Kentish Apeman a/k/a The British Bigfoot Returns after 70 Years

The Kentish Apeman a/k/a The British Bigfoot triggers a 70 year-old memory

News from Britain has been reporting a return of a Bigfoot-like cryptid. Locals call it the Kentish Apeman, and have recently spotted it in Tunbridge Wells Common. This is the exact place it was spotted 70 years ago.

The beast is describes as hairy, eight-foot tall, with red demonic eyes.

According to the paper, Tunbridge Wells People, "Other sightings have claimed the monster has also been on the prowl in Darftord and Blue Bell Hill, near Maidstone". Early this year we reported on another alleged British Bigfoot trackway find in Cotswolds. 

Read the excerpt from the Kent News below:

The most recent sighting is believed to have taken place last month on Tunbridge Wells Common – the 200-acre wooded site which sits in the centre of the town and is one of its most picturesque features.

But after it was reported, it jogged the memory of another local resident who went online to reveal how it tallied closely with a story he had heard years ago.

The author, who billed themselves as Graham S from the town, revealed how when he was working as a painter in the house of an elderly lady, she regaled him with a tale of coming face to face with the apeman on the Common during World War Two.

The post read: “One particular day she went to the Common with her husband and was sitting on a bench when they became aware of a shuffling noise behind them.

“Upon turning around both her husband and herself saw what she described as a tall, hairy ape like creature with eyes that were burning a reddish colour and it was moving towards them at a slow pace. They observed this creature for some time until they became afraid and they both fled – terrified.

“She went on to say that they told the police and members of their family, thinking that a gorilla had escaped from a zoo, but were laughed at and were not believed.”

Sharon Hill of
Doubtful News

Even our favorite skeptic at Doubtful News has weighed in on the whole idea of Bigfoot living on an island like the U.K. We assume it's preposterous to her for multiple reasons, but we think she is calling out that the U.K is an island.

"Another point in the piece is that apemen are sighted in the U.K. Frankly, it’s a preposterous idea. It’s SO preposterous that investigators, like Arnold who is quoted, have entertained that the explanation is not of an actual animal but of a supernatural thing." --Doubtful News

Doubtful News is responding to Neil Arnold, a paranormal expert from Rochester. The Kent News article further describes Mr. Arnolds position, "[he] doesn't believe the apeman to be a flesh and blood 'monster', but a paranormal figure..."

Click the following link to read the Kent News article about the Kentish Apeman a/k/a British Bigfoot

Sasquatch Spokesman for Cousins Submarine Sandwhiches

Cousins Sub's New Spokeperson. SpokeSquatch? 

"Sasquatch came out of nowhere and asked for a sub – just like that. It was really weird.  But the camera was rolling and we recorded it, so we decided to put him in the commercial." -- Justin McCoy, vice president of marketing for Cousins Subs

Sasquatch, it seems peddles more than beef jerky anymore. Besides jerky, we have seen Sasquatch sell Hyundais in Canada and Software for Microsoft, now he's pitching sub sandwiches  Maybe we are partial, but in our mind, putting a Bigfoot in commercial is a win-win endeavor. Perhaps Bigfoot is the perfect muse for wit and humor. Most bigfooters we know are smart and quick to laugh (until you question their evidence).

So is it a good idea to have Sasquatch as your spokesperson? We thinks so. Watch the newest batch of commercials from Cousins Subs

If you are interested in the campaign yourself you can read an interview with Cousins Sub's VP of marketing at the restaurant trade magazine, QSR.

If you missed Sasquatch being funny while selling other products, click on the following links:
Sasquatch sells Hyundais in Canada
Sasquatch Pitches Software for Microsoft

Finally, a Bigfoot in a Box.

Bigfoot in a Box Presented to Thom Powell during
Wy'east Bigfoot Event on Saturday November 17th 2012

Chalk it up to the Fiji Mermaid category. If you are unfamiliar the Fiji Mermaid, it is an object that was paraded as a curiosity at museums and sideshows. The "Mermaid" was comprised of  a monkeys head and torso with the tail of a fish sewn together; the seam covered in papier-mâché. Because it was made of real parts it captured the imagination of those who saw it.

This preserved premature Bigfoot was so outside the realm of the expected you simultaneously look for details to prove and disprove it's authenticity. In fact, the "too good to be true" detector was instantly triggered, but then, each hair seemed to grow from individual pores, too many to count, and what seemed like once-working veins displaced the translucent skin they were under.

If the picture (taken from a phone) does not do it justice, we can assure you it was compelling enough that we would have loved permission to cut into it and see if there was real bone underneath the skin. How deep did the construction go? At the very least we wanted the whole story.

The premature Bigfoot belonged to a middle-aged bartender named Marty. Marty has had an avid interest in bigfoot for decades and proudly showcases a life-size plywood silhouette in his lawn. 

Three years ago Marty and his brother were walking along a nearby sandbar in Welches, Oregon. During the walk Marty's brother noticed something odd sticking out of the sound. Upon closer inspection it looked like a small human limb and the surrounding sand was quickly scooped away to reveal the premature Bigfoot.

Marty was convinced it was real, but did not have an expert to share it with, so he kept it in a box  until he had the opportunity. Fast forward to three years later to the Wy'east Bookstore Bigfoot event and the person Marty presents the Bigfoot to was Thom Powell.

When Thom Powell began to ask penetrating questions and permission to cut samples from the object, Marty wanted to get his story straight since Marty's brother was known to pull a prank or two, Marty went to the one other person that may know the entire story, his mother. Apparently Marty's mother revealed, that his brother had purchased the plastic model from a store and lovingly embellished, it applying semi-transparent layers of veins, hair and lacquer to create leather-like skin. Then he buried it at the place he "discovered" it with Marty.

To learn more about Thom Powell or to buy one of his highly-recommended books. Go to ThomSquatch.com.

Photos by Thom Powell (click to enlarge)