Iraqi "Most Wanted" Card Deck
Iraqi "Most Wanted" Card Deck
From today's CNN.com:
55-card most wanted deck
Kind of gives new meaning to "shifts", "holdouts", and the like.
How long before one of these ends up on eBay...?
Cheers,
Bob Mills
55-card most wanted deck
Kind of gives new meaning to "shifts", "holdouts", and the like.
How long before one of these ends up on eBay...?
Cheers,
Bob Mills
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So you ask, is Saddam a joker...no, actually he is the Ace of Spades. I heard you can see these somewhere at our defense website.
---Personally; I think this is in bad taste. But, I think they are expecting lots of down-time, (card playing) in the future, and want the men to know all the guys they are looking for.
---Personally; I think this is in bad taste. But, I think they are expecting lots of down-time, (card playing) in the future, and want the men to know all the guys they are looking for.
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Talk about marked cards... wowOriginally posted by MaxNY:
...Personally; I think this is in bad taste. But, I think they are expecting lots of down-time
So do these come in Bicycle backs? Red? Blue? Black and Green? How much?
Anyone wonder if this is gonna invite others to make decks too?
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Just think...you can do an ambitious card routine that becomes too ambitous becomes torn and yet can never be restored..but even with this ending the crowd goes wild.
Comedy's Easy...Dying Sucks.
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Actaully there is a long standing tradition of putting items to be recognized on playing cards. In WWII, it was planes and ships...ditto WWI. Since we are only fighting one enemy here, people who have committed war crimes and are a potential danger to the welfare of our troops should be recognized.Originally posted by MaxNY:
---Personally; I think this is in bad taste. But, I think they are expecting lots of down-time, (card playing) in the future, and want the men to know all the guys they are looking for.
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Max - I think you're looking for something to bitch about - but can't quite form the thought you wanted - Bad Taste?Originally posted by Rosie:Originally posted by MaxNY:
[qb]---Personally; I think this is in bad taste. But, I think they are expecting lots of down-time, (card playing) in the future, and want the men to know all the guys they are looking for.
Bad Taste would be trying to do something trivial with them - Like a card trick - they are issuing these cards with these men's faces on them (they have to be small enough pack and carry hence the "playing card" size)- so the bad guys have a harder time to try and make it into France - Now we can talk about bad taste
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Those of us with no taste at all... :p can find these decks for all kinds of prices on ebay! :D
Stay tooned.
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If this was just a novelty deck it would certainly be in bad taste. But if it is being used to familarise people with war criminals and as an educational tool then it isn't really a novelty.
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I've just removed two political statements from this thread.
Keep your politics to yourself, please.
Keep your politics to yourself, please.
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I'm happy about the new back design. christmas is gonna be good at U S playing card co. green, black and cammo cards for sale!Originally posted by backpalmmagic:
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How long before one of these ends up on eBay...?
Bob Mills
any ideas for good special double faced cards for routines yet?
no political statement in this post :D -jon
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"So, these four coins represent weapons of mass destruction hidden in four different parts of the country. Their existence is "covered up" by these four ministers of dis-information, each a half-cousin of Mr. Big, El Supremo, the Leader of the Pack. UN investigators become suspicious of a "completely innocent breast milk factory" and plan to investigate, but a moment's misdirection from the French, and the weapons are gone....."
I'm beginning to see just how bad this could be. Be afraid, be very afraid....
I'm beginning to see just how bad this could be. Be afraid, be very afraid....
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Richard Kaufman wrote:
"I suppose a lot of these cards will be double-faced."
"...so the bad guys have a harder time to try and make it into France - Now we can talk about bad taste"
"But if it is being used to familarise people with war criminals and as an educational tool then it isn't really a novelty."
"So, these four coins represent weapons of mass destruction hidden in four different parts of the country. Their existence is "covered up" by these four ministers of dis-information, each a half-cousin of Mr. Big, El Supremo, the Leader of the Pack. UN investigators become suspicious of a "completely innocent breast milk factory" and plan to investigate, but a moment's misdirection from the French, and the weapons are gone....."
Richard - the following are quotes from posts that you didn't remove. If you removed the other two for being political, care to explain why these remained? I'd be curious to know what your definition of a 'political statement' is.I've just removed two political statements from this thread. Keep your politics to yourself, please.
"I suppose a lot of these cards will be double-faced."
"...so the bad guys have a harder time to try and make it into France - Now we can talk about bad taste"
"But if it is being used to familarise people with war criminals and as an educational tool then it isn't really a novelty."
"So, these four coins represent weapons of mass destruction hidden in four different parts of the country. Their existence is "covered up" by these four ministers of dis-information, each a half-cousin of Mr. Big, El Supremo, the Leader of the Pack. UN investigators become suspicious of a "completely innocent breast milk factory" and plan to investigate, but a moment's misdirection from the French, and the weapons are gone....."
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Just my 2 cents.
Yes cards are very good in making solders remember faces of wanted people. But I think U.S military showed a very bad taste when the published the information of these packs. Making it novelty and now people are trading them on ebay. Let's not forget that these people will be dead in the following months.
I for one do not want to play with dead people. Let alone do magic tricks.
If we start doing magic tricks with these kinds of cards, what next? Little funny story about vanishing Twin Towers? Little kids in Middle East having U.S politicians in their playing cards, look a Hollow trick? etc. etc.
I think the magic community will be better off if we just ignore these cards and let the military do their jobs while we entertain people.
Yes cards are very good in making solders remember faces of wanted people. But I think U.S military showed a very bad taste when the published the information of these packs. Making it novelty and now people are trading them on ebay. Let's not forget that these people will be dead in the following months.
I for one do not want to play with dead people. Let alone do magic tricks.
If we start doing magic tricks with these kinds of cards, what next? Little funny story about vanishing Twin Towers? Little kids in Middle East having U.S politicians in their playing cards, look a Hollow trick? etc. etc.
I think the magic community will be better off if we just ignore these cards and let the military do their jobs while we entertain people.
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The great thing about our country is that we can have different views on things :genii: .
Stay tooned.
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And who knows, one of the 55 might show up in one of our audiences and we can help capture 'em.
Stay tooned.
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I agree that doing war-related tricks seems to be in poor taste. Especially now, people want entertainment to take their minds off the war, not keep it on it. An exception might be if you're doing a job for the American Legion, but even then, how would you react if while doing war-topic tricks someone broke down in tears because they lost a family member?
IMHO tricks about the war, 9-11, etc., are right near the bottom of the barrel along with the Bra Trick, No Tickee No Washee, etc.
And, while I personally found the "two faced" pun to be vaguely humorous, we should remember that the community of magic is an international one, and magicians too may read these boards to escape from war news, etc. I know I do.
IMHO tricks about the war, 9-11, etc., are right near the bottom of the barrel along with the Bra Trick, No Tickee No Washee, etc.
And, while I personally found the "two faced" pun to be vaguely humorous, we should remember that the community of magic is an international one, and magicians too may read these boards to escape from war news, etc. I know I do.
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Pete...this is funny!!!Originally posted by Pete Biro:
And who knows, one of the 55 might show up in one of our audiences and we can help capture 'em.
Maybe use these decks for The Sharpshooter or a Stabbed in the Pack effect?
As I posted elsewhere in the Genii forum, these cards are available now at a website www.GreatUSAflags.com
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Gigglepuss though I may be, I take this as proof positive that funny is relative.Originally posted by Rene Clement.:
Pete...this is funny!!![/URL][/b]Originally posted by Pete Biro:
[b]And who knows, one of the 55 might show up in one of our audiences and we can help capture 'em.
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I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
---I know that the clubs are weapons of war
---I know that diamonds mean money for this art
---But that's not the shape of my heart.
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---Sting & Dominic Miller
---I know that the clubs are weapons of war
---I know that diamonds mean money for this art
---But that's not the shape of my heart.
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---Sting & Dominic Miller
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I just read that the Pentagon issued less then 100 decks so basically the people on ebay making $300+ a deck are just downloading the PDF and having them printed up themselves.
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I don't know Curtis. That's actually a pretty funny patter line....Originally posted by Curtis Kam:
I'm beginning to see just how bad this could be. Be afraid, be very afraid....
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"Issued 100 decks" ??? Doesn't make sense, no one would print that few. Decks are not down to about $5 and less on ebay.
Stay tooned.
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Still waiting to hear from Richard about his policy regarding political posts.
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