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The ''other'' [[The Greys|UFO]]: [[Fun with Acronyms|Unidentifiable Furry Organisms.]]
 
Tall hairy humanoids who maintain a furtive existence in various remote corners of the world. "Bigfoot" and "Sasquatch" are different names for essentially the same entity, whose (ahem) [[Incredibly Lame Pun|stomping grounds]] are mostly in the [[The Other Rainforest|northwestern corner]] of the United States and the southwestern corner of Canada. The "Yeti" or "Abominable Snowman" is a variety found high in the [[ShamgriShangri La|Himalayan Mountains]], commonly depicted (whether due to associations with familiar Arctic animals like the polar bear, or just the "snowman" association) with white fur in fiction, although the local legends described it with red to brown hair. Other lesser known varieties turn up in world-wide folklore and history under an assortment of names, such as the "Skunk Ape" of the swamps of the ''[[Deep South|southeastern]]'' United States.
 
Common characteristics are said to include an extreme [[Gentle Giant|shyness towards humans]], emitting horrible odors and unearthly noises, and of course scattering large footprints about as they frolic in out-of-focus areas. Most scientific authorities regard these creatures as either [[Urban Legends|entirely imaginary]] or the fabrications of human pranksters, but like [[Stock Ness Monster|lake monsters]] and the [[Chupacabra]] and ''unlike'' "out-and-out" fictional species such as the [[Wendigo]] or [[The Jersey Devil]], BS&Y have devout believers in their existence. Often speculated to be akin to large, herbivorous hominids such as [[wikipedia:Bigfoot#Gigantopithecus|Gigantopithecus]]. More information on Bigfoot can be found at the [[wikipedia:Bigfoot|Other Wiki]].
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* Also from the 70's is the classically bad film ''[[Snowbeast]]'', about a Bigfoot/Yeti/whatever eating [[Monster Misogyny|pretty young women]] at a Colorado ski resort until he gets stabbed to death with a ski pole by Bo Svenson. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbeast
* ''[[Harry and the Hendersons]]'' is about an American family who hits a Sasquatch with their car and brings him home. It was later a short-lived TV series.
* Several movies made for the [[Sci Fi ChannelSyfy]] center around Sasquatches, usually turning the creature into a bloodthirsty killer.
** Of note is ''Abominable'', a.k.a. ''[[Rear Window]]'' with [[Recycled in Space|ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN]]!
** They often feature Lance Henriksen in them
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