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Kid Arranges Own Abduction Because Parents Won't Buy A Wii
Posted by Matt Hickey at 1:30 PM on August 2, 2008
This honestly sounds more like the plot of a Cheech and Chong movie than a news story, but apparently it's true. In China, a kid named Yang was so upset that his parents wouldn't buy him a Wii that he got together with a couple of shifty individuals and faked his own kidnapping. They then demand a ransom of about US$1,400 and were caught trying to withdraw it from an ATM. We're assuming Yang would have had enough from his cut of the would-be payoff that he could get his own Wii without his parents help. How he'd explain why the first thing he wanted to do after being rescued was a trip to Best Buy we don't know. [Destructoid]
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PC+Mac Coexist
Posted 2:37 PM 2/8/08
*$14,000
PC+Mac Coexist
mrmerhai
Posted 2:35 PM 2/8/08
River City Ransom is certified! I am ryan (cause I like the blue shirt) and my cousin is alex. Mao's is one of the best places to eat. Beating up the twins up in the bridge is one of the fastest ways to build up stacks :) (P.S. ROxy is HOT!!!!!!)
mrmerhai
blehh
Posted 2:32 PM 2/8/08
Homer: Larry, there's only one sure way to make him realize how much he loves you. And that is a phony kidnapping.
Larry: Yeah, right. I don't know. Maybe I should just leave town.
Homer: Phooonnny kidnapping...
Larry: Nah... I know what I gotta do. I gotta clean up my act. No more joking around all the time. No more slacking off at work. And most important, no more booze! I know I can do it.
"Your son has been kidnapped."
blehh
Kareem King
Posted 2:21 PM 2/8/08
Silly kids. What will they think of next.
Kareem King
Kareem King
Posted 2:20 PM 2/8/08
@Evangelion: They should have given him one of these. [en.wikipedia.org]
Kareem King
SomeoneUKno
Posted 2:15 PM 2/8/08
They should've given him a hard lickin.
SomeoneUKno
aaj111
Posted 2:03 PM 2/8/08
They should've given him a ass kickin.
aaj111
Evangelion
Posted 1:59 PM 2/8/08
His parents should have given him a Vii instead just to make him shut up. :)
Evangelion
Evangelion
Posted 1:55 PM 2/8/08
lol!
Evangelion
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 2:45 PM 2/8/08
And now, Yang will have to do with a bullet in the head.
Payed by his parents, of course.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
SinAmos
Posted 3:20 PM 2/8/08
@Evangelion: I love my Vii. Thanks for giving it a shout out.
SinAmos
SinAmos
Posted 3:19 PM 2/8/08
Ya gotta do whatcha gotta do. Pulling a Yang ain't no thang. Word, Wiiesters.
SinAmos
doobiebros2two
Posted 3:14 PM 2/8/08
@aaj111: @SomeoneUKno: You two related?
And my oh my I would have laughed had they just said no.
To the ransom that is.
doobiebros2two
geedots
Posted 3:09 PM 2/8/08
That'll teach 'em, Yang.
geedots
snakepliskin
Posted 3:41 PM 2/8/08
At least we know american kids arent the only stupid kids in the world.
snakepliskin
Evangelion
Posted 3:34 PM 2/8/08
@SinAmos: lol! No problem man. =]
Evangelion
lol123
Posted 4:08 PM 2/8/08
href="#c7017042">SinAmos:
[en.wikipedia.org]
whoops bad link
lol123
lol123
Posted 4:08 PM 2/8/08
[en.wikipedia.org]SinAmos:
lol123
lol123
Posted 4:06 PM 2/8/08
@mrmerhai: the hell?
lol123
nyaz
Posted 4:05 PM 2/8/08
I didn't think Wii's were sold in japan. Just Vii's
nyaz
Evangelion
Posted 4:43 PM 2/8/08
@Kareem King: lololol! That would have worked too!
Evangelion
Ulquiorra Schiffer
Posted 4:35 PM 2/8/08
@nyaz: Did you just mix Japan and China up?
Ulquiorra Schiffer
zed0
Posted 4:27 PM 2/8/08
River City Ransom! Heck Yea!
+ Watch video
zed0
strider_mt2k
Posted 8:56 PM 2/8/08
Oh that's rich.
But a Wii? Wow...Wii.
strider_mt2k
bookmark
Posted 10:17 PM 2/8/08
that Yang kid is probably 43 and still live with his parents.
bookmark
Torley
Posted 10:50 PM 2/8/08
That is one of the worst box arts evar, especially considering the actual, cartoony nature of the RCR characters - the game is excellent, but the packaging just doesn't do it justice.
@mrmerhai: Zeus Wand FTW!
My brother was such a pro at the game - remember the tangled and convoluted passwords? Well, he could actually remember one that got you to a pretty high level, so whenever we'd pop over to a friend's house, he'd read it off.
Torley
tivoupgrade
Posted 10:44 PM 2/8/08
ROR!
tivoupgrade
B1663R
Posted 11:19 PM 2/8/08
@zed0: good call on the Vid.
B1663R
B1663R
Posted 11:14 PM 2/8/08
i thought in China the knock off was a Wu?
BTW 6 more days till the Olympics (not that anyone on this site cares.)
B1663R
qbrad
Posted 12:47 AM 3/8/08
@tivoupgrade: Hysterical!
qbrad
Curves
Posted 1:12 AM 3/8/08
I hope the kid really gets kidnapped now. Mom and Dad will just think he wants a new toy and not pay ransom while he is forced into slave labor. Justice.
Curves
bbfreak
Posted 2:19 AM 3/8/08
@nyaz: As much as China and Japan may seem exactly the same in your mind they're not. Repeat after me, Japan has Samurais and Ninjas, China has martial arts. Japan has a very strong technological industry with Sony, Nintendo, etc, while China has a very strong knockoff industry. See, exactly the opposite.
bbfreak
bbfreak
Posted 2:21 AM 3/8/08
@B1663R: Hey, I care! Its a trap! [www.theonion.com]
bbfreak
HawkSkater0
Posted 8:14 AM 3/8/08
they should have given him an empty wii box, just like those parents (if you can call them that) who gave there kid an empty xbox 360 box for christmas.
HawkSkater0
Joseph
Posted 8:18 AM 3/8/08
River City Ransom! that game is awesome!
Joseph
godwhacker
Posted 1:27 AM 4/8/08
nice!!
the americanization of china has begun!!!
godwhacker
AnnabelleHuman
Posted 12:14 PM 3/8/08
River City Ransom is an IP that I ACTUALLY would like to see remade. ... I'm looking in your direction Sonic....
AnnabelleHuman