In the olden days (i.e. prior to the late 1990's) you could drag out a scam like that for weeks or months. In these days of the instant-reaction blogosphere, you get called out on it within days, sometimes within hours.
From the linked article: "Searching for Bigfoot Inc., 'is seeking justice for themselves and for all the people who were deceived by this deception.'"
Ummmm.... all 2 people who didn't know it was a fake from the beginning? Seriously, how dim did one have to be to actually believe that these guys had really found "bigfoot"?
There was a seasonal comedy X-Files episode in which Sculley started an autopsy on an apparent alien only to discover a zipper. It turned out to be an Air Force officer wearing a space alien costume suit.
This was obviously a hoax from the outset. (a) if the perps had been sincere, they would have invited unconnected biologists to examine the body and take samples from it themselves rather than allegedly sending samples to a lab of their own choosing. (b) they said they found it in Georgia.
Why did the media pay attention attention to this issue?
Because the ignorant masses eat this stuff up. The real newspapers don't want to lose readers to the tabloids so they cover it too. Furthermore, a lot of reporters and editors are too ignorant to distinguish real science from junk.
The joke's on all of you. Some years back he was given a thorough full-body waxing and signed to a NBA contract. He has 4 NBA championships to his credit and has been accepted as human by most of the population, although the strange sounds he made on his rap album should have tipped people off.
I am sure it is a considerable relief to many people to know that Bigfoot is not dead and stuffed in a freezer. It should be considered a public service to announce this and bring joy to all those who feared the reports of Bigfoot's demise were not exaggerated. Now if you would just let us know where Jimmy Hoffa (Sr.) is... .
It's a conspiracy. This is how the VC conspirators intend to take over the world -- an army of Bigfoots. One of their soldiers had an unfortunate accident and got discovered. So they're covering up for it by saying it's fake.
Don't you people watch those History Channel "documentaries" that describe how the Air Force covers up the UFOs?
This is how the VC conspirators intend to take over the world -- an army of Bigfoots. One of their soldiers had an unfortunate accident and got discovered. So they're covering up for it by saying it's fake.
As evidenced by Yetisburg, an army of Bigfoots will only spur one's enemies to build their own Bigfoot armies. The resulting cycle of Bigfoot escalation eventually results in a state of Sasquatch detente, where the dire consequences of utilizing these armies acts as a deterrent to any Bigfoot deployment.
Humor aside (I was "Big Foot" above), I think the most ridiculous thing i heard was when a guy in Washington state was not allowed to improve his property because it would threaten a number of species, including Gigantipithicus Americanus (sp?). Yes, that is right, they were concerned this would harm bigfoot.
Colbert, back when he was on the daily show, did a report, and his comment was, "well, clearly they are endangered. That's why you never see them."
I recall attending a bona fide science conference, where two "bigfoot researchers" gave a talk entitled "New evidence for the existence of bigfoot in northern California." How that talk even got on the schedule is another story.
The "evidence" boiled down to claims of rocks being rolled down the mountain toward their camp, strange "grunts" at night, and to top it off, footfalls (from a running, bipedal organism) in their camp one night.
At the talk's conclusion, a world-reknowned specialist on mammals raised his hand, and stated:
"There are many possible explanations for the sounds you heard, deliria being one of the foremost."
I'd be interested in the Big Foot/Yeti believers' explanation of the fact that there is no ape native to a temperate/damned cold climate--except, it would seem, these crypto-organisms.
Well, biologically (but not taxonomically - a bit of human bias there) there are subspecies of humans native to temperate/cold climates, and we're apes. Closer to chimps than chimps are to other apes, etc.
Ummmm.... all 2 people who didn't know it was a fake from the beginning? Seriously, how dim did one have to be to actually believe that these guys had really found "bigfoot"?
"Global Warming to Threaten Bigfoot Habitats."
Pseudo-science meets psuedo-science, but I think Bigfoot is more likely to exist than warming, I mean climate change, I mean hedging our bets.
huevos... er, I mean "cabra"?I was joking, of course.
Because the ignorant masses eat this stuff up. The real newspapers don't want to lose readers to the tabloids so they cover it too. Furthermore, a lot of reporters and editors are too ignorant to distinguish real science from junk.
Women and minorities hardest hit?
I have seen no evidence of that, unless by "ignorant masses" you mean "media elites."
Sure.
Still, assuming a law professor is in touch with reality is risky business.
what!!!!
Nick
Candidate Turns Out to be Empty Suit
I think you don't look at the newspapers in the supermarket enough.
No, he just thinks the media elites read The Weekly World News, and the ignorant masses read The Star.
It is a plot to reinforce the depression of Those Who Are Perpetually Aggrieved At The Declining Quality Of Posts.
Don't you people watch those History Channel "documentaries" that describe how the Air Force covers up the UFOs?
Now I won't be able to sleep at night.
As evidenced by Yetisburg, an army of Bigfoots will only spur one's enemies to build their own Bigfoot armies. The resulting cycle of Bigfoot escalation eventually results in a state of Sasquatch detente, where the dire consequences of utilizing these armies acts as a deterrent to any Bigfoot deployment.
It's CNN. Need I say more?
Colbert, back when he was on the daily show, did a report, and his comment was, "well, clearly they are endangered. That's why you never see them."
Kafka, call your office.
The "evidence" boiled down to claims of rocks being rolled down the mountain toward their camp, strange "grunts" at night, and to top it off, footfalls (from a running, bipedal organism) in their camp one night.
At the talk's conclusion, a world-reknowned specialist on mammals raised his hand, and stated:
"There are many possible explanations for the sounds you heard, deliria being one of the foremost."
The crowd roared, and the speaker was undaunted.
Hmm-m...