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[HungLikeJesus]

footfootfoot, I read this and thought of you.

Fifth severed foot found on Canadian coast

(CNN) -- A severed human foot was found washed up on an island on the western coast of Canada this week, the fifth detached foot found in the area in the past 11 months, according to local police and media reports.

The foot was found Monday on the shore of Westham Island south of Vancouver, according to Constable Sharlene Brooks of the Delta Police Department in British Columbia.

The severed left foot, which was in a shoe, was taken to a coroner for DNA tests, she added.

The foot was one of five found in area recently, she said.

"Our first step is to establish identity," Brooks said. "It is a little mysterious, but we don't know if it is linked to others."

According to the Vancouver Sun newspaper, the other four feet found in the area since August were right feet. ...

[glatt]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

footfootfoot, I read this and thought of you.

Fifth severed foot found on Canadian coast

[glatt]

Isn't there an ocean currents guy who can trace those feet back to the shipping container that fell overboard in the Indian Ocean in a storm?

[glatt]

Originally Posted by glatt

Isn't there an ocean currents guy who can trace those feet back to the shipping container that fell overboard in the Indian Ocean in a storm?

and from the article HLJ linked to:

Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an expert on ocean currents, told The Sun a foot wearing a buoyant athletic shoe could float as far as 1,000 miles.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

footfootfoot, I read this and thought of you.

Fifth severed foot found on Canadian coast

Now there is a sixth foot that's been found!

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by glatt

Now there is a sixth foot that's been found!

It turns out the sixth foot was a hoax.

[Warren Peas]

Yep it's been reported as a faux pas, a mean feat if there ever was one.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

footfootfoot, I read this and thought of you.

Fifth severed foot found on Canadian coast

Looks like they found a 6th foot. (There had been a previous 6th one, but it was a hoax.)

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by glatt

Looks like they found a 6th foot. (There had been a previous 6th one, but it was a hoax.)

Approximately 1.8 meters, total.

[Big Sarge]

Maybe we can help these folks. I'm willing!

Britain Faces Sperm Shortage

LONDON - Britain is facing a sperm donor shortage after reversing confidentiality laws and limiting the number of women who can use sperm from one donor, fertility experts warned Wednesday.

Britain in 2005 changed the law protecting anonymous sperm donors and allowed children to learn the identity of donor fathers — one reason, fertility experts say, there are fewer donors now.

“The only countries that seem to have enough sperm are those that pay — like the U.S. and Spain — or the countries that retain anonymity,” said Allan Pacey, a member of the British Fertility Society that warned of the shortage in the British Medical Journal.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27683226...storyContinued

[ZenGum]

This via the BBC

The not-so-secret code names used by the US Secret Service for the president-elect and his family have been published.

Barack Obama is called Renegade, while his wife Michelle is Renaissance, and their daughters Rosebud and Radiance.

They will replace Trailblazer (President George W Bush) and his wife Tempo in the White House on 20 January.

SNIP


When 19-year-old Karenna Gore's father became vice-president in 1993 she had to choose her own name.

In 1997, she wrote: "Ever since four years ago, when I was put on the spot and told 'two syllables' and 'It has to start with an s,' I have been cringing in the back seat when identified as 'Smurfette'."

Al Gore frequently told people his code name was Al Gore because he was so boring. However, the Washington Post reported that he was initially called Sawhorse but eventually became Sundance for unknown reasons.

Vice-President-elect Joe Biden is known as Celtic.

The outgoing president retains his code name as he and his family will continue to have Secret Service protection.

The defeated Republican presidential candidate John McCain, a senator from Arizona, is Phoenix, while his wife Cindy is Parasol.

His running mate, Sarah Palin, was Denali - the name of national park in her home state of Alaska, and the natural gas pipeline project there.

Her husband, Todd, the North Slope oil worker, was Driller.

Previous code names have included: Passkey for President Gerald Ford; Rawhide for President Ronald Reagan; Deacon for President Jimmy Carter; and Angler for Vice-President Dick Cheney.