This week Brandon invents a new month-based band (The Novemberists), and John gets buried in the minutia of 4chan.

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Horror Theater – The Rake

Know Your Meme - The Rake

Creepypasta

x/ Creepypasta Archive : Anonymous

Creepy Resistance Viral Spooks Media

Possible Fallen Angel in Catalonia (subtitled)

Hounds of Tindalos - Wikipedia

Mystery Alien/Zombie Louisiana Hunting Pic Debunked: It's A Fake

We're back again, this time with a good old-fashioned hoax grab bag!

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100 Miles (Skinbone) - https://youtu.be/tesr1OyymXo

John's Dissertation - https://youtu.be/QRAqnvCLADo?si=qxntMgiI_KdKueqT

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Sources:

The Nantucket Sea Monster | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

The Summer of Nantucket’s Sublime Sea Serpent | Smithsonian

Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

Do not Believe Everything about Science Online: Revisiting the Fake Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus in an Introductory Biology College Course

Pacific Northwest tree octopus - Wikipedia

Honolulu Star Bulletin

Flying Saucer Found Here

Gigantica fibicus (April Fool, 1941)

10 Animals That Turned Out to Be Hoaxes or Spoofs - Listverse

Largest Fish Ever Caught (April Fool's Day - 1939)

After a bit of a scheduling nightmare, Brandon and John are back! This time, they talk about a cherished Manhattan urban legend.

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Mysterious America: The Ultimate Guide to the Nation's Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures: Coleman, Loren: 9781416527367

American alligator | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Chinese alligator | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Comparison of bite‐force performance between long‐term captive and wild American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) - Erickson

Alligator - Wikipedia

Can You Really Escape an Alligator if You Run in a Zigzag? | HowStuffWorks

American Alligator | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Sewer alligator - Wikipedia

The Truth About Alligators in the Sewers of New York - Corey Kilgannon

Alligator in the Sewer Day 2020

Alligator Ad 1934 - Popular Mechanics

Live Baby Alligator - FREE! : r/vintageads

Behind the Alligator Pet Trade - Fast Company

Women with baby alligator - Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection

Fear or revere: Virginia Tech researcher dives into the complex history of the American alligator

526 Mailable Live Animals | Postal Explorer

Surprise at U.P.S.: Alligator-in-the-Box - The New York Times

Breaking Fad: Alligators becoming the new pit bulls for drug dealers, cops say - Washington Times

Guard alligator 'El Chompo' protected drugs for Pennsylvania dealers, prosecutors say

More on Alligators in the Sewers - George Fergus