Bardin Booger (Florida, USA)
THAT’S NO MAN, MA’AM!
Bardin, a miss-if-you-blink town outside Jacksonville, Florida, USA is home to the elusive, if not smelly, possibly lesser-known cousin of that (more famous) forest-dwelling, Sasquatch, Big Foot.
First spotted in 1947 by a woman riding a horse who mistook him for a tall man in a trench coat. But upon closer inspection realized that it was not a man, but something altogether, well, not a man.
The only thing rarer than a Bardin Booger sighting is a consistent description. Perhaps the mystery is part of the creature’s appeal.
Although he did not get his nickname until 1981 (thanks to a local journalist), Sightings popped up throughout the years keeping the legend alive. In one account the Booger emitted such a foul scent the man trying to shoot him –gun, not camera 😦 — couldn’t focus. Pee-ewww!
Others have reported spotting the booger stealing clothes off a clothesline, raiding refrigerators, and stealing apples.
More tourist attraction than terrifying beast, you stand a better chance of encountering a Booger at a gas station gift store or roadside diner than in the backwoods outside Jacksonville. But the latter is probably more fun to try.
Have you had any encounters with this hidden creature?
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