LOL!  ah, "horatio, i knew him well . . .".  one of my neices' knows the kid
involved with this.  she asked him what possessed him to do that.    he told
her it was a prank. (a very expensive prank, for the chiro and for his dad.)
they were going to use the feet to make footprints, like the bigfoot statue
walked away from his assigned post.   but, they got caught before they could
finish.

kate

Stolen Bigfoot Statue Located Sans Feet
January 25, 2007             20:03

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. --  An imposing, wood-carved Bigfoot statue stolen
from outside a doctor's office has been recovered _ minus its big feet.

An anonymous tip led police to the 400-pound sculpture beneath a pile
of debris in a backyard about a block from where it was snatched
Monday. Two people confessed and could face theft charges.

The likeness of the legendary ape-like creature of the Northwest used
to stand 8 feet high, but its 16-inch-long feet had been sawed off at
the ankles, leaving it 18 inches shorter.

"I'm glad we got him before they cut him anymore," said chiropractor
Tom Payne, who had the statue made 5 1/2 years ago and planted at the
foot of his secluded driveway as a landmark for patients. "We're
relieved to have him back at the office."

The statue was recovered Thursday. The suspects, a man and a boy,
offered no motive, police spokeswoman Stacy Flores said.

Bigfoot is back in place outside Payne's office in this small town
between Seattle and Tacoma, and Payne plans to get him some new feet.

"I'm sure I can find a chain saw sculptor that might feel up to the
task," he said.