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Does Bigfoot Exist?

Yes, I believe that Bigfoot does exist.
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I believe that it is all a hoax.
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53%
I'm not sure.
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Total votes : 81

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Espoalia
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Does Bigfoot Exist?

Postby Espoalia » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:28 pm

The legend of Bigfoot goes back as far as the Native Americans. It seems that most tribes that inhabit the Appalachian Mountains and the Pacific Northwest have their own native name for it. In order for them to give something like this a name, someone in their tribe must have had an encounter with this unexplainable creature. Bigfoot, also known as a Sasquatch, has been portrayed by modern eyewitnesses as a large, hairy, muscular, man-like creature around 7-9ft in height. Footprints have been documented to be around 2 feet long and 8 inches wide. Audio of this beast is though to be something like a "yahoo" shout with a grunt similar to a loud, low growl. Research teams in North America also have discovered the creature to knock on trees as way to communicate. Large piles of limbs have been found and are thought to be a possible nests for the creature. The diet of Bigfoot, who is mainly nocturnal, is considered to be omnivorous. So, is this creature dangerous? A Sasquatch has never attacked anyone on record, but it is said that it will protect its territory. Some encounters have had it throwing rocks at travelers as well as breaking small trees in their path. You decide! Is this all a hoax?

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Postby Sinhapura » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:35 pm

I'm a Bigfoot agnostic. It seems theoretically possible, but unlikely that a group of non-human hominids could escape detection; it's also possible that at one point such creatures existed (accounting for their presence in local lore) but that they have long since gone extinct.

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Postby Ghuraba Al-Khorusani » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:37 pm

Sinhapura wrote:I'm a Bigfoot agnostic. It seems theoretically possible, but unlikely that a group of non-human hominids could escape detection; it's also possible that at one point such creatures existed (accounting for their presence in local lore) but that they have long since gone extinct.

Yeah... same
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Postby Andrellian Isles » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:40 pm

Espoalia wrote:In order for them to give something like this a name, someone in their tribe must have had an encounter with this unexplainable creature.


Yeaahh.

My people have names for things like giants, trolls and elves. Must have been from encounters with them.
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Postby Ghuraba Al-Khorusani » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:41 pm

Andrellian Isles wrote:
Espoalia wrote:In order for them to give something like this a name, someone in their tribe must have had an encounter with this unexplainable creature.


Yeaahh.

My people have names for things like giants, trolls and elves. Must have been from encounters with them.

This is OOC bro.
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Postby Novorneika » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:43 pm

I believe he exists;

His name is Barack Obama.

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Postby Wisconsin9 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:44 pm

Probably not.
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Postby Sinhapura » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:44 pm

Ghuraba Al-Khorusani wrote:
Andrellian Isles wrote:
Yeaahh.

My people have names for things like giants, trolls and elves. Must have been from encounters with them.

This is OOC bro.


Pretty sure their response was OOC.

And in any case, it's entirely likely that giants, trolls, and elves represent some kind of beings that were encountered at some point. It's also entirely possible that these beings represent the ancestral memories of the remnants of Neanderthals or other hominid groups.

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Postby Ghuraba Al-Khorusani » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:44 pm

Novorneika wrote:I believe he exists;

His name is Barack Obama.

lol :rofl:
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Postby Sinhapura » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:45 pm

Novorneika wrote:I believe he exists;

His name is Barack Obama.


das racis

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Postby Ghuraba Al-Khorusani » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:47 pm

Sinhapura wrote:
Novorneika wrote:I believe he exists;

His name is Barack Obama.


das racis

No it isn't I don't think he hates Africans.
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Postby Espoalia » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:51 pm

Can we please keep our replies somewhat on topic?

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Postby Saiwania » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:53 pm

It is pretty fun to dress up in an ape costume and fool a couple people. But best not to do this too often, might get shot at.
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Postby Bogdanov Vishniac » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:55 pm

No. No non-circumstantial evidence (ie corpses, scat, kill sites, etc) has ever been found for modern bigfoot and there is no fossil record to indicate anything of the sort ever lived in North America or anywhere else for that matter.
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Postby Krasny-Volny » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:59 pm

I want to believe.
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Postby Andrellian Isles » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:05 pm

Sinhapura wrote:
Ghuraba Al-Khorusani wrote:This is OOC bro.


Pretty sure their response was OOC.

And in any case, it's entirely likely that giants, trolls, and elves represent some kind of beings that were encountered at some point. It's also entirely possible that these beings represent the ancestral memories of the remnants of Neanderthals or other hominid groups.


Yes, thank you, it was OOC.

And I would very much disagree that this is a 'likely' explanation. Anyway, not the topic.

Sightings are never very convincing. Let them find some bodies and poop first, or it remains just another folk legend.
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Postby Zoice » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:06 pm

Probably not.
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Postby The Greater Ohio Valley » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:28 pm

I guess it's possible, but it's highly unlikely.
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Postby New confederate ramenia » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:43 pm

Maybe, maybe not. Skinwalkers/fleshgaits and jinni are more likely.
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Postby Louis20 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:45 pm

I believe that it is all a hoax. because they would of killed one already

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Postby Barboneia » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:46 pm

I doubt it.
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Postby Ava Ire » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:46 pm

Maybe it's possible, but I don't believe in Bigfoot or Sasquatch or whatever. It's no more real than the Loch Ness Monster or the Yeti, most likely.
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Postby Campfire Road » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:54 pm

I don't think Grassman exists, but I can't be too certain. In any case, I'll probably not be too worried about it.
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Postby Empire of Donner land » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:59 pm

He's an asshole, always coming around when my camera is out of film, or my battery is low or I drop my Video Recorder in the water. But I swear I saw him!
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Postby Whuossau » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:38 pm

Empire of Donner land wrote:He's an asshole, always coming around when my camera is out of film, or my battery is low or I drop my Video Recorder in the water. But I swear I saw him!

Yeah, he needs to be taught a lesson. The worst part is that whenever I catch him, he replaces himself with a human somehow.

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