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Post by hopeful on Dec 13, 2007 12:01:23 GMT -5
www.wtvynews4.com/news/headlines/12443276.html"Bigfoot Prank Almost Results in Tragedy Posted: 6:00 PM Dec 12, 2007 Last Updated: 8:42 PM Dec 12, 2007 A prank almost resulted in tragedy for several Wiregrass young persons. Authorities say they exploited fears of area residents concerning reports of Bigfoot being spotted near the Coffee/Geneva County Line. A teenager wore an outfit depicting the mythical Bigfoot creature. He then carried a fellow young person on each shoulder. Alarmed residents called the sheriff's department and several others armed with shotguns headed to where the prank was taking place. The young people, ranging in age from 18-to-23, were given a warning. However, sheriff's officials say those involved in any copycat incidents will face reckless endangerment charges." A special thanks to my friend Tugboatwa for pointing out this article at the Bigfoot Forums!
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Post by mitch1351 on Dec 23, 2007 12:20:47 GMT -5
When I first read this article I chuckled. It was a bunch of young people having fun but then it got out of hand. Luckily no one got hurt. Then I got to thinking about it and wondered how many of those people armed with shotguns believed it to be a creature that had carried away the kids. I wondered how many of them went from nonbeliever to believer that day, even of just for a little while. It would be interesting to know how their thought processes ran.
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Post by hopeful on Dec 23, 2007 15:22:42 GMT -5
I agree, Mitch. I would be interested to hear an interview of the witnesses as well as the pranksters and to find out each of their thought processes. I wonder how close somebody came to pulling the trigger!
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Post by believerwy on Dec 26, 2007 13:01:47 GMT -5
They are teenagers, what thought process?? My teenagers pull pranks as well, but they aren't dangerous .They seran wrap each others cars, or fill the back of their friends trucks with packing peanuts, dress like ninja's during tourist season and run around town, doing interviews..
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