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What Is It? #10

Well, once more it’s that time of the week – the time we ask you the age-old question: What Is It? Admittedly, throughout the ages it’s been applied to grandiose things like planets, comets and tiny tiny dogs (seriously, a pomeranian? What the hell IS that?), yet here at the MSS we use the question to usher in Prof. Dowling’s latest teasing photograph. As ever, tell us what you think this photo is.

Last week we showed you this photo, and asked you what it is. The answer? Pure fakery! Neither are penned by President Truman nor by founding father of the US,- Ben Franklin as they claim – instead they were penned by none other than Dr Joe Nickel of the Centre for Inquiry. Joe’s something of a skeptical hero, with having spent many decades and countlessTV appearances investigating paranormal claims.

A genuine Joe Nickel Fake

Winner this week was, well, no-one. The nearest was Jon D, who jokingly suggested the Franklin letter might be a fake expenses claim, although still penned by Franklin. No-one posted a right answer, in fact hardly anyone posted an answer at all this week! We are very disappointed. We’re crying but you just can’t see us.

We need to up the game. We mentioned pomeranians earlier. Right, for every What Is It that goes unanswered, we drown a pomeranian. Or at least hold one over some water. So, save the pomeranians and post your answers below…