Initially it was thought that this was a publicity stunt by Lego Land which had recently opened a new publicity theme park in Orlando but Julie Estrada, spokeswoman for Lego Land said Lego Land could take no credit for the stunt and is not involved in any way with Ego Leonard.
Ego Leonard has his own site and here is where the largest clue as to who the creator of Ego lies. I will let you don your own Sherlock Holmes hat and figure it out for yourself.
There have been other discoveries of Lego men washing up on beaches including a 2007 discovery in the Netherlands and later in England.
Ego was apprehended by authorities (yes really!) and held in detention for 90 days and then if not claimed was to be released to Jeff Hindman.
This leads me to wonder what other quirky things could wash up on a beach? An 8 foot Barbie? Of course she wouldn't weigh 100 lbs like Ego Leonard but a more Barbie-happy weight of 40 lbs and would be clad in a metallic gold bikini with rhinestone sunglasses perched on top of her blond head.
How about a gigantic fiberglass shark? With a bitten-off surf board extending from his jaws? Certainly would be more meaningful than those 'Danger. Sharks in area' signs.
What about a colossal-sized Stephen Harper?
Maybe on that aforementioned surf board.
