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'Hunt for WMD' Game Launched Using Public Documents

Posted by simoniker on from the masquerade-for-the-00s dept.

prakslash writes "AP/The Tennessean reports that a Nashville entrepreneur, Shane Messer, has created an international treasure hunt game called 'Find Those Weapons: The Hunt for the Real WMD' by using actual public documents related to the American invasion of Iraq as clues. Messer's treasure for finding those imaginary weapons of mass destruction? A solid gold trophy, a bag of cash and a barrel of oil, according to the game's website." According to the rules, "If no one... claims the trophy by Election Day 2004.. [it] will be sent to George Bush."

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  1. Same old story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What is this dude a former advertising exec from Acclaim?

  2. Re:I'm shocked!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is that different then trust-fund Bush doing a bit of grandstanding?

  3. Wow, nice story by Mike+Hawk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did I accidently type fark instead of slashdot this morning?

  4. hmm by snubber1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Shane Messer to George W. Bush: "Zing!"

    You sure showed him!

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  5. The key is probably by EvilSporkMan · · Score: 2, Funny

    a copy of Conflict: Desert Storm or the sequel, given that you'll need about $50 to retrieve it. This would make good sense, as the real key is the explanation of why the place-holder is where it is and we don't want to have any chance of the place-holder's being moved or anyone seeing the guy putting it places.

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  6. Re:has nothing to do with real WMD. by sfjoe · · Score: 5, Funny

    This guy is basicly tapping into the anti-U.S. government setiment thats going around right now to make a quick buck.

    And more power to him!
    It sure beats manipulating the energy market to make a quick buck.

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  7. Did someone warn George Bush? by zwanglos · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm really disappointed that the website does not warn George Bush the game is not real. He's probably already ordered it and has poor post-op Powell already on the trail of the "WMDs".

    I just hope he doesn't use the game in the upcoming state of the union as more proof for their existence, although maybe it's more reliable than British intel? :)