NGC - Has anyone ever seen a Bigfoot?

[SIR REAL ED]

I think it is "no g#d@mn cussing".

Yep.  That's exactly what I meant in the OP.   

[SIR REAL ED]

Are you familiar with the fake aerial dogfighting photographs from WW1? They were almost as fake as the bigfoot stuff , and yet millions of people believed them to be real .

 Dusty

Dusty,

With all due respect, I gotta call BS on you.  I'm not as learned as some here, but I'm pretty sure WWI really happened!  the Tri-Lateral Commission, the Illuminati, and the Bilderberger sponsored both sides.   

On a side note, I got some new research material in yesterday.

Rusty Wilson's Montana Bigfoot Campfire Stories are pretty believable.

Some stories in Bigfoot Frightening Encounteres Vol. 11 by Tom Lyons really push the boundaries of credibility.

Since WildGuzzi has always struck me as a virtual, worldwide campfire, WildGuzzitistis will probably enjoy the former more than the later.  Just sayin......   

[LowRyter]

Ed, good point.  Let's suffer a few lies rather than pouring water on the campfire.

[Bulldog9]

Dusty,

With all due respect, I gotta call BS on you.  I'm not as learned as some here, but I'm pretty sure WWI really happened!  the Tri-Lateral Commission, the Illuminati, and the Bilderberger sponsored both sides.   

On a side note, I got some new research material in yesterday.

Rusty Wilson's Montana Bigfoot Campfire Stories are pretty believable.

Some stories in Bigfoot Frightening Encounteres Vol. 11 by Tom Lyons really push the boundaries of credibility.

Since WildGuzzi has always struck me as a virtual, worldwide campfire, WildGuzzitistis will probably enjoy the former more than the later.  Just sayin......   

Dusty isn't questioning the reality of WW1, just some of the propaganda films made of aerial dog fights.

Same situation with the supposed lunar landing faked photos.  Many of the photos were staged and re-taken in the Hangar on Calverton Long Island. According to my dad and grandfather who worked for Grumman and Hazeltine at the time, many of the photos came back over exposed and ruined and couldn't be used, so they reshot many for the 'public relations'   I remember ovehearing them talking about it, and how mad Nasa and Grumman were, and in my retired NYC cop grandfather (Grumman was his post police career, 20 more years) how these 'freakin idiots could pilot a rocket to the moon but couldn't operate a f@*#!ng camera...... buncha morons' 

I forgot about that until years ago when people started questioning the pictures and pointing out the fakes.  Still makes me laugh. 

I do hope this thread continues at least through October when I will be laid up with knee replacement. This thread is hysterical....

[dguzzi]

   If the TV show didn't find a 'squatch they must not be around.
OR    The clowns posing in the woods are Darrel in disguise.

[oldbike54]

   If the TV show didn't find a 'squatch they must not be around.
OR    The clowns posing in the woods are Darrel in disguise.

 Wasn't there a story about scary clowns hiding in the woods near a housing development from a couple of years ago that turned out to be completely bogus ?

[dguzzi]

Bogus?  Don't clown around...

[SIR REAL ED]

Ed, good point.  Let's suffer a few lies rather than pouring water on the campfire.

I'll do my part LowRyter.  Difference of opinion and experience is what makes socializing fun.

People who think like me?  How the Hell am I supposed to respect them?  Why would I think they are more interesting than just being by myself?

Two favorite quotes come to mind:
1.  Where everyone think alike, no one thinks very much!
2.  Screw em, it they can't take a joke!

The Bigfoot subject is only half the fun, the other half is people's reactions.  Almost always the reaction of the listener tells you more about the listener than about the subject matter.  It's just the way we are wired.

[SIR REAL ED]

I do hope this thread continues at least through October when I will be laid up with knee replacement. This thread is hysterical....

I'll do my best Steve.

Since we're all getting geriatric...... Maybe we need a special thread for amusing us when we're incapacitated.

It could be called   "Help!  I've fallen!  And I can't get up!"

[Sasquatch Jim]

I don't have to say that.  The V.A. gave me an electronic device that does it for me. Then they send someone to make sure I am dead or something.

[Turin]

I'm pretty sure Clowns are real. Also leave large footprints.

[cliffrod]

Wasn't there a story about scary clowns hiding in the woods near a housing development from a couple of years ago that turned out to be completely bogus ?

Can't attest to it being declared bogus, but it happened in Greenville (30-40 miles away from me) in '16. 
https://www.goupstate.com/news/20160830/community-warned-about-reported-scary-clowns-trying-to-lure-children-into-woods?template=ampart
It was on the news for a while.  Law enforcement made it very clear via the media that they would not treat such things as a harmless prank or gag & any persons perpetrating such acts were placing their lives in real jeopardy.

[Ncdan]

Now let me be clear😉as I’m not saying yay or nay that a creature of the likes of “Big Foot” does or does not exist. However apparently creatures which have existed in the past and thought to have been long gone extinct can snd do reappear. Here’s a recent find. The elephant shrew.

[oldbike54]

Can't attest to it being declared bogus, but it happened in Greenville (30-40 miles away from me) in '16. 
https://www.goupstate.com/news/20160830/community-warned-about-reported-scary-clowns-trying-to-lure-children-into-woods?template=ampart
It was on the news for a while.  Law enforcement made it very clear via the media that they would not treat such things as a harmless prank or gag & any persons perpetrating such acts were placing their lives in real jeopardy.

 Seem to remember the police investigating and declaring there were no scary clowns hiding in the woods .

 Before artificial lighting , folks thought night time was filled with all sorts of creatures , goblins , bogeymen , chimeras , creatures that would eat you like popcorn . Many of today's nonsense stories are hold overs from those days .

 Dusty

[kirby1923]

Not only seen one but had  a scrap w/one!

Malpias NM in a primitive campground was enjoying the solitude and one came thru. Guess he figured that I was encroaching on his territory and a fight ensued.

No blows landed but I just wore the big fellow out w/my fancy foot work and he just sat down on the ground as in he had enough.

He was about 6'8" 450# at least and a bit slow. I backed off about 20 yards and waited and after a few min he got up and started his knuckle and rode off.

I decided to change locations in case he returned w/family.

They are real alright...

:-)

[oldbike54]

 Ask Colleen Welch , bigfoot was at the Okie a few years ago , he wears bicycle shorts .

 Dusty

[PJPR01]

Oh you mean this Bigfoot (Pezao)...I guess he does exist!  Hell of a fighter! 

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk00CvyyTEZXWl2qyTOAb1o3QX8aqSw%3A1597932301596&source=hp&ei=DYM-X66NItiDwbkP3Z6EwAQ&q=pezao+ufc&gs_ssp=eJzj4tLP1TcwKjQqyy03YPTiLEitSsxXKE1LBgBSZQdA&oq=pezao&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAxgAMgUILhCTAjICCAAyCAguEMcBEK8BMgIIADIICC4QxwEQrwEyAggAMggILhDHARCvATIECAAQCjICCAAyAggAOgQIIxAnOgsILhCxAxDHARCjAjoFCAAQsQM6CgguEMcBEKMCECc6CAgAELEDEIMBOggILhDHARCjAjoCCC46BQguELEDOggILhCxAxCDAVCbCFigDWCwJ2gAcAB4AIABlwGIAesEkgEDMC41mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=psy-ab

[LowRyter]

Seem to remember the police investigating and declaring there were no scary clowns hiding in the woods .

 Before artificial lighting , folks thought night time was filled with all sorts of creatures , goblins , bogeymen , chimeras , creatures that would eat you like popcorn . Many of today's nonsense stories are hold overs from those days .

 Dusty

All extinct now because of severe allergy to light.  I think that Thomas Edison was awarded the "Noble" Prize for eradication of these killers.

[Turin]

Before artificial lighting , folks thought night time was filled with all sorts of creatures , goblins , bogeymen , chimeras , creatures that would eat you like popcorn . Many of today's nonsense stories are hold overs from those days .

You have to wonder why storys of " wildmen" that inhabit the forests are so universal. Is it a shared cultural memory of our not so recent past?

One thing I am certain of... Discoverey Channel, Animal planet, and the History Channel need to stop showing programs like Finding Bigfoot, Bigfoot expedition, Bigfoot Capured, etc. ( Alaska Monsters and Mountain Monsters... even sillier )

[SIR REAL ED]

R

egarding the question as to "Now that smart phones are everywhere, why don't we have more video or photos of Bigfoot?"

Seems almost obvious, no?

[Chuck in Indiana]

Not only seen one but had  a scrap w/one!

Malpias NM in a primitive campground was enjoying the solitude and one came thru. Guess he figured that I was encroaching on his territory and a fight ensued.

No blows landed but I just wore the big fellow out w/my fancy foot work and he just sat down on the ground as in he had enough.

He was about 6'8" 450# at least and a bit slow. I backed off about 20 yards and waited and after a few min he got up and started his knuckle and rode off.

I decided to change locations in case he returned w/family.

They are real alright...

:-)

  Good enough for me.

[JJ]

The infamous "Patterson video"...one of my favorites!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x3__akoM5w

[Kremmen]

I'm pretty sure Clowns are real. Also leave large footprints.

That got a solid cackle out of me.

[Kremmen]

You have to wonder why storys of " wildmen" that inhabit the forests are so universal. Is it a shared cultural memory of our not so recent past?

Given things like the hobbits of Flores and the apparent evidence for more or less accurate oral history for events late in the Ice Age, or following the end of same, yeah, that's a *great* question.

One thing I am certain of... Discoverey Channel, Animal planet, and the History Channel need to stop showing programs like Finding Bigfoot, Bigfoot expedition, Bigfoot Capured, etc. ( Alaska Monsters and Mountain Monsters... even sillier )

All my 'amens'.

[SIR REAL ED]

People's reactions to the Patterson film reminds me of their reactions to ancient religious texts.  The Patterson film has been studied by many, with enough different interpretations to satisfy everyone.  Pick a church, search the internet for the one you like, and go to mass.

One of the most convincing analysis's I've seen, shows a hernia in "Patty's" thigh bulging and retracting as it walks.  Real or creative use of tools?  Beats me.  Red meat either way.

World wide sightings over millenia seems to suggest that if Bigfoot is not real, then the ancient tribal memory or some psychological factor seems more likely.

Spiritual explanations abound.  Perhaps it is all dependent on the characteristics of the observer.  Or a transcendental state that some enter when alone in the woods.

Reminds me of the old bromide "Mr Smith goes to church to talk to god.  Mr. Jones goes to church to talk to Mr. Smith."

Good campfire material either way.  Luckily, campfires keep all kinds of critters at bay.

[Lannis]

One thing I am certain of... Discoverey Channel, Animal planet, and the History Channel need to stop showing programs like Finding Bigfoot, Bigfoot expedition, Bigfoot Capured, etc. ( Alaska Monsters and Mountain Monsters... even sillier )

Well, they're in the business of entertainment and making money.   Why would they stop showing their most popular shows?

That's like saying that George Lucas ought to stop showing movies with Wookies and Ewoks in them .... !

Lannis

[JJ]

C'mon now...you know you want to keep this thread going!!!

[SIR REAL ED]

C'mon now...you know you want to keep this thread going!!!

How long the thread lasts is questionable. 

Since sightings of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, etc. precede all of our births by centuries, I suspect we will expire before the sightings stop.

Weird, huh?

Now if someone spots Bigfoot riding a Moto Guzzi, that will spark the birth of a new religion! 
Soon to fragment into many different sects, based upon what motor oil he uses, his recommendation on valve clearances,
the spline grease he uses, etc.

Might be more peaceful around here if that never happens........

[Kremmen]

Yep, you nailed it. There was a UFO flap in the 1890s or so, the 'mysterious airships' craze. Before that it was dragons or witches.

As you or someone said, we're all carrying high quality video cameras with us at all times these days and it's suddenly more common for all kinds of crazy action to get caught on film than not.

We'll continue to see these claims forever, and continue to not see any proof forever, too.

[LowRyter]

How long the thread lasts is questionable. 

Since sightings of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, etc. precede all of our births by centuries, I suspect we will expire before the sightings stop.

Weird, huh?

Now if someone spots Bigfoot riding a Moto Guzzi, that will spark the birth of a new religion! 
Soon to fragment into many different sects, based upon what motor oil he uses, his recommendation on valve clearances,
the spline grease he uses, etc.

Might be more peaceful around here if that never happens........

Go to any Guzzi rally and you'll see that.  Religious?   I don't think so, unless there is Pabst sect.