Thursday, December 3, 2009

The Montauk Monster: I want to believe (especially after seeing the X-Files movie)

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The Loch Ness Monster

If you haven’t heard about The Montauk Monster yet, let us get you up to date with our latest obsession. A unidentifiable dead creature washed up on the beach in Long Island, New York earlier this week that set locals and the internet ablaze with a lot of questions and few answers. Many thought it was photoshopped but multiple eyewitnesses confirmed its existence with photographs. Some said it was the product of viral marketing, potentially for a program on Cartoon Network, but that one was shot down. Oh yeah, and Plum Island Animal Disease Center is just down the road. Pretty soon know-it-all posters on Gawker.com, the site that reported the initial sighting, were claiming to know the origin of this special: a sea turtle without its shell (but they don’t have teeth), a dog (but what about the bizarre webbed looking feet), a raccoon (overall size and body are not spot on). Several New Yorkers claim they saw the mysterious creature alive dating months back!

So what is this thing and why has no one gotten to the bottom of the Montauk Monster in days?! Even CNN wants to know! Animal control is of no help, nor are the “scientists” who have examined so far. Call me crazy, but a simple DNA test on the corpse some Long Island kids dragged home should do the trick. Or is there more to the story? Granted I just came off a multi-season marathon and viewing of the new X-Files movie, I Want To Believe, and maybe I’m a little more susceptible to buying into the hype that there are unexplained… things out there. But I won’t rest until I know if the Montauk Monster is or is not a monster. Hey, don’t laugh—you don’t know what this thing is either!

Speaking of unexplained creatures and cultural phenomena, which do you believe in? Peruse our slideshow for a few of our faves. [Gawker]

Related: x-files, scientists, sci-fi, plum island, mystery, mutant, montauk monster, beach, animals

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  • fools_and_sages's Avatar
    Posted by fools_and_sages Sun Aug 3, 2008 4:35pm PDT

    It's the real El Chupacabra! If you're a real diehard xf fan, you'll be laughing your butt off at that one. . .

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  • Heather's Avatar
    Posted by Heather Sun Aug 3, 2008 5:04pm PDT

    like,woa thats MAD freaking freaky mad freaky who got that picture and if you ask me it looks like a pig thats been dead for a while its UGLY man!

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  • amberg's Avatar
    Posted by amberg Sun Aug 3, 2008 5:58pm PDT

    THAT IS SO NASTY

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  • Jamie's Avatar
    Posted by Jamie Sun Aug 3, 2008 8:11pm PDT

    It's Manbearpig!

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  • Tulippa's Avatar
    Posted by Tulippa Sun Aug 3, 2008 9:01pm PDT

    Hmmm... I haven't heard about the Montauk Monster at all! In the first photo, I can believe it might be a turtle without its shell. In the second photo, I thought, hmmm... might be a dog.

    Maybe it's a movie prop.

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  • Rina's Avatar
    Posted by Rina Mon Aug 4, 2008 12:56am PDT

    guys it looks like it has a beak like thing.......

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  • fary's Avatar
    Posted by fary Mon Aug 4, 2008 3:04am PDT

    well i think it may be MAYBE a breed of pig & dog(specially 2nd pic)otherwise who believes it to be a real creature CAN BELIEVE in ANY thing

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  • Amy Ann's Avatar
    Posted by Amy Ann Mon Aug 4, 2008 5:42am PDT

    I think that this is totally a viral ad campaign. Isn't it odd that no one actually got their hands on it after these pictures were taken? Viral marketing!

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  • Kaitlin B's Avatar
    Posted by Kaitlin B Mon Aug 4, 2008 6:36am PDT

    thats def not a dog.. looks like a pig to me

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  • WD's Avatar
    Posted by WD Mon Aug 4, 2008 6:59am PDT

    This poor thing, whatever it is, still deserves compassion.

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