But maybe we can convince ufologists and cryptozoologists to hunt the same areas together…then on the other hand, we’re trying to legitimize cryptozoology and no offense to the ufologists, but that would just lump us into a whole other category we probably don’t want to be in right now…nevermind.

With respect, amigo, but I’m SO tired of that line of thinking already.

Ufology and Cryptozoology, both trying to get the respect from the mainstream they’ve always yearned for, and thinking that if they mingle with the other team then they will hijack their own efforts of finally being accepted in the frat club of Academia —”oh, don’t mind my cousin, he’s a weirdo! I’m the one you should pay attention to.”

Skeptics don’t bother with putting both fields in a different category —it’s all nonsensical pseudoscience to them

The creatures that live in Loch Ness and Lake Champlain (and other watery bodies around the world) are very obviously THE ALIENS themselves ! They colonized these lakes eons ago, maybe perhaps their huge bodies cannot exist on land, and the lights we see are their fellow comrades coming with supplies, or more colonists, or to take them home for some R&R.

It’s such a simple solution it has to be the obvious one. Loren, I am amazed that you have never cottoned on to this. Really, do I have to do all the work round here ?

**dons tin hat and runs for the hills**

“Now I’m not one either to link up UFO’s and water cryptids. I seriously doubt there’s a connection, other than maybe…”

…the type of people who see them ?

Never knew that until reading some article…might have a been on the TV…

Now I’m not one either to link up UFO’s and water cryptids. I seriously doubt there’s a connection, other than maybe large bodies of water are an area of interest for UFO’s (which blows a big hole in the theory in M. Knight Shamylan’s Signs movie, but I digress).

But maybe we can convince ufologists and cryptozoologists to hunt the same areas together…then on the other hand, we’re trying to legitimize cryptozoology and no offense to the ufologists, but that would just lump us into a whole other category we probably don’t want to be in right now…nevermind.

Nobody can say at this point that there’s a correlation between the sightings of UFOs and that of unknown lake creatures; but dismissing either one because you are entrenched in a particular field is a disservice to Fortean research.