Gorillas In Our Midst

And we are not talking boogers.  We are using the concept of the 600 pound gorilla in the room.

One gorilla is a blogger that one week says he is done with the politics and drama and the next week is right back in it.  In a demonstration of poor judgement he simply reprints the thoughts and allegations of others without confirmation, some of which is not based in reality.  How can we say that?  We have some documents related to the attempted coups and have talked with people who were directly involved.  Pretty typical of bigfootery, but we will do our best to ignore that gorilla.

For another gorilla we have set up a z-drag and are just feeding out line.  Our concern is we may be giving him just a smidge of relevance.

The takeover, closing and reopen of the Bigfoot Forums is another gorilla we have pretty much ignored.  We hope the archives stay; with the churn of new folks, the spin and remaking of some fourth level “bigfoot researchers” it is important to keep those type of records.

While the virtual staff meeting a few minutes ago turned up a few other gorillas in our midst, we will leave it at that.

A few of the BFE staff are getting together next weekend, we have discovered a very cool way to camp, get dozens of miles away from humans and end up close to the site of BFRO WV Expi. Pt. 1.  Once we come out of the mountains on Tuesday we will tip our hand in terms of others taking advantage of this approach.  See, we help sometimes.

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Skoftic? What the Heck is a Skoftic?

Short answer is that it is a label often used in bigfootery, like ‘hater”, to attempt to diminish an opinion, especially useful when you are documented as lying or just plain dumb.  Popular usage, just ignore what the BFE has to say,  they are all skoftics.  Many of the mid to top-level “bigfoot researchers” use the label as a way to avoid addressing real issues.  It is intellectual poverty.

Are we at the BFE skoftics?  Depends upon who you ask.  We like to think we are BS detectors, pointing out the bigpuffery, the spin, the rewrites of events, the carnival barking and the out-and-out dishonesty.  We hopefully add a dash of humor in the process and in some cases help “bigfoot researchers” build their skill set.  Here are a few examples:

In our humble opinion we posted some excellent information on tracking.  Ohio’s big dog could have applied some of this knowledge based upon a recent video where he had some challenges following some tracks.

In this post we demonstrated how to use meteorological facts to check the validity of a sighting and if the witness was being truthful.  The witness turned out to be lying in this particular case.

And finally, in this post we attempted to impart to up and coming “bigfoot researchers” how to read a sighting report with a critical eye so as not to look gullible.

You gotta be a skoftic to call us skoftic.

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Fluff and Puffery

Those two terms could apply to bigfootery but today they apply to The Bigfootery Enquirer.  This entry is 99.5% off topic, fluff that borders on puffery, bigpuffery if you may.  Now that is a term that will get some use.  It may deserve a separate entry, complete with examples from the fourth level “bigfoot researcher, aka bigfoot investigator”.

For months we have been following a person who is walking across the U.S.  He has been doing a mostly picture blog of his travels.  We have found that he has a good eye for photography and a quirky sense of humor.  Walking provides a perspective that is so different from how most people experience this nation thanks to the car.  He has just entered Washington on his way to Oregon and the coast.  There’s the bigfoot angle, he has both the Cascade range and the coast ahead of him.

I predict that he will encounter, photograph and likely capture a sasquatch within the next two weeks and we are slipping secret messages to our friends that it is a done deal.  Absurd?  Yes.  Heard it before?  Yes.  Bigpuffery?  Absolutely.

And here’s the link to his I’m Just Walking site.

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BFE Treasure Hunt

Another location clue.  We did get one comment that nailed the first one quickly.  This one might be  harder and will help the sleuths focus on a specific town.

Shaggy,  Jackson and Shooter

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BFE Treasure Hunt

The treasure hunt begins today.  We have examined a number of methods for generating some money from the game, but in the end the logistics and idea of paying to play was just too distasteful.  Those that wish to take part can send answers via the comments section or score at home.

The first clue is about a place.  It gets one in the neighborhood in terms of the founders stomping grounds.  We will start with an easy one.

Wilbur wanted to tell her about the dangers of walking on a freshly paved road.

Good luck.  Yes, we are making fun of a few obsessed folks who have too much time on their hands.  Check ebay, we may auction off future clue breakers.  Then again, maybe we will just auction off that rotten squash up in the hill garden that looks like bigfoot dung.

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