Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Professor Theorizes The Loch Ness Monster May Have Just Been *Checks Notes* A Whale Penis

Professor Theorizes The Loch Ness Monster May Have Just Been *Checks Notes* A Whale Penis
Keystone/Getty Images

Solving the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster wasn't on our 2022 Surreal Life bingo cards - but a professor on Twitter has shared his theory, and it makes as much sense as anything else this year, so Twitter is kind of just going with it.

Michael Sweet is a researcher, lecturer, and professor of molecular ecology at the University of Derby, in England. His take on the Loch Ness Monster is a little different from what others have theorized.


People have theorized that Nessie is a plesiosaur, a giant Eel, a massive catfish, an elephant, and nothing at all. Professor Sweet? He thinks Nessie is a whale boner.

And he's not afraid to tell Twitter all about it.

With pics!


Twitter … would rather he didn't.






But also is oddly fascinated.



In an interesting academic turn, someone pretty relevant spoke up to disagree with Prof. Sweet - whose theory is widely informed by an academic paper. One of the authors of the paper itself!

According to this author, the whale-wang theory just doesn't hold up in this case.

The mystery may never truly be solved, we all know that. But the Loch Ness Monster just being a whale peen (and the idea that all the Nessie merch is just a giant erection sticking out of the water) feels perfectly on brand, doesn't it? Especially now that intellectuals are arguing about it.

Those of you with Nessie swag, how are you feeling knowing you're possibly sporting the free-est of willies when you wear it?

More from Trending

Screenshot of Stephen Colbert
CBS

Stephen Colbert Makes Somber Plea To Americans In Wake Of Charlie Kirk's Death

Late-night host Stephen Colbert had a somber message for Americans as he addressed the assassination of far-right activist Charlie Kirk, stressing that "political violence only leads to more political violence."

Kirk died after an unidentified gunman shot him in the neck as he—ironically enough—mocked victims of gun violence at an event in Utah Valley State University. Kirk's murder has galvanized the far-right, with President Donald Trump and his surrogates claiming without evidence that rhetoric from Democrats is responsible for Kirk's death.

Keep ReadingShow less
a woman sunbathing on rocks.
a person sitting on a towel on a beach
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

People Share The Weirdest Flexes They Heard Someone Say With A Straight Face

It is never attractive to gloat.

Even so, some people can't help but brag, or "flex" as it is sometimes known, about certain accomplishments or attributes.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @thedowntheredoc's TikTok video
@thedowntheredoc/TikTok

TikToker Hilariously Calls Out Target After Champion Pants Feature Awkwardly-Placed Front Pleat

Sometimes you can just tell when something was designed *for* women, but was not actually designed *by* women.

Take, for instance, the new pleated pants available at Target from the Champion clothing line. While there's nothing wrong with pleated pants and they certainly have a suitable spot in the workplace, the latest rendition of Champion pleated pants are, shall we say, NSFW.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @kaicutch's Instagram video
@kaicutch/Instagram

Woman Flips Her Car After Belting Out Ironic Britney Spears Lyric In Wild Viral Video

Whether we want to admit it or not, we've all had our fair share of carpool karaoke and maybe even imagined our car as our own personal recording studio.

But TikToker and Instagrammer Kaitlynn McCutcheon may have gotten too into her performance of Britney Spears' classic, "Hit Me Baby, One More Time," when the road and her car both said, "Bet."

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from ​@lynnshazeen's TikTok video
@lynnshazeen/TikTok

Woman Goes Viral After Revealing How Her Obsession With Matcha Landed Her In The Hospital

Let's be honest: Too much of anything isn't good for us. It's all about the balance!

But the media and social media trends have taught us that certain things are really good for us, encouraging us to be like the "very mindful and very demure" girls and take care of ourselves. One such example is drinking more matcha, especially if you really like coffee or think you have a caffeine addiction.

Keep ReadingShow less