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Published August 15, 2008 06:16 pm - This is one of those days that hard hitting, experienced, anything-for-a-story reporters like me live for. Mike Pound: Bigfoot the big news of the day By Mike Pound
Globe columnist mpound@joplinglobe.com This is one of those days that hard hitting, experienced, anything-for-a-story reporters like me live for. It’s one of those days spent nervously scanning the news wires for information, one of those days when we’re all desperate to get the low-down, the skinny, the scoop, the gist, so we can do our duty for you, the reader, and report on something that will have a deep and profound impact on not only your lives but the lives of your children and their children and perhaps their children. I’m talking, of course, about Bigfoot. As I write this, the Bigfoot news conference is about to get under way. I don’t think I’m overstating things here when I say that the Bigfoot news conference is quite possibly the biggest story since Paris Hilton went to jail and almost as big as Martha Stewart going to jail. What? I said “almost” as big as Martha Stewart going to jail. In case you’ve been wasting your time paying attention to so-called “news” stories about Russia invading Georgia (no, not that Georgia) or that whole presidential race deal and haven’t heard, two guys from Georgia (yes, that Georgia) claim they found Bigfoot. Or as he is also known, “Rush.” Ha, that’s a Rush joke. Bigfoot is also known as Sasquatch but he hates to be called that because all the other Bigfoots (Bigfeet) tease him. They call him names such as “Sassy” or “Sasfat.” That last one really hurts because Bigfoot has always been sensitive about his weight. In fact, Bigfoot has often been overheard asking people if his fur makes his “butt look big.” According to The Associated Press, the Bigfoot news conference was called by two men — Matt Whitton and Rick Dyer — from Georgia (yes, that Georgia). Matt and Rick, who I’m guessing also answer to “Bubba” and “Cooter,” claim they found Bigfoot in the woods of northern Georgia, which is sort of strange because most previous Bigfoot sightings have been in the Pacific Northwest. When asked to explain what Bigfoot was doing in the mountains of Georgia, Bubba and Cooter reportedly said he “was on holiday.” So far, according to the AP story, Bubba and Cooter have offered three stories about how they “found” Bigfoot. Story No. 1: He was shot by a former felon and Bubba and Cooter followed it into the woods. 
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