Grass Valley, CA — Area man Bud Furbenny has filed a claim against YouTube for a closed caption error that, according to him, has destroyed his good name.
“They spelled my name wrong and made it read like ‘Bugs Fuckbunny’,” said Furbenny, clutching a dog-eared folder marked “Top Secret.” The controversy erupted after Furbenny’s now-viral video, titled “The Government’s Evil Plan: Roundabouts and Mill Street Madness,” caught fire on social media—not for its content but for the comically unfortunate transcription error.
In the video, Furbenny, donning his signature camo vest and Bigfoot research cap, delivers a rambling, wide-eyed lecture about how Grass Valley’s new roundabouts and the revamped Mill Street plaza are just the tip of a conspiracy iceberg involving chemtrails, UFOs, and, of course, the elusive Sasquatch.
“These roundabouts aren’t just traffic circles—they’re alien landing pads,” Furbenny says in the video, pointing at a crude diagram featuring a roundabout suspiciously shaped like a flying saucer. “And that plaza? Bigfoot’s been sighted near it more times than I can count. Ask anyone.”
When YouTube’s automated closed captioning mistranslated Furbenny’s name as “Bugs Fuckbunny,” possibly due to his agitated delivery, what should have been yet another unnoticed rant that spiraled into local lore took an unexpected turn. The error, appearing right as Furbenny exclaimed, “They’re coming for us next!” sent his small viewership into a viral tizzy.
YouTube issued a statement clarifying that their AI-driven transcription service is not foolproof and they “regret any inconvenience caused by this unfortunate error.” Furbenny’s attorney, Linda Pickering, known for winning that one case against the local gas station’s misleading “Free Air” sign, says they are pursuing damages for defamation, emotional distress, and “loss of local celebrity credibility.”
Local reactions have ranged from bewilderment to outright amusement. “
I shouldn’t laugh,” said Karen Minard, sipping her kombucha outside the newly paved Mill Street plaza. “But Bud’s been walking around signing autographs as ‘Bugs Fuckbunny’ and trying to sell T-shirts with the caption on them, so he can’t be that devastated.”
Furbenny insists, however, that this is bigger than him. “This isn’t just about my good name,” he stated, adjusting his camo vest with an air of conviction. “It’s about exposing the truth. And making sure no one else’s caption mislabels them as a woodland pervert ever again.”
