QWERTY was designed to reduce typewriter jams, not efficiency. Check out Dvorak.
I love how people write their amateur hypotheses as if they were professionals at work. The "de-shelling process"? Seriously?
You cannot be so certain that this was photoshopped. There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that it was. IMHO, this is almost definitely a dog. Look at the tail, legs, stomach, eyes, and lower jaw. All dog-like. Removing the skin on a recognizable face will make it unrecognizable.
#19: What are you talking about? Please clarify; I'm extremely confused about what exactly I'm looking for and where I'm looking for it…
IronyElemental says:
Is that a coriander and fennel spice rub coating it? With a little garlic powder, perhaps?
Anonymous says:
R.O.U.S? Is there a fire swamp nearby?
Anonymous says:
I wondered where the hell my dog went!
Axl VanJovi
hagbard says:
Thanks. The ogles do nothing!
Anonymous says:
I took my mother in law to the beach 2 weeks ago…
cduran123 says:
Its a Gryphon!
mdhatter says:
Could it be one of those "attack badgers" they keep reporting in Iraq?
magic whiskey says:
Look on the left…it's our Montauk monster at his dayjob!
Nixar says:
"turtle/tortoise sans shell"
Nope, turtle's shell develop from their ribs and spine, it's not just glued to their back, more like their ribs grew from and wrapped around their back.
Anonymous says:
Poor thing.
Phikus says:
It's obviously one of Moorcock's Hunting Dogs of the Dharzi. If it's nose had been shot off, it would be a sphinx.
Phikus says:
Gryphons have wings, silly. (Adjusts taped glasses and gazes nervously into pocket protector…)
VagabondAstronomer says:
I'm looking at the skull, and namely the position of the eyes, and I'm pretty sure that is felis catus, the domestic cat. Other telltale signs are the shape of the body and way it is splayed out. But look at the positioning of the eyes; binocular vision, fairly far apart. The teeth are also more like those of a cat. The forepaws appearance can be explained by simple decay and "nibbling".
Karenc1 says:
I don't believe this is photoshopped. The slight difference in shadow from the head versus the rest of the body is due to a dip in the sand which is not flat under the head. I also do not believe it is a raccoon because the claws are too long.
I personally believe it is a dog…I have owned two hairless dogs (Chinese Cresteds) who do have hair and the longest hair is around the neck almost like a horses mane. They also have long paws that are almost human-like and are known for having the ability to climb fences. They have mottled skin which varies between brown and white. Just my opinion…
Sean Grimm says:
Looks like a job for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.
hagbard says:
Maybe it's a Gryphon of St. Mark!
L33tminion says:
Looks like a dog to me, with hair and quite a bit of the skin on its face worn off by the water.
childslayer says:
after exaiming this in my photoshop i personally think this is photoshopped as you can see human features in it like the front legs are merged from 2 arms and it almost looks like a beard around its neck but if someone can show its not photoshopped ill be shocked
reaktivo says:
here a really weird animal a found in a coast of mexico: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qrk99HSdxPY
i have no clue on what it is
doublethink says:
I can't speculate as to what it is, but it is probably a conventional animal with the facial tissue removed.
I can however lend credibility to the claim about an animal testing facility nearby. My father told me a story about a time when he and his brother were sailing somewhere in the east end of the Island, when their boat started to approach an Island. Neither of them were familiar with the area and they came to shore, at which time spotlights were put on them and they were told to leave immediately. The explanation has been they perform chemical and biological testing there on many animal subjects, and the Island is closed government property. I do not know if the facility is related to the Camp Hero base or any other labs in the eastern suffolk county area.
Anonymous says:
I think its viral marketing for Primeval a UK tv series about to start on BBC America. It's about ancient and future monsters that travel through space/time anomalies to the present.
Nim says:
And what about a Leatherback Turtle ? They don't have a bone like shell.
fatbassturd says:
Unless an additional sun rose that day this is a fake.
error404 says:
it's a hairless dog which has had it's muzzle biten away.
put yopur finger over the beak and look again.
the beek is I think the septum.
noen says:
Ya know Tubcat, that's definitely photoshop. You can't get that by me. Ah gots skillz.
Anonymous says:
Plum Island Animal Disease Center: http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=19400000
Anonymous says:
I live in Beach Haven at the Jersey Shore (South LBI) and I have heard NOTHING of this creature nor seen any news reports of such a animal washing up at the Jersey Shore. I've searched all the Jersey papers, I've googled it a hundred different ways and NOTHING shoes up in any NJ news outlet other than this wacky website. I can only conclude it is fiction, the whole boing thing.
Anonymous says:
this looks like a dog that has been stripped of it's fur and brutally mutilated by an animal testing facility.
Anonymous says:
whatever it is, it looks like it would be…delicious!
HLGHLG says:
Put a yellow terry-cloth tube top on that thing and I could almost swear I saw it walking around at the Michigan State Fair last week.
joelbenroth says:
Not dead, just sleeping. And it blogs.
Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator says:
Dadalice @122: Good theory, but it's not a mara. What we can see of the jaw and dentition pretty much rules out all the rodents, and herbivores in general.
Anonymous @123, it's not a sloth, debauched or otherwise.
Greg @124, why that clip?
Anonymous @125, it's not an aye-aye. Besides, the proportions are all wrong.
Anonymous says:
mystery solved! it's obviously a turtle-dog (albeit out of its usual habitat).
commonsenseone says:
Maybe it's something that has been frozen for billions of years and when that big hunk of ice broke loose in Canada it defrosted and washed up on shore.
wgmleslie says:
I can however lend credibility to the claim about an animal testing facility nearby. My father told me a story about a time when he and his brother were sailing somewhere in the east end of the Island, when their boat started to approach an Island. Neither of them were familiar with the area and they came to shore, at which time spotlights were put on them and they were told to leave immediately. The explanation has been they perform chemical and biological testing there on many animal subjects, and the Island is closed government property. I do not know if the facility is related to the Camp Hero base or any other labs in the eastern suffolk county area.
It's PIADC – Plum Island Animal Disease Center – just off of Orient Point. If you try to land there, they will put spotlights on you and warn you off (my wife used to work there).
You can link to it here.
The facility is primarily concerned with foreign animal pathogens threatening the North American food supply (African Swine Fever, Foot and Mouth, etc).
billy68 says:
The skull of this magic dog has the power to cast its shadow towards the sun.
ill lich says:
I think it's probably just a dog that has been in the water so long that some flesh has come off the snout.
tubacat says:
Ok, so it seems that it's actually a very dead raccoon, according to the local paper:
I convinced myself by looking at the one of the first images that came up when googling "raccoon skull":
The head matches very well, especially the lower skull, and everyone knows about raccoons' kinda-creepy little humanlike paws…
(I have to admit, I spent far too long trying to figure this out, and finally was satisfied by the oostings at LiveJournal)
dnafrequency says:
To me it looks like a dead turtle that got so bloated that it popped it's shell before washing up to shore.
But what do I know?
beaker says:
I think this is Photoshopped. I downloaded the image, opened it in Photoshop and used the magnifying glass to look for evidence of doctoring. I find at least two suspicious areas:
1. Along the top of the neck. Something has been erased or modified.
2. At the "wrist." The junction between the forearm and "paw" appears doctored.
dadalice says:
Given the above, you folks might want to look at the Mara: http://image.linkinn.com/userfile/pictures_0806/Image/strangeweiredanimal3.jpg
also Wiki points to the differential in toes on a Mara, and the strong hind quarters for leaping: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(mammal)
Hillbilly says:
OK OK I have to go along with the raccoon link, but……………… Wouldn't gargoyle or prehistoric mythical death beast or even bigfoot's dog be much more fun. Just a thought.
nerdkiller says:
There is a creepy "animal disease center" near there, and get this: It's on an island! Spoooooooky! Plum Island, see google earth coordinates 41.17 -72.19
When I was a kid we had a boat and would pass by it, Dad would always point it out. There were signs that you couldn't land there. Real or fake monster who cares, spooooooky government island of Dr Moreau, awwwwwesome!
Anonymous says:
dude….where are the conspiracy theorists?
haven't you kids every heard of the montauk project?
definitely reminds me of a monster i remember blasting into a fine pink mist with a plasma cannon back in 1994. i vote for creature from an other dimension. just type idclip and run around montauk until you find nikola tesla, he'll know for sure.
Anonymous says:
This appears to be some type of sloth with no fur I think, though I'm not so sure about the beak.
Anonymous says:
It's obviously a sea cow. Or maybe it's the Love Walrus.
blackknight273 says:
Great so the Cloverfield 2 viral marketing campaign has officially began.
Nice Nautilus movie btw.
fezik82 says:
I am having a difficult time believing that this is not staged myself. If it is not, I read that this creature may have been a victim of an animal attack… but why would they only remove the fur? I do not believe that this animal ever had fur. If he had been attacked, this photo would be much more gruesome. I didn't even think of adding dog to the mixture of what might have been used to create this animal… whether from breeding or from photoshop. I guess it does look like that is a possibility. I was thinking a pig and either some sort of bird or reptile. I don't believe that it has been in the water for long. I am not certain but I believe that once a body has spent a large amount of time in the water, the skin is a bit more translucent and the stomach bloaded. However, I do not know if this is translucent or bloaded compared to what it looked like before being in the water. I am absolutely not an expert, but I do know that stranger things have happened! It definately has my attention!
Anonymous says:
From the photos, http://www.specialreport.com have concluded that the montauk creature cannot be a raccoon because the legs appear to be too long in proportion to the body, a sea turtle because Sea turtles do not have teeth, a rodent because Rodents have two huge, curved incisor teeth in front of their mouths, a dog or other canine because the prominent eye ridge and the feet don't match. Maybe it is a wild boar?
Anonymous says:
I am pretty sure this is a "Canadian Foot Snapper".
The CFS completely eats it's victims but for some strange reason leaves one foot to drift in the current. Scientists speculate that "The CFS can only eat so much rubber, after the first foot and the rest of the body, the CFS has had its fill".
Known to frequent the waters of the Northern Pacific
It is bizarre that this one was found in the Atlantic…. the water of the Atlantic is normally to warm to support their lifestyle.
Global Warming is Crazy!
Biscuit4 says:
Did this odd ass creature happen to have my Micheal Jordan number 3′s and my right foot in his mouth when he washed up? I'm having a hell of a time doing lay-ups. (I keep falling to my left)
Anonymous says:
omg thats scary wow i wonder what it looked like when it was alive
TheBlankStare says:
I believe this is a decomposing Nutria or Coypu.
sebFlyte says:
"((PPS: why is the semi-colon on home row if we almost never use it?))"
You have it the wrong way around; given the semicolon is on the home row, why do you so rarely use it?
General_Mexicoy says:
has it ever occured to anybody that this might just be something we haven't seen until now?
Anonymous says:
I find it very interesting that their have been 3 boingboing posts featuring mutant animals around the time of the worth1000 "photoshop a mutant animal" contest
looks like a duck to me ;)
Biscuit4 says:
I'M NOT a vet but that's not a Nutria Blankstare. That's photoshopnariun. It's a common breed in Louisiana periodicals.
Bobdotcom says:
It's one of Zul's demon dogs from Ghostbusters.
Anonymous says:
has anybody considered it to be an aye-aye? the long finger is my only clue related to such species.
beaker says:
Although I detect an evolutionary resemblance to the goatsucker, it's obviously a distinct species.
rollerskater says:
looks like a Charlie White photograph.
minamisan says:
regardless of whether it's real or not: of all the places they could've submitted it to, they chose… Gawker?
BrerMatt says:
Why has no one commented that the thing seems to have 3 hind legs?
GregLondon says:
I was trying to find a clip where Sigourney Weaver (and Rick Moranis) gets transformed into a demon dog beast that looks similar to the photo of the thing on teh beach, and then Bill Murray turns to his buddies and says something like, "OK, so, she's a dog". But YouTube didn't seem to have it.
Flying Orca says:
#8 FTW, which just goes to show how easily I may be amused when I haven't had enough coffee.
Raccoon with exposed septum sounds just about right.


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Dining for couples only?
A member of Davis Square LiveJournal posted today that he was turned away from Foundry on Elm after asking for a table for one. He was told that they don't seat single diners or take reservations for them, and was told this was a standing policy at the restaurant.
I've never heard of anyplace doing this, but I know a lot of restaurants have kooky policies depending on who's running the floor that night.
I often eat alone, and I don't always want to sit at the bar...I've never had any trouble as a woman getting a table for one, though I'm often asked if the bar is ok. I usually say I'd rather have a table and I've never been told no. However, this is usually before prime dinner time. There are some folks who'd prefer to sit alone and read rather than watch TV or sit at the bar. If they don't want to give me a table for one, I don't want them.
I always sit at the bar. I think the restaurant is right in enforcing this policy, especially during prime time.
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re: Science Chick
Or maybe you don't want to sit amidst alcoholic drinks. Or maybe you don't want to watch TV. Or maybe you don't want to risk sitting next to someone who will want to talk. I am sympathetic to restaurants not wanting to seat parties of two at tables for four, but it's pretty rude to not seat one person at a two-top. If you treat a solo diner well, you are pretty much guaranteed future business, so this is a mistake in more ways than one.
I'd be curious if they'd seat a party of two at a four-top if that's all that was available.
re: grant.cook
Heck, I'm curious whether they would also be unwilling to seat parties of 3, 5, etc. (*IF* any of this is true - see below.)
I often find bar or hi-top seating physically uncomfortable, so prefer a normal chair at a table even if I'm dining solo.
BTW, it's not entirely clear that Foundry really is refusing to seat solo diners - there are several posts on that LiveJournal thread from people who have said that they have eaten there solo, some quite recently.
re: grant.cook
I normally sit at the bar when dining alone, but I would not frequent a restaurant that turns away single diners, especially if this policy is not clear. Now, there have been times when a working lunch is required and then it is better to have one of the smaller tables. I guess Foundry must be doing okay if they can afford to turn away diners. Something tells me the poster should probably confirm this policy with management.
I can understand not taking reservations for a single diner. Most places have a minimum for reservations.
re: SimplyMarie
I would amend that to turning away single diners when there are open tables (that probably won't get filled). I definitely understand that if there is a wait for tables, a table for one is half the profits. Then there are open tables, a table for one is extra profit. I have not had a problem doing this going early before the rush, late after the rush, or on off nights.
Although I do agree that single diners should opt for the bar if one is available and open.
re: yarm
re: femmevox
re: femmevox
it's a private business. they may reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, as long as it is not based on gender/race/handicap, etc.
since others have dined there solo, it's not policy 100% of the time, but they likely were just balls to the wall. it's one of the busiest places i have seen in a long time.
re: SimplyMarie
After reading the LiveJournal entry, it's still unclear to me what happened and the original poster making the complaint never returned to clarify. There's an enormous difference between a restaurant refusing to seat someone and a restaurant refusing to give someone a certain table.
Just wanted to chime in to say that no matter what really happened with the single seating at Foundry, no hound should be too disappointed to skip the place. After an early-on promising meal (v. good spaetzle) I've been back a handful of times and have been underwhelmed by the food. So, if you choose to boycott the place, you wont be missing much.
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re: Boston_Otter
re: opinionatedchef
@opinionated: I had very mixed experiences with Gargoyle's. My times eating in the dining room seemed gimmicky and very underwhelming, but I had many tasty burgers, wings, and cheese plates in their bar -- and I always enjoyed their excellent bartenders.
My first visit to Foundry wasn't long after they opened -- I had their poutine, which was pretty bland and mediocre, and a surprisingly excellent banh mi. Since then the menu seems to have undergone an upgrade from bar snacks to more upscale. The night I went, they had a pork belly dish that was really nice, a really outstanding cheese plate, and a potato-bacon soup that knocked my socks off with deep smoky richness. The place is pretty inconsistent in its service and quality though... their cocktails can be excellent or mediocre depending on who's behind the bar, the place itself can be either cozy and friendly or an unbearably noisy place with snooty, eye-rolling servers. So it's hard to recommend.
When I sense that I am about to be turned away for being a single, I tell them that MPD is the least of my disorders, and I want a two-top... NOW.


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Four games into his senior football season at Nutley High School, Michael Russonella, D.O., tore the labrum in his left shoulder. His team doctor never could quite pinpoint the diagnosis, leading him on a trip south that shaped his future.
"My shoulder never got better," Russonella recalled. "My father was disappointed. So we went down to Alabama to Dr. (James) Andrews. We took a train – we didn't have money to fly – and he fixed me up. It was the experience of a lifetime and it stuck with me for the last 19-plus years."
Having his shoulder fixed by Andrews – the country's premier orthopaedic surgeon who has performed countless elbow, knee and shoulder surgeries and counts Drew Brees, Michael Jordan and Albert Pujols among his clients – began the journey that led the Nutley native and Belleville resident to open the North Jersey Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Institute, LLC, in 2009, with offices in both Clifton and Nutley where he treats everyone from pediatrics to geriatrics.
Although he is an orthopaedic surgeon, Russonella is best known in these parts for serving as the team doctor for both the and Bloomfield high school athletic departments, where he can often be seen on the sidelines helping student-athletes when they leave the court or field with an injury. He also serves as a consultant to the West Essex High School athletic department while volunteering his time with the Belleville and Nutley recreation football programs, as well as the Little League in his hometown.
And to think, that train ride to Birmingham, Ala., convinced Russonella to try to replicate the legacy Andrews has built through the years.
"From that day, that's what I always said I was going to do," Russonella said. "I don't believe that I'm going to have that up here, but I'm trying to do what I can do. If I can give back to Nutley, Belleville, Bloomfield – the towns where we have family and friends – that's all I ask for."
After undergoing surgery and graduating from Nutley High School in 1992, Russonella graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in biology from Montclair State University in 1996 before graduating from medical school at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Following a one-year internship and four-year residency program that included training in joint replacement, sports medicine and trauma, he earned a fellowship in orthopedic sports medicine from the prestigious American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham while studying under co-directors Dr. Lawrence Lemak and Andrews.
In addition to being the staff surgeon at in Belleville, Meadowlands Hospital in Secaucus, St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston and St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, Russonella truly enjoys working with young athletes, emulating the kind of care he received on his fateful trip to Andrews' office.
After performing more than 400 physicals for Belleville High School's fall athletes upon coming aboard as team doctor, Russonella helped the Buccaneer football team cope with a rash of injuries including a separated shoulder and a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
"I know he's helped a lot of our kids during our injury-prone football season," Belleville Athletic Director Tom D'Elia said. "He was on the sideline as our team doctor. He knows the kids – that helps."
Although Bloomfield High School's football team avoided the injuries that plagued its neighboring rivals, athletic director Steve Jenkins is no less thankful for Russonella's services in his first season working with the Bengals.
"The main thing is he goes above and beyond. Whatever you expect, he does more," Jenkins said. "He really cares about the kids … and he really cares about how they are doing. We really couldn't be happier."
Russonella is happiest helping his patients. There are times he has left a football game, headed back to his office and kept a student-athletes and his or her family calm while dealing with an injury that devastated them.
"We get a call from a trainer, that kids in our office within an hour," Russonella said. "We make ourselves available. I want to pride my practice on that."


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The New Phab Trend in Fones?
Phablet: (n.) a device that functions both as a smartphone and tablet with a screen sized between 4.6 to 5.5 inches.
Phablets are catching on as the next "phab" trend – according to ABI Research, more than 208 million phablets will be shipped globally in 2015.
Sometimes it's a struggle to choose between a smartphone or a tablet; the phablet offers a happy balance. For me, I wasn't entirely convinced that I need a tablet when I already had a smartphone. However, a phablet is appealing since it combines the benefits of the two into one device.
For example, they're just as efficient as a tablet, most with dual-core processor chips for multitasking. Additionally, the newer phablets are LTE-compatible, making connecting that much faster. Though the more petite may need to pick up calls with two hands, phablet screens are great for multimedia content like movies while still being compact enough to put into a jacket pocket or purse.
One claim, which I agree with, is that these are ideally sized for watching movies or reading books on-the-go. The smaller screen size means a lighter, more compact device that's easier to carry or hold for long periods than a tablet. At around 5-inches, the screen sizes aren't all that much different from a paperback book or the original E-Ink Kindle, which had a 6-inch screen.
Several Korean electronics makers have introduced phablets to the scene. The latest are from Samsung and LG with the Galaxy Note II and VU (Intuition in the U.S.), respectively.
Though the specs may differ by market, here's a comparison of the two by PC Mag. (The specs for the Galaxy Note II are for the European version.)
While I find phablet's appealing for their size since they can fit into any of my purses, my highly opinionated male editor said, "Yeah, maybe these are OK if you want to carry a bag or wear a jacket everywhere you go, but I'm not sold. If I'm going to carry a device that's too big to fit in the front pocket of my jeans, I might as well just lug around a full-size tablet ."
What do you think about the phablet trend? Would you prefer to have separate devices or one that combines the two? Let us know in the comments.
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A great buy for 4500.00
I replaced the exhaust system.
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I have never owned an Ford truck, but now I am sold on them.
The interior is comfortable and spacious.
I like the power from the 300 cubic inch engine.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 9th July, 2004
25th Feb 2005, 10:07
I have never owned a ford vehicle in my entire life, until I purchased a 1992 Ford Flareside 4x4 truck a couple months ago for $4200. It had a couple extra's on it. So far it has been very dependable. The only things that have had to be done is routine work, fix the fuel line where it rusted through, and the check engine light is on, but nothing is wrong. So overall... a great truck.