Tsunami Stirring Up Waves Of Sea Serpents

NC Buy news ^ | 30 Dec 2004

[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.

[festus]

I sure hope the loch-ness monster was not hurt in the tsunami. Has anyone seen it since that day ?

If so photos would be appreciated......
Even better would be bigfoot feeding the loch-ness monster while elvis crooned in the background from his ufo......

[gitmo]

Are those the ones with the blue heads?

[Vermont Lt]

Cryptozoologist.

Can you imagine what their high school guidance counselor thought when they announced that intent?

And really, how many of them can there be? They probably only open up the books on that job when one of them dies.

[Caipirabob]

Science will have to wait and take a back seat to relief efforts. Damn the unknown species and the scientists who interfere with relief efforts to study them. "Oh, we can clean up all those bodies! There might be a new species of jellyfish or sea-cucumber! Forget the plague, this is for science!" Sheesh.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Yes. Blue heads and forked tongues.

[Slings and Arrows]

Nothing that includes the word "humanxxxxxxx" has anything to do with Helen Thomas.

[Slings and Arrows]

Helen Thomas is what we guys refer to as a "three-bagger:" A bag for her head, a bag for your head in case hers breaks, and a bag for the dog's head so he'll still respect you in the morning.

[TheForceOfOne]

I was wondering where he went

[Thinkin' Gal]

"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.

[aculeus]

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.

[Ignatz]

"Exploding Whales" bump

[Lijahsbubbe]

Fascinating! Just what is in that ocean that we don't know about? (besides a few mobsters in cement shoes)

[Lijahsbubbe]

Oh man. Look at the outie on that guy!

[SunkenCiv]

I hated him in "The Hills Have Eyes".