Mystery foot belonged to bear, not human

[proud2BlibKansan]

The Associated Press

SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. | A severed foot found in a South Hutchinson discount store parking lot came from a black bear, not a human.

Police said they treated the discovery of the foot as a major crime after a woman who saw it Wednesday told a store employee, who called 911. Police Chief Scott Jones said the foot came from an Arkansas taxidermist who was playing a practical joke on a friend from Nickerson.

Jones said the taxidermist tied the foot to the front of the man’s pickup during a visit to Arkansas in January. After the man moved the foot inside the truck, he apparently grew tired of looking at it and threw it out the window.

Jones said the “leathery” appendage appeared similar to a decomposing human foot. The chief said the man phoned him Thursday after seeing media coverage of the story.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/521204.html

[babylonsister]

1. Phew - relief!

:rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. How do you mix xp a bear foot and a human foot??

[JetJaguar]

3. I bet

a bear would know the difference.:shrug:

[orleans]

4. so would a human. on edit: the lady who called the cops must be from

another planet!

[undeterred]

6. Maybe she was married to a bear?

:shrug:

[DavidDvorkin]

10. It's not uncommon, although it's usually paws and hands

After some decomposing, they apparently look remarkably similar.

[SpiralHawk]

5. "Grrrrrrr." - Sammie Sasquatch

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Bigfoot in Kansas

That would surely freak a few Kansans out. LOL

[bmbmd]

7. Perhaps it was Whittier's "Bear"foot Boy

Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy with cheek of tan!
With thy turned-up pantaloons,
And thy merry whistled tunes;
With thy red lip, redder still
Kissed by strawberrys on the hill;
With the sunshine on thy face,
Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace;
From my heart I give thee joy,--
I was once a barefoot boy!

Prince thou art,--the grown-up man
Only is republican.
Let the million-dollared ride!
Barefoot, trudging at his side,
Thou more hast more than he can buy
In the reach of ear and eye,--
Outward sunshine, inward joy:
Blessings on thee, barefoot boy!

[trusty elf]

9. ....

[SaintLouisBlues]

11. I see a Colbert Threatdown in the immediate future

[JBoy]

12. I said "bare foot", not "bear foot"!!