My Brookly Bridge offer still stands! -------------- Body proves Bigfoot no myth, hunters say Body proves Bigfoot no myth, hunters say - CNN.com (CNN) -- A policeman and a former corrections officer say that on Friday they will unveil evidence of what they claim is their biggest find ever: the body of Bigfoot. Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, a pair of Bigfoot-hunting hobbyists from north Georgia, say they found the creature's body in a wooded area and spotted several similar creatures that were still alive. The carcass of the furry half-man, half-ape is 7 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs more than 500 pounds, they say. However, the two are not disclosing the exact location of their discovery to protect the remaining creatures. Tom Nelson, chairman of the biology department at North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, said he's "pretty skeptical" the world will feast its eyes on a new species Friday. "That would certainly rock mammalogy," joked Nelson, who specializes in the study of mammals. "I see a research grant in my future." Whitton and Dyer plan to unveil what they say is DNA and photo evidence of the discovery in Palo Alto, California, in conjunction with a group called Searching for Bigfoot Inc. A photograph on that group's Web site shows what appears to be the body of a large, hairy creature with an ape-like face, stuffed into a large freezer. According to a written release, the two announced the discovery on an Internet radio show, "Squatch Detective," several weeks ago. iReport.com: Do you believe in Bigfoot? "The only person we would allow to come down and verify the body was 'the Real Bigfoot Hunter,' Tom Biscardi," Dyer said, referring to Searching for Bigfoot's CEO, who has been looking for the elusive, legendary creature in the United States and Canada since 1971. Whitton is a Georgia police officer who is on administrative leave after being shot in the wrist during a pursuit. Dyer is a former prison guard. DNA tests on the body have begun, said the statement, and "extensive scientific studies" will be done on the body by scientists, including a molecular biologist, an anthropologist and a paleontologist. Nelson, the university professor, acknowledged that new species of animals have been discovered in recent decades and that, in science, "we always acknowledge the possibility of something new." But he said that even in north Georgia, home to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the foot of the Appalachian Trail, it stretches the imagination to think a family of 7-foot-tall creatures could have eluded hunters, hikers and creeping development until now. "To the average person, these places just seem like extreme wilderness where you'll find lions and tigers and bears," he said. "The reality is that you're never more than a mile from a road." The group says the animal is male, has reddish hair and "blackish-gray" eyes and human-like feet, hands and teeth.
he moved to Orygun here in the southern edge. seriously I had a former friend claim with two other guys 5 years ago they smelled one, let out bait and made foot print copies with plaster of paris. the clown got his name in the papers as possibly being legit till he tried a news conference, the would be scientists came by and gave him the thumbs down. The guy, former friend flipped totally out ranting and raving at the science team as well as the media who of course turned off their cameras, sad they should of kept them on for the 11 o'clock broadcast it would of made a funny episode
When I was a kid, I had a very open mind as I've seen some stranger than fiction things, but into my adulthood, as a Marine running through the jungles, I lost my belief in a seven foot bipedal monster that could hide undetected in the woods.
You want great hoaxes? Try this (Of course its a Brit involved. They are the masters of the absurd and hoaxes!): Piltdown Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Damn right, the Piltdown man is fantastic! I imagine it probably started as part of an after dinner discussion but when people believed it it got out of hand and couldn't be stopped. Edit: Here is a question for you, if the DNA sample was 4% human, 96% opossum, humans share 90% of their DNA with apples, does that mean the sample could well have been 3% apple and 1% human?
Don't forget the original War of the Worlds broadcast in 1938. It was never meant as a hoax, but man oh man did it cause trouble. In 1981, when I was stationed in San Diego, a radio station pulled a gigantic hoax. For several weeks they announced that they were going to broadcasting a live concert from "Happy Valley" in which the biggest names in Rock would appear-The Who, Led Zep, The Beatles, and so on. Late in the second day, after being threatened by several law enforcement agencies (people were tying up the highways looking for the venue) the radio station had to admit it was just a giant hoax.
Have you ever heard the original 1938 broadcasting? I'm not surprised people believed it when you consider it coincided with a commercial break in a very popular show on another station, people were changing stations, picked up the 'light music' that provided the background before the 'important newscast.' By the time the show got to the bit that clearly isn't a real news program panic had set in. Amazing stuff.
