# Bigfoot Hoax Ends in Death **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920 "2012-08-28T13:22:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/1 "2012-08-28T13:22:04Z")
That’s the CNN Headline: > **[Bigfoot hoax ends in death, authorities say | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/us/montana-big-foot-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t3)** > > A man trying to create a Bigfoot hoax on a highway died after being hit by two cars, officials in Montana said. > [@](#): > > (CNN) – A man trying to create a Bigfoot hoax on a highway died after being hit by two cars, officials in Montana said. > > Randy Lee Tenley dressed in a Ghillie suit – camouflage designed to resemble the ground and trees – and stepped out onto Highway 93 Sunday night, officials said. > > “He probably would not have been very easy to see at all,” said Jim Schneider, a state trooper. It’s sad, but you really should be extra careful if you’re going to do something as risky as stepping onto a highway in a camo suit. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/2 "2012-08-28T13:35:18Z")
Its the way he always wanted to go. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/3 "2012-08-28T13:44:14Z")
Which is why I only wear my ghillie suit to well-lighted, formal occasions. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/4 "2012-08-28T13:57:44Z")
C’mon; we all know that what really happened is that the Bigfeet assassinated him because he was getting too close to the truth. Dressed him in the ghillie suit, then tossed him out into traffic to make him look stupid and discredit him. It’s\* obvious\*. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/5 "2012-08-28T14:00:05Z")
A candidate for a Darwin Award. Extra pionts because a 15 year old girl hit him. I bet that made her day. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/6 "2012-08-28T14:00:12Z")
“Ghill-ee!!” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/7 "2012-08-28T14:01:50Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Which is why I only wear my ghillie suit to well-lighted, formal occasions. well, you don’t have to worry so much about being alert for approaching cars, in that case, and can concentrate on the dip. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/8 "2012-08-28T14:02:59Z")
The best part: > [@](#): > > But authorities received no calls from drivers thinking they had seen Bigfoot, the station reported. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/9 "2012-08-28T14:09:22Z")
Evolution in action. A 15 year old girl took him down, and a 17 year old finished him off. I wonder who got the ears and who got the tail. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/10 "2012-08-28T14:13:27Z")
nobody passing thought he was Bigfoot because he was wearing a wristwatch, a common oversight. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/11 "2012-08-28T14:14:53Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > “Ghill-ee!!” > [@Bob Ducca](#): > > The best part: But I wonder if anyone thought they had seen the Spiders from Mars. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/12 "2012-08-28T14:21:27Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > well, you don’t have to worry so much about being alert for approaching cars, in that case, and can concentrate on the dip. Never underestimate the advantages of looking like Swamp Thing at a wedding reception or an academic recognition ceremony. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/13 "2012-08-28T14:32:09Z")
However, authorities were able to confirm one Sasquash sighting. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/14 "2012-08-28T14:36:08Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > However, authorities were able to confirm one Sasquash sighting. AKA Flatfoot ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/15 "2012-08-28T14:39:29Z")
Progressive Flo: “No, sorry. Your auto insurance doesn’t cover hitting an imaginary beast.” ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/16 "2012-08-28T14:43:43Z")
I bet Jack Links is involved in this. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/17 "2012-08-28T14:47:50Z")
Someone has died. Is it safe to start joking about it, yet, or is the solemnity period still in effect? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/18 "2012-08-28T14:49:15Z")
_This garmet has been tested and found to be non-defective._ _#42_ ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/19 "2012-08-28T15:03:55Z")
A young man who used to be a reporter for me is out the and had to cover this. I told him its the story dreams are made of. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920/20 "2012-08-28T15:13:16Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > “Ghill-ee!!” Wasn’t this the nightclub in “Urban Cowboy”? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigfoot-hoax-ends-in-death/632920.md?page=2)