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    Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    08/29/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
    Flying Spaghetti Monster out for a swim??
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    Image of David Bullaro David Bullaro
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
    it's a streetlight
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    Image of amygdala amygdala
    08/28/09

    @David Bullaro: It's a cookbook!
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    09/03/09

    @amygdala: it's a streetlight AND a cookbook! It's two, TWO things in one!
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    Image of MarcoDighton MarcoDighton
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps

    I can see my House from up here!

    Yes, I realize I have a problem.
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    08/28/09

    @Grey_Area: If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/28/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: He wants the plane to fly low enough to club lake monsters!
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
    Well with Israel getting all the attention with the mermaid, scottland had to pull out nessy before it lost all its monster tourists. Or the mythical creatures of the world are finally ready to rise up and take it back.
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    Image of Ignatzybanjo Ignatzybanjo
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
    It's Old Gregg!!!
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    Image of laughingacademy laughingacademy
    08/28/09

    @Ignatzybanjo: Have you ever drunk Baileys from a shoe?
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    Image of Scotland Scotland
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
    Scotland: Ooh, it must have been about seven, eight years ago. Me and the little lady was out on this boat, you see, all alone at night, when all of the sudden this huge creature, this giant crustacean from the Paleolithic Era, comes out of the water.
    Mrs Scotland: We was so scared, Lord have mercy, I jumped up in the boat, and I said, "Scotland, Scotland, what on earth is that creature?"
    Scotland: It stood above us looking down with these big red eyes...
    Mrs Scotland: Oh, it was so scary!
    Scotland: ...and I yelled, I said, "What do you want from us, monster?" And the monster bent down, and said, "I need about tree-fitty."
    A random io9(er): What's tree-fitty?
    Scotland: Tree dollars, and fitty cents.
    Mrs Scotland: Tree-fitty.
    A random io9(er): He wanted money?
    Scotland: That's right. I said, "I ain't givin' you no tree-fitty, you goddamn Loch Ness Monster! Get your own goddamn money!"
    Mrs Scotland: I gave him a dollar.
    Scotland: She gave him a dollar.
    Mrs Scotland: I thought he'd go away if I have him a dollar.
    Scotland: Well, of course he's not gonna go away, Mrs Scotland! You give him a dollar, he's gonna assume you got more!
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/28/09

    @Scotland: Monty Python?
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    Image of bobbydigital20g bobbydigital20g
    08/28/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: South Park
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    Image of Weapon--X Weapon--X
    08/28/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: Dude, no. South Park.
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    08/28/09

    @bobbydigital20g: Sorry fellow hidden commenter. I hadn't clicked on "View Hidden Comments" before redundantly making my redundant post redundant.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    08/28/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: South Park.
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    Image of I_Like_Bunnies I_Like_Bunnies
    08/28/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: You should be destarred for such a travesty!

    Unless you got about $3.50 you could loan me.
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    Image of atrus123 atrus123
    08/28/09

    @bobbydigital20g: Which episode? I'm having a tough time remembering the scene.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/28/09

    @I_Like_Bunnies: So... it was on South Park, I'm guessing.
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    Image of Scotland Scotland
    08/28/09

    @atrus123: [www.imdb.com]
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/28/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: Nope, South Park.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/28/09

    @Grey_Area: So... It wasn't on Takeshi's Castle?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/28/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: Was it...no. I think I read Monty Python did this first. Yep, definitely Monty Python.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/28/09

    @Grey_Area: Thanks. That's what I thought.

    It's fun to fuck with people!
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    08/28/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: That's what they're there for.
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps

    If you look closely you can see the square stern of the boat.
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    Image of Daveinva Daveinva
    08/28/09

    @reddingofish: No silly, what you see is Nessie swimming underneath a boat!
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    Image of atrus123 atrus123
    08/28/09

    @reddingofish: Shhhh! It's pretend time. That's not a stern, and those lines aren't wake. They're clearly monster ass and tentacles.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    08/28/09

    @reddingofish: What? Dude, yer crazy, that's obviously a weather balloon full of swamp gas.
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    08/28/09

    @reddingofish: BAH! if you look closely you can see anything in anything!
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    08/28/09

    @reddingofish: Am I the only one who didn't see Nessie? Instead I saw a giant white squid!

    Giant squids in Loch Ness!!! The new Montauk.
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    08/28/09

    @CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): Okay, I will go with giant squid.
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    Image of TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle
    08/28/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo:

    I'll be damned. The Space Shuttle.
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
    The poor scotts. If worring about a giant underwater dinosaur wasnt enough. Now theyve got to deal with mega octopus!! Well at least the films going to be awesome Nessie Vs Mega Octopus...come on!!
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    Image of Dash_Stryker Dash_Stryker
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
    Whale Jizzlens, some Orcas had alot of coke and one HELL of a party.
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    Image of DrFish DrFish
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
    Nessie has tentacles? Awesome!
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    08/28/09

    @DrFish: That is the wake of the blurry boat.
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    08/28/09

    @DrFish: No but Cthulu does.

    Oh, God.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/28/09

    @reddingofish: PARTY POOPER!
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    08/28/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: I prefer the term Rabble Rouser.
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    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
    Looks like a blurry picture of a boat to me.
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    08/28/09

    @reddingofish: Cigarette Smoking Man, is that you?
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    08/28/09

    @reddingofish: That's only what he wants you to think.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/28/09

    In reply to Loch Ness Monster Spotted On Google Maps
    Well, that's obviously just a gigantic albino glowing fish in the lake. Please. Let's keep it real now.
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    08/28/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: Ach yes, that'll be Wee Whitey. Och, it's been many moons since we've seen him round these parts. Must be fifty years old if he's a day...
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    08/28/09

    @Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: Is that what the ladies call it?
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    08/28/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: A gentleman never tells...
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    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    04/08/09

    In reply to Medieval Ghosts in Google Maps - Again?
    I'm glad my hometown can give people so many larp lolz. I remember when the news first broke a month or two ago. People around the office were giggling about it for days. :) ILU, Pittsburgh!
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/09/09

    @meirelle wants an F-15: Your city also is the home of some top-shelf roboticsismology! Hooray for Hans Moravec!
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    Image of sega8800 sega8800
    04/08/09

    In reply to Medieval Ghosts in Google Maps - Again?
    dude, you guys need to lay off the google ghost story. this pic was published a long time ago, it was just 2 dumb kids play samurai. oh god, io9? what has happened to you.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/09/09

    @sega8800: The influx of dull, unimaginative commenters has driven io9 insane.
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