Post #217099 by 8FT Tiki on Fri, Feb 24, 2006 3:07 PM

This is pretty weird. It reminds me of a couple of things. First-Years ago where I worked we had this part-time guy who was in seminary school to become a preacher. He grew up on a farm and he told a story about his father putting in a new fence around a pasture. He was digging post holes and I guess they were a couple of feet deep. In one hole he found a childs boot! (Not one of his own kids boots). It creeped him out so much that instead of investigating further, he filled in the hole and went on. Second- My grandfather had a car that had a mysterious rattle in a fender. He never knew what caused it until a fender bender sent it to a repair shop where they found a small wrench that must have been lost by a worker in the assembly plant. The mechanic who found it said he had heard of people finding a bunch of empty beer cans placed inside car doors by auto workers hiding the evidence of drinking on the job.
So my weak theory is this: someone in the production facility is making the tikis and a buddy of his from across the building comes over and asks him to hide the evidence from stuff he breaks on the job. This weird find of yours is nothing but a couple of workers hiding their poor work production or horseplay from their boss so they don't lose their jobs. I have met quite a few of these types of guys over the years so I would bet my resin tiki on an explanation like this (if I had one). I suggest that since you have this guy cut in half, fill the inside with a bit of concrete to keep it from falling over again and this will also cover up the mystery boots. Then glue him back together and never speak of it again. Good luck.