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Old 12-05-2002, 01:23 PM   #1
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Yes it's true.

The originator of the bigfoot hoax has died, and now his family has revealed the secret of bigfoot.

And...needless to say...the Bigfoot followers are refusing to believe it.

Ah the wonderful credulity displayed by humanity...


<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20021205-1221-wst-obit-wallace.html" target="_blank">Bigfoot's Obituary</a>

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Old 12-05-2002, 02:05 PM   #2
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This may sound weird, but ... I'm having trouble accepting this. I used to be so into paranormal phenomena, UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, and yes, even Bigfoot. I'd always held out hope for the hairy bugger. I think I'll need to see more detailed records of the hoax, or something.

This is just ... hard. Whoa.

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Old 12-05-2002, 05:43 PM   #3
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I found it strangely ironic that Ray L. Wallace, the guy behind the Bigfoot hoax, was a devout christian. Regardless of his colors, he seemed to be a very wonderful and fun-loving person.
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Originally posted by SanDiegoAtheist:
<strong>Yes it's true.

The originator of the bigfoot hoax has died, and now his family has revealed the secret of bigfoot.

And...needless to say...the Bigfoot followers are refusing to believe it.

Ah the wonderful credulity displayed by humanity...


<a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20021205-1221-wst-obit-wallace.html" target="_blank">Bigfoot's Obituary</a>

Cheers,

The San Diego Atheist</strong>
Alas, poor Bigfoot. I knew him well. RIP.
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Old 12-06-2002, 08:59 PM   #5
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One more down. Now if somebody will just find a scroll copping to the Jesus hoax...
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Old 12-07-2002, 01:04 AM   #6
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Poor Big Foot turned his Big Toes up
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If they did find a scroll proving Jesus was a hoax, the moron Christians would still believe all the garbage about him.
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Old 12-07-2002, 06:32 PM   #8
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<strong>If they did find a scroll proving Jesus was a hoax, the moron Christians would still believe all the garbage about him.</strong>
And would you believe the Morons had just knocked on my front door, a minute before I posted this
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Old 12-07-2002, 06:55 PM   #9
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<strong>If they did find a scroll proving Jesus was a hoax, the moron Christians would still believe all the garbage about him.</strong>
I agree. Humans are exceptionally good at deceiving themselves.
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Old 12-08-2002, 07:09 PM   #10
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This brings up an interesting question. If it was a hoax, and the family knew about it....

Certainly, large sums of money have been spent looking for the beast. Films have been made, etc. Does that make the family liable for fraud? Can they be sued?
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