Posted on 08/14/2008 11:39:25 AM PDT by pissant
To the untrained eye, it may look suspiciously like a cast-off from a fancy dress party. But to Bigfoot believers, this is the latest evidence that the mysterious ape-man said to dwell in the forests of North America is more than just a hairy myth.
Named Rickmat in honour of Rick Dyer and Matthew Whitton, Bigfoot hunters who claim to have bagged the 500lb corpse during an expedition in the US state of Georgia, it was being hailed today as potentially the greatest discovery of the millennium - by its finders, at least.
But that was not all they found in the woods. For as they marvelled at the seven foot seven inch, red-haired, flat-footed beast prostrated before them as they trekked through densely wooded mountains, Dyer and Whitton, 33 - who is currently on leave from police work after accidentally shooting himself while pursuing a robbery suspect - claim that they also spotted several of Rickmats friends and relatives lurking among the trees.
They are due to present the purported corpse, and their video footage of the shy Bigfoot clan, in public tomorrow, along with what they describe vaguely as DNA evidence.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...

You can get alot of shish kabobs out of a bigfoot.
Looks like a moldy shag rug.
Holy cow, they found my mother-in-law!

Looks familiar.
Big foot shish kabobs!
Great, not I’m starvin’
Press conference tomorrow, but it is probably a hoax
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Just one photo? LAME. Why not multiple shots from all angles with close-ups and a photo of the inner mouth, the eyes, the fingernails? They don’t even try...

Bigfoot, 1941-2008.
He is survived by his wife, Mavis, and his children, Bethany and "Little Bigs" Bigfoot Jr.
A hoax? Really?
Why is it that the people who see the weirdest stuff also have the worst cameras and the worst photography skills on the planet? My 7 year old could take better pictures.
Not Yeti.
Look at the maxillary dentition. The row of teeth you can see appears to have a parabolic or curved shape, rather than the squared shape you see in most primates.
I'd like a better view, but there is something really funny about that.
Looks like they are just trying to make their $449 back after a night of partying at the Bigfoot Hootenanny.
Press Conference:
Matthew: “Now, Rick will present the Bigfoot body.”
Rick: “Me? I thought you were bringing Bigfoot. It’s your freezer.”
Matthew: “No, I thought you had it. You’ve got the pickup truck.”
Matthew: “Has anybody seen a Bigfoot laying around?”
who knows. Until I see the science, I am not believing one way or another.
What the heck is that thing? Looks like my compost bin!
Jack Links Beef Jerkey publicity stunt?
“Matthew: Has anybody seen a Bigfoot laying around?”
Thought I did over in Bejing the other night but it turned out to be CGI.
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