10 Ridiculous Fake Status Updates Your Friends Shared On Facebook
9. The Loch Ness Monster Is Dead
In February, the internet outdid itself by posting, tweeting, sharing and reblogging the small, negligible non-story fake sightings of the fictitious sea monster that doesnt live in Scotlands Loch Ness are down to zero in 2013 under the slightly more flamboyant guise of OMG the Loch Ness Monster is dead! First pictured in 1933, following a morass of sightings of the beastie that year, the Loch Ness Monster is the second most famous cryptid (ie, entirely made-up animal) next to Bigfoot, which is also still in the news. Its been eighty years now, and still the phantom holdover from the Cretaceous era is making headlines, but this is the first time that those stories have centred on worries for its health. The source of the concerns is a local Nessie expert and professional sightings collator, who is also apparently the president of the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club. The clubs website encourages the reader to join today to prevent other, less reputable fan clubs from taking your money instead, which is faultless advice. If there are any less reputable associations out there than the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club, do not give them your money.
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