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Hunting Bambi I wouldn't make it illegal, but I think that men who would want to do this have some wiring problems, and I'd keep an eye on them. [Update on Wednesday morning] Snopes thinks it may be an elaborate hoax, but it's still undetermined. Posted by Rand Simberg at July 15, 2003 11:39 AMTrackBack URL for this entry:
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I'd say the 'bambis' have some wiring problems as well, there. 1k simply is NOT enough money to make being chased through the desert, naked, by crazed men with paint guns worthwhile. Posted by Celeste at July 15, 2003 12:20 PMYeah, they do, too, but I'm not as concerned about them, because I think they're likely to hurt no one but themselves. Posted by Rand Simberg at July 15, 2003 01:27 PMI find this really creepy at best, but they were talking about it on the radio on the local talk show this morning and calling it exploiting women, of course. I fail to see how they're being exploited, I mean, nobody's forcing them to do this, and they're being paid well. As for the second part of the article, well, if it isn't paintball, it'd be video games, or something else, right? I still think it's creepy and a bad idea. Posted by Rick C at July 15, 2003 03:15 PM"Burdick says safety is a concern, but the women are not allowed to wear protective gear -- only tennis shoes." This is a lawsuit waiting to happen--doubly so since this genius admits (on TV and the Web, no less) that the 'bambis' aren't allowed to wear safety gear. That's a good point. One wonders, given the apparent philosophy, why let them wear tennis shoes? Posted by Rand Simberg at July 15, 2003 05:52 PMSo they wouldn't be running barefoot thru the desert. Game that can't run isn't very sporty. Posted by Rick C at July 15, 2003 07:42 PMHow "sporty" is it to risk having an eye put out for a grand? Posted by Rand Simberg at July 15, 2003 07:45 PMRobert Sheckley's 1956 short story "Pilgrimage to Earth" predicted this. To heck with safety gear -- give the "bambi's" paintball guns too, and restrict the "hunters" to nothing but tennis shoes. Oh, but keep the "no shooting above the waist" rule... Posted by Kevin McGehee at July 16, 2003 06:13 AMAccording to Snopes.com: "We're still investigating, but we'd be quite surprised if this turned out to be anything but yet another outrageous leg-pull." http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/bambi.asp Posted by Bruce Rheinstein at July 16, 2003 07:55 AMIf it's a hoax, the progenitor, or one of the participants, was on the radio here in Atlanta telling all about it (hunting Bambi, not the hoax). It sounds just insane enough to be true. Posted by Steve at July 16, 2003 12:09 PMforeshadow of The Running Man ? Posted by at July 16, 2003 12:55 PMThe proprietor of the establishment already discussed the lawsuit factor. From what I heard, he's looking forward to lawsuits on injuries (waiver form, anyone?), from activists, and from Disney on the Bambi name. He said something about getting him more attention and more customers that way. Posted by John at July 16, 2003 08:49 PM"From what I heard, he's looking forward to lawsuits..." (quoting John's comment) This just keeps getting weirder. Someone should tell this 'entrepreneur' that lawsuits can be an expensive form of advertising, particularly if he loses, and extra-particularly (with sugar on top) if the suit involves personal injury. If Burdick wants more attention, let him set up a Web site. (Given his superior intellect, he'd probably try to promote the site by spamming.) Posted by Peter the Not-so-Great at July 17, 2003 06:30 PMPost a comment |