Forest Boy--Do you know him?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:58 am

I just read this article from Berlin about this boy who has supposedly been living in the forest for around six years according to him. He speaks English and picked up German pretty quickly according to the article.

Berlin police release photo of "forest boy" - Yahoo! News

It will be interesting to see how much of his story is true. If it is how he says, it is a remarkable story.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:06 pm

His mother died when he was twelve and then he and his father took to the forest to live. He got to twelve years old living a normal life and didn't know his own surname? Strange.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:27 pm

He's learning "civilisation" too quickly for someone who has been living wild for five years. It sounds unfeasible.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:42 pm

I think the authorities are suspicious also. Heck by 12 yrs old my kids knew their names, addresses, phone numbers etc. etc.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:44 pm

Won't surprise me to hear that the parents bodies are recovered in the next few days.... he will have been so shocked at witnessing their murder that his mind made up this fiction.

Post by **spot** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:48 pm

Or he's out of the same mould as Frédéric Bourdin, a couple of people on the Internet have drawn the parallels.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:47 pm

YZGI;1396242 wrote: I think the authorities are suspicious also. Heck by 12 yrs old my kids knew their names, addresses, phone numbers etc. etc.

That made me laugh out loud. I hope you meant it to be funny.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:13 am

SnoozeAgain;1396268 wrote: That made me laugh out loud. I hope you meant it to be funny.

Me? Never..

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:49 am

Here's an update on your man...

Mysterious 'Forest Boy' Identified by German Police - ABC News

Post by **spot** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:26 am

Fancy that. What an interesting year he's had.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:58 am

Why did his step mother identify him? Why not his father or some direct relative identify him. It will be interesting to see where and what he has been doing the last 9 months.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:18 am

YZGI;1396479 wrote: Why did his step mother identify him? Why not his father or some direct relative identify him. It will be interesting to see where and what he has been doing the last 9 months.

It said his father actually died earlier this year during Forest Boy's stay in Germany.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:45 am

SnoozeAgain;1396481 wrote: It said his father actually died earlier this year during Forest Boy's stay in Germany.

Holy crap how'd I miss that. I'll go read again.:-5

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:57 am

SnoozeAgain;1396481 wrote: It said his father actually died earlier this year during Forest Boy's stay in Germany.

Okay, he said his father died in the woods while they were camping. Now it doesn't seem like he was ever camping with his father. Except for the boy saying his father died I don't see anywhere else that he is actually dead ( I'll assume he is). Hell I'm confusing myself here. I suspect maybe when his father died (assuming he did), thats when he became dismayed and left on his journey.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:17 pm

ooooooooooo what a little liar !!! He made It all up.

German 'Forest Boy' identified as Dutch man Robin, 20, who 'wanted to start a new life' | Mail Online

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:20 pm

YZGI;1396487 wrote: Okay, he said his father died in the woods while they were camping. Now it doesn't seem like he was ever camping with his father. Except for the boy saying his father died I don't see anywhere else that he is actually dead ( I'll assume he is). Hell I'm confusing myself here. I suspect maybe when his father died (assuming he did), thats when he became dismayed and left on his journey.

Now you're confusing me. I think they mentioned it in the video but I could be wrong. I'll go watch it again.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:26 pm

"... real father died earlier this year of natural causes"

So if this kid's been pretending to be 'forest boy' for 9 months, that would have started back in September, right? His father died months after that.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:29 pm

SnoozeAgain;1396556 wrote: "... real father died earlier this year of natural causes"

So if this kid's been pretending to be 'forest boy' for 9 months, that would have started back in September, right? His father died months after that.

Perhaps Ahso can explain the physcology behind It.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:40 pm

oscar;1396558 wrote: Perhaps Ahso can explain the physcology behind It.

Only after he's denigrated you for suggesting it.

Post by **spot** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:49 pm

SnoozeAgain;1396563 wrote: ... denigrated ...

Is that an allowed word still??

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:56 pm

Is it the "nig" that's throwing you off?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:58 pm

SnoozeAgain;1396566 wrote: Is it the "nig" that's throwing you off? Didn't Obama use that word somewhere recently I think I read?

Edit

Yeah he did... found It

http://www.usatoday.com/USCP/PNI/Front% ... a_ST_U.htm

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:01 pm

Spot's just being niggardly.

Post by **spot** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:05 pm

It's an enigma.