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Old 07-21-11, 05:28 AM   #1
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Default Did anyone see this article in The Sun recently?

Did anyone else see this in The Sun newspaper?
Looks very much like the tail of some reptile or prehistoric creature.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-the-sand.html
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Old 07-21-11, 05:43 AM   #2
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Whatever it is, let's hope it is really dead
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Old 07-21-11, 05:59 AM   #3
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It looks like a whale to me.
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Old 07-21-11, 06:06 AM   #4
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It looks like a whale to me.
I've never seen a whale with a tail like that,this tail looks very serpentine.
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An emaciated whale?
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Looks like people are saying it's either a pilot whale or Amy Winehouse after a bender.
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Old 07-21-11, 07:14 AM   #7
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Looks like people are saying it's either a pilot whale or Amy Winehouse after a bender.
LOL...well it certainly ain't my missus because she's downstairs cooking my lunch
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I always knew there were weird creatures in Britain - and strange animals, too!
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Old 07-21-11, 09:47 AM   #9
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I always knew there were weird creatures in Britain - and strange animals, too!
Yes,and they all live together in that s**thole called London,especially the spawning grounds of Westminster and Downing Street
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