Police officials were rather embarrassed last week when bones discovered at a construction site in Akishima, Tokyo, initially reported as human remains, turned out to be pork bones upon closer examination. Netizens had a field day with the many possibilities for puns and word play that this story presented, with some still skeptical that the new revelation in the case might just be a police cover-up. Cause of death for the unfortunate swine is still pending.
From TBS News:
Bones Discovered at Residential Demolition Site Turn Out to Be Pork Bones
The morning of March 23, bones were discovered on the premises of a residential property in Akishima, Tokyo, but when the Metropolitan Police examined them closely, they realized that they were pork bones.
At 10 a.m. on March 23, a 110 call was made reporting that “what looks like human bones were found among the dug up soil” at a residential demolition site in Jogawaracho, Akishima.
When policemen rushed to the scene, they found what appeared to be rib bones among the dirt. Afterwards, once the Metropolitan Police examined them more closely, they realized that they were pork bones.
It seems that a man had previously been living in the residence, but demolition of the building had been in progress since March 10.
Comments from 2ch.net: ムーンサルトプレス(SB-iPhone)＠＼(^o^)／:
I wonder if it had been a ramen shop.
キドクラッチ(SB-iPhone)＠＼(^o^)／:
Is this for real?
ショルダーアームブリーカー(新潟県)＠＼(^o^)／:
jinkotsu [human bones], tonkotsu [dish made with pork bones]. One character’s difference can be a huge difference.
ラダームーンサルト(大阪府)＠＼(^o^)／:
Can’t construction workers grasp the distinction between human and pig? w
ニールキック(WiMAX)＠＼(^o^)／ [in response to above]:
It’s because they’re a bunch of BONEheads.
ミラノ作 どどんスズスロウン(茸)＠＼(^o^)／ [in response to above]:
It’s because they just have no backBONE.
メンマ(福岡県)＠＼(^o^)／:
That guy who used to live there, he must have been bad to the BONE.
ジャンピングDDT(北海道)＠＼(^o^)／:
They should try to make soup with them.
ハーフネルソンスープレックス(dion軍)＠＼(^o^)／:
Furuhata: “Yes. You definitely did say ‘the bones appear to be human.’”
キドクラッチ(関東・甲信越)＠＼(^o^)／:
Was the perpetrator a pig, too?
魔神風車固め(神奈川県)＠＼(^o^)／:
“It seems that the cause of the pig’s death and the details of the situation are not currently known.” Don’t make me laugh!
マスク剥ぎ(家)＠＼(^o^)／:
Was someone making tonkotsu ramen at home?… Something smells off to me.
ジャンピングカラテキック(庭)＠＼(^o^)／:
If you thing about it plainly, someone ate the pig, right?
ニーリフト(SB-iPhone)＠＼(^o^)／:
If it was mostly pork bones, I wonder if there weren’t some other bones mixed in there too?
シャイニングウィザード(茸)＠＼(^o^)／ [in response to above]:
So it’s camouflage?
ハイキック(茸)＠＼(^o^)／:
This reminded me of Gorilla Man.
チキンウィングフェースロック(奈良県)＠＼(^o^)／:
Someone gave it a proper burial, huh? In terms of the location, anyhow.
オリンピック予選スラム(東京都)＠＼(^o^)／:
I read somewhere that it was the bones of the person who commissioned the demolition, but of course I never guessed that it was a pig.
キチンシンク(WiMAX)＠＼(^o^)／:
“What a pain, right?”
“Yeah, what a drag”
“Well, our salary’s the same regardless”
“Let’s just say it was a pig”
“You’re so smart!”
膝靭帯固め(岡山県)＠＼(^o^)／:
That pig must have been female.
