Comments on: Happy Anniversary, Nessie! http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7476 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: EV http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7476/comment-page-1#comment-21729 EV Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:51:51 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7476#comment-21729 There was a story not so long ago claiming that the famed photo is actually the trunk of an elephant swimming, and that a circus owner passed the photo off as nessie and created the story so he could offer a million dollar reward for whomever captured the creature so he could use her in his circus. He of course knew there was no monster . . . and also knew he'd get a ton of free publicity via the reward offer. I heard/read this several months ago. I don't know if it's been debunked or not, so take with a grain of salt. There was a story not so long ago claiming that the famed photo is actually the trunk of an elephant swimming, and that a circus owner passed the photo off as nessie and created the story so he could offer a million dollar reward for whomever captured the creature so he could use her in his circus. He of course knew there was no monster . . . and also knew he’d get a ton of free publicity via the reward offer.

I heard/read this several months ago. I don’t know if it’s been debunked or not, so take with a grain of salt.

]]> By: Ari http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7476/comment-page-1#comment-21714 Ari Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:51:31 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/7476#comment-21714 Have you ever been to Scotland? It's bloomin freezing...in the summer. Diving in water that's even more feezing and as clear as the Thames? I'll pass. Let the legend live. What's the fun in spoiling the magic? I remember being devistated when I first realized that Kermit the Frog wasn't real. We have to protect those Scotting souvineer sellers! Have you ever been to Scotland? It’s bloomin freezing…in the summer. Diving in water that’s even more feezing and as clear as the Thames? I’ll pass. Let the legend live. What’s the fun in spoiling the magic? I remember being devistated when I first realized that Kermit the Frog wasn’t real. We have to protect those Scotting souvineer sellers!

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