Posted on 12/31/2004 8:20:30 AM PST by demlosers
PORTLAND, Maine (Wireless Flash) -- The recent tsunami in south Asia is stirring up lots of relief efforts -- and it could also be splashing all sorts of unknown sea creatures onto the shoreline.
Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, co-author of "The Field Guide To Lake Monsters And Sea Serpents" (Tarcher/ Penguin), predicts that relief workers will soon be finding a large number of "globsters" on area beaches.
"Globsters" is the term given to big masses of round flesh that measure between eight and 20 feet. Although the globs look like octopi, Coleman says they are often previously-undiscovered species of sea serpents, dolphins or whales.
Coleman says human relief efforts must take priority but fears that clean-up workers may destroy the carcasses of new creatures before scientists can identify them.
He hopes that workers who come across any strange sea creatures photograph them and post the photos online so they can be researched after humanitarian efforts are finished.
Bizarre sea creatures aren't the only new animals that could be uncovered by the tsunami: Coleman says many undiscovered land animals may also be identified as they move to higher ground to avoid flooding.
Whatever you say, dear. Just don't become a Trial Lawyer or a Democrat.
:-)
Bryozoan ?
Speaking of snapshots (not that anyone was ) did anyone see the cover of the NY Daily News today (12/31/04) ??
Believe it or not,in Thailand some tourists were out sunbathing (topless,no less !) on the same beaches where so many people died !
"Why spoil a perfectly good vacation because a few Wogs died ?"
"Yas.Ghastly,wasn't it ? All that infernal screaming.Bad form ! Bad form !"
C'mon now, be nice. You know very well that a sock in her mouth and a bag over her head is "humanitarian." ;-)
The victim countries are going to need all the economic activity they can get.
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a large number of "globsters"...
is it like BLOGGERS ??
The tsunami must have stirred some real S#&*@!...
My guess is that it's someone who ingests lots of "recreational" drugs and then issues press releases.
It should be img src, not img scr, to correct the typo. Happy New Year!
Thanks, am copy and pasting to my sandbox page.
The mere thought of that woman in bathing attire makes me want to vomit!;)
What he said.
I have always thought that it stands to reason that there are sea creatures deep in the sea that we don't even know about. At least until now.
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