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10-18-2005, 08:57 PM
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$1Million reward offered for Bigfoot
http://www.bangedup.com/news/index.php
LEWISTON, Maine-- A Maine scientist is preparing to release details of a $1 million reward for a photograph that leads to the live capture of Bigfoot, the abominable snowman or the Loch Ness Monster.
Loren Coleman, a professor at the University of Southern Maine, said the bounty would be paid for by an unnamed company and that he will release more details at a cryptozoology symposium at Bates College over Halloween weekend.
Cryptozoology is the scientific study of hidden, rumored or unknown animals.
"It’s the time for something like this," Coleman said. "Back in the 1960s, hardly anybody was talking about this. Today, it’s phenomenal."
The mysteries surrounding these creatures have long been the subject of debate.
Bigfoot, or sasquatch, is said to be a huge, hairy humanlike creature with long arms. The abominable snowman, or yeti, is a large hairy, manlike mammal reputed to live in the Himalayas. The Loch Ness Monster is a dinosaur-like creature reputed to live in a lake in Scotland.
The $1 million bounty would be paid by a company to anyone who produces a photograph that leads to the live capture of one of the three creatures, Coleman said.
"We don’t want people running around with guns trying to kill something to get the money," Coleman said. "It’s not a contest, either. It’s a very specific bounty that depends on the permanent capture of a live specimen, with emphasis on ‘live."’
Coleman, a cryptozoologist who is considered one of the world’s leading experts on Bigfoot, was to release some details about the bounty at a Bigfoot conference held over the weekend in Texas. He’s saving the rest for Lewiston, where he will speak at the symposium on Oct. 28 on the Bates campus.
The three-day symposium, held at the Bates College Museum of Art, will focus on cryptozoology, science and art.
"What we like about the subject is that there is such a fine line between truth and fraud in the field, and that goes way back through history," said museum curator Mark Bessire. "We’re looking at how the possibility of these beasts becomes a part of the cultural canon."
The event will include panel discussions about the science of fantastic creatures and artistic interpretations of their stories. It will feature two movies, including "The Legend of Boggy Creek," a 1972 film about a small Arkansas town terrorized by a swamp monster.
Coleman said most sightings are hoaxes, mistakes or misunderstandings. But the $1 million reward is on the level, he said.
"The company that’s behind this really understands the situation," he said. "They understand the interest in the creatures and monsters that are really out there and they are willing to step forward."
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I hope he realizes the whole Bigfoot myth was busted 2 or 3 years ago when the guy who started it died
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10-18-2005, 09:58 PM
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myth is busted?!?! hes out there man! ive seen him with my own two eyes :shock:
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10-18-2005, 10:00 PM
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ive seen him too! his name is TT!!!!!
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10-18-2005, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by corpse_grinder0
myth is busted?!?! hes out there man! ive seen him with my own two eyes :shock:
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Yeah. The guy who started it died and revelaed to his family the he had made the whole thing up just before buying he farm.
Yet another Pacific Northwet legend
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10-18-2005, 10:06 PM
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i still believe its out there... :fadein:
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10-18-2005, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by corpse_grinder0
myth is busted?!?! hes out there man! ive seen him with my own two eyes :shock:
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ROFLMFAO, i heard loch ness monster is proven to be real.
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10-18-2005, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ZfrkS62
Originally Posted by corpse_grinder0
myth is busted?!?! hes out there man! ive seen him with my own two eyes :shock:
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Yeah. The guy who started it died and revelaed to his family the he had made the whole thing up just before buying he farm.
Yet another Pacific Northwet legend
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just to scare the little children at night
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10-19-2005, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Yablokov
Originally Posted by corpse_grinder0
myth is busted?!?! hes out there man! ive seen him with my own two eyes :shock:
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ROFLMFAO, i heard loch ness monster is proven to be real.
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yeah nessy is real too. we hung out a couple times.
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10-19-2005, 01:51 AM
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well, bigfoot may be a myth, but do hairy appelachen people count?
and for Nessy; there has NEVER been a substantiated/non-forged photo of her... however, in Canada, there is a sea serpant which has significant video evidence of 'er.
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