<![CDATA[io9: omfg bigfoot]]> http://tags.lifehacker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: omfg bigfoot]]> http://io9.com/tag/omfgbigfoot http://io9.com/tag/omfgbigfoot <![CDATA[Gremlins Boy Is All Grown Up And Seeking Revenge on Furry Monsters]]> Remember Zach Galligan, the sweet-faced youth from Gremlins? Well, he's older now and has developed a hatred for the furry creatures of the world in Nightbeasts. Here's the tagline: "They come out at night." You don't say.

It wouldn't be horror week without campy/terrible horror movies to get excited over — and nothing looks more crap-camp- tastic than Nightbeasts, the story about a man, and a pack of Bigfeet — because they travel in packs, bitches! Check out the trailer.


[via CHUD]

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<![CDATA[Sasquatch Update, Complete With Bigfoot Flower-Picking]]> The latest pair of possible Bigfoot sightings has confirmed our suspicions: The Hendersons' favorite house guest hates posing for pictures. A footprint was discovered in the jungle of Sumatra, and yet another candid was taken in Kentucky.

The Mahoneys of Jefferson County, Kentucky believe they have caught a picture of Bigfoot on their motion-sensitive camera, which they set up to find out where all their vegetables were disappearing to. This is what they caught:


But don't take our word for it, here they are, explaining the whole discovery.


Meanwhile, in the Sumatra Jungle a couple believe they stumbled on the elusive Orang Pendek. Which is more of a smaller Bigfoot, or "Jungle Ape Man" as the stories describe. They didn't get a picture of the creature, but managed to take a shot of its footprint, and grabbed a sample of rattan palm it was chewing on for DNA evidence.


Witnesses have described the beast as being about 5ft tall and say that it walks on two legs.

It is thought to be extremely powerful - with reports of onlookers seeing it ripping apart logs.

Both stories were found at The Sun, so it's gotta be true. But you be the judge — until the DNA evidence comes back.

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<![CDATA[Fox Dishes On The Latest Yeti News]]> Fox News is on top of the latest Yeti reports... whether they want to be or not. Watch as host Shep Smith rolls his eyes at the mighty Bigfoot. Where was all this sass during Fox's cooler yeti craze?

A group of tourists in Poland have VIDEO-TAPE EVIDENCE of the Big-Footed beast. And Fox host Shep Smith is pained to bring you that latest supernatural news. Sure it's terribly shaky and probably a completely fake video, but what's with all the 'tude, Shep? Granted, it's terrible, but we remember a more Big-Foot-friendly era, when kids with a ice box full of fake fur demanded more respect from TV hosts. Shep you made us like your temper for dropping the F-bomb on Fox, don't throw it all away!

Here's the full youtube video:


But as for the second part of the video with Japan's Prime Minister's wife and her alien issues, Shep may be right — she's nuts.

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<![CDATA[Bigfoot Hunters Fess Up: Just A Joke Man]]> A CNN affiliate sat down with the two Georgia Bigfoot scam artists, where they explained that the whole Bigfoot "discovery" was just a joke that got way out of hand. "Now the two Georgia men admit that the hairy, icy blob was an Internet-purchased Sasquatch costume stuffed with possum roadkill and slaughterhouse leftovers." Legal actions are underway, according to CNN. I still say those two fellas almost got away with the perfect crime. [CNN]

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<![CDATA[Bigfoot Conference Verdict: Big Fat Hoax]]> The Bigfoot press conference yielded no results and has only enraged the Bigfoot Field Research Organization. The watchdog group voiced its expert opinion on the OMFG Bigfoot situation we covered yesterday. The experts claim fraud, and the press conference did nothing to put out the fires of controversy sweeping the nation. Is the cooler full of Bigfoot really just a costume? Video from the Georgians and more pictures from the press conference after the jump. UPDATE: video link to press conference is included.

The men who discovered Bigfoot's remains, Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer (from BigFootTracker.com) gathered in Palo Alto, California, baseball hats and all, for the big reveal. With them was Tom Biscardi, host of an Bigfoot Internet radio show.

According to Fox News the men showed reporters two blurry photos that were the mouth of the beast and the other was a picture of the beast running around in the Georgia woods. The Scooby Gang wouldn't reveal more, to protect this endangered species.

Why blurry photos, because according to the BFRO, it's really just a Halloween costume of Sasquatch and not the real deal itself. Looking at pictures of the costume, from Haunted Adventures, next to the image of the cooler is pretty convincing.

The "DNA" evidence that was revealed is a bit confusing. According to the BFRO they didn't actually take a specimen from the Bigfoot in question:

The only scientist involved with them (Curt Nelson) simply received a "DNA sample" in the mail. Three results so far from that sample: 1) unknown, 2) human, and 3) possum. Nelso will do more tests, but he has said his tests don't mean anything.

Biscardi said there would be no other Bigfoot news today, but promised that Fox News could bring a crew of scientist down to Georgia to examine the body. If by scientists, he means gather more drunk friends to parade around in the suit and take pictures, then I think he's right on the money.

But best of all is the fact that radio show host Biscardi explained that both Whitton and Dyerbeen have received death threats throughout this whole discovery. I can only assume this is by Bigfoot's wife who is pissed that they murdered her husband and have been milking his corpse for money. Vengeance is yours, Mrs. Foot.

We've been trying to bring you footage from the press conference that both CNN and Fox News were at, but my senses are telling me that now that everyone deems this an actual hoax the videos are being stripped down. Instead here is some You Tubery of The Big Foot Police talking about their discovery, it's a classic.

UPDATE: Here is the link to the video footage, it's 45 minutes long! It's at NBC King 5.

[Haunted Adventures, BFRO and Fox News]

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<![CDATA[OMFG Bigfoot]]> They found Bigfoot! That's right, you heard me: Bigfoot. For all you disbelievers, they have a picture to prove it as well. No, that's not the remnants of a bear with a gorilla mask thrown on top, that's Bigfoot. Tomorrow, there will be a huge press conference deciding finally whether or not it actually is a mutant sasquatch, when it clearly is. But no one is asking the important questions here. What about Bigfoot's rights? And where the hell are the Hendersons in all of this? Click through for a closer look and the big question that will hopefully be addressed tomorrow.

According to the press release the creature that was discovered is 7 feet and 7 inches tall, and weighs 500 pounds. His feet are flat and it was found in the Northern woods of Georgia. (Actual location isn't being revealed).

First and foremost what about Bigfoot's rights? Is he man or beast? If he's a man doesn't he get burial rights?

Where do you bury Bigfoot? I've heard he's Canadian. If he is, in fact, of Canadian origin, that's a ton of paperwork his loved ones will have to go to to transfer the body through the border while deciding if it's animal remains or human remains. I know I've been on the phone trying to get to the bottom of this question with the Canadian embassy for some time. Also, if he's Canadian, how did he get so far from home?

What if he has no one to claim his remains, will he become a burden of the state? Will the United States government try and find his lineage? It saddens me thinking of Bigfoot in one of those standard government style burials. This is fucking Bigfoot people, show a little respect.


Here are the gentleman that discovered the gentle beast. From the left, Mathew Whitton, Tom Biscardi, and Rick Dyer gather round a cooler full of Bigfoot.

I'll be covering the all-important Bigfoot press conference tomorrow at 12 PM Pacific Coast Time. At the conference they will be revealing pictures and DNA evidence. Hopefully they will reveal the DNA evidence like Maury's "who's your daddy" episodes.

So stay tuned and hopefully they will be able to answer all of my questions tomorrow, as opposed to the "you'll have to wait" comment I got earlier.
[Searching For Bigfoot]

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