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Longtime Russian governor admits to hoaxing Yeti sightings to boost Siberian tourism
David Pescovitz
9:38 am Tue Apr 13, 2021
Aman Tuleyev, governor of Siberia's Kemerovo Oblast region from 1997 to 2018, admitted to hoaxing Yeti sightings to boost tourism. Along with enlisting a staff-member to wear a fur coat and pretend to be the legendary animal, they also deposited suspicious hair for cryptozoology enthusiasts to find and subject to DNA testing for identification. (Results: horse, raccoon, and bear.) From the New York Post:
Quote:Initially, [Tuleyev] arranged an annual Yeti Day and offered a cash prize for proving the creature's existence in efforts to boost tourism in the Shoria Mountains.
A 2011 video purported to show a yeti at Mount Zelyonaya in Sheregesh, in the same Tashtagol district, according to the report. Two years later, schoolchildren claimed to have spotted the hirsute Himalayan creature.
"People started coming, rushed to scour the forests," he said. "Of course, no one found the yeti, but Shoria attracted increased attention."
And when "interest faded," he ordered district chief Vladimir Makuta to "find someone tall, throw off his office suit, turn a fur coat inside out and run around … shouting so that tourists notice but they must not catch him."
I didn’t know there was an annual Yeti Day
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Every day is Yeti Day.
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All true.
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(04-14-2021, 09:07 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: https://greatdivide.com/yeti-awareness-week/
The yeti population has decreased 93% due to poaching.
Who would poach a yeti? I think roasting is much preferred...No?
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You definitely want to boil that yeti before consuming.
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Or use the Instant Pot
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However you cook 'em, they need lots of tenderizing.
Cuz Yetis need a beatin...
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(04-14-2021, 06:08 PM)thatguy Wrote: Slapping?
FTW! Let's try it!
Smack-a-Yeti Spaghetti tonight!
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I don’t think I like where this is going...
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Meanwhile DM ponders how well nylon jian might work as meat tenderizers and if yetis can be considered fish in honor of his commitment to pescatarianism.
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If the Pope can say that Beavers are fish, I think you can say that Yetis are.
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I think Yetis are mostly whiskey at this point. You should be good.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
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Capybaras are fish, according to His Holiness. I’m sure you can get a favorable ruling through the miracle of Simony.
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