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16th March 2015, 07:35 PM | #721 |
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Good question. He's gotta be, right?
It's fascinating (to me) how blatantly rude he's willing to be to concepts like intelligence and (ultimately) honesty in order to deny he's BLAARGing. OntarioSquatch sits here with us literally everyday bantering facts and figures and realities, yet apparently is not swayed even an iota. That's approaching a Twilight Zone™ level of absurdity. The only rational conclusion to that is he's doing it on purpose. He's BLAARGing! |
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16th March 2015, 09:25 PM | #723 |
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Okay, I'll bite.
What the hell is BLAARGing, and what does BLAARG stand for? I've tried googling the term. It basically refers me back to this thread (talk about a circular reference). Beanbag |
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16th March 2015, 09:36 PM | #724 |
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I haven't turned another corner or anything like that. I'll gladly accept that the NAWAC is hoaxing if the proper evidence for it shows up. So far, none of the theories posted in this thread over the last 19 pages make any sense to me, which is just one reason I believe there's a very good chance that they aren't hoaxing. There's issues with both ingroup and outgroup BLAARGing theories. Some will say it's a combination of both, but I think the answer would have to be much simpler than that given the fact that they've been doing this for over a decade.
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16th March 2015, 09:44 PM | #725 |
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My bold. Doing what exactly for over a decade? Nothing? Writing stories about mythical apes in the woods? Because they sure have not produced one iota of evidence to back up any of the wood ape claims they've made. How many instances of members firing allegedly at bigfoots now? Right... That's part of their gimmick. They've also got tax free status on this crap. Think about what else you could do with wood ape hunting gear? Hmm... Might also be able to tax exempt some other things regarding the lease or other expenses/new goodies purchased as well. Any way you look at it, it's bogus. |
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16th March 2015, 09:45 PM | #726 |
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Uh yeah. The simple explanation for 10 years of claims and no Bigfoot produced is that there's no Bigfoot.
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17th March 2015, 12:23 AM | #729 |
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Here are my last words on this. I haven't thrown out logic and reason to believe in some fantasy monkey adventure. This is just one topic that I'll have to agree to disagree with you guys. I know I've been wrong before, so I'll still hold out for the incredibly slim chance that they're making up their stories, but for now I think I've said everything I've needed to say on this topic.
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17th March 2015, 01:52 AM | #734 |
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My posts on the previous page were sloppy as hell, but I think I've got my basic point across.
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I understood what you were saying, I just didn't understand why you were saying it. I love that you think there's a "slim chance" that these fellas are hoaxing, but you give credence to Bigfootery in general, which should obviously be on the top of the list of the slimmest of slim chances.
If you can still look at the PGF and be blown away by it, I highly doubt that you're not going to be fooled by what I can only sum up as complete and total bollocks. No offense. |
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17th March 2015, 03:59 AM | #738 |
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http://www.chron.com/news/strange-we...ac-6137289.php
Just like in Area X, an "experienced tracker" has multiple incidents (it mentions a previous log-throwing event involving his girlfriend) in which the precise locations/paths of the bigfoot were known, and yet no one was able -- or willing -- to collect any hair samples that would assuredly have been left either on the thrown logs or certainly on the thick underbrush that BF "plowed through." This is lying, pure and simple. The most favorable interpretation is that Bigfootery has become the WWE of cryptozoology. |
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You mean like the footie lumberjack incident? You mean like Bright Eyes and Old Grey? Do you mean like the mendacity that this 10 acre parcel is some sort of footie wilderness?
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That's always a possibility. It just becomes less plausible when we consider folks who "know better". This includes the actual scientists like Meldrum and the folks who've had the benefit of interacting with rationalists in threads like this one. It'd be different if those interactions included anything to counter the arguments against bigfoot other than "I seen one" but they don't.
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No you have but....hey OS if your so convinced that these guys aren't full of it and you truly want to boogie in this dance hall....then start a comparative thread of you experiences that corellate with the NAWACKY's world....it might be fun.
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17th March 2015, 08:17 AM | #751 |
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Oh, I agree with you. I just like pointing out that the alternative the footers are arguing for is...erm...let's just say less than flattering and leave it at that.
But if they really want to argue that these "researchers" need 15 minutes to figure out door knobs, that's fine too |
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Your right about that because you've never left the Bigfoot bunker of a rabbit hole.
You just came here pretending to...for what purpose is beyond me. How do I know this because you just played the ultimate footer hand...PROVE ITS NOT TRUE.....leave behind all scientific precedent that's worked for every new discovery and just jump to "I saw Bigfoot" therefore it must be true, "I heard something I've never heard before, it must be Bigfoot", "a tree fell in the woods .... Bigfoot!" Get your big hair on OS and head back over to BFF! |
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BIGFOOT + LARP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_ac...e-playing_game + ARG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game = BLAARGING |
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Real scientists have done multiple animal studies in the area doing actual science with not even a hint of this wood ape. Yet these guys have endless encounters and sightings with not even a blurry picture and you think there is only a slim chance they are making stuff up. Just how gullible are you?
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They had no hint because they weren't looking for it.
This is an actual argument made by the leading minds, the best and the brightest in the bigfoot community. That trained field biologists would somehow overlook what would be obvious evidence for a 6-ft+ ape. And they wonder why their arguments aren't taken seriously. |
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17th March 2015, 02:35 PM | #757 |
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Spot on.
Case in point, the "Echo Incident" wherein Darryl Coyler, NAWAC principal allegedly fired upon (~12X) one of their Wood Apes apparently hitting it with at least one round as (alleged) blood samples (on a stone) were later recovered. If this bunch is supposed to be the best & brightest of bigfootery there are several items that appear to be problematic with their scheme and M.O.. First, the shooter(s) supposedly abandoned the scene after nightfall, calling off the search for the body. Really? When you have just tagged possibly the greatest anthropological discovery of the last 100 years, you go home when it gets dark? They returned ~24 hours later and discovered the blood-stained stone. IIRC, no mention has been made of the chain of custody regarding this evidence, why samples weren't sent to separate labs instead of just one and why the follow-up stories appear to conflict each other.* *IIRC, one of the cover stories Brown has out on this evidence is they sent it to a lab in Canada but did not hear back on it??? Another is the evidence was too degraded to be of value for analysis. IMO, this incident is one of the most compelling indictments this "group" is engaging in fabrications which (IMO) are designed to further the perception of relevance for their activities. |
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4 inches x 3 feet...
That would make me leave the area...
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