Now why couldn’t those Georgian guys have captured a live one? They say they saw three more after all.

Here we go, Mark our Creative Director asks me - Which brand do you think is responsible for the hoax? And, will it bring more anger and thunder down on that brand for pulling off the prank in the first place? I turn it over to you wise social media pundits. Will this end in tears? Let’s hope the brand involved isn’t catering to anyone below 40 years old as the first Bigfoot hoax was perpetrated in 1958.

Here’s a few words from the lucky guy who found the gnarly specimen - “I’m not asking anyone to believe us,” Mr. Dyer said. “I’m just asking them to sit and watch, because you’re going to eat your words.”

Along with the New York Times I’ll be waiting with interest for the news conference tomorrow out of Palo Alto, CA, for what has been affectionally named Blobsquatch. Meanwhile, it’s back to working on the Yeti-found-snowboarding-on-Everest campaign….

Tags: Bigfoot, Hoax, Yeti

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