Bigfoot, Seriously ??!

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FREMDFIRMA

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 5:41 PM

I gotta say, not a bloody chance.

Bigfoot show seeks close encounter of a hairy kind
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120411/METRO/204110356/Bigfoot-sh
ow-seeks-close-encounter-hairy-kind

Quote:
Producers from the Animal Planet TV program "Finding Bigfoot" have been filming in the Houghton Lake area this week, looking for signs of Sasquatch.

I wouldn't even have known this save that I got a downright BIZARRE phone call this morning...
You want me to track a WHAT???!!!
*eyeroll*
I thought they were having me on, and no, I am NOT gonna play along, I got work to do here.

Now yes I do keep an open mind, having addressed whole issues which were once considered no-such-thing and urban myths, up to and including laughing my ass off when an actual Colossal Squid was found, but given that I hunt the darkness damn near every night, and can track a common housecat in pitch darkness IN THE RAIN and retrieve it in mere minutes, if there WAS a footie around here I woulda spotted him fer cryin out loud, at least spotted trailsign, you know ?

So they're wasting their time, but it's theirs to waste, I guess - joke is gonna be on me though if there really is "something" (likely a small wildcat or bear) over there and all the ruckus drives it over here.

Oh well.

-Frem

ANTHONYT

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 6:07 PM

Hello,

I hope someone does find a Bigfoot or Yeti. If not a live one, then at least the bones of an extinct species. It would be nice to know how all of these myths got started.

Bigfoot and Leviathan. I'm waiting on those two. Maybe the Thunderbird, too.

--Anthony

Note to Self:
Raptor - women who want to control their reproductive processes are sluts.
Wulf - Niki is a stupid fucking bitch who should hurry up and die.
Never forget what these men are.
“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” -Thomas Szasz

ANTHONYT

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 6:08 PM

Quote:
no, I am NOT gonna play along, I got work to do here.

Hello,

Wanted to add- money is nice. You don't have to endorse the thing, just have to get paid for looking.

--Anthony

Note to Self:
Raptor - women who want to control their reproductive processes are sluts.
Wulf - Niki is a stupid fucking bitch who should hurry up and die.
Never forget what these men are.
“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” -Thomas Szasz

PIZMOBEACH

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 6:34 PM

You got a call from Finding Bigfoot?? I say play along! It's a funny show, grt if you have a bunch of eps lined up on a rainy Sunday. The hosts says, "I've been tracking Bigfoot for 20 years..." kind of an ironic boast. "So, you have pictures then..." "Weeeeeell..."

There's plenty of hokum of course - people who have obviously faked their encounter videos - but there are also just enough eye witness accounts from what seem like upstanding reasonable folk to at least make you not rule it out completely. Sort of. It is odd how they go to all of these places and leave right when they're getting close - like why not stay and finish the job? Oh, right.

Gods, that means they'll be on season 3 - that's almost harder to believe!

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HERO

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:49 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Maybe the Thunderbird, too.

I've seen the Thunderbirds. Great show...they can really fly.

I see Bigfoot every night...there's two of them living in my house. I named the Left and Right.

H

KWICKO

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:45 PM

"We do the job, and we get paid."

WHOZIT

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:18 PM

I thought Bigfoot lived in the North West?

KWICKO

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by WHOZIT:
I thought Bigfoot lived in the North West?

Bigfoot don't respect no borders. ;)

KWICKO

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by HERO:
Quote:
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Maybe the Thunderbird, too.

I've seen the Thunderbirds. Great show...they can really fly.

Well... Most of the time...

Quote:
One of the signature Thunderbirds formations (and it’s probably used by every aerobatics group) is the Diamond. Four aircraft fly in a baseball-diamond-shaped formation only a few feet apart, and they usually maintain that formation all the way through a loop. The lead pilot guides the formation, while the other three have their eyes locked onto him, oblivious to all else, including their distance from the ground. Their jobs are to maintain a precise position to the lead, regardless of what he does. It’s a high-speed version of follow-the-leader.

That’s all well and good…unless something goes wrong with the lead aircraft, and that’s what seems to have happened on this particular day. Apparently #1's pitch control actuator wasn’t functioning properly and, rather than pull out of the bottom of the loop at about 100 feet above the ground, Major Norm Lowry’s plane continued into the ground.

Captains Mays, Peterson, and Melancon, piloting the #2, #3, and #4 aircraft, probably only had a split second to realize there was problem before they, too, followed their leader into the Arizona ground around Davis-Monthan AFB. All four pilots were killed instantly, and 1982's Thunderbirds season ended before it even began.

The “Diamond Crash” sparked heated debate as to the value of these exhibition teams. In less than a year, the Thunderbirds had lost millions of dollars of aircraft and, much worse, six highly-trained pilots. Families were being devastated, pilots lost, and dollars wasted on what amounted to 90 minutes of “hot-shot stunt pilot antics”.

OONJERAH

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:29 PM

BigFoot, Sasquatch, large North American bipedal primate ...
If he's real, possibly decended from Gigantopithecus.

FireflyFans.net, Community, Talk, What's Your Favorite Cryptid?, entry #37

ETA: My favorite cryptid is BigFoot and has been for about 50 years.

FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, April 12, 2012 12:55 AM

Nah, it was one of our clients, asking if they should reccommend me for a local tracker, I thought about it a moment and asked if they were payin, and he goes "Well, uhh, no..."
So I hung up on him.

-F

OONJERAH

Thursday, April 12, 2012 12:57 AM

Has Our Client ever heard of bloodhounds?

CAVETROLL

Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:16 PM

Every state but Rhode Island has had a Bigfoot like cryptid reported. I've had an encounter in Connecticut. Can't say what it was, as it was nightime. I can say it was taller than me (6'2"), moved so fast through the cornfield I thought it might have a mini bike under it and it smelled to high heaven. It went west, I went east, as fast as my legs could carry me.

If I ever saw one in good light I'd hope to get clear photos/video. Even if armed I sure wouldn't shoot one. Science doesn't need to study one that badly. Given the number of bears killed by vehicles and the lack of Bigfoot roadkill it is either a sign of their intelligence, or evidence for their non-existence.

As far as urban wildlife, I recall a moose was wandering around Worcester, MA for a week back in the early 90's. The police and animal control authorities couldn't find it. A moose. In the city. A nurse going home from 2nd shift at Hahneman hospital hit it with her car and crippled it. Poor moose had to be put down. Wildlife can survive quite well in urban areas. It stands to reason that smart wildlife could do even better, if driven to survive in urban areas.

WISHIMAY

Thursday, April 12, 2012 1:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
It would be nice to know how all of these myths got started.

You shoulda seen my dad, back in the day. We used to go to beaches and people would get up and move away, he was THAT hairy- pretty much everywhere you could see, heh. Kids would point.
He used ta wear cut-offs and tanks I think just to gross people out... I'm pretty sure one of those people that have hair like dogs do (hyper trichosis?) were part of the reason that myth got started... Not too much of a stretch to imagine one tall hairy dude with big feet sooo ostricized he lived alone in the woods...

PIZMOBEACH

Thursday, April 12, 2012 2:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CaveTroll:
Every state but Rhode Island has had a Bigfoot like cryptid reported. I've had an encounter in Connecticut. Can't say what it was, as it was nightime. I can say it was taller than me (6'2"), moved so fast through the cornfield I thought it might have a mini bike under it and it smelled to high heaven. It went west, I went east, as fast as my legs could carry me.

If I ever saw one in good light I'd hope to get clear photos/video. Even if armed I sure wouldn't shoot one. Science doesn't need to study one that badly. Given the number of bears killed by vehicles and the lack of Bigfoot roadkill it is either a sign of their intelligence, or evidence for their non-existence.

As far as urban wildlife, I recall a moose was wandering around Worcester, MA for a week back in the early 90's. The police and animal control authorities couldn't find it. A moose. In the city. A nurse going home from 2nd shift at Hahneman hospital hit it with her car and crippled it. Poor moose had to be put down. Wildlife can survive quite well in urban areas. It stands to reason that smart wildlife could do even better, if driven to survive in urban areas.

It is against the law in the state of Washington to shoot a Bigfoot. Just another great line from FBF.

Cavetroll - your description is exactly what I was referring to when I said that what makes the impossible idea of Bigfoot existing (given the preponderance of the lack of evidence) seem possible, are the personal accounts by people who appear to have all their marbles. It's hard to explain their stories in any other way and it's pretty easy to tell when someone feels genuine about what they saw - there's a certain kind of fear that's almost impossible to fake.

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FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, April 12, 2012 8:15 PM

Bloodhounds won't chase most cryptids, they either run around in confused little circles, or they quiver and howl, or they run under the nearest cover and piddle in terror - in the case of a Footie it's usually confused little circles.

-F

OONJERAH

Thursday, April 12, 2012 10:28 PM

Proposed tactic:
Bigfoot is spotted, and when he is safely out of sight, persons who
spotted him approach the spot. Tracks are found = spoor.
Area roped off to preserve evidence.
Bloodhounds and trackers arrive within the hour. Dogs run under the
nearest cover and piddle in terror.
New dogs arrive shortly. This time, they are pitbulls. Reputed to
be good trackers and never give up.

The only drawback to my plan is the usual problem: On his own turf,
Bigfoot is smarter than trackers.
If Bigfoot is close to human intelligence, it explains a lot.

. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

PIZMOBEACH

Thursday, April 12, 2012 10:38 PM

I believe the existence of "pitbulls" as you call them, has been soundly disproven. That'd be like hiring a griffin or something, or believing that the mean temperature of earth is rising. Complete and utter hogwarts.

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RIONAEIRE

Thursday, April 12, 2012 11:10 PM

I don't personally believe that big foots exist, but if they did wouldn't it maybe be better if people weren't sure. If something new is discovered people tend to kill it and disect it, or lock it up for other people's amusement. Plus people in life need something to believe in that can't be proven, something to hope for, I think lots of people believe in cryptids because its fun to believe that something is out there, in a physical tangible form, that all our knowledge hasn't fully discovered or understood, not something like God or the fae, but something that is tangible and could someday be proven if the right people looked and tried hard enough.

I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya.

OONJERAH

Thursday, April 12, 2012 11:12 PM

Quote PizmoBeach: "I believe the existence of 'pitbulls' as you call them, has been soundly disproven."

That is true. But your handle indicates that you live in California, have visited
here, or at the very least, admire it greatly.

Many who own pitbulls also smoke pot, which accounts for having fantasy dogs.
I know of no one in California who hasn't "seen" a pitbull, the fleeting image of
a creature resembling a pitbull, or the ectoplasmic presence of a pitbull.

Pitbulls are seen in California far more often even than Bigfoot.

. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

OONJERAH

Friday, April 13, 2012 1:38 AM

Bigfoot sightings bring VT national attention [News video included] =>
http://www.wcax.com/story/17402034/bigfoot-sightings-bring-vt-national
-attention

The TV network Animal Planet will bring its show Finding Bigfoot to Rutland.
Producers will pick stories feature on the show.

"Not only is it a fun, upbeat, interesting, different story that is being
filmed here. And the local community is getting very excited about it," said
Tom Donahue of Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce.

*Bartholomew hopes the show will bring some more credibility to his claims.

"Our major goal is to bring this out of the tabloid mentality and bring it
into science. The DNA age. And I think that's right where we're heading,"
Bartholomew said.

Big news for Bigfoot fans all across Vermont.

*Paul Bartholomew, researcher and Bigfoot author

ANTHONYT

Friday, April 13, 2012 2:32 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by RionaEire:
I don't personally believe that big foots exist, but if they did wouldn't it maybe be better if people weren't sure. If something new is discovered people tend to kill it and disect it, or lock it up for other people's amusement. Plus people in life need something to believe in that can't be proven, something to hope for, I think lots of people believe in cryptids because its fun to believe that something is out there, in a physical tangible form, that all our knowledge hasn't fully discovered or understood, not something like God or the fae, but something that is tangible and could someday be proven if the right people looked and tried hard enough.

I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya.

Hello,

You may share my amusement with this video. :-)

--Anthony

Note to Self:
Raptor - women who want to control their reproductive processes are sluts.
Wulf - Niki is a stupid fucking bitch who should hurry up and die.
Never forget what these men are.
“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” -Thomas Szasz

OONJERAH

Friday, April 13, 2012 2:43 AM

Quote Riona: "I don't personally believe that big foots exist,
but if they did wouldn't it maybe be better if people weren't sure?
If something new is discovered people tend to kill it and disect
it, or lock it up for other people's amusement.

Or kill them for a skull or a paw to sell as a souvenir.

Yes, we know this. I really think Bigfoot(s) should be more careful.

OONJERAH

Saturday, April 14, 2012 1:16 AM

- Moved to What's Your Favorite Cryptid? thread. -

OONJERAH

Saturday, April 14, 2012 6:53 PM

Dr. Melba Ketchum of DNA Diagnostics -[ http://www.dnadiagnostics.com/staff.html ]
was given some "bigfoot hair" to analyze.

Her findings, if significant, are to be reported in a respected science
journal before they are made public. She has written and submitted a
paper; it is now in peer review, which can take months.

I do not know Dr. Ketchum's reputation or the name of the journal.

I've read that many suspected bigfoot hair samples have been submitted
to DNA labs over the years. The results so far have been various known
mammals, human, and unknown primate.

http://bigfootevidence.blogspot.com/2012/03/dr-melba-ketchum-delays-an
d-paper.html

OONJERAH

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 5:47 AM

Jane Goodall

Goodall & Jolie

OONJERAH

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 4:35 AM

Detailed, close-up picture of Bigfoot

http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/

Photo or photoshop?

PIZMOBEACH

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:55 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Detailed, close-up picture of Bigfoot

http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/

Photo or photoshop?

That's my 9th grade science teacher, Mr. Hadly.

Benefits from watching FBF:

1. You will try and perfect your bigfoot call. At some point you will think you have it mastered. Oddly enough you will find the desire to use your call will increase in densely populated areas, especially in mall type environments where there aren't any bigfoots, but plenty of echo and potentail for chaos.

2. You will become an expert on the terrain that is suitable for bigfoot, which is everywhere, and you will call it, "squatchie," or, "very squatchie." Pretty soon you will use the word "squatchie" to mean anything "good."

3. When you are ready, you will go on night investgations with friends and high tech gear, (coolers that plug into you suv's lighter socket). Very squatchie.

4. You will reach an understanding that looking for bigfoot with friends is as valuable as almost anything else our silly species does.

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RIONAEIRE

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 4:14 PM

Pismo, :)

I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya.

AURAPTOR

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 4:53 PM

Oonjerah -

Interesting video of Jane Goodall and Angelina. The 2nd part of that vid, though, got me thinking. Jane speaks of the peace and harmony, in the natural world. At first, that struck me as odd. For 100's of millions of years, life , nature in general, has been pretty brutal. Animals eat each other alive, all the time. It is, as Darwin described it, survival of the fittest. And it goes beyond mere hunting for food. Some animals, like lions and hyenas, will seemingly go out of their way to kill one another. And they also seem to hold grudges, too. I recall one documentary where a group of lions singled out one particular hyena, the daughter of the pack's matriarch, and killed her, leaving others mostly alone.

So, there's that, but then on the flip side, we have vids of animals, like bears and dogs, actually playing with each other, out in the wild. And there were other similar vids, too, of other critters, which we'd expect to ignore or eat each other, taking a friendly, social interest in each other to play.

Seems as soon as we think we've figured out the rules, the rules change! Confusing.

" We're all just folk. " - Mal

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

"The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein

OONJERAH

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 5:59 PM

Quote PizmoBeach: "That's my 9th grade science teacher, Mr. Hadly."

You had a teacher who was a Bigfoot?
And you didn't tell us til now?

PIZMOBEACH

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 7:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Quote PizmoBeach: "That's my 9th grade science teacher, Mr. Hadly."

You had a teacher who was a Bigfoot?
And you didn't tell us til now?

He definitely was bigfoot-ish, like some footie/human love child. I don't remember him speaking very much, and he had b.o. like the stuff my dad used to use to spray our front lawn for bugs. Come to think of it, we did go on a lot of field trips... maybe we should have noticed?

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OONJERAH

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:07 PM

Very interesting.

Quite a few people claim to have seen Bigfoot close-up. Hardly anyone
believes them, of course. Most say that other than the size and the
hair, Bigfoot looks human. (Love child possible.)

According to surveys, "Do you believe in Bigfoot?" most people go with
unsure. Then there's about 30% who feel more certain: for sure Real or
for sure Nonsense.

The "for sure Real" crowd often sound to me calm if a bit defensive.

The "for sure Nonsense" crowd are usually mad, like right wingnuts.
For them, if we had a Bf corpse, or if Bigfoot walks down Main Street,
My Town, meets some citizens, does a video interview on the news,
they would still swear he doesn't exist, because they have to be right.

We recently had a neighbor here who lived in Bluff Creek, CA in her
youth. She claimed to know the local Bigfeet well. I wanted to believe
her, but she is a very uncredible person.

. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

RIONAEIRE

Thursday, April 19, 2012 1:07 AM

We used to have a running joke with Jennifer about how the Bigfoots where we camp, where I still camp, now without her, had big crushes on her and would come and sniffle around our cabin at night hoping she'd come out to see them. :)

I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya.

OONJERAH

Friday, April 20, 2012 3:40 AM

Movie opening Friday, April 20, in San Francisco =>
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/18/NSOQ1O1L7Q
.DTL

Letters From the Big Man, Artist and government hydrologist Sarah (Lily Rabe)
treks into the deep wilderness of Oregon for a postfire survey. Out of this ecological
haven emerges a being of legend - a Sasquatch. Sarah and the Sasquatch build a
friendly rapport, but she fears for his safety.
Note: Filmmaker Christopher Munch will appear Friday at the Smith Rafael Film Center
and Saturday at the Roxie. Not rated.

Oonj: Of course, in this movie, Sasquatch is portrayed by an actor.

OONJERAH

Friday, April 20, 2012 5:19 AM

October 2010, Comments by Melba Ketchum on the testing of the Bigfoot hairs =>
http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/blog/bigfoot/melba-ketchum-2011-bigfoot-d
na-study/

search for October, 2010:
- or her comments begin about 1/6th down the page, it bein' a bit cluttered.

. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

OONJERAH

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:59 AM

Oonj: Oops! NM.

PIZMOBEACH

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 11:40 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Oonj: Oops! NM.

Did you see something?!?

just this past Sunday: http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/travel/hunting-bigfoot-in-florida
.html

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CAVETROLL

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 1:53 PM

10 bigfoot videos.

http://blastr.com/2012/04/10-awesome-bigfoot-sighti.php

Nothing up close or Hollywood quality.

PIZMOBEACH

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 2:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CaveTroll:
10 bigfoot videos.

http://blastr.com/2012/04/10-awesome-bigfoot-sighti.php

Nothing up close or Hollywood quality.

I like the comments: "these people can find Bigfoot but can't seem to find the focus ring on their camera..."

"Maybe Bigfoot is just blurry?"

I actually had a dream a couple nights ago in which I spotted Bigfoot. I know, crazy. I was riving down a regular country type road, mix of farmland and woods with houses dotted here and there. I looked over to my right and there, standing with his/her back to me (typical) was a bigfoot looking into one of those play forts that was close to ten feet off the ground. He was half brown and half white, top to bottom, so like even more rare :) Right at that moment for no apparent reason, I lost control of the car and it veered off into the ditch and away from the bf. I find that typical of these filmed encounters too: right when you get a glimpse, something happens to make it just so fleeting that you can't be certain. I won't be a true believer until there is better video, face forward, for an extended period of time.

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OONJERAH

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 9:53 PM

Pizmo: "Did you see something?!?"

"Monitoring wildlife is both an essential aspect of any conservation effort and one of
its most difficult challenges." (there's a link.)

I moved it over to the Talk Story, Cryptid thread. Seems more appropriate there.

Has to do with forest and wild lands management, taking inventory of the wildlife there.
Forest rangers are not so much in the deep woods. Paying biologists to camp in the deep
woods is a hassel and not so practical. They needed cheap labor for the project. So they
have "hired" leeches to keep track of animals that leeches eat.

OONJERAH

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:34 PM

PB's "How to Hunt Bigfoot" link
"detractors (including most reputable scientists) insist that all observed phenomena could
easily be attributed to a bear, or a rogue primate, or some dude in a gorilla suit. Bring us
a body, they say, or anything that can be objectively authenticated (to date, no definitive
Bigfoot remains have been excavated)."
=============================
"Bigfoot's Hand" link:
Research Note: Comments regarding the identity of a hand of unknown origin
http://www.bigfootresearch.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&am
p;sid=170
... The hand made a small stir in June 2006. Apparently several people who are more familiar
than I with such remnants say, bear, most likely.
... No doubt, a gorilla paw would be good enough to fool me.
So if you should come across a piece of Bigfoot, how can it be proved? Most scientists, even
if they knew it was real, would not go on record with that. But you could take it to Jane
Goodall or Jeff Meldrum who're both already in the Bigfoot is Real Camp.

Otherwise, there are perfectly good reasons why Bigfoot remains are not found.

OONJERAH

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 6:35 AM

Now here's Mike after my own heart:

Hunting for Bigfoot in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Mike Rugg knows Sasquatch is out there =>
http://www.santacruz.com/news/2012/04/24/hunting_for_bigfoot_in_the_sa
nta_cruz_mountains

-( a few paragraphs from the article -- which early mentions someone with
"a thick California accent." Since we in California have no accents, I question
the reliability of the author.)-

Bigfoot hunting, it turns out, involves a lot of sitting and waiting. Membree holds
a boom mic and headphones, aiming it at the nearby mountain range. Jack has
a camcorder and audio tape recorder on constant record, just in case. Rugg looks
at different pockets of trees with a pair of night vision binoculars.

“Did you hear those coyotes?” Jack asks me. “Where there are coyotes, there’s
sasquatches.”

I put on the headphones, but can only hear coyotes.

Rugg explains to me that normally they go out much later in the night, usually
starting around 11 pm, when all the people and cars have quieted down. But even
late, he tells me, they detect very little activity most nights.

“We have some Bigfoots down here (in Santa Cruz County) that are real people-
savvy. They’ve been hanging around us for years and they know how to get around
us,” Rugg explains.
... ... ...
“I heard something about Patterson giving a deathbed confession,” one guest
remarks, referring to the infamous grainy 1967 footage Roger Patterson and Robert
Gimlin shot of a hairy lumbering creature they claimed was a Bigfoot.

“That’s a common myth,” Rugg responds. “Neither man have claimed it was a hoax.
I’ve met Robert Gimlin. He’s never made a nickel off that film. Still, to this day, he
swears he watched his buddy film a Bigfoot.”
... ... ...

It’s not surprising this topic gets Rugg riled up. He’s had his fair share of negative
experiences for being so candid about his belief in Bigfoot. The one experience
that angers him the most, he says, happened in the mid-1960s when he was a
student at Stanford. Rugg wanted to write his final paper in physical anthropology
class on Bigfoot. The professor objected, telling Rugg point blank that Bigfoot
wasn’t real.
... ... ...
Forty years later, Rugg still deals with people’s teasing and harassing.
“I get the one-finger salute quite often walking down the street,” Rugg says.

. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

RIONAEIRE

Thursday, April 26, 2012 12:00 AM

Everyone has an accent when you come from somewhere else, there seems to be no such thing as no accent. I'm sure people who speak fancy English on the BBC might think they have no accent too. I know what you mean though about feeling like people where you're from have no accent. I think everyone feels that way.

I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya.

OONJERAH

Thursday, April 26, 2012 12:13 AM

MIB: Kay: "No, ma'am. We at the FBI do not have a sense of humor we're aware of.
May we come in?"

Irrelevant, I know.

PIZMOBEACH

Thursday, April 26, 2012 2:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by RionaEire:
Everyone has an accent when you come from somewhere else, there seems to be no such thing as no accent. I'm sure people who speak fancy English on the BBC might think they have no accent too. I know what you mean though about feeling like people where you're from have no accent. I think everyone feels that way.

Yes, totally true RionaEire. My wife is from Thousand Oaks, she moved away when she was pretty young and on occasion she will revert and speak Cali. It's characterized by statements having an upturn at the end almost like a question.
"That band totally rocks?" Also, I notice prolonged long "e" as in, "that was funeeee." Together: "I hope it will be suneeee today?"

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OONJERAH

Thursday, April 26, 2012 7:36 PM

I don't think I have an "eeee," but an upturn at the end, yeah.
On a few occasions in distant past, I've been asked if I was born in
or have folks from Missouri. I do have, so blended accent likely.

ETA: As I'm not aware of my own accent, I'm not aware of yours, either.
No ear for it.

RIONAEIRE

Thursday, April 26, 2012 11:50 PM

Oh, oops. I have heard so many people say that though "people from (insert location on the West Coast US here) don't have an accent, I don't have an accent", so I thought you were serious. Sorry.

I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya.

OONJERAH

Friday, April 27, 2012 12:16 AM

"Rhodesia Man" was found in 1921 by Tom Zwiglar, near what is now Kabwe, Zambia.
Might he be an ancestor of Bigfoot?

The Origins of Saquatch or Bigfoot as Evidenced in the Fossil Record by David Claerr
An Hypothesis that Correlates the Morphology of the Sasquatch with a Human Ancestor =>
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-origins-saquatch-bigfoot-10509269.html?cat
=58
[Nov 2011]
In this essay, I will present an hypothesis on the origins and nature of the
wilderness hominins variously known as Sasquatch, Bigfoot, and Skunk Ape in
the Americas, and as the possibly related Almasty or relict humans in the
Euarasian continent ...

. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

OONJERAH

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 6:56 PM

Blog: Ketchum DNA Project Shaping Up to Be A Hoax? =>
http://www.themadskeptic.com/2012/01/ketchum-dna-project-shaping-up-to
-be.html#!/2012/01/ketchum-dna-project-shaping-up-to-be.html

It's been said a couple times (including on this blog) that 2012 is supposed
to be the year of Bigfoot. One of the main reasons some “Bigfooters” are say-
ing this is that the results of Veterinarian Dr. Melba Ketchum's DNA project
are supposed to be published this year. Once that occurs, the Bigfooters say,
the “scientific establishment” will be overturned and all kinds of unsupportable
hyperbole will be vindicated.

I'm starting to think, shudder, that this whole Ketchum DNA study might not
be the scientific venture it's being presented as.

I'll tell you why. First, there is the unwashable taint of Tom Biscardi's involve-
ment with the project. The man is a recognized fraudster and I'm surprised he
isn't in jail – his greatest stunt, probably, being the recent “Georgia Gorilla”
which turned out to be nothing be an expensive costume stuffed with animal viscera.

Follow-up on Biscardi: http://www.themadskeptic.com/2012/03/denied-from-making-cash-off-of-ge
orgia.html#!/2012/03/denied-from-making-cash-off-of-georgia.html

If it turns out that Ketchum & Biscardi are birds of a feather, I'll be disappointed
but not too surprised.

OONJERAH

Thursday, May 3, 2012 10:38 PM

Bigfoot vs Grizzly Bear => http://www.ghosttheory.com/2012/05/02/bigfoot-vs-grizzly-bear

Bigfoot Alaska: Bear Encounters Bigfoot And One Story About Inverted Trees
Check out this excerpt from the documentary Monsters and Mysteries In Alaska,
a Discovery network special from 2010. The focus of this segment deals with
stories from Alaskans regarding the presence of sasquatches in the immense
wilderness of the state. The first half of the video gives us an account from
an eyewitness, and the last examines the peculiar phenomena of 1000 pound
cedar trees that have been driven several feet into the ground root side up,
rumored to be the work of sasquatches according to Alaskan natives.
...
"For those of you interested in evidence or debunking of Bigfoot, look here
for plenty of good material coming soon. I will be attending the upcoming
Pacific Northwest Conference on Primal People in Richland Washington this
weekend and be bringing you reports in as timely a fashion as I am able.

"Hopefully I will be able to post from the conference, but if not I will certain-
ly bring home lots of stories and pictures and post them here for your read-
ing and viewing pleasure.

"I might even be able to work in some video.

"Among the notables speaking at the conference will be:
Bob Gimlin, of the Patterson/Gimlin film fame, the first and to date possibly
still the best evidence of Bigfoot.
Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum who has been kind enough to comment here at GT from
time to time.
And Dr Melba Ketchum, DNA expert and hopefully planning on disclosing her
results from recent samples."

Oonjerah: The Patterson-Gimlin film is old news. After all this time, it remains
controversial ... as if we're all seeing different movie. But I have a notion
about it. I plan to post that soon.

OONJERAH

Sunday, May 6, 2012 12:45 AM

from Guy Edwards' BIGFOOT Lunch Club:

AT the Pacific Northwest Conference on Primal People,
Melba is a no show, then Literally Phones it in =>
http://www.bigfootlunchclub.com/search/label/DNA

[Melba said nothing worthwhile, so I scrolled down to a more interesting post]

"Richard Stubstad: Sasquatch Proof Requires 100% Certainty, I'm at 97%"
[Liked it, but I didn't quite understand it.]

OONJERAH

Sunday, May 6, 2012 6:32 AM

Can Anyone Strut Like Miss Patty Bigfoot?

October 20, 1967, on Bluff Creek near Orleans, CA, Roger Patterson and
Robert Gimlin made a 53 second movie of what they claim was a Bigfoot.
If you have any interest in Bigfoot, you've probably seen it. "The film has
been subjected to many attempts both to debunk and authenticate it."

In the USA, about 30% of people believe Bigfoot exists; but that, of
course, doesn't necessarily reflect a belief that the Patterson-Gimlin
film is genuine. Nevertheless, I'll go with it and say, Up to 30 of
Americans believe that Roger Patterson shot a real Bigfoot.

Why do we believers think it's real? Nevermind. That explanation is
far too long and detailed and not truly relevant to my point here.
Suffice it to say, "She sure looks real to me."

Most Bigfoot home movies look fake if they are close up, and in the
distance, they look like a blurred, featureless, gray blob. Of the
dozens of movies offered for our viewing pleasure, not one comes
close to the Patterson-Gimlin film.

Of those who disbelieve "Patty," as some call her, many will admit it
was a helluva good job! Others refer to it as a crappy, obvious fake.

If, indeed, it is such an obvious fake, it should be a simple matter,
with a bit of preparation, to duplicate Patty's debut. All I would ask
is that producers use the same make and era of camera, the same
sort of gorilla suit, i.e., one that could have been made in 1967, and
shoot the movie at the same spot.

If it's fake, was Bob Hieronimous the guy in the monkey suit? Was it,
as he says, homemade from a dark brown horse hide? Or did Patterson
buy a gorilla suit from Morris Costumes of North Carolina? If it was
me producing the movie, I'd have tried to get one of Johnny Chamber's
gorilla suits from Planet of the Apes. Or not.

Oonjerah wants a Remake!!

OONJERAH

Saturday, May 12, 2012 5:36 AM

Bigfoot stuff read on the 'Net: Of all the stuff I've sifted through before &
since Frem put up this thread one month ago, I never til today heard of
Bill Munns. I was, of course, haunting the pro-Bigfoot sites. So why didn't
any of them mention Bill Munns?

I guess they just didn't want me to know. Nor you to know.

Munns' attributes: one of the world's leading experts on Ape Suits.
Knows camera and film; he spent at least 2 years doing an in depth
analysis of the 1967 Patterson Gimlin Film.
. . . If anyone would know how to remake that film, this is him.

The Munns Report, First Time Visitor Page =>
http://themunnsreport.com/tmr_v2_design_002.htm

The Essential Part that Oonjerah was looking for =>
http://themunnsreport.com/tmr_v2_design_003.htm -> Release 1H - Part Two

. . . . .The worst and most frequent consequence of paranoia is that it's self-fulfilling.

PIZMOBEACH

Saturday, May 12, 2012 1:42 PM

I give you the less rare Munns Patterson Gimlin Youtube Film

I am surprised by their anatomical conclusions (not human) given how well their human model fits into the 'squatch model in several shots. I'm also skeptical that BF would just walk away from the human with a camera - this is contrary to almost all the other encounters where BF was wiley and ninja swift.

I am also less convinced because the camera was rented, this makes me suspicious.

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OONJERAH

Saturday, May 12, 2012 6:18 PM

Quote PizmoBeach: "I am surprised by their anatomical conclusions (not human) given how
well their human model fits into the 'squatch model in several shots. I'm also skeptical
that BF would just walk away from the human with a camera - this is contrary to almost
all the other encounters where BF was wiley and ninja swift."

A good point. It sort of coincides with my own long time concern: We had a couple of
cowboys riding thru the woods on horses, hunting. As experienced hunters, they'd be
riding into the wind to hide their scent. But the horses are still damn noisy, moreso
than a spooked deer.

How do these two guys manage to sneak up on an aware and alert native? They can't.

BTW, I was just going to upload the same video link, calling it "Uploaded 2011, a few
clarifications ..." Meaning that what Munns shows there is in addition to information
he shares in http://themunnsreport.com/tmr_v2_design_003.htm -> Release 1H - Part Two
posted above. (And I've barely begun to read his stuff myself.)

You didn't look at that, I guess, and Bill can be wordy. So I'll just offer a real clue:
He believes Patty was pretty old, a bit infirm. Does this hint that she may also be
hard of hearing?

OONJERAH

Saturday, May 12, 2012 6:22 PM

More Munns: Winning vs Understanding

"One of the saddest things I have found in my internet forum experience is how
powerfully the 'win at all cost' mentality has poisoned most discussions, and how
few people actually feel that true understanding is the most valuable prize to win.

So these 'win at all cost' people refuse the most fundamental method of trying to
resolve disputes, and once they do, the dialogues just end up as verbal shoving
matches with no real winner."

Bill Munns' earlier web site: http://www.billmunnscreaturegallery.com/bmcgsite_032.htm

OONJERAH

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:57 AM

Mike Ruggs, BigfootMuseum - Patterson-Gimlin week

Episode 64. =>

Episode 65. =>

Episode 66. =>

Episode 67. =>

Episode 68. =>

OONJERAH

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 3:00 AM

Bill Munns discusses monster suits, ape, bigfoot, etc. at Bigfoot Discovery Day
These are uploaded by BigfootMuseum = Mike Ruggs; they are not high quality videos.
He gives pretty much the same information as in the PDF =>
http://themunnsreport.com/tmr_v2_design_003.htm -> Release 1H - Part Two

Q&A.

PIZMOBEACH

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 8:06 PM

OONJ - I'm winding my way through these, they are pretty cool - thx! I do like the idea that it could be an older, possibly crabby Bigfoot who is a little less concerned with stealth.

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OONJERAH

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:19 PM

Years before the "Patterson-Gimlin Film," I read Ivan T. Sanderson's Abominable
Snowmen. Oddly, I never cared about Yeti living on the other side of the world.
But I was captivated by Bigfoot. I believed the long history of Indian lore though-
out the land, and I thought the story of Jacko was likely true.

So when Patty showed up on the cover of Argosy, I thought, "There she is!
There's proof!" It was the great joy of discovery!

The fact that scientists and publishers avoided this proof in droves, and that
most people came to regard Bigfoot as a joke, made little sense to me.

With his enhanced copies of the film, Bill Munns sees details that would never
have occurred to me. I think he has a sharper eye, too.

Other evidence that impresses me is the footprint casts with dermal ridges on them.
Seriously.

OONJERAH

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:17 AM

Anthony Swarzak on Sasquatch: 'I believe they're real' =>
http://www.foxsportsnorth.com/05/16/12/Swarzak-on-Sasquatch-I-believe-
theyre-re/landing_twins.html?blockID=729860&feedID=3697

MINNEAPOLIS — What began as a simple curiosity about Sasquatch after watching
a few television shows has turned into a bit of an obsession for Minnesota Twins
reliever Anthony Swarzak — or so say his teammates.

Swarzak downplays his passion and interest in Sasquatch, otherwise known as
Bigfoot. But ask those in Minnesota's clubhouse, and they'll tell you it's more
than just a passing fancy for the right-hander . . .

OONJERAH

Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:27 PM

Bigfoot and Yeti DNA Study Gets Serious
A call is out for supposed Big Foot material so university scientists can do genetic testing =>
http://news.discovery.com/animals/big-foot-genetic-testing-120522.html

A new university-backed project aims to investigate cryptic species such as
the yeti whose existence is unproven, through genetic testing.

Researchers from Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology
are asking anyone with a collection of cryptozoological material to submit
descriptions of it. The researchers will then ask for hair and other samples
for genetic identification.

"I'm challenging and inviting the cryptozoologists to come up with the evi-
dence instead of complaining that science is rejecting what they have to say,"
said geneticist Bryan Sykes of the University of Oxford.

=========================
Did Bigfoot exist? Researchers want to crack the mystery
European scientists will analyze DNA to determine whether the legendary creature was real =>
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/bigfoot-exist-researchers-crack-
mystery-article-1.1083747

European researchers are planning to use new techniques to analyze DNA that
could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists.

In a project announced this week, Oxford University and Lausanne Museum of
Zoology scientists appealed to museums, scientists and Yeti aficionados to
share hair samples thought to be from the mythical ape-like creature.

New genetic tests will be done on just a few strands of hair and should be com-
pleted within weeks. Even if the sample is judged to come from an unknown
species, scientists should be able to tell how closely it is related to other species,
including apes or humans.

. . .
=========================
I am responsible for my own happiness.

FREMDFIRMA

Saturday, May 26, 2012 8:21 AM

Oh, by the by...
Remember the original post which started this, in regards to Houghton Lake ?
http://www.annarbor.com/news/female-lion-seen-near-ann-arbor-matching-
previous-cougar-sightings/
THERE is your "Bigfoot", and having suspected this all along, is one of the reasons I was uninterested in helping them.

Haven't seen any here, but last year we had a Coyote hanging out down by the waterline, and this year we have a pair of Foxes who have a den in the property next to us, which is an abandoned mini-mansion now apparently overrun with raccoons.

I don't mind since the predators eat the possums, rabbits and groundhogs (which the maintanence crew hate with a passion), but they seem to have a truce or non-aggression pact with the raccons, I guess they put up a better fight or don't taste so good or something.

-Frem

OONJERAH

Saturday, May 26, 2012 9:53 PM

I only know raccoons by reputation:
An adult will stand and fight one dog, usually win, but will run from two.
County tracker told me they are more than twice as strong as they look.
Hard to catch one in a humane trap; they will wreck it. Yeah -- coyotes
should not mess with 'em.

ETA: As for Animal Planet, Finding Bigfoot, good ratings, they can't afford
to find him if they wanted to.

=========================
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. ~Charles R Swindoll

OONJERAH

Monday, June 4, 2012 10:56 PM

Universal K-9 Inc. Vies for Spot on Animal Planet's Popular Show "Finding Bigfoot" =>
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/01/4532415/universal-k-9-inc-vies-for-sp
ot.html

SAN ANTONIO, June 1, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Universal K-9 Inc., a renowned
service provider for individuals and police departments throughout the nation, is vying
for a spot on Animal Planet's hit show "Finding Bigfoot".

Universal K-9, Inc., a national trainer and supplier of drug, protection and weapons dogs
known for working with police departments across the country, has today announced
they will offer their search services to Animal Planet.

Animal Planet's hit show, "Finding Bigfoot" sees four expert Bigfoot enthusiasts travel-
ing the continental US and throughout Alaska tracking Bigfoot sightings. The team has
traveled from New York to the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest, the Deep South and even
into the Canadian wilderness following sightings. According to the four experts on the
show, Bigfoot has a strong, distinct odor and leaves large, recognizable footprints.

Using modern tools like infrared video, eyewitness reports and recordings, new lighting
techniques for night searches and volunteer search teams, the group combs North America
in hopes of finding conclusive proof that Bigfoot is real.

Universal K-9 is vying for a spot on the show in order to use their award-winning dogs
to track the creature. Police departments around the nation make use of Universal K-9's
expertly trained dogs to track and apprehend a variety of criminals by following scents,
so Bigfoot's trail should be a simple thing to follow. According to Ray Nunez of Universal
K-9, "If Bigfoot really exists, I can guarantee you, our dogs will find him!"

WooF!
And while the article reads mainly like an AD for Universal K-9, Inc.,
I'm in favor of using the dogs. I realize there would be a serious conflict
of interest: When the dogs do actually get onto Bigfoot's trail (instead of
pissing themselves under the nearest bush), APFB crew might have to
bow out, since actually finding Bigfoot needs to wait until their ratings
hit bottom.

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I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. ~Charles R Swindoll

OONJERAH

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 11:21 PM

Believe it or not: Yes or no, opinions about Sasquatch’s existence are rarely gray =>
http://sportsyakima.com/2012/06/believe-it-or-not-yes-or-no-opinions-a
bout-sasquatchs-existence-are-rarely-gray/
June 11, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry

“People believe in these things because they like to believe in them, and it
keeps on going because people like it. And why not? It’s a charming story.”
~Ian McTaggart Cowan

This is the first of a six-week series on Sasquatch, a gigantic, reclusive
beast that walks on two legs deep within our remote forests — or, depending
on one’s beliefs, only deep within the recesses of gullible minds . . .

Oonj: A well written, objective article. More to come?

OONJERAH

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:47 AM

Writing on the wall: Pictographs, tribal tales add to lore of Sasquatch =>
June 19, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry
http://sportsyakima.com/2012/06/writing-on-the-wall-pictographs-tribal
-tales-add-to-lore-of-sasquatch/

Not far from the Tule River in Central California is a rock shelter used by tribal
villagers long before the Sierra foothills began filling up with white settlers and
gold miners.

The shelter is known as Painted Rock by tourists and archeologists for its colorful
array of centuries-old pictographs depicting the animal spectrum from the small
(lizard, centipede, caterpillar and frog) and the high-flying (condor, eagle) to the
bigger beasts (coyote, beaver, bear and man). And man, of course.

OONJERAH

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:49 AM

Sasquatch researchers face unwilling peers =>
June 26, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry
http://sportsyakima.com/2012/06/sasquatch-researchers-face-unwilling-p
eers/

. . . A number renowned scientists — notably George Schaller, one of the world’s
preeminent naturalists, and primatologist Jane Goodall, known for her chimpanzee
research — have publicly called for more a open-minded approach by science to
the research of Meldrum and others.

But perhaps no scientist has undergone a more dramatic transformation in terms
of that open-mindedness than Daris Swindler.

A long-time professor of anthropology at the University of Washington, Swindler
quite literally wrote the book on the comparative anatomy of man, apes and chim-
panzees. His masterwork, “An Atlas of Primate Gross Anatomy,” is considered
mandatory reading for all primate anatomists.

And for many years, Swindler was publicly adamant that Sasquatch did not and
could not exist.

“He was the required poo-poo guy when it came to anything Bigfoot,” says John
Green, a retired newspaper publisher and editor British Columbia. “If invited, he
would give the scientific comment that there simply couldn’t be any such thing.” . . .

OONJERAH

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12:48 AM

True believers: People of all types are certain they have encountered Sasquatch
July 3, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry =>
http://sportsyakima.com/2012/07/trues-believers-people-of-all-types-ar
e-certain-they-have-encountered-sasquatch/

A teenage hunter who watched it through his rifle scope for longer than a half-hour.

A trumpet player who surprised it — well, the surprise was certainly mutual —
at the chicken coop behind his Blewett Pass cabin.

A construction contractor who had recorded the details of hundreds of sightings before,
finally, having one of his own.

Foresters who have seen it, heard it, felt it, smelled it, or followed its tracks often
enough over the years, for them, the question isn’t whether it exists, but when and
where it will show up next . . .

OONJERAH

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12:51 AM

What do you see? 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film remains a controversial subject
July 10, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry =>
http://sportsyakima.com/2012/07/what-do-you-see-1868-patterson-gimlin-
film-remains-a-controversial-subject/

Here are some things to consider on both sides.

The story in a nutshell: PG (Patterson-Gimlin) version: Having heard of fresh
Bigfoot tracks around a new construction job in the coastal mountains of northern
California, Patterson recruited Gimlin — who had a one-ton truck with a horse van
and access to horses — to go with him to see if they could capture footage of
whatever had made them.

They searched the area on horseback for nearly three weeks before finally, on
Oct. 20, 1967, they came around a bend near a creek bed and saw the creature
long enough for Patterson, excited and flustered, to capture the shaky footage.
They made plaster casts of its footprints, then rushed to the nearest decent-
sized city, Eureka, to mail the footage home to Yakima so Patterson’s brother-
in-law, Al Deatley, could arrange for its quick development.

Bob Heironimus (BH) version: Patterson hired him to be the beast, provided the
ape suit, and gave him directions to meet them at a gas station on the edge of a
small town near the chosen filming site. He put on the suit, did the now-famous
walk and look-back over his shoulder — and drove back to Yakima. Once back
home, he showed the suit — in the back of his mother’s Buick — to a few friends
at a local tavern before Patterson and Gimlin got back to Yakima and took the suit.

Holes in the stories: . . .

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I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. ~Charles R Swindoll

OONJERAH

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:05 PM

Sandsberry: Even after all the interviews and research, I still don’t know
about Bigfoot’s existence -- July 17, 2012 by Scott Sandsberry =>
http://sportsyakima.com/2012/07/sandsberry-even-after-all-the-intervie
ws-and-research-i-still-dont-know-about-bigfoots-exisctence/

While researching an entirely unrelated story, I stumbled upon a website
on which Bigfoot ‘encounters’ were reported, chronicled and followed up on.
I thought that might make for an eye-catching offbeat story, albeit one
whose target audience primarily resided in the waiting room for the shuttle
back to the mother ship.

That was nearly 40 interviews and more than 3,000 typed column inches of notes ago.

Now I know precisely squat.

I don’t know if I believe in Bigfoot. But I’m no longer sure I don’t.

I think I have a little bit of an idea how Daris Swindler — a respected
academician, anthropologist and primate anatomist who had for years
thrown Bigfoot out with the bathwater — felt when he looked at a piece of
evidence that made sense only if Bigfoot, or something like it, actually
did exist.
===============================

Oonj: Not all the evidence for Bigfoot is anecdotal, but the huge bulk of
it is. A scientist has to throw out the anecdotal stuff; I don't. What's
left without it?

A good many footprint casts with dermal ridges & the Patterson-Gimlin film.

If anything is less convincing than the anecdotal reports, it's the hoaxes.
Many seem to feel that because there have been many Bigfoot hoaxes, this
shows the rest of the evidence to be false -- as if the two were somehow
connected. That is truly sloppy thinking.

By such reasoning, I can show that the Neanderthal man never existed. Well,
he existed for maybe 100 years in the minds of anthropologists. But in 1912,
Charles Dawson created the Piltdown man; & many anthropologists accepted
it as real. But it was exposed as a forgery in 1953.

Because Piltdown had a Neanderthal skull, disbelievers of primitive men
could say that Neanderthal never existed, and it is not true that 1,000's
of their skulls have been found in ancient caves across Europe. Indeed,
with just a wee stretch of illogic, Dawson's false Piltdown could disprove
the theory of human evolution entirely. A whole branch of science is in-
validated by one error if we don't like what that science says.

To me, the ones who believe in Bigfoot have far better evidence than those
who don't. The disbelievers I know personally have no evidence, no reason
to disbelieve. It is something they have never seriously considered. Everyone
knows that Bigfoot is like UFOs, fairies and Santa Claus. Seriously!

Everyone knows . . .

OONJERAH

Thursday, July 26, 2012 5:19 AM

Where's the science in the search for Sasquatch? by Brian Regal =>
http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2012/07/wheres_the_science_in_the_se
ar.html

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency recently issued a statement
indicating it knew of no evidence of the existence of “aquatic humanoids.”

This remarkable statement was prompted by calls from viewers of Animal Planet’s
“Mermaids: the Body Found,” which claimed such creatures exist. A swarm of
television programs, listed as “scientific” and “reality based,” perpetuate similar
pseudoscientific ideas that are gobbled up by viewers, especially kids.

This incident illustrates a dangerous trend: Viewers’ acceptance of claims made
by untrained laypeople as authoritative, and their simultaneous rejection of work
done by experts in science, history and politics . . .

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I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. ~Charles R Swindoll

OONJERAH

Thursday, September 20, 2012 1:18 AM

Tomorrow, THURS, 20 SEPT:
Live Bigfoot video debate at 10:30 a.m. PT Thursday
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2012/09/19/live-bigfoot-video-debate-
at-1230-p-m-thursday/

The debate came about after Eric Berger, the SciGuy blogger for the Houston Chronicle,
posted this post about how nearly one-third of Americans believe in Bigfoot. Berger’s
take was that those Americans were pretty gullible and that there is zero chance of a
Bigfoot species living in the United States.

He will be opposed by a Bigfoot believer and cryptology enthusiast Mike Damante.

Oonj: Too bad, it happens when I am normally sound asleep. :(

Am I correct in my assumption that most Sasquatch deniers live in the City, on the
concrete, and wouldn't know a gray squirrel from a chipmunk? And that country folk
are generally more open on the matter?

FREMDFIRMA

Thursday, September 20, 2012 4:02 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Am I correct in my assumption that most Sasquatch deniers live in the City, on the
concrete, and wouldn't know a gray squirrel from a chipmunk? And that country folk
are generally more open on the matter?

Not completely sure, I think it has less to do with where they currently reside than it might where their family line hails from - mine being of west virginia backwoods origin, most of em are pretty sure there's stuff out in the boonies science has never properly explained.

That and the science-as-dogma issue rears its head too, for I was much amused by them eating more than a little crow when exessively large oarfish were documented (sea serpent) and an actual collossal squid was found despite their endless assertions of no-such-thing.

I'd be a little more skeptical if it weren't for the sheer AMOUNT of no-such-thing that Science, Pyschology, and Societal studies have tried, and often failed, to foist upon us, so count me as dubious, but acknowledging the possibility.

-Frem

OONJERAH

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 8:23 AM

Jane Goodall Still Finds Bigfoot Fascinating
http://www.bigfootlunchclub.com/2012/10/jane-goodall-still-finds-bigfo
ot.html

CAVETROLL

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:38 PM

Totally appropriate that this thread resurfaces in October. For IT WAS THE THREAD THAT WOULD NOT DIE!!! :D

J/K, keep it going.

Kwindbago, hot air and angry electrons

BYTEMITE

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 3:56 PM

I have no opinion on bigfoot, but from what I've heard from a friend who frequents a cryptozoology forum, I think the people looking for bigfoot may be looking in the wrong places. They should try to narrow down what the likely food sources might be (fish?), and also consider that bigfoots may be nocturnal foragers.

OONJERAH

Saturday, October 27, 2012 9:27 AM

TV Column: An easy $10 million if you can prove Bigfoot exists

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/tv-column-an-easy-10-mi
llion-if-you-can-prove-bigfoot-exists/2012/10/25/3d4acdaa-1eee-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_story.html

OONJERAH

Saturday, November 3, 2012 4:32 AM

31 October 2012

So the Yeti DOES exist. Scientists say so.

DNA tests show "Yeti" hair close to humans
But is it all an elaborate hoax?

http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/so-the-yeti-does-exist-scientists-s
ay-so/story-e6frfq80-1226507133971

Jason of Perth comments on the story above:
"Out of all the guides and porters I use in Nepal
two out of about 30 claim to have seen the yeti.
My good friend Bhadri, claims to have seen it twice
in 32 years of guiding parties through the Everest
region. It is considered a privilege. The other guides
and porters are in no doubt whatsoever that the
yeti exists, even though they have not seen it
themselves. They all have stories of relatives and
friends spotting the yeti. They are usually seen in
the same area of the himalayas where it is totally
uninhabitable by humans.
They speak about the creature as a matter of fact
and are quite amused that Westerners find it so
hard to believe in its existence. Bhadri describes the
creature in detail and says he watched it one time
for about 30 seconds as it descended a mountain slope
that no creature could possibly descend. The creature
is extremely fearful of humans and will run at the first
sight or smell of people. Believe it or not."

Emphasis mine.
I find the Western skepticism arrogant, ignorant and
strangely hidebound. Looking at who's offered at the
polls to serve as our reps, looking at what's popular
on TV, looking at how they took history out of public
schools and we let them!, I will now accept that human
stupidity is infinite & enjoyed by most.

OONJERAH

Thursday, November 8, 2012 9:25 AM

The Hunt for Bigfoot Goes High Tech
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2012/11/the-hunt-for-bigfoot
-goes-high-tech/

"What['s] . . . really needed was a Bigfoot hunting drone . . .

"And on Monday, Idaho State University approved the 'Falcon
Project,' a proposal by faculty professor Jeff Meldrum to build
a remote-controlled blimp to locate evidence of Bigfoot’s exist-
ence. However, the school and state research institution won’t
foot the bill, which Meldrum estimates would cost somewhere in
the ballpark of $300,000 to carry out. Instead, he plans to raise
the funds through private donations from supporters of the project.

"Of course, Meldrum doesn’t think this is a waste of time or
money. He told the Idaho Statesman: 'People say, ‘You are paid
by Idaho State and you are doing this?’ But this is legitimate
research. This could be one of the most outstanding questions
in natural history and human anthropology that we have today.'”

OONJERAH

Saturday, November 24, 2012 1:19 AM

When I posted Bill Munn's statements about the 1967 P-G Patti film,
(May 11, fourth post from the top)
I was totally unaware that an equally famous Hollywood artist had
the opposite opinion & was just as sure of his conculsion.

From TV's "Best Evidence," season 1, Bigfoot =>
Here Jeff Meldrum, the anthropology prof who has collected 100's of
'Squatch footprints, after they have filmed an actor duplicating the
Bigfoot walk from 1967, says, "the costume that we had at our disposal
today, which was a fairly elaborate costume, paled by comparison to
the anatomical details that were evident in the Patterson-Gimlin film."

But here's the dissent:
Oscar-winning special effects & make-up master, Richard E. Smith:
"Assuming that this is a put up job, they didn't do a very good job at
it." & "I would say, this is a hoax." "big, bulky human in a suit."

Who created the suit?
"Johnny Chambers, who was the Hollywood make-up artist of much fame"
& who had done Planet of the Apes" released 1968, after the Patterson-
Gimlin film.
=====================

I have often thought that, if you're sure it's a hoax, you probably
would assume that Patti was wearing a gorilla suit from "Planet of
the Apes." But since a lotta folks are able to watch Patti and see a
really shabby suit with an obvious zipper in it ... I'd be in the
minority to credit Johnny Chambers with providing a superior suit.

Chambers' Gorillas:

Different minds, different eyes, see completely different films.
Nay sayers see a Suit, I just as certainly see a real live animal,
a nearly human animal.

But now, Oonj will prove, once and for all, but in a sexist way,
that Patti was a Bigfoot.

Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin were guys. Bob Hieronimus and all
the other people who've come forward to claim they were the guy in
the ape suit were guys. It was an all-male production.

As such put up job, Patti woulda been Patrick, a male 'Squatch.
Am I right?
But if female, Patti's breasts would have been put much higher.

This observation, made by many, is even more telling:
Patti's head is the right size. A guy in an ape suit, the head is
always too big.

Often, I criticize myself for saying Bigfoot is real. When his exis-
tence is known, they'll be hunted down. Humans are too nasty.
One thing that helps him now is our conceit; most assume he
has the intelligence of a chimp. He's close to us in brain power,
I think, but most likely, has different abilities & priorities.

Bigfoot has natural advantages that let him elude us. But we
have a bigger one: Tech, long distance viewing, spy cams.

"Run, Bigfoot, run!"

======================

A man's gotta know his limitations. ~Dirty Harry

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Saturday, November 24, 2012 1:53 AM

Is Bigfoot hundred's of years old, or is there a breed of wildman? If there is a breed, then you'd be able to find very clear evidence of their existence, as they'd have to enough of them to breed and survive. At least as many as Mountain Gorillas in Uganda, who are on the verge of extinction but have been clearly captured on film and seen and hunted unfortunately by lots of people.

It's a bit like the Tasmanian tiger myth, people have seen in wandering around, but there would be have to be evidence of enough of them to continue to breed. And there isn't.

OONJERAH

Saturday, November 24, 2012 2:28 AM

Quote MagonsDaughter: "but there would be have to be evidence of
enough of them to continue to breed. And there isn't."

Where did you look?

Have you been looking at the Just-for-Fun Zany Yowie sites?

Sept 2012 poll, "Nearly 30 percent of Americans think that Bigfoot,
also known as Sasquatch, Yeti or the Abominable Snowman is “probably”
real, according to an Angus Reid Public Opinion poll."

At least once a month, I can find a new poll on Bigfoot's credibility.
Usually, 'Squatch gets closer to 50% support in USA.

I believe in Bigfoot and can find a ton of evidence to support him.
(See the rest of this thread.)

Bigfoot skeptics can look at the same evidence (often for less than
10 seconds), and reaffirm that there is no evidence.

======================
A man's gotta know his limitations. ~Dirty Harry

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Saturday, November 24, 2012 2:36 AM

I mean the same sort of evidence that mountain gorillas exist. They are shy creatures on the verge of extinction that avoid human contact, and yet we get
footage like this:

OONJERAH

Saturday, November 24, 2012 3:12 AM

Mountain gorilla population rises in Uganda, giving hope for endangered species
AP 20 NOV 2012
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/uganda-mountain-gorilla-populati
on-rises-article-1.1204975

"Uganda is now home to nearly half of the world's mountain
gorillas remaining in the wild, a source of confidence for
a country that has come to depend heavily on the popular
apes for substantial tourism revenue. The rest of the
surviving mountain gorillas — the species Gorilla beringei
beringei — are in Congo and Rwanda"

"depend heavily on the popular apes for substantial tourism
revenue."

That's some great news, yes!

If everyone in Uganda knows where the gorillas live, then
maybe they aren't that good at avoiding human contact.

The comparison to Bigfoot doesn't hold up.

======================

A man's gotta know his limitations. ~Dirty Harry

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Saturday, November 24, 2012 3:22 AM

If you watched the footage, these were a subspecies of gorilla, only 300 left and the team had to search for them to find them.

UNless someone is intimating that there is only one of these man/ape creatures alive, that it is the last of its species and long lived and kind of magical to boot, then to have a race of species that live in northern california without there being a heap of evidence of their existence, ie habitat, scat, food reminants and bones is just laughable.

That footage of bigfoot is ridiculous, just plain ridiculous. It looks like its wearing shoes, and the headpiece shows a gap where the eyes are.

People want their fairytales. So good luck to them.

OONJERAH

Saturday, November 24, 2012 5:43 AM

"People only believe what they want to believe." ~J. Knutson

MD, I know you're fairly brilliant. I suspect you're playing
Devil's Advocate.

I don't recall the author or title of this short story. It was
published post "Jaws" fervor, late 1970's.

Tom's an old sailor in his 70's who occassionally helms a
ferry when the regular helmsmen aren't unavailable.

Jeff, our protagonist, has recently moved to the city, and
on the ferry, we can glimpse a paperback copy of Peter
Benchley's "Jaws" protruding from his coat pocket.

Once in port, Jeff & his friend head for a nearby coffee
shop. After taking a booth, friend sees Tom at a nearby
table and invites him over. Introductions, chit-chat.

Tom notices the book, "Looks like that's been read quite a few
times." Jeff smiles and agrees.

Tom: Y'know, I've probably spent more time on the ocean than
you've been alive, much of it on the conn of a ship.
I've seen thousands and thousands of sharks: makos, dogfish,
hammerheads,bulls, tigers. And d'you know what? I have never
seen a great white. (pause)
D'you know what that means?

Jeff: No. What does it mean?

Tom: There aren't any! They're a myth!
He says it straight-faced, but after about 20 seconds, begins
to laugh uproariously.

Jeff starts to name a few of the reasons why we know great
white sharks are real. Failing to get a response from the
laughing helmsman, he soon subsides.

Finally Tom says: I gotta go, boys. It was nice to meet ya,
Jeff. (stands up)
And you know what else? ... The Pacific Ocean is far bigger
than any human mind can imagine. And that's just the top of it.
(exits)
=========================

Rumor has it that Bigfoots have been seen on every continent
and every US state except Hawaii.
Most commonly seen in the Pacific Northwest? From northern
California east to the Rockies and north to Alaska = ??. OK.
I calculated that once before, and it is many millions of
square miles. But nevermind.
It is quite small compared to the Pacific Ocean. But if I look at
any of these wilderness areas from the top of a mountain, Mt.
Shasta, for example, where I can see for over 100 miles in any
direction, it is huge.

How big is northern California, north of Santa Rosa where "the
woods start," civilization thins out? Not to include the Pacific
coast from Marin county south, which is mostly wooded hills sub-
ject to Bigfoot sightings. Since I know that much of northEast CA
is high desert, only scattered woods, I'll subtract that ...
leaves about 18% of the state.

Northwest California = 29,466 sq miles, 76,320 sq kilometers.

Can a large, smart animal hide in an area that small?

This assumes that all the sightings are lies or errors. These
erroneous sightings come from all areas of California that are
not heavily urbanized ... about 80% of the state. Sightings
are anecdotal and contribute nothing to the evidence.

As for hard, undeniable evidence ... there's quite a bit. But it
is much easier to say it doesn't exist than to look at it.

Magon's, I assume you've never lived in a wilderness area?

======================
A man's gotta know his limitations. ~Dirty Harry

OONJERAH

Monday, November 26, 2012 7:11 AM

Press release, Dr. Ketchum's Bigfoot DNA study results:
http://dnadiagnostics.com/press.html

While I was distracted, Melba finally shows up with the news.
Conclusion is fantastic even by my standards.

'Bigfoot' DNA Sequenced In Upcoming Genetics Study (24 Nov 2012)
http://www.kxxv.com/story/20175587/bigfoot-dna-sequenced-in-upcoming-g
enetics-study

"A team of scientists can verify that their 5-year long DNA
study, currently under peer-review, confirms the existence of
a novel hominin hybrid species, commonly called “Bigfoot” or
“Sasquatch,” living in North America. Researchers’ extensive
DNA sequencing suggests that the legendary Sasquatch is a ..."

ETA: "Ketchum calls on public officials and law enforcement to
immediately recognize the Sasquatch as an indigenous people ..."

======================
A man's gotta know his limitations. ~Dirty Harry

OONJERAH

Monday, December 17, 2012 8:49 PM

Dr. Ketchum: her paper on Bigfoot DNA has passed peer review
& will be published very soon. (I hope.)

Also Oxford-Lausanne Collateral Hominid Project seeks to shed
light on the numerous cryptid wildmen including Bigfoot. It is
headed by Dr. Bryan Sykes, a well-known geneticist and best-
selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve.

All of this belated, scientific interest has the Bigfoot community
stimulated, and even motivated.

There are armed factions whose POV is that no one will ever accept
the reality of Sasquatch until a dead body is brought in. They're
hunting for the big guy.

Are they crazy? Of course not! ... They're just serious.

If I were a hunter these days, I'd for sure wear the neon orange
vest instead of the camoflage.

======================
A man's gotta know his limitations. ~Dirty Harry

OONJERAH

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 8:48 AM

Pending Yeti DNA News:
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=11&tid=51193&mid=94977
6#949776

====================== :>

OONJERAH

Thursday, October 10, 2013 4:51 AM

Quote G: "Takeaway: what makes it harder to believe in
Bigfoot: A) How elusive they are, or B) All the obvious
hoaxes and bad science?"

B) Obvious hoaxes ... and there have been a Bunch!

Anyone who takes hoaxes as negative evidence clearly failed
their college course in logic.

A) How elusive they are,

You're aren't going to see them unless they let you. But there
are sightings every day and some of them get reported.

Pierce county, WA, home of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, may hold
the record for reported sightings. I've mentioned this before:
The 1975 Army Corps of Engineers Manual for Washington state
lists Bigfoot/Sasquatch as fauna there.

A survey last year found that about 30% of us in the USA think
that Bigfoot is real or likely. Now British Columbia probably
has far more Bigfoots than we here ... but Canadians generally
give them less credence.

To me, the knee-jerk dismissal of Sasquatch is conformity.
"Everyone knows there is no Bigfoot." "Everyone laughs at Bigfoot."
"Bigfoot is like the Easter Bunny." Fear of ridicule can interfere
with objective thinking.

Meanwhile, the link above to the "What's Your Favorite Cryptid"
thread shows a story that may blow the Easter Bunny out of
the picture.

======================
A man's gotta know his neighbors.

OONJERAH

Friday, October 11, 2013 10:22 AM

Coming up: Bigfoot Files, Ch 4, 20 Oct 2013, 8 pm
http://www.channel4.com/tv-listings/daily/2013/10/20
ETA: See correction below for TV show.
Geneticist Bryan Sykes believes he can determine if Bigfoot is a
hominid, an ape or just a hoax. He tests the DNA of evidence he's
assembled while Mark Evans explores the story of the Yeti.

Mark Evans travels to the Himalayas to find the real story behind
the centuries-old Yeti legend.

Oonj: 1st saw this listing, thought, "Great! Channel 4 is covering
this story!" Meaning Dr. Sykes' new book, "The Quest for Yeti" ...
But this announcement ... makes it look more like a re-run. Still,
even that will warrant an update if Sykes agrees to it.

As for Sharon Hill on "Doubtful News," she remains consistent.
http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/10/first-hint-of-sykes-yeti-book/

"Seriously, “change our understanding of human history” in no way
means the Yeti is real. It could mean he discovered something very
interesting in the human genome which likely is what many of these
samples represent. But, Bigfoot blogs are oohing and aahing over
it saying it’s blockbuster. We simply do not know that. And, this
constant stream of speculation and hopefulness they have reminds
me of the last time. The Ketchum project. And we know what a circus
that turned out to be."

We do indeed.
As Dr. Sykes has shown himself an Einstein in genetics, we need not
compare him to any in a long line of Bigfoot fools & hoaxers. If he
says his findings are awesome, I believe him.

========================= :>

OONJERAH

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 7:43 PM

Correction about Dr. Sykes introducing his new book, The Quest for Yeti.
It's a UK program.

New show: Bigfoot Files
Classification: Documentary
Genre: Wildlife
Status: New Series
Network: Channel 4 (United Kingdom)
Airs: Sundays at 08:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
Premiere: October 20, 2013

Animal Kingdom's Mark Evans is on it.
UK proxy channel on the Net- http://www.channel4.com/programmes/4od

Geneticist, Dr. Bryan Sykes is supposed to speak on this 1st one
of three. Will he appear on all 3 shows? I don't know.

Broadcasting 8 pm London time, that'll be noon for me in PST.

"the results are spectacular and unexpected."
"some block-buster findings."

========================
Isn't Anthropology fascinating?

OONJERAH

Friday, October 18, 2013 6:06 AM

"will change our understanding of human history"
"the results are spectacular and unexpected."
"some block-buster findings."

That was the hype.

New bear-hybrid bear-living fossil bear ... would not be about
Bigfoot or human history.

So ... the 1st part of the series goes to Tibet & gets a bear.
The 2nd part is in Russia. Dr. Meldrum did not fare well in his
trip to Russia. Part 3 is in America. I know Sykes was in touch
with established "Footers" ... but he also sat down with Justin
Smeja of the "bigfoot steak" fame. His findings will still depend
on the samples.

P.S. If part 2 centers on Igor Burtsev and his faked out Yeti
cave in Siberia, that would be a fail. "Dr." Burtsev, a self-pro-
claimed Bigfoot expert, does not have a good reputation overall.

But to the best of my knowlegde, Dr. Bryan Sykes does.

==================
A man's gotta know his cryptids.

OONJERAH

Sunday, October 27, 2013 2:01 PM

OK. Today, Sunday, 8:00 pm GMT, Channel 4 in England will broadcast
part 2 of the Bigfoot Files starring Dr. Bryan Sykes and Mark Evans.
This segment deals with Bigfoot in America: Dr. Sykes' DNA analysis
of Bigfoot samples given to him here.

Unlike the Yeti, he probably got more than 2 viable samples.
........................

Bigfoot & the Military

I am fairly certain this 14 minute video doesn't scratch the surface
of sightings by military personnel. BTW, there are no Bf pictures in
here; it's just a narative.

========================================:>
"All I suggest is a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest" ~Paul Simon

OONJERAH

Friday, November 15, 2013 4:37 AM

National Geographic TV, new 2-hour special, Bigfoot: The New Evidence,
premiering Sunday, November 17, at 8 p.m. (see trailer)
http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2013/11/14/new-evidence-that-may
-unlock-the-centuries-old-mystery-of-bigfoot/

The Nat Geo special is derived from (England) Icon Films' Bigfoot Files, 3 parts,
which already aired.
v
Himalayan Yeti search; 2 hairs tested got match with ancient bear, believed extinct.
Update, Part 1 link:

Part 2: Interviews 3 "Bigfooters" in the USA + Justin Smeja, Bf killer. Carefully avoids
credible folks such as Dr. Jeff Meldrum.

Part 3: Russian Almasty; successful DNA analysis of captive wild woman, Zana.

======================
A man's gotta know his Cryptids.

OONJERAH

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 2:42 AM

NEW: Possible Sasquatch outside Squamish BC

OK. Yes, this new video is a Blobsquatch. But the location
and speed of movement make it credible.

I don't know Les Stroud.

Todd Standing has a rotten reputation among Footers, tho
perhaps, not as bad as Rick Dyer's. Closer to Biscardi's.

Bigfoot on TV "documentaries:" These are formula. They are
advertised & aired to get viewers, over & over. They wouldn't
show us a real Bigfoot if they had one. ... 'Cept for Patty,
that is.

The BFRO sightings DB, otoh, has some very interesting and
credible reports.

... oooOO}{OOooo ...

I've given up looking for the meaning of life. Now all I want is a cookie.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 3:51 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by AnthonyT:
Hello,

I hope someone does find a Bigfoot or Yeti. If not a live one, then at least the bones of an extinct species. It would be nice to know how all of these myths got started.

Bigfoot and Leviathan. I'm waiting on those two. Maybe the Thunderbird, too.

--Anthony

Note to Self:
Raptor - women who want to control their reproductive processes are sluts.
Wulf - Niki is a stupid fucking bitch who should hurry up and die.
Never forget what these men are.
“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” -Thomas Szasz

Have you discounted the supertall quasi-humans? I think they're 8 or 9 feet tall, those bones have been found.

OONJERAH

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 4:49 AM

Richard J. Dewhurst - Hour 1 - The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America
http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/2014/01/RIR-140127.php

It says Dewhurst is an emmy award winning writer.
Fine. For what it's worth.

The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America, the book, by Richard J. Dewhurst.
It's pretty popular right now. A friend of mine has a copy and isn't
pleased with it. Says it is hard to follow & has numerous printing
errors. A rush job?

1848, Abe Lincoln's speech at Niagara Falls, excerpt: "The eyes of
that species of extinct giants, whose bones fill the mounds of America,
have gazed on Niagara, as ours do now."

Those giants were real, all right. Their existence isn't even controversial.
And I believe their remains are found world wide. They are perfectly
human as us; our USA variety are about 9 - 10' tall & white.

Bigfoot ... is different.

A Wiki page: Mound Builders, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_Builders

ETA: The Book, btw, has an added attraction: A conspiracy theory on
the supression of information about the giants. ... And here, I always
figured they are little known, simply because so few of us have any
interest in history, let alone archaeology!

... oooOO}{OOooo ...

I've given up looking for the meaning of life. Now all I want is a cookie.

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