Does she have a special “Stupid Shit” key on her keyboard? Because she seems too stupid to type, and is further restricted by keeping one thumb in her mouth and the other… ah… elsewhere.

She types with her toes. (I hear she wears spessartite bells on those.)

Well, you’re going to have to suggest what sort of properly scientific research there is to be done on entities that might exist. Speculation about things that might exist is metaphysics. Empirically studying things that are known to exist, performing controlled experiments meant to test hypotheses, and using peer-review is science. What would a graduate program in cryptozoology consist of? Watching Harry and the Hendersons 100 times? Going for a lot of hikes with some good binoculars?

Also, you might note that your newest example of an unexpected large species on land is from 1902. Someone could find a mermaid tomorrow deep on the ocean floor and it wouldn’t surprise me all that much. The world is full of strange creatures, like K-Los, Bible Spices, TEH FUCHING FERRETS, Pantloads, intertubes trolls, etc.

Josh, there are serious investigations into the existence of Bigfoot/Yeti/Sasquatch. What makes you think that just because most “cryptospeciel” claims are debunked outright that there’s no real scientific interest?

For meat that we intend to Weberize (steak primarily), we’ve started using a technique we found in Cook’s Illustrated using a low-heat oven to slowly raise the internal temp to about 100F before throwing the flesh on the hot coals. This way, just as the exterior is getting picturesquely toasty, the moisture in the core has started to simmer. The meat still comes out nicely rare, but hot in the center. Also, the pre-heating dries the outside surface slightly so the picturesqueness of the toast is enhanced.

For burgers, we use the microwave auto-defrost set to half the total weight of the meat. They come off the Weber truly hot ‘n’ juicy and still slightly pink inside without being charcoaled on the outside.

The field of performance trolling=cryptopoology.

Hey, that looks to me like an awfully nice piece of pork tenderloin.

Trim off any outer membrane, then soak it in a nice bring for about 24 hours. After that, pat it dry and slather on a nice mix of mustard and cider vinegar, followed by a generous coat of your favorite seasoning/dry rub.

Let it sit for a few hours more, then get a nice charcoal fire going in your Weber. Sear the tenderloin over moderate heat for a few minutes, the bring it over to the cooler side of the grill, away from the direct heat, and put the cover on.

Tenderloin cooks pretty fast, and because there’s very little fat it’ll dry out on you if you’re not careful. That’s where the brining comes in.

I like to just poke the meat with my finger to see how it’s coming along. Mushy means raw to rare, and the firmer it feels the more cooked it is.

A typical 3 pound tenderloin just needs 15-20 minutes, plus another 10 to rest when you take it off the grill. Cover it loosely with a piece of foil while it rests.

Slice on the diagonal – ideally the meat is pink, with some more well done pieces at the narrow end for people who like ‘em that way.

Yum.

What the fuck kind of wingnut welfare is that? They’re letting profits interfere with the propaganda?
I just lost a little bit of faith in rich assholes’ collective willingness to pay people to tongue clean their anuses. I hope you’re happy, NY Sun. Life will never be the same again.

The mountain gorilla was previously thought of by the scientific community as a myth cooked up by “primitive” African bushmen until two of them were shot in 1902.

The coelacanth “living fossil” is an ancient species of large fish that the scientific establishment thought went extinct with the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago, until a specimen was caught in a fishing net off the coast of South Africa in 1938.

In 1976, a previously unknown species of large shark called the megamouth shark was discovered by a U.S. Navy research vessel in the South Pacific.

The scientific establishment has since the 19th century mostly rejected the idea that their are large animal species that science has not yet discovered. Yet, time and time again the scientific establishment has been proven wrong with many large species of animals being discovered in the 20th century, those three that I mentioned are only a fraction of what has been discovered since most mainstream scientists have ignorantly declared every species of animal to have been discovered.

I hope I have persuaded at least some of you to support me in trying to bring cryptozoology out of the field of “pseudoscience” and into the field of mainstream science.