Bigfoot briefing Matt Whitton and Rick Dyer plan to present DNA test results and photographs

[earthensky]

CNN.com just finished broadcasting a live feed of the Bigfoot conference. I managed to snap some screenshots. I'm sure video of the conference will be available shortly.

Comments

[incoherentstar]

Wait..so its..SERIOUS? Well, the only reason why i say "it cant be!" it because scientists are finding new species of living organisms of all kinds everyday...well not everyday, but you get what i mean. So I'am more then obligated to be open-minded to the fact that this big furry creature can exist =]

[earthensky]

Apparently. They said they're pretty much putting their lives and jobs on the line and if they're weren't serious they wouldn't even be there. I can't repeat exactly what was said but basically it seems like they found a creature that resembles a bigfoot.

They are also obviously holding out for $.

[tailchaser]

if they were that serious...you'd think they hand a piece of it over to other scientists to examine.

i haven't been following this story because...well..i don't believe it. but the reactions to it amuse me.

and who knows...maybe i'll end up eating my words.

[earthensky]

They supposedly have already submitted DNA samples to some university, they listed the source and provided DNA evidence to all the reporters at the end of the conference.

IMHO they sounded *very* paranoid, like someone would steal this stuff out from under them. And if they *do* have the real deal, they're not wasting any time marketing it.

[webwawa]

your screen captures of paint made me HAHA!!! ^___^

[earthensky]

Yeah, old school always works. Plus I was too lazy to crop.

[theflamecrow]

Oh come on, be a hoax X.X

But if it's real, well, ok, that's great! Or something.... *yawn*

Find me a Lochness Monster and I'll be happy >.>

[jovial_kitten]

Nessie and a unicorn would make my day

[db_silverdragon]

Nessie and the Mokele Mbembe would make MY day.

[pikku_gen]

Any one of the above monsters would make mine...

[mistressindi]

I can't decide if I want this to be a massive hoax in which the pranksters are universally reviled and humiliated -- or if I want there to be an actual Bigfoot.

Either one would make me happy, really.

I'd like to find a printed transcript of the press conference.. does such a thing exist?

This site has a couple questions that was asked

[earthensky]

http://blogsquatcher.blogspot.com/2008/08/press-conference-live-via-cnn.html

Re: This site has a couple questions that was asked

[mistressindi]

Fantastic, thank you.

[stmarc]

I'd be happy for there to be bigfoots too, as a general thing, but what I dread is that if they actually did find one, every single conspiracy nut and tin-foil hatter in the world will triumphantly announce, "See? They lied about the bigfoots! So that's proof that they're ALSO lying about the aliens who live in my sock drawer and try to save me from the chemtrails!"

M

[superlib]

That second picture - could the photo he holds up look any more like a gorilla mask and a set of fake teeth??

Jaw and teeth, indeed.