Comments on: 5 Creatures That May Not Exist, But Get Government Protection Anyway

By: Bert

Bert — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:50:06 +0000

Just for reference – even though it seems that Mike Lake is not a member, the national police service of Canada is the ROYAL Canadian Mounted Police.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:08:48 +0000

Hey Tommy,

http://tiny.cc/QPoej

You can also click my name…

By: Bicycle Bill

Bicycle Bill — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:44:30 +0000

Uhh….Tommy:
You say elephants can’t swim in deep water because of their weight — roughly 10,000 pounds (5 tons) at maturity. Would you care to explain, then, how the blue whale — the largest mammal in the world, which commonly weighs in excess of 200,000 pounds (100 tons) at maturity — is able to do so?

-”BB”-

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:42:07 +0000

nessie is not fake! how would an elephant be able to swim in a 750ft deep [lake/river/ect.] or whatever with the weight it has? since elephants weight so much it is not possible for a elephant to be swimming is such seep water.

By: Jennings

Jennings — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:55:00 +0000

@SlackJack – Actually I think Mental_Floss is one of the last remaining protected habitats to see spelling, grammar, and punctuation in the wilds of the internet.

By: SlackJack

SlackJack — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:25:00 +0000

Yes, these things are as real as spelling, grammar and punctuation. See you in Thomasville!

By: billy j rachels

billy j rachels — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:49:40 +0000

yes bigfoot is real yes ufos are real no doubth about it i base this on over 40 years of research/investgation of ufo/ets/bigfoot/ghosts. anyone intersted in discussing bigfoot ets ufos face to face can do so 2nd sat 12noon thomasville ga library downtown no charge come and visit billy j rachels

By: EEB

EEB — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:48:30 +0000

Yeah, that whole Ivory-Billed Woodpecker thing got blown WAY out of proportion. I mean, it’s not like they even know that they saw the thing! I just pray that the woodpecker in our yard is a pilated or caucaded or whatever the Ivory-Billed lookalike is, and not the real deal…They’d probably make the whole town move if it was that dang bird.
On the other hand, why does the White River Monster get government protection, but the Fouke Monster (Boggy Creek) not? That’s not right!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:04:34 +0000

Dearest readers,

Some new info just came through the mojo wire, so let me clarify two points.

1. A friend pointed out that Mike Lake is a member of the Canadian parliament, not the Mounted Police. The news story I originally saw that bit of Bigfoot info in was apparently confused about what MP stood for (come to think of it, I remember another story that said he was the Prime Minister…)

2. The Skamania ordinance was amended in 1984 and set a penalty of a $1,000 fine and one-year jail term if you INTENDED to kill ol’ Bigfoot. Accidental shootings, apparently, are fine with the county board.

By: W.M. Mott

W.M. Mott — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:16:04 +0000

Great “nessie” photo of an elephant swimming. Round-peaked top of skull, extened trunk, and all.

This is the type of “evidence” that debunkers use quite well to their cause, which is a shame because it affects the level of seriousness that the topic deserves.