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Nessie is a catfish, claims Loch Ness expert


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A Loch Ness expert who spent 24 years watching the water for a glimpse of Nessie - losing his girlfriend and home in the process - says he now believes the monster is merely a large catfish.

For almost a quarter of a century Steve Feltham, 52, who is originally from Dorset, was convinced the waters of Loch Ness held a family of prehistoric monsters.

He left his job fitting security cameras, his girlfriend and his home to move to the banks of Loch Ness and devote his time to searching for the legendary monster in 1991.

http://www.dailymail...es-CATFISH.html

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Um... well I feel a bit better about myself now.

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She sounds delicious, did he post any recipes that he would use to cook her in?

You know that catfish is not kosher, no scales and all.

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24 years.......... :rofl: :rofl:

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Well thats dedication!

Nessy was first spotted more than 1400 years ago, so unless there was more than one and they kept breading, it is highly likely nessy has passed away.

So this man, out of desperation to spot nessy, concludes now it does not exist, but is a catfish? Er how does he come to that bit of nonsense?

So it seems that you can now be classed as an expert even though you have never seen, touched or heard your subject.....he is no expert, he is just a man who has taken an obsession too far to end up with no more to tell about his subject than the day he started.

He knows nothing more about nessy than the next man.

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Well thats dedication!

Nessy was first spotted more than 1400 years ago, so unless there was more than one and they kept breading, it is highly likely nessy has passed away.

So this man, out of desperation to spot nessy, concludes now it does not exist, but is a catfish? Er how does he come to that bit of nonsense?

So it seems that you can now be classed as an expert even though you have never seen, touched or heard your subject.....he is no expert, he is just a man who has taken an obsession too far to end up with no more to tell about his subject than the day he started.

He knows nothing more about nessy than the next man.

And what is your explanation for this? A marine reptile that managed to survive the Mesozoic era?

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And what is your explanation for this? A marine reptile that managed to survive the Mesozoic era?

on river monsters, it is claimed that the legends originated from Iceland about a shark, which could fit the bill.

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Well thats dedication!

Nessy was first spotted more than 1400 years ago, so unless there was more than one and they kept breading, it is highly likely nessy has passed away.

So this man, out of desperation to spot nessy, concludes now it does not exist, but is a catfish? Er how does he come to that bit of nonsense?

So it seems that you can now be classed as an expert even though you have never seen, touched or heard your subject.....he is no expert, he is just a man who has taken an obsession too far to end up with no more to tell about his subject than the day he started.

He knows nothing more about nessy than the next man.

Sounds like a Ufologist.
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I have always thought Sturgeon. They can grow to be massive and look very pre-historic.

Maybe we should just call it Nicola?

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And what is your explanation for this? A marine reptile that managed to survive the Mesozoic era?

No, a marine creature which was spotted over 1400 years ago, by Saint Columba. And then the rest of the story and sightings, like they do over the years, gathered its cult followers and people have kept it alive today, the only thing they have not found alive was nessy.

Who knows what the missionary saw, his story is just as fanciful as a lot of those religious stories told through the years:

Columba was on his way to visit the king of the northern Picts near Inverness when he stopped at Loch Ness to confront a beast that had been killing people in the lake. Seeing a large beast about to attack another man, Columba intervened, invoking the name of God and commanding the creature to “go back with all speed.” The monster retreated and never killed another man.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/loch-ness-monster-sighted

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I'd say he's gonna need about three fiddy

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After being so dedicated for 24 years to prove the existence of Nessie, I find this latest U-turn of his a bit odd.

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After being so dedicated for 24 years to prove the existence of Nessie, I find this latest U-turn of his a bit odd.

Me too.

Maybe sanity came back to claim him.

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I didn't think Loch Ness had any large species in it. Prolly inclined to believe it's a spawning species shark or whale...

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It goes to show that it wasn't always a hoax, that people really were seeing something large in the water, but it still didn't mean it was the monster of our imaginations (or Scotland's tourist income). People really were seeing sea monsters in the oceans too, the classic tales of great beasts over 30-ft long. Now we have colossal squids up to 46 feet long. There've been lots of monsters, until there haven't.

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24 years and he just now thinks its a catfish? what happened at year 5 or 10, what was he thinking then? Duh ummmm It might be real or it may not better give myself a few more years to decide.

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well if its is a catfish, the only way to eat it is deep friend.

Blackened on the grill with Cajun seasoning and a nice Remoulade sauce on the side.

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Blackened on the grill with Cajun seasoning and a nice Remoulade sauce on the side.

You are danish. And you made me hungry....damn you :P

Cheers,

Badeskov

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Blackened on the grill with Cajun seasoning and a nice Remoulade sauce on the side.

deep fried with tartar sauce. I can understand the Cajun, but its all about the deep frying. mix some cornmeal and some flour, salt and pepper..ok dump some Cajun seasoning...but its all about the frying.

hey and I live in red fish country. would blacken redfish but would fry that catfish.

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deep fried with tartar sauce. I can understand the Cajun, but its all about the deep frying. mix some cornmeal and some flour, salt and pepper..ok dump some Cajun seasoning...but its all about the frying.

hey and I live in red fish country. would blacken redfish but would fry that catfish.

Andouille-Crusted Redfish with Creole Meuniere Sauce

Recipe courtesy Emerol Lagasse

Is my preferred recipe for redfish

I'm only working a half day today and now I'm thinking I should send one of my guys at the shop down to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients for a shrimp boil...

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After being so dedicated for 24 years to prove the existence of Nessie, I find this latest U-turn of his a bit odd.

"It's me or the monster!"

Apparantly his girlfriend started putting him off.

This piece posted in 2010

http://lochnessmystery.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/has-steve-feltham-become-part-time.html

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No, a marine creature which was spotted over 1400 years ago, by Saint Columba. And then the rest of the story and sightings, like they do over the years, gathered its cult followers and people have kept it alive today, the only thing they have not found alive was nessy.

Who knows what the missionary saw, his story is just as fanciful as a lot of those religious stories told through the years:

Columba was on his way to visit the king of the northern Picts near Inverness when he stopped at Loch Ness to confront a beast that had been killing people in the lake. Seeing a large beast about to attack another man, Columba intervened, invoking the name of God and commanding the creature to “go back with all speed.” The monster retreated and never killed another man.

http://www.history.c...monster-sighted

Even though Lazarus taxon is a real phenomenon, which it has been documented by science...

https://en.wikipedia...i/Lazarus_taxon

a large marine reptile may need warm tropical waters. Now, if this thing is not a reptile at all, in the Loch Ness there is not enough food to feed a healthy population of large predators.

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