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Unexpected find in Loch Ness
cnn ^
| 25 minutes ago
| Christina MacFarlane
Posted on 10/12/2009 1:09:05 PM PDT by JoeProBono
There's something lurking in the depths of Loch Ness, Scotland and it has nothing to do with monsters.
On a recent expedition to try and find evidence of the Loch Ness monster, U.S. research teams came across something quite unexpected -- not a prehistoric creature of the deep but thousands of plastic covered golf balls.
Mike O'Brien of SeaTrepid explains: "At first we thought they were mushrooms, there were so many. But when we lowered the camera, we were surprised to see that they were in fact golf balls."
The smattering of balls were found roughly 300 yards from the beach and 100 yards from the shore where it is thought locals and visitors have been using the loch to practice their driving skills for quite some time.
One witness, conservationist Adrian Shine, told CNN he had seen locals launching balls almost 300 feet into the waters
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: golf; lochness
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To: JoeProBono
They’re actually Nessie eggs...
To: All
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:11:31 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Well, well, well well well! And the entire time I was think they were loch ness eggs.
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:11:39 PM PDT
by
devane617
To: JoeProBono
“Nessy” has a craving for golf balls but she can’t digest them?
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:13:18 PM PDT
by
ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: JoeProBono
I did not know mushrooms could live under water.
To: green pastures
Is anyone here a marine biologist?
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:13:57 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: green pastures
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:14:22 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:15:14 PM PDT
by
devane617
To: JoeProBono
They found Obama’s birth certificate???
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:15:55 PM PDT
by
rintense
(Senior Marketing / IT / UX architect unemployed and looking for work. Freepmail me if you have leads)
To: JoeProBono
Was it a Titleist?
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:16:29 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
(No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. I AM JIM THOMPSON)
To: JoeDetweiler
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:18:53 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: ETL
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:19:44 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:20:12 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: JoeProBono
the demise of Nessie... she ate golf balls.
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:21:37 PM PDT
by
Ancient Drive
(DRINK COFFEE! - Do Stupid Things Faster with More Energy!)
To: smokingfrog
The sea was angry that day my friend ...
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:24:33 PM PDT
by
Scythian
Comment #17 Removed by Moderator
To: Moonman62
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:30:52 PM PDT
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SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
To: Moonman62
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:31:03 PM PDT
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SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
To: Scythian
"The sea was angry that day my friend ... " Perhaps the funniest soliloquy in the history of television.
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posted on
10/12/2009 1:38:59 PM PDT
by
OldDeckHand
(No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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