To all FU posters and regulars this is probably about the 100th time you have seen a thread on the topic of Bunny Man Bridge. With this in mind I have decided to make an Official Bunny Man Bridge Research Thread:

a. so FU users can always come to this when in need of information on the subject

b. In order to allow Fairfax County residents communicate/ research the subject of this legend (be it real or not)

c. to help me research for my film I plan to make on this subject (it has been arranged to debut at the Clifton Film Festival all those who help will be credited for their work).

If you need more information on the topic of Bunny Man Bridge I suggest you look it up on the internet or check out the articles section of FU and look up my article I posted about the legend and the bridge.

To start off this thread I would like anyone who wants to, to share stories, knowledge, experiences, etc. about the legend, the bridge, or any additional relevant information. If you know any DIFFERENT variations of the legend, locations of Bunny Man Bridge, or information on any insane asylum/ insane asylum-like structures in Fairfax County, VA (insane asylums are key in the research of this legend) please do share.

Thank you. I hope to get this thread rolling and active soon!

-Robert Greyberg



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/2009 12:26PM by RobertGreyberg.

Too late - KeeponTruckin has a lengthy and well written post on this in the articles section.

http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/6/155769.html


You get an A for effort though.

Blessed are the murderous.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/2009 12:21PM by eesh.

I'm glad you aware of KeepOnTruckin's post. He is one of the best researchers/ knowlegable people on this subject. But look closer to whose article/thread he posted. Those are all lengthy threads I started on the subject in the past. I plan to post the links to those soon, so people are able to reference information on the topic for this thread.

RobertGreyberg Wrote:
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> I'm glad you aware of KeepOnTruckin's post. He is
> one of the best researchers/ knowlegable people on
> this subject. But look closer to whose
> article/thread he posted. Those are all lengthy
> threads I started on the subject in the past. I
> plan to post the links to those soon, so people
> are able to reference information on the topic for
> this thread.


Well, I'm sure one thread or article about the Bunny Man is enough.

Maybe you can start a thread about window tinting....

Blessed are the murderous.

Then put it in the Wiki, don't make another thread that will sink to the bottom again. Link all the threads from the Wiki so there's a single place to go, that's why it is there.

eesh Wrote:
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> Too late - KeeponTruckin has a lengthy and well
> written post on this in the articles section.
>
> http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/6/155
> 769.html
>
>
> You get an A for effort though.


In fact I copy/pasted Robert Greyberg's lengthy research efforts into the articles section. His name is right there on like the 3rd line or so, right after the part that says Copied From:

F for failed effort.

I will make sure to keep this thread active. I prefer to keep it on the forum so majority of the FU users can be able to see it.

Any stories and information anyone wants to share would be great.

get! Off! MY! BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

orI'llCutchaSEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder if the other threads may have been enough. If only there was some way... some technology or tool of some kind to update info on a periodic basis that can be updated as more knowledge is gained. All without having to bump a thread EVERY DAY. Oh yeah, wikis.

THERE ARE NO BUNNY MAN BRIDGE STORIES. Let that sink in....THERE ARE NO BUNNY MAN BRIDGE STORIES! The so called "Bunny Man" never appeared near Clifton or the so called nearby "Bunny man Bridge". He never killed anyone, he never hurt anyone, he simply dressed up in an old bunny suit and chased people away from his property which wasn't near the so called "Bridge" but near Fairfax instead.

And thats where you are wrong. There are other stories, events, places, and people that make up the legend we know today as the Bunny Man Legend. A good amount of them in fact, from prior research, had absolutely nothing to do with a man in a bunny costume.

Thats the beauty of urban legends, the roots and actual facts behind them are different from the stories.

If any one has any personal stories or information to share on this subject that would be great!

I was dining at Trummers on Main in Clifton recently and saw what I believe could have been the Bunny Man. He identified himself as such, explained he was a Westfields High School graduate recently busted for selling heroin and was soon starting his trial. This will force him to quit his internship with the MoM show. I asked him how delivered his goods during his drug dealing days and mentioned something about hanging shoes over a power line.

Oh yeah, he also hates the redskins, has an ant problem, thinks spunky is a tool and loves tootie from the facts of life.

Tonight is the night when the Bunny Man supposedly visits Clifton and Fairfax Station. Does anyone have any plans to go to the bridge?

dont do it - very scary stuff happens there at night.bunnyman has been spotted THIS WEEK. He was wearing several XXL "Save Clifton Elementary School" T-shirts (presumably layering for the cooler weather)...

Are you the guy who worked for the Fairfax County Library and produced that paper exploring the legend and the actual incidents that started the legend? If so, nice work.

I grew up near Guinea Road and remember as a kid hearing about the Bunny Man.

Have you ever tried to contact the Air Force cadet who reported the first incident? It would be interesting to get his perspective on the event, and his reaction to the myth that the bunnyman has become. Also, couldn't property records from the time narrow the search as to who the guy was who railed against the "tresspassers" parking on his property and dumping waste from the Kings Park West construction on his property?

When will the film come out?

The person you are reffering to is Brian Conely. No I am not him, but like you said his work on the case is very in depth and fascinating. You propose a ton of GREAT ideas about investigating the legend. Perhaps it could be done!

But the incident Mr. Conely reported is only one part of the legend that needs to be looked into. Other parts are also important, like investigating railroad bridges, murders, and a possible mental institution-like establishments in Clifton and Fairfax Station. If we could connect the dots between all of them, perhaps we could discover the true roots of this legend.

Once we get more in sight on this legend and its roots, my film will hopefully debut at the Clifton Film Festival this Summer.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/06/2009 02:26PM by RobertGreyberg.

RobertGreyberg Wrote:
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> If we could connect the dots
> between all of them, perhaps we could discover the
> true roots of this legend.
>



When I connect the dots, it looks like a douchebag that has mistaken FairfaxUnderground for Wikipedia.

Blessed are the murderous.

Or the person who for no apparent reason protests this thread, yet manages to keep contributing to it.

RobertGreyberg Wrote:
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> Or the person who for no apparent reason protests
> this thread, yet manages to keep contributing to
> it.


According to Wikipedia and Fairfax County's library page, the Bunny Man legend has been extensively researched before. The legend was born from two incidents in 1970. The rest is urban legend.

Whatever you are trying to do is 100% redundant.

Blessed are the murderous.

Thank you for that information. Yes you are completely right about the two incidents in 1970. What I am looking into though, is not if the legend is necessarily true, but instead the roots of the legend aside from those two incidents.



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RobertGreyberg Wrote:
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> Thank you for that information. Yes you are
> completely right about the two incidents in 1970.
> What I am looking into though, is not if the
> legend is necessarily true, but instead the roots
> of the legend aside from those two incidents.



Again, already researched. http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr/bunny/bunny3.htm

Bunny Man Thread
From: RobertGreyberg
To: eesh
Date: 11/06/2009 02:37PM

Hi Eesh,

I would appreciate it if you could stop criticizing my thread, and changing the topic on the thread from that of what it is supposed to be. I know I probably appear like an anal retentive asshole, sending such a snide message, but the productivity of this thread means a lot to me and the research needed for my film.

I choose to have a thread on the general forum, instead of a Wiki page, because the forum allows regular people like ourselves to comment and add information about the topic in a manner that is more noticeable to the public and other Fairfax Underground users. That way if such users find the thread interesting, or would like to contribute to the thread, it is easily accessible, rather than searching for a Wiki page on the site.

If me having a thread offends you or greatly annoys you in any fashion, I'm completely open to suggestions. Like I said, I don't want to sound like some arrogant asshole whose a jerk about everything that is posted on the thread.

With that said, if you have any information, opinions, or comments on the topic that you would find useful, I would gladly accept them and credit you in the film.

Sincerely,

Robert Greyberg




Starting a thread here asking for input on historical research is akin to asking for help on Yahoo Answers. Whatever you are trying to answer with your "research" has already been done dozens of times before.

The best research for an urban legend, is asking people what they have heard about it. Clearly though you are of no particular use to such an effort, and for some unknown are opposed to such activities.

RobertGreyberg Wrote:
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> The best research for an urban legend, is asking
> people what they have heard about it.

And you can see from the responses in this thread and others you have created that researching on an anonymous forum is not advisable....again, you might as well go to Yahoo answers and see the intelligent responses you get there.



>Clearly
> though you are of no particular use to such an
> effort,

I'm sure when you get your little film together for the precious Clifton film festival, you will give proper credit to all those of "particular use" to you.


>and for some unknown are opposed to such
> activities.


When I can type "Bunnyman" into Google, the first page results has all you will ever need to know about this urban legend. The Fairfax archivist that is credited on Wikipedia has done all the research you claim to be doing now. Everything from the origins of the Bunnyman sightings onto how the urban legend grew into the story we now know.

You are doing nothing original or innovative. Hopefully if you ever do a graduate thesis, you will use better research skills than you are showing now.

Blessed are the murderous.

Anyone who has personal stories to tell, feel free to.

Here are some links to other forums on this topic, if you need background information.

Other Bunny Man Bridge Thread

http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/106791/page-1.html

Clifton Insane Asylum Thread

http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/174748/175163.html#msg-17516

Legend Analysis Article

http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/6/155769.html

As for you Eesh,I suggest you give up on your efforts to try and convince me to put an end to the research thread. Protest however you like, but your commentary has no value to me or the topic, and is simply a waste of your time. I invite you to be productive in this thread, but if you are not I simply, and politely, ask you to leave and not comment.

For everyone else, feel free to contribute.

Sincerely,

Robert Greyberg



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/07/2009 01:39PM by RobertGreyberg.

If in fact there was an asylum in Clifton, I would look at what is now the ISA school. In the 70's it was Fairfax Christian School. The original building was old looking then. It is located on Pope's Head Rd about 3/4 of a mile from 123. Just a thought.

i live right by the bridge, i see it everyday

I recently spoke to the "Bunny Man" and he is pissed off! It turns out the he is in fact a hare, not a bunny. He asked that from now on he be referred to as the "Hare Man"

Anyone interested in Bunny Man Bridge hasn't done there homework until they have visited www.colchesteroverpass.org

I can't believe I'm just now finding this thread. I have a personal story about the Bunny Man. I don't know how active this thread is, but if anyone wants to learn my story, they can check out my blog https://thebunnymantookmyfamily.com/ . A lot has happened since my cousins captured a video near the bridge five years ago. My brother re-posted it to YouTube a couple of years ago not long after it disappeared from the internet: https://youtu.be/04RMU93Utz8 . Who knows when it will be taken down again. Since the video disappeared two years ago, everyone I consider family has gone missing. I don't know if there's anyone I can turn to on this thread, but I will take any help that I can get. Please help!!