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Who Had The Best Year Ever? Montauk Monster vs. Sarah Palin

Who Had The Best Year Ever? Montauk Monster vs. Sarah Palin

The year 2008 was an interesting one: We had an election that turned very, very ugly, pop stars rising from the has-been ashes and plenty of freakshow animals. But what made the year the most interesting? We at OTR had many an obsession this past few months, but at the top of the list are the Montauk Monster and Sarah Palin.

 

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Two-Headed Turtle Found, Then Stolen

Two-Headed Turtle Found, Then Stolen

People love freaks of nature. Case and point: Michael Phelps The Montauk Monster, which sent the blogosphere into a frenzy at the end of July and led to the findings of Bigfoot, a fishgator, a 44lb. cat and now a two-headed turtle.

 

That’s right – two heads, one shell.

 

According to WNBC, this loveable Siamese (ninja) turtle was found in Brook...

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Nerds Find Bigfoot... Or Something

Nerds Find Bigfoot... Or Something

Once again, we enlist the help of biology students. After the Montauk Monster, we now have evidence of another creature which requires identification.

 

Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, besides being freaks, believe that they have found the biggest freak in American folklore: Bigfoot. The two men say that they found the body of a dead Bigfoot crea...

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Chupacabra - The New Montauk Monster

Chupacabra - The New Montauk Monster

The Montauk monster has caused an uproar in the nation and the recent obsession with the raccoon/turtle hybrid has come the alleged sightings of other strange animals. According to a small town Texas police department, the chupacabra has made its long-awaited comeback.

 

Chupacabra meaning “goat sucker” in Spanish crazed the television networks ...

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Web Obsession Just Monster Marketing?

Web Obsession Just Monster Marketing?

Ah, we should have known. Beloved blog-subject Montauk Monster is, most likely, a viral marketing hoax for the Darell Goldberg movie Splinterheads. The Splinterheads movie official website proudly sports a picture of the Monster and says "We have the Montauk Monster." Apparently, the woman who originally reported the Monster's existence is direc...

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Latest comment by Anonymous: I do not believe this because i know where the monster is right now. It is actually in the friend of a friends garage. One of them works at the beach where it was discovered and someone threw it in the woods thinking nothing of

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Montauk Beast Vs. Princess Chunk Vs. Fishgator

Montauk Beast Vs. Princess Chunk Vs. Fishgator

I’m just a lowly journalism major so I need a little help. Biology whizzes out there: What is going on in the animal kingdom these days?
 

Mutant creatures are popping up all over the place with little explanation. First, we had the Montauk Monster mania. Then came the 44-pound cat, Princess Chunk, discovered in New Jersey. And now, a young boy ...

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Latest comment by Anonymous: I mean a griffen midevil bird,

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