Man dressed as Sasquatch hit by traffic

[charminglife]

Does it make me a terrible person that I laughed at this?

Man Dressed as Bigfoot Run Over While Trying to Kickstart Sasquatch Sighting Rumor

Neetzan Zimmerman

A Montana man was struck and killed while attempting to convince passing motorists on Highway 93 that he was Bigfoot.

44-year-old Randy Lee Tenley of Kalispell reportedly walked into traffic and was "well into the driving lane" when he was hit by two oncoming vehicles.

"According to his companions, he was out there in the ghillie suit attempting to incite a sighting of Bigfoot, to make people think they had seen a Sasquatch," Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Jim Schneider told KECI. "He probably would not have been very easy to see at all."

Police are investigating whether alcohol played a factor in the incident.

gawker.com/5938447/man-dressed-as-bigfoot-run-over-while-trying-to-kickstart-sasquatch-sighting-rumor

[IIOY]

Wait - why on earth wouldn't he have been easy to see if he was wearing a big 'ol Sasquatch suit?? A ghillie suit provides camouflage in the middle of foliage, not a freaking highway.

[pixy0stix]

............ :-|

[wawa]

Aug 28, 2012 9:33:22 GMT -5 IIOY said:

Wait - why on earth wouldn't he have been easy to see if he was wearing a big 'ol Sasquatch suit?? A ghillie suit provides camouflage in the middle of foliage, not a freaking highway.

maybe he meant that they couldn't see him until he stepped out of the roadside shrubbery?

[noodleoo]

Saw this on the news today. He was drunk also (according to the news anyway). Another Darwin award recipient? I just feel really bad for the 15 year old who hit him, this will probably traumatize her for a long time.

I was also curious if this would get as much attention on here as the TTD death did. We shall see I guess!

[laurenpetro]

DEATH IS NEVER FUNNY!!! THINK OF THE FAMILY!!!!

ywia.

[ttt]

Aug 28, 2012 9:26:46 GMT -5 charminglife said:

Police are investigating whether alcohol played a factor in the incident.

No way!

[ringstrue]

it must have been at night. Still, if there was a curve in the road and they were going at 60 mph? Yeah I could see not seeing him in time.

[bqbride]

Am I an asshole for laughing when I first read this story?

[meshaliuknits]

Aug 28, 2012 13:31:04 GMT -5 nuggetbrain said:

Wait, I don't understand. Does he have a sasquash company or something? Because even if people did take it seriously and think Bigfoot was playing frogger on the highway, what exactly was he going to get out of it?

The joy of knowing he outsmarted a bunch of people?

[dylanite]

His poor, likely-upstanding family.

[2vermont]

Aug 28, 2012 13:19:26 GMT -5 @bqbride said:

Am I an asshole for laughing when I first read this story?

I admit I totally lol'ed (and copied and pasted it for my husband to see). But I didn't lol at the TTD bride, so I guess I'm not *that* bad.

[emisi]

Aug 28, 2012 15:47:54 GMT -5 2vermont said:

Aug 28, 2012 13:19:26 GMT -5 @bqbride said:

Am I an asshole for laughing when I first read this story?

I admit I totally lol'ed (and copied and pasted it for my husband to see). But I didn't lol at the TTD bride, so I guess I'm not *that* bad.

Ditto. And I also thought, "Now that's some roadkill right there."

[heyjude]

The man was trying to trick people so I don't really have a problem if people laugh at him.

I've never claimed to be free from hypocricy.

[ttt]

Let this be a warning to you, kids: don't drink and dress up as Sasquatch and run out into highway traffic.

[twotrue]

I laughed. But I also had a small chuckle at the ttd lady so go ahead and judge me.

posted from phone

[heyjude]

Aug 28, 2012 18:45:38 GMT -5 @bunnybean said:

Aug 28, 2012 17:06:49 GMT -5 heyjude said:

The man was trying to trick people so I don't really have a problem if people laugh at him.

I've never claimed to be free from hypocricy.

Yeah, but he tried to trick people into thinking he was a mythological creature. It's not a real thing.

This is just a really weird story.

I'm from nor cal. You'd be surprised at the number of people who "believe." I'm pretty sure there are cottage industries built around this "belief."

[bqbride]

I kind of chuckled at the TTD story, too. Seriously. Who has the signature that says "I'm not saying we should kill all the stupid people, just that we should remove the warning labels and let nature take it's course?" That.

[dev22]

Can I have a flow-chart that lets me know when it is OK to laugh at death? Cause apparently laughing at the TTD death was horrible and I should be ashamed, but laughing at this is OK.

I mean, I always feel bad for the person and the family. But shit can still be funny.