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PS3 for Child hoax
Posted: 2006-12-08 03:39pm
by Davis 51
Linka
PS3 News wrote:Parents Nearly Trade Kids for PS3s
by Paul Coroneos
It seems people will do anything to get a PlayStation 3 this holiday season. A Minnesota radio host announced over the radio that if parents were willing to turn their children over to the station for 24 hours, they would give them a new PS3.
The joke soon turned sour when it became apparent that a majority of the callers were serious about the trade.
"We got more calls than we could handle," said Dave Ryan, "They were lined up willing to turn their kids over to strangers for a freakin' PlayStation."
Children offered included a one week and two day old baby. One caller named Katie attempted to get a PS3 by offering her 1 month old up for a 3 day period. When informed it was a hoax, she responded in disbelief.
Dave Ryan went onto say in an article,"But I didn't want them to feel too badly. I said, 'Listen you're not the only one who fell for this'. But at the same time, think about it, these are your kids, these are the most precious responsibility you'll ever have in your entire life. Be careful with your babies.' "
Sickening, yet disturbingly hilarious.
Posted: 2006-12-08 03:42pm
by General Zod
Wow. . .this speaks volumes about how much value people place on their kids. And how absurdly fanboyish they are.
Posted: 2006-12-08 03:44pm
by LaserRifleofDoom
And how much they trust random people on the radio.
Posted: 2006-12-08 03:48pm
by Ghost Rider
Reminds me of the whole nonsense when a radio host told a Jewish father his daughter was dating an Italian. People demonstrate their true colors in the worst way.
Personally I say they should feel fucking horrible. I wouldn't trade my cat for a PS3, let alone my child.
Posted: 2006-12-08 03:59pm
by Faram
Ghost Rider wrote:Reminds me of the whole nonsense when a radio host told a Jewish father his daughter was dating an Italian. People demonstrate their true colors in the worst way.
Personally I say they should feel fucking horrible. I wouldn't trade my cat for a PS3, let alone my child.
I would trade your cat for a PS3, but for that shit in the article?
Hell call the child services on those asshole parents.
Posted: 2006-12-08 04:04pm
by Ghost Rider
Faram wrote:Ghost Rider wrote:Reminds me of the whole nonsense when a radio host told a Jewish father his daughter was dating an Italian. People demonstrate their true colors in the worst way.
Personally I say they should feel fucking horrible. I wouldn't trade my cat for a PS3, let alone my child.
I would trade your cat for a PS3, but for that shit in the article?
Hell call the child services on those asshole parents.
Well, it's not your cat...so I would trade your pet as well for a PS3
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The problem I see, even with calling child services, it would be nothing more then them claiming they were hoodwinked.
Posted: 2006-12-08 04:07pm
by Davis 51
This rings of the Muslim tattoo hoax in N&P.
Posted: 2006-12-08 04:09pm
by Faram
Ghost Rider wrote:Well, it's not your cat...so I would trade your pet as well for a PS3
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The problem I see, even with calling child services, it would be nothing more then them claiming they were hoodwinked.
I should have known better than to try and trap a oldtimer on sd.net with a wordplay.