John Gallone says: "Wanted to keep you informed as to what's afoot in the British Columbia mysterious foot finds. A new appendage was found in Richmond, near Vancouver B.C.,Tuesday October 20, this brings to seven the number of 'Mystery Feet' found so far."
The first severed foot, discovered in August 2007, was associated with a deceased man whose name police withheld at the request of his family.Foot found on Richmond beach is seventh foot found on B.C. coastA man's right foot found on Gabriola Island in August 2007 remains unidentified.
Two feet found on Valdez and Westham islands in July 2008 belonged to the same man.
And two feet found in Richmond in December 2008 belonged to the same woman.
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Time to kick around a few ideas.
Whomever's behind this clearly has no sole.
Sounds like the police could use a hand getting ahead in their investigation.
We've always known that there is something rotten in Denmark, but who would have suspected that something was afoot in Canada?
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The extremity of potential for foot puns in this thread is encouraging.
Not to be a spoilsport, but there's no mystery here. People drown. They decay. They fall apart at the joints ("disarticulate", my favorite word). Two of their parts happen to be connected to floatation devices (shoes). The rest sinks.
You're stepping on our toes. Puns onward!
Seven severed soles surface from the sea.
I'm calling Killer Whale.
The biggest danger for ocean swimmers is the undertoe.
So they went swimming in their shoes? That's quite a feat.
Whoever solves the mystery is a shoe-in for a promotion, assuming their boss isn't a heel.
Out of sensitivity to the families, police have been tip-toeing around this latest find.
You know, it's entirely possible they drowned after getting booted off a boat.
This one has me stumped. Though I'm leaning towards an unbalanced arch-villain.
The seventh foot's advent! The breaking of the seventh sole! Apedpocalpytic times!
Or perhaps they just didn't have a sure footing on the deck.
A Septenary on the Seventh Foot:
Put a sock in it.
Time for a chorus of "Ankles Aweigh."
I wonder what the next step in this investigation will be.
Am I the only one that finds the listing of the feet/owners to be eerily similar to a LSAT/GRE/GMAT/SAT sort of logic puzzle.
If the third foot is not Sarah's, and the seventh foot is both a right foot and cannot be George's. then whose foot was found on the beach in Richmond?
Read the linked article as an LSAT or GRE logic puzzle.
If the third foot was Sarah's, and the seventh foot could not be George's, then whose foot washed up on the beach in Richmond?
I'm really surprised that no one has mentioned that the killer always seems to be one step ahead of the police. I bet they feel as though they have a leg up on them. I'm sure the police have some over-arching theory though. Ok, that's enough, sorry for being so calloused.
Yes! I was waiting for the other shoe to drop...
On a reassuring note, it does offer a more rational explanation about the "Footprints in the Sand" conundrum regarding walking along a beach, and afterwards noticing leaving a variable number of footprints in the sand. When there were multiple sets, it was the severed feet, and when there was just one set, the extra feet had gone out with the tides. No offence intended, but that is the most likely scenario.
If someone jumps off the Lions Gate bridge when the tide is receding, they would bust themselves wide open, die and be carried out into the Georgia Strait. The body would decompose and the shoes - being buoyant - would float to the surface and find a beach to wash up on.
Elementary, my dear Watson.
Conversely to what happens in Titanic (the movie) in cold water you can die in a matter of minutes if you fall of-board. If there are a bit of waves, like 2 feet tall would suffice, you cannot see the head floating out of the water if it's further away than 20 feet or so. It's a damn dangerous situation, many people die because of it every year.
Conversely to what happens in Titanic (the movie) in cold water you can die in a matter of minutes if you fall of-board.
If I remember the film correctly that's exactly what did happen to most of the people who went into the water. The only reason Kate Winslet's character didn't meet the same fate was that she was on top of some floating wreckage.
Can we shoehorn a few more puns in here?
@ Chas. Forbin, No. 8:
Then why are not severed feet turning up with similar frequency on beaches all over the world?
Verily, I am not soled on your theory.
@Dave Rattigan - that's exactly how I read it! 3 feet high and rising...
these are dead people you're writing about. its really rude to make puns and laugh. i dont think any of you are putting your best foot forward, how shameful.
The timing for this one was almost perfect.
you guys better toe the line and put your best foot forward.
kick back and put your feet up, and stop making bad puns.
It's possible the victims were pulled out to sea by sneaker waves
Just for kicks :p
Somebody ought to lace into all of you for being so arch. That's my upbunion. I'm really wr-ankled.
"Police found 11 inches. One more, and they will have another foot."
You're so effeet. Get instep with the rest of us.
I tried really hard, but I can't think of a single foot related pun that hasn't been used yet...
My hat's off to you, BB commenters, you've once again made a tragic mystery into a laugh riot.
(I was about to use a couple puns I thought of until I re-read the previous posts about this and realized the internet has beat me to the punch once again.)
Perhaps if some kind of memorial is held, they will play Schubert
Good one! Or maybe Schumann. ;-)
Perhaps if some kind of memorial is held, they will play Schubert
I could sing 'O Sole Mio'...
They need to quit fooling around and kick this case to a real gumshoe before the investigation is cut off at the knees forever.
Oh shoet me...
Perhaps there is a spirit wandering the coast up there crying Whooooooooooos Got My fooooooooooooot! this Halloween! Jewel
I lost my foot swimming the other day. Have a heart you vicious bastards.