Had to pick between Bigfoot proof or UFO proof at a roadside stand in Oregon

So I'm driving through the Willamette National Forest last month and I see this little wooden booth selling 'conspiracy kits.' The guy running it, Larry, says I can only buy one kit per customer. I had to choose between a packet of Bigfoot hair samples and a jar of 'alien metal shavings.' I went with the hair because it looked more convincing under his magnifying glass. Got home and my buddy Steve who hunts says it's probably just bear fur. Has anyone else ever fallen for a roadside conspiracy trap like this?

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rowan_thomas841mo ago

Wait, Larry made you pick ONE? That's insane. A jar of alien metal shavings sitting right there and you chose a bag of hair? Man, I would have grabbed the metal in a heartbeat, even if it was just crushed up soda cans from the 90s. At least with metal you can take it to a pawn shop and see if a magnet sticks to it. That hair story is rough though, my cousin fell for something similar in Montana with a 'unicorn horn' that was just a twisted antler. Did you at least get a receipt or a little card with Larry's phone number for a refund?

ray_martinez821mo ago

Honestly man it's just some weird flea market stuff, not like Larry was running some kind of criminal operation over a jar of dust lol. You win some you lose some.

grantp141mo ago

Wait, Larry made you pick ONE item and that was the deal? That's honestly the craziest part of this whole story to me, not even the hair.

finley_gonzalez491mo ago

Exactly! That's what gets me too. One item only, like it's a game show or something, and Larry has all this weird stuff spread out. Reminds me of this guy at a swap meet I went to once, he had a table full of old keys and rusty tools and said I could have "one thing for free" but then spent twenty minutes telling me the history of each one. Finally picked a weird brass compass that didn't even point north, just spun around like it was confused. Felt like I got played just like you did with that hair. At least you got a story out of it though, and a pretty gross mental image. That's more than I got from that compass, thing just sits in my junk drawer now being useless.