Flickr Foot Fetishists?
Mom might be mad that I post this, but I think her sense of humor and the chance to discuss it with others will override any sense of etiquette she may have. Come to think of it, I learned my manners from my parents, so perhaps it won’t matter at all.
December 8 – I receive the following e-mail from my mother:
Please tell me what is going on with this picture I posted on Flickr.com. It’s a photo I took on our trip of a 67-year old woman’s new sandals. I uploaded it at noon today, and already 45 people have viewed it. Is this a foot fetish thing? Any ideas?
This morning – I receive another foot-related e-mail from my mother:
This is too funny. As you know, I’ve been fascinated by the many hits I’ve gotten on the photo of my friend’s feet and legs. I even put a note on the picture asking someone to explain why that photo was getting so many views. That was about 80 views ago, and no one has commented. As an experiment, I decided to upload a picture of my own feet – grotesquely swollen from a long day of standing. Overnight, it has been viewed 26 times! What on earth?
I asked if it that was significantly more hits than her other pictures. Her reponse:
Yes. It takes 10 hits to get into my top 200 viewed. The most views I’ve had on any photo other than feet is 39 for a panorama of the Forbidden City, and that took months to amass. Since yesterday, my swollen feet have tied that Forbidden City shot.
Anyone have any insight?
Comment by Abby's mom
December 16, 2005 @ 12:30 pm
You’re absolutely correct. It doesn’t matter at all. In fact, I’m so intrigued by this mystery that I’m very happy you posted this. I invite everyone to post pictures of their feet & legs and let’s see what happens! By the way, my legs don’t usually look like that. Honest! And, I did have a stress fracture in my foot. And I had been eating lots of soy sauce. And… I’ll think up some more excuses I’m sure. 🙂