In search of Forrest Gump (or at least his house)

(Sudiegirl's note...I couldn't get into the movie "Forrest Gump", to be honest. I preferred the book. However, the quixotic quest for Gump's house intrigued me so I just had to note it and comment snottily upon it, as is my job. Just remember...life is like a box of chocolates, and if they're from Sudiegirl, she's picked through them trying to get rid of the ones with coconut, nuts or brandied cherries.)

Cops Find Nude Man Looking for Gump's Home

Tue Jul 26, 5:53 PM ET

LITTLEVILLE, Ala. - A 26-year-old vagrant was charged with indecent exposure after police found him standing naked in a cornfield chewing on a cob near a country club. "He said he wanted to see the house where Forrest Gump lived," said Police Chief William Nale. (I think I dated this guy. And what a sight, seein' a naked guy in a cornfield chewing on a corn cob. Makes me proud to be a recovering redneck.)

Gump is the fictional character in a novel by Alabama author Winston Groom that became a hit movie. (Apparently not to this guy!)

The Littleville police chief declined to release the man's name Tuesday but said his family lives in Michigan and he had been in a California institution earlier this year. After his arrest, the man was taken for a mental evaluation. (What is a mental evaluation in that part of the country...do they just look at him for five minutes and say "Yep, the child ain't right"? I really wanna know.)

He was spotted Monday morning near Twin Pines Country Club. (And what a sight it was.)

"He was standing in a cornfield, picking the corn and eating it raw," Nale said. "He didn't have anything on, not even his shoes. He was as naked as the day he was born." (Oh boy. Also, if he is eating raw field corn, any good farmer can tell you intestinal distress will soon follow. Better bring the Imodium.)

Authorities said the man was taken into custody without any trouble. (That's good to know...but I still would have liked to be in attendance just because it's entertaining.)

"I asked him where his clothes were and he said he got hot (Sunday night), took them off and laid them on the railroad tracks and then couldn't remember where they were," Nale said. (Sounds logical to me.)

The suspect told authorities that he was a homeless drifter following the railroad tracks to south Alabama, where he thought he would find the Gump home. (Well, I'm a poor, wayfaring stranger a long way from home. BTW, one attraction in Iowa is the baseball field where "Field of Dreams" was filmed. Maybe that can be his next stop, but I think he'll have to wear clothes for that one.)

Sudiegirl's final word?

Hope the man had sunscreen.