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8th August 2012, 02:02 PM | #201 |
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I would suspect that Munns may be good at fooling people about monster costumes. That is what his career was built upon. Not much of a stretch to sell bigfoot after a career in monster making. At least Munns makes money from his bigfoot interest and time. The only part I dislike is the bigfoot is a scam, an illusion created for profit. Then again so are many parts of the "entertainment" industry. While bigfoot is certainly entertaining, it is marketed as a real creature = godzilla, king kong. The only difference is the cult following truly believe its a real animal.
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8th August 2012, 04:28 PM | #202 |
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Thanks for posting the images of the wrist band that attaches the glove to the sleeve. |
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8th August 2012, 04:39 PM | #203 |
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8th August 2012, 05:09 PM | #205 |
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That's too precious - Munns' pretense of building the "Bob Heironimus Suit".
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8th August 2012, 07:19 PM | #206 |
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Last edited by AttorneyTom; 8th August 2012 at 07:22 PM. Reason: I heard that they are quite nice... jsyk.. |
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13th August 2012, 08:04 AM | #207 |
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13th August 2012, 08:14 AM | #208 |
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I love how the many glaring inconsistencies within both P&G's stories seem to be unimportant to you. Sometimes Patterson fell off the horse, sometimes he didn't, sometimes it landed on him, sometimes it didn't... I mean, hey, a massive horse falling on you isn't something you'd remember? Pffft.
All of that contradicts what Gimlin has stated in other interviews. |
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21st October 2012, 03:38 PM | #209 |
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Munns is now drifting towards tree breaks as being possible signs of bigfoot, but he's smart enough to say so in a noncommittal manner.
I went out for a couple days earlier this week, and the only notable thing I found was a tree break on a sapling about 6 feet off the ground. The branches below the break where intact and no trees around the sapling were in any way damaged. In my mind if it was wind.....other trees would exhibit some sort of damage close by and if it was a moose or elk? They would have raked the tree from lower down in a upward motion, damaging the lower branches. It was also twisted over and snapped off and not cut. I would chalk this up to a "maybe", something that is odd, but not necessarily evidence per say. But from a recon standpoint it would be something you would document. Some small critter probably crawled up the tree as far as it could before the tree failed. |
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21st October 2012, 04:34 PM | #210 |
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Bigfoot pole dancer. Probably barechested. I could be wrong.
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21st October 2012, 07:05 PM | #211 |
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Tontar, were you involved in any way with this tree break? Why haven't you confessed to breaking the tree?
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22nd October 2012, 03:54 AM | #213 |
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OS is trying to get people suspended. OS knows that LINKING TO BFF at JREF is a banning offense.
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22nd October 2012, 01:51 PM | #218 |
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I'm pretty sure the gif image shows her fingers have naturally moved by muscle contraction. If it is a glove I don't think it would be a big, bulky one. I think it would need to be a rather thin one that will show the natural shape of a hand. Just another very natural detail that makes the PGF what it is today.
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22nd October 2012, 10:12 PM | #223 |
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Didn't tube do this one? I can't link to it because I'm a 'noooob' (15 posts needed), but it's dealt with fairly comprehensively on the first page of his site (orgoneresearch.com).
I could go into a rant about what's happened at another forum perhaps being a deliberate attempt to prevent the credulous newcomer from finding discussions where issues like this had already been thoroughly dealt with. But I suspect you have access to the communally-generated information that's now behind a paywall, so I suggest you start there. |
22nd October 2012, 10:22 PM | #224 |
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No, it absolutely does not. You still seem to be having trouble with the concept of objectivity. Please remember, there are many members here who do understand the concept and would be glad to help you if you ever care to understand it, too. The Patterson-Gimlin film today is a remnant of an old hoax that Bigfoot believers cling to like a Catholic stroking a rosary. It's a strip of celluloid, individual frames of "detail" like the rosary beads, each one a symbol of something the believers desperately wish was real. |
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What a fool believes, no wise man has the power to reason away. What seems to be, is always better than nothing. 2 prints, same midtarsal crock..., I mean break? |
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23rd October 2012, 04:43 AM | #226 |
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23rd October 2012, 08:19 AM | #227 |
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I don't accept this assertion as conclusively evidential. Comparing the two non-contiguous frames in OS's borrowed gif, the fingers clearly move.
"Muscle contraction" of the dude wearing the suit, yes. Please explain your rationale for thinking a thin glove is a) required and b) not shown in the film. |
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24th October 2012, 04:28 AM | #228 |
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A brief rehashing of the Bill Munns saga, add or correct if wrong.
Comes to JREF, opens a thread called The Munns Report, says he wants to discuss his report. Asks the forum to close the thread after 50 pages or so, saying he doesn't want to waste server space for the forum. Threatens lawsuit if the JREF doesn't go after people who are commenting on his work. Gets banned. Comes back to the JREF as a sockpuppet, presumably Cbengalensis, and tries to re-engage participants. Gets suspended. |
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24th October 2012, 12:33 PM | #229 |
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LOL! Can you do one for Ed Smith and Jon-Erik Beckjord?
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LOL! Can you address any one of the numerous rebuttals to your absurd position that gloves don't bend?
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I don't think it would be a bulky glove due to the size and shape of her hand compared to the size of her forearm and estimated height. So if it is a glove, I think it would be a thin one designed to look very natural.
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Okay, so it's a thin one designed to look very natural over the meaty man-hands of the suit wearer. How does this disqualify the subject from being a dude in a suit?
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24th October 2012, 03:07 PM | #235 |
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It doesn't. I was simply making an observation on the hand
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24th October 2012, 05:54 PM | #236 |
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An observation which is also valid if the hand is inside of an ape-suit glove.
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24th October 2012, 07:10 PM | #237 |
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It doesnt look very natural. It is nice that patty waives at us all though. She is quite fetching !
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Absolutely. Have you considered applying for the 1 million dollar challenge?
You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Twilight Zone! BFF -> Munns Report -> Page 105 -> 3rd to last post Be careful though, it seems ole Bill is rather sensitive these days. |
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What's your point regarding the post you referenced?
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