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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: kode on April 08, 2003, 06:16:38 am

Title: all your base are belong to the police!
Post by: kode on April 08, 2003, 06:16:38 am: http://sturgisjournal.com/archives/index.inn?loc=detail&doc=/2003/April/03-3319-news1.txt

I found it quite funny. police has no humor.
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Post by: J.F.K. on April 08, 2003, 06:21:55 am: Quote
"This is no joking matter," he said. "During a time of war and with the present concern for homeland security, terrorist acts will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

Terrorist acts?
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Post by: Fetty on April 08, 2003, 06:37:13 am: :lol:
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Post by: karajorma on April 08, 2003, 07:24:41 am: Bah! The "All your bases" thing was pretty much over within a week. They deserve to go to jail for being so tragically behind the times :D
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Post by: Turnsky on April 08, 2003, 07:45:18 am: :lol: :ha:
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Post by: Tiara on April 08, 2003, 07:47:54 am: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :lol: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah:
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Post by: Nico on April 08, 2003, 07:57:19 am: Quote
Originally posted by Tiara
:blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :lol: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah:

what she... expresses :D
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Post by: Darkage on April 08, 2003, 08:06:24 am: Quote
Originally posted by Tiara
:blah: :blah: :blah: :blah: :lol: :blah: :blah: :blah: :blah:
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Post by: diamondgeezer on April 08, 2003, 09:08:38 am: All your donuts are belong to the police
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Post by: Razor on April 08, 2003, 11:49:15 am: Quote
The letters all read "All your base are belong to us and you have no chance to survive, make your time."
Forwarded to FBI....

OMG! FBI! :lol:
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Post by: Gortef on April 08, 2003, 11:54:09 am: :blah::blah::nervous::lol::nervous::blah::blah:
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Post by: neo_hermes on April 08, 2003, 12:17:45 pm: the police take things way to seriously.
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Post by: Nico on April 08, 2003, 12:19:18 pm: it's their job actually.
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Post by: mikhael on April 08, 2003, 12:38:06 pm: Quote
Originally posted by venom2506
it's their job actually.

Not really. Their job is to prevent crime, and to investigate crime.

"All you base..." hardly falls into either category. Further, classifying things like that as terrorism brings the threshold a bit low. What else is terrorism? Public protest? Oh wait... that's almost terrorism already (in Oregon).
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Post by: ZylonBane on April 08, 2003, 12:44:29 pm: Quote
Originally posted by karajorma
Bah! The "All your bases" thing was pretty much over within a week.
Yeah, now it's retro, which makes it even more cool. :D
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Post by: CP5670 on April 08, 2003, 01:19:25 pm: The link will not work; what is this all about?
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Post by: kode on April 08, 2003, 01:40:50 pm: Quote
Originally posted by CP5670
The link will not work; what is this all about?

it works for me... very well, I'll quote it:
Quote

April 03, 2003
Signs land seven in court

By CLIFFORD JEFFERY STURGIS JOURNAL

What started as an April Fool's joke involving bad grammar landed seven people in jail Tuesday.

Sturgis police arrested seven Sturgis men for placing more than 20 threatening letters on various businesses, schools, banks and at the post office. At least 12 signs were posted Monday morning. Another 20 were put up Tuesday evening, according to Sturgis police.

The letters all read "All your base are belong to us and you have no chance to survive, make your time."

Information about the letters was forwarded to the FBI and U.S. postal authorities, said Sturgis police Chief Eugene Alli.

"This is no joking matter," he said. "During a time of war and with the present concern for homeland security, terrorist acts will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

The "All your base are belong to us" are lines said by Cats, a bad guy in a 1989 Japanese video game. The poor translation to English led to its use by many involved in the video game culture.

According to the "All your base are belong to us" Web site, a voiceover of the Zero Wing video game introduction, including the poorly translated line, was put to music and sung by a Wayne Newton impersonator. Stories about the phrase have appeared in Time, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times and Wired. The phrase is printed on T-shirts and bumper stickers.

But police were not in on the joke.

Officer Damon Knapp witnessed three people placing the signs on a downtown business. By early this morning, police had arrested seven men, charging them with disorderly conduct.

Robert McNew, 20, Carl McNew, 19, John Wolf, 20, William Caldwell, 17, Dustin Garn, 19, Kirk Vezeau, 20, and Kyle Woodward, 18, were all released after posting bond.

They are scheduled to appear in St. Joseph County District Court April 16.
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Post by: CP5670 on April 08, 2003, 01:50:26 pm: thanks, rofl :D :lol: :D
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Post by: karajorma on April 08, 2003, 02:08:35 pm: Quote
Originally posted by ZylonBane
Yeah, now it's retro, which makes it even more cool. :D

Nah. It was retro the first time. The game was from 1989 after all. Besides there's a war on at the moment. They should have had a make love not war spirit and the flyers should have all said "I kiss you" :D
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Post by: SKYNET-011 on April 08, 2003, 02:40:56 pm: Hahaha! :lol:

Where's that ROFL smiley...
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Post by: Blue Lion on April 08, 2003, 03:03:32 pm: I gotta try that.....
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Post by: kode on April 08, 2003, 03:54:05 pm: Quote
Originally posted by karajorma

Nah. It was retro the first time. The game was from 1989 after all. Besides there's a war on at the moment. They should have had a make love not war spirit and the flyers should have all said "I kiss you" :D

it's retro retro... it's modern now...
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Post by: Blue Lion on April 08, 2003, 04:52:51 pm: Modern Retro?

Retro Modern?
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Post by: diamondgeezer on April 08, 2003, 04:56:09 pm: Metro?
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Post by: Stryke 9 on April 08, 2003, 05:14:14 pm: Oink!
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Post by: Knight Templar on April 08, 2003, 05:23:31 pm: For Great Justice!
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Post by: SKYNET-011 on April 08, 2003, 07:07:53 pm: Take off every 'zig'!
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Post by: Carl on April 08, 2003, 09:58:15 pm: make your time.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on April 08, 2003, 10:11:56 pm: (http://www.usagichan.com/Sakura2001/images/SakSun026.JPG)
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Post by: Vertigo1 on April 09, 2003, 02:50:44 pm: Of all the retarded things to do....
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Post by: J.F.K. on April 10, 2003, 05:57:36 am: Quote
Originally posted by diamondgeezer
(http://www.usagichan.com/Sakura2001/images/SakSun026.JPG)

:lol: