This week's question: A Virginia Democrat running for congressional office has accused her Republican opponent of being "a devotee of Bigfoot erotica," after it was revealed that he had posted images of a nude Bigfoot on social media. If Hollywood were to make a film about a politician who wants to convince the world that Bigfoot is real, what would it be called?
Click here to see the results of last week's contest: Naked gym
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Barbara James, Bedford, Massachusetts
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Bill Tout, Bethel, Maine
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Allan Dushman, Greensboro, Georgia
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Vincent Sementelli, Bellingham, Washington
"Lore Actually"
Robyn Kupferman, Culver City, California
"Yeti, He Persisted"
John Sunderland, Bristol, Rhode Island
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Doug Johnston, Erie, Pennsylvania
"Mr. Sasquatch Goes to Washington"
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