# What the latest about Bigfoot? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 15, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136 "2008-08-15T20:04:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/41 "2008-08-20T18:34:31Z")
[QUOTE=Maus Magill] > [@Musicat](#): > > It’s neither. It’s an ape suit costume in the original box with some roadkill dumped in for good measure. Mark my words! I hereby declare **Musicat** psychic… or in on it. 😃 [/quote] I do have amazing powers, but sometimes the most obvious explanation just pops out at me like a werewolf on a moonlit night. And if I’m in on it, I’ll be expecting a check soon. > [@](#): > > BTW, do you have any idea where I left my keys? Sure. The last place you left them. > [@Boyo Jim](#): > > Turns out the latest bigfoot is a rubber gorilla suit in a block of ice. Yep, that’s what I thought. Think I could do this for a living? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/42 "2008-08-20T18:44:27Z")
I’m just amazed that the hoaxers thought they could get away with this. A minute’s access to the “Bigfoot remains” by a reputable scientist would unravel their whole scheme. Unbe-fuckin’-lievable. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/43 "2008-08-20T18:49:30Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] A minute’s access to the “Bigfoot remains” by a reputable scientist would unravel their whole scheme. Unbe-fuckin’-lievable. [/QUOTE] Almost equally amazing is the fact that somebody gave them cash up front for this. That’s one gullible bastard. I feel a little sorry for him, but I find myself wondering if he has ever been ripped off by the wallet inspector. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/44 "2008-08-20T19:07:58Z")
[QUOTE=LiveOnAPlane] This just in: Police Officer Kidnapped by UFOs–The uniform and badge of a Clayton County police officer has been found near a crop circle. Indentations in the ground near the clothing are “suspiciously similar to other verified UFO landing gear,” according to reliable sources. [/quote] A book with the title “To Serve Man” was found with the uniform. Authorities refused to speculate on its significance. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/45 "2008-08-20T19:09:29Z")
I think you’re giving them too much credit, **Elendil’s Heir**. How long does it take to poke something to determine that it’s rubber? Surely less than a minute! ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/46 "2008-08-20T19:11:08Z")
[QUOTE=Swallowed My Cellphone] Okay, I don’t get it. I understand the whole sell the “bigfoot body” and run away with the cash fraud/crime. Separately, I understand the have a press conference, get famous for a hoax that discredits the true bigfoot people, get your fifteen minutes of internet fame for your prank. Unless i’ts millions of dollars and they can forever go into hiding, I just don’t see how this scam would pay off. [/QUOTE] I wonder if they tried to sell the “body” or if the Bigfoot investigator pestered them until they agreed to sell it. That would explain things much better, since almost anyone would try harder to come up with a decent fake if they were intending to sell it. I smell a Coen Brothers movie in this case. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/47 "2008-08-20T19:27:34Z")
[QUOTE=Voyager] I wonder if they tried to sell the “body” or if the Bigfoot investigator pestered them until they agreed to sell it. That would explain things much better, since almost anyone would try harder to come up with a decent fake if they were intending to sell it. I smell a Coen Brothers movie in this case. [/QUOTE] Hey…maybe this is just an elaborate studio sponsored gimmick to drum up interest in a new film? A couple of interesting bits from that article: > [@](#): > > In 2005, Biscardi claimed to have captured a male Bigfoot - but that also turned out to have been a hoax. I can’t really feel sorry for the guy for buying the new hoax (literally). > [@](#): > > Bigfoot experts reacted with suspicion and the story soon began to unravel… As did Bigfoot itself! Anyway, who exactly qualifies as a “Bigfoot Expert?” Isn’t that kind of like having a PhD in Klingon history? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/48 "2008-08-20T19:30:36Z")
[QUOTE=photopat] Hey…maybe this is just an elaborate studio sponsored gimmick to drum up interest in a new film? [/QUOTE] This was the speculation on the radio a few days ago, but I don’t see anything substantiating it yet. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/49 "2008-08-20T19:35:29Z")
[QUOTE=photopat] I can’t really feel sorry for the guy for buying the new hoax (literally). [/QUOTE] Ah, I forgot about that. I suppose you can’t expect a “Bigfoot expert” to be the credulous type. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/50 "2008-08-20T19:46:40Z")
Why do you think they froze the damn thing first, **CaerieD**? It increases their lead time. If the [del]costume[/del] Bigfoot hadn’t been frozen they wouldn’t even have made it to the car with the check. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/51 "2008-08-20T21:24:45Z")
[QUOTE=photopat] As did Bigfoot itself! Anyway, who exactly qualifies as a “Bigfoot Expert?” Isn’t that kind of like having a PhD in Klingon history? [/QUOTE] No comparision at all… Do you have ANY idea of how HARD the language quals are for Klingon? And dont even get me started on the Klingon Shakespearian Theory classes or the “practicals of Klingon dating rituals” internships… Blll ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/52 "2008-08-20T23:09:31Z")
[QUOTE=billfish678] No comparision at all… Do you have ANY idea of how HARD the language quals are for Klingon? And dont even get me started on the Klingon Shakespearian Theory classes or the “practicals of Klingon dating rituals” internships… Blll [/QUOTE] My bad. I should have compared Bigfoot expertise to skill in composing love sonnets to Jar Jar Binks. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/53 "2008-08-20T23:23:12Z")
A Bigfoot expert is someone who refuses to buy a rubber gorilla suit frozen in a block of ice. I think the hoaxers found the only person in the world who is not a qualified Bigfoot expert. ---
**Author:** ![diggleblop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/54 "2008-08-21T00:12:01Z")
[QUOTE=devilsknew] I predict Officer Whitten has a future in politics. [/QUOTE] Maybe, because he sure [doesn’t have a future as an officer](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2588731/Bigfoot-discovery-revealed-as-rubber-gorilla-suit-hoax.html) any longer. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/55 "2008-08-21T00:45:39Z")
[QUOTE=billfish678] No comparision at all… Do you have ANY idea of how HARD the language quals are for Klingon?.. [/QUOTE] Hey, did you go to Imperial University on Qo’noS, too? Prof. Chu’leb was one tough grader in Klingonese 101, I tell ya. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/56 "2008-08-21T11:17:37Z")
[QUOTE=photopat] My bad. I should have compared Bigfoot expertise to skill in composing love sonnets to Jar Jar Binks. [/QUOTE] Jar Jar, My love for you extends far far Let nothing come between us to mar mar this perfect feeling that is so above par par I know many look at us and say har har But let us ride into the sunset in my car car ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/57 "2008-08-21T11:51:35Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Jar Jar, My love for you extends far far Let nothing come between us to mar mar this perfect feeling that is so above par par I know many look at us and say har har But let us ride into the sunset in my car car [/QUOTE] When the hell did we start letting vogons post? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/58 "2008-08-21T13:17:13Z")
Aiyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! My eyes! MY EYES!!! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/59 "2008-08-21T14:30:12Z")
Meesa want to puke puke. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136/60 "2008-08-21T14:34:01Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Aiyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! My eyes! MY EYES!!! [/QUOTE] The goggles do nothing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-latest-about-bigfoot/460136.md?page=4)