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Jesus Christ, Georgia, this kind of stuff has to end. People are starting to think we’re apeshit crazy.

The two Georgia men who made national headlines last week with the claim they bagged Bigfoot were revealed today as hoaxsters. A California researcher says the “corpse” encased in ice and presented at a press conference melted to reveal a rubber gorilla costume.

From the Associated Press:

First, the hair sample was burned and “melted into a ball uncharacteristic of hair,” Kulls said in the posting.

The thawing process was sped up and the exposed head was found to be “unusually hollow in one small section.” An hour of thawing later and the feet were exposed - and they were found to be made of rubber.

Matt Whitton, an officer who has been on medical leave from the Clayton County Police Department, and Rick Dyer, a former Georgia corrections officer, announced the find in early July on YouTube videos and a Web site.

“Everyone who has talked down to us is going to eat their words,” Whitton said at the time.

And this gem:

Phone calls to Whitton and Dyer went unreturned on Tuesday. But the voicemail recording for their Bigfoot Tip Line - which proclaims they search for leprechauns and the Loch Ness monster - has been updated and announcing they’re also in search of “big cats and dinosaurs. If you see any of those, give us a call.”

You got it, guys, I’ll keep my eyes peeled. Whitton was fired from his job as a Clayton County police officer today after his bosses learned the We-Got-Bigfoot claim was a sham.

(Photo courtesy of monorails.org, of all places)

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Get ready. Techwood Drive is shutting down and southbound interstate commuters will be directed to the 17th Street bridge when work on the 14th Street bridge begins. Here are the facts from the DOT:

The following closures will affect motorists traveling into Midtown Atlanta from I-85 southbound and I-75 southbound:

* I-85 southbound ramp to 14 and 10 streets will close on Saturday, February 9th.

– Motorists should exit I-85 at 17^th Street (Exit 84) and utilize the 17th Street bridge to Spring Street to access Midtown and locations west of I-75/85.

* I-75 southbound ramp to 14th and 10th streets from Exit 250 will close on Saturday, February 9th.

– Motorists should exit I-75 at Northside Drive (Exit 252) and turn left onto 10th Street to access Midtown.

* Techwood Drive between 16th and 10th streets will close on Saturday, February 9th.

The 14th Street bridge work will hopefully be completed in 2010. Williams Street will remain closed until summer of 2009.

Needless to say, this is going to severely impact your commute, as well as ours — we’re on the Georgia Tech side of North Avenue. DOT advises commuters to search for alternatives at the Clean Air Campaign.

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