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Snake Plissken
by TABALF
Mar 30th, 2007
09:02:57 AM
Any particular reason for the name?
Second . . .
by kevinwillis.net
Mar 30th, 2007
09:06:49 AM
To be the FIRST!!! to say it is TOO SOON to DAMN YOU MICHAEL BAY because SNAKE PLISSKEN GOTTA EAT! That is all.
I'd prefer a Jack Burton memorial...
by Abin Sur
Mar 30th, 2007
09:07:03 AM
Call it the Pork Chop Express if there's a lot of fat children playing there...
Is this... is this for real?!?!
by GiggityGoo
Mar 30th, 2007
09:07:33 AM
I mean... I love helping people, and I love Snake, but... this is the most surreal thing I've ever seen. And I've seen Mr. Belvedere naked. (brrr)
Snake Plissken would love this
by Franklin T Marmoset
Mar 30th, 2007
09:10:01 AM
Sure, he likes to adopt the anti-hero pose, fool all the chicks into thinking he's a badass outlaw and whatnot. But when no one's looking, Snake loves to get him some swing time.

"Push me higher, Fresno Bob!"

Of course, he wouldn't let any of the kids into the playground until he was finished. They would have to wait their damn turn. Snake may like the slippery slide, but he keeps his gun handy just in case any bastard tries to push in front.

Sorry, but I already gave to...
by BadAshe
Mar 30th, 2007
09:14:00 AM
The Hannibal Lecter Anorexia and Bulima Center. I hope this is real, because it would be very cool. Plus, hopefully, a safe place for those kids to play. They need one of Brain's maps to get a cross the wooden play bridge though.
I donated thru paypal...
by JBouganim
Mar 30th, 2007
09:17:21 AM
A peso
Not Cool News
by Lost Prophet
Mar 30th, 2007
09:17:50 AM
Quite cool, but not appropriate. And this is following the pointless Kermit thing yesterday
is it April 1st already?
by Lance Rock
Mar 30th, 2007
09:39:11 AM
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Memorial?
by Lang The Cat
Mar 30th, 2007
09:42:50 AM
Who says Snake Plissken is dead? I would donate, but my free cash went to New Orleans.
AICN Exclusive: Stockton CA, 2011 - A NORBIT THEME PARK
by FilmCritic3000
Mar 30th, 2007
09:45:50 AM
As cool as this story sounds, methinks April 1st has arrived two days early.
Looks like a scam.
by JackPumpkinhead
Mar 30th, 2007
10:02:11 AM
"Owner: Rodolfo Sanchez..."?
Hey, I'm the one doing this
by KDowd
Mar 30th, 2007
10:06:44 AM
Hey everyone, I'm the one trying to get this playground built. I'm deployed to Kosovo right now and my squad has been working with this school for a little while, and I've been trying to think of something badass to name after the baddest of badasses... eventually this playground came about. I can answer any questions you have here.
april 1st is on monday, merrick.
by occula
Mar 30th, 2007
10:15:42 AM
not only did you get your crank yanked, but you got it yanked early.
This isn't a joke.... what
by KDowd
Mar 30th, 2007
10:25:41 AM
This isn't a joke.... what proof do you guys need?
Oh yeah
by KDowd
Mar 30th, 2007
10:27:31 AM
The website is still pretty bare, most of the information and pics is on the myspace.
Is that Borat's village?
by Spandau Belly
Mar 30th, 2007
10:32:21 AM
What about making a monument to Huey Lewis?
Kosovo actually looks alot
by KDowd
Mar 30th, 2007
10:39:34 AM
Kosovo actually looks alot worse than Borat's village.
WTF?
by Zarles
Mar 30th, 2007
10:46:05 AM
Nothing says 'Save the Chirrun' like a one-eyed killer. I'm all for playgrounds, but why Snake Plissken?
I Love L.A.
by abcdefghijklmnop
Mar 30th, 2007
10:50:34 AM
Why do I get the feeling Map to the Stars Eddie is behind this? Perhaps because only one so sneaky could pull something over on AICN.
Very inspiring
by m_reporter
Mar 30th, 2007
11:12:06 AM
Kudos to you and your squad man. I myself am from the region (Bosnia) and was a kid during the war here, I can imagine what impact this will have on the lives on those kids. Thanks for making the world a better place. BTW, a great name :D
Early April Fool Joke?
by Harry Weinstein
Mar 30th, 2007
11:18:55 AM
I hope not. A plaque is obigatory, a mural would be nice, but this cries out for a dope Snake Plissken statue, preferrably a statue with Snake surrounded by little kids looking up happily at him. If this is real. Which I sincerely hope it is. I mean, this is AICN, you can't tell me the man didn't brighten most of our childhoods... still, I'm not donating shit until I have total confirmation that this is legit.
My apologies, KDowd...
by Harry Weinstein
Mar 30th, 2007
11:20:58 AM
Didn't intend to cast doubts on your sincerity, I posted before reading the talkback.
First, the Rocky Balboa statue in Bosnia...
by SpencerTrilby
Mar 30th, 2007
11:22:23 AM
and now the Snake Plissken playground? What's next? The Ethan Hunt Nursery?
Statue in Bosnia...
by m_reporter
Mar 30th, 2007
11:29:21 AM
...was actually of Bruce Lee, in the city of Mostar
The Rocky Balboa statue...
by SpencerTrilby
Mar 30th, 2007
11:48:32 AM
is going to be erected in Serbia. My mistake. http://tinyurl.com/ytt3qc
What about the basketball court?
by TORTURE PWN
Mar 30th, 2007
11:54:56 AM
In America,when you can't make freethrow you are Shaq.Where I come from you are SHOT!Whatta country!
Ichi the Killer Memorial Park
by Jackie Boy
Mar 30th, 2007
11:58:37 AM
Hitting Chernobyl 2010.
And let's not forget
by Jackie Boy
Mar 30th, 2007
12:08:17 PM
The Derek Zoolander Center For Children Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too is currently under construction in Tijuana.
Oh Hell Yes..
by longevitymonk
Mar 30th, 2007
12:54:55 PM
Now I have to save up all my cash to attend the grand opening...Freakin sweet!
C'mon guys....
by Spandau Belly
Mar 30th, 2007
01:05:08 PM
Let's get our pennies together and put up a Lethal Weapon monument in Baghdad so that we can show these people democracy and get the lads out.
I'll see if I can get the
by KDowd
Mar 30th, 2007
01:19:32 PM
I'll see if I can get the kids to hold up an AICN sign or something next time I see them. That should show my thanks as well as quell any doubts.
Attractions
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Mar 30th, 2007
01:43:16 PM
As long as the playground has a special basketball court, gym with wrestling ring, and glider ride I'll contribute. Oh, and don't forget to mine the bridge on the playscape
I've donated
by Z i g g y
Mar 30th, 2007
01:47:38 PM
While I sure many see this as a joke, I personally believe this is real. I have donated 80.00 so far and will be donating another 63.33 (Loose change I cashed in). Here's a link to a SS of the PayPal payment. http://66.7.202.25/~cpyproip/P ictures/kosovo.jpg
Hey Mr. KDowd...
by thelivingdoll
Mar 30th, 2007
01:49:25 PM
Which would the mural focus more on, Escape from NY or LA? Or how about Snake Escaping from Kosovo!
I've got to save my money...
by Daddylonghead
Mar 30th, 2007
02:03:40 PM
for the amazing new UNRATED dvd of "Black Christmas" I just learned about!!!!!
The Corporal Dwayne Hicks Memorial Playground
by IndustryKiller!
Mar 30th, 2007
02:37:34 PM
You know....just in case Snake drops sponsorship.
I GAVE 5 BUCKS...
by Captain Happy
Mar 30th, 2007
03:23:51 PM
...GOOO SNAKE!!
The girls in that first picture
by Larry of Arabia
Mar 30th, 2007
04:10:19 PM
Look like steel. I mean they could be Snake's illigitamate daughters. Very fitting.
AICN is so fucking weird
by loki24
Mar 30th, 2007
04:26:40 PM
The only reason this playground project is even featured here is because it's going to be called THE SNAKE PLISSKIN PLAYGROUND. We are so up our own asses when it comes to what really matters.
Snake is my hero....
by KajiC
Mar 30th, 2007
06:24:48 PM
...but...okay, this is a great idea. I think it's kind of hysterical to name it after Snake Plissken. However, that also makes it difficult to take seriously. I'm not sure what to suggest...maybe give some background on who you are and why you want to do this??
This is an outrage - Ace Hunter snubbed AGAIN?
by Laserbrain
Mar 30th, 2007
07:35:32 PM
The good guys always win- even in the Aughties. Isn't THAT the message we should be teaching these kids?
But seriously -
by Laserbrain
Mar 30th, 2007
07:45:23 PM
if this is real... which it looks like it is, absurdly enough ... hell, yeah. I'll donate.
Plants, weeds, and a fucking rainforest
by Doctor_Sin
Mar 30th, 2007
08:51:18 PM
Well, at most a scam. I say f this.
I would love nothing more....
by westie
Mar 30th, 2007
09:08:45 PM
Than if this were true. He's one of my all time favorite characters, but I smell a scam. I'm giving my donation to the Captain Ron Yacht Club, Ted's Island, Carribean
Lets use a C-130 to fly the playground into KOSOVO
by Mace Tofu
Mar 30th, 2007
11:03:36 PM
As of 3-23-07 bout 1,700 U.S. troops are deployed to Kosovo, and about 330 Iowa National Guard troops are headed there soon. Troops there "operate in a region with an unstable government and outbreaks of violent lawlessness," ( Not sure what % of your PAYPAL donation would go to the "local" government minders of this Playground project but couldn't we have some US troops check in to see if it is legit and help out with the project?)) Master Sgt. Duff McFadden of the Iowa Army National Guard, who returned from Kosovo in 2006, said the area remains dangerous, with occasional shootings, bombings and many mines still buried in fields."While it's mostly peaceful, there's still an underlying tension," McFadden said. He said troops get an extra $225 per month in imminent-danger pay, and their earnings while they are deployed to a combat zone aren't taxed by the federal government. Soldiers also receive government-paid flights home for leave. Anyone here in the military going back to Kosovo soon? You could check this out for us maybe?
We'll see what y'all think when...
by TORTURE PWN
Mar 30th, 2007
11:40:47 PM
it's Gerard Butlers face plastered everywhere.Remake lovers can blow me.
You didn't happen to notice
by KDowd
Mar 30th, 2007
11:42:56 PM
You didn't happen to notice US soldiers in half of the pictures on hte myspace? Or that it is myself and my squad doing it? 100% of donations go towards the playground and its shipping.
Think of the bullying that'll happen in this playground
by KnightShift
Mar 31st, 2007
12:15:57 AM
"I am the Duke of the School Yard, A-Number One!!"
Well... didn't see this coming.
by RainJacket
Mar 31st, 2007
03:58:58 AM
Not sure why this exists, if it's indeed true. It at least better have a basketball court and a wrestling ring. However, I am inspired. I think I'll head over to Iraq to see if I can't get the Max Rockatansky International Velodrome up and running.
Who am I with? I'm deployed
by KDowd
Mar 31st, 2007
09:46:31 AM
Who am I with? I'm deployed here right now? US Army, Infantry, What more do you want to know?
Hey Ken
by CorpseRide
Mar 31st, 2007
10:14:36 AM
I'd love to contribute. Before I do, can I ask what unit you are with? Cheers!
A TRP 1-182 CAV TF Patriot
by KDowd
Mar 31st, 2007
10:16:42 AM
A TRP 1-182 CAV TF Patriot
Cool.
by CorpseRide
Mar 31st, 2007
10:38:03 AM
I have two more question, sorry for all the checking-up stuff... can I ask when your tour started/is scheduled to end, and whether you have combat status? Those are my last questions! ;-)
Hey, no problem. We were
by KDowd
Mar 31st, 2007
11:25:37 AM
Hey, no problem. We were activated in August 06 and trained in Indiana and Germany before coming here in November. We should be out of here in late Oct/Early November. And we do have combat status. There was some speculation that they may take it away (Which was fucked up for more than a few reasons) but they didn't so all is well.
BTW
by KDowd
Mar 31st, 2007
11:26:58 AM
I'm the first guy on the friends list if anyone wants to contact me directly/see who I am.
Sweet
by CorpseRide
Mar 31st, 2007
11:34:59 AM
Well, that all seems to be in order. Glad you kept your CS (or rather, glad you kept your CS payments, anyway), & hope you're out in time for Thanksgiving.
We should be back just in
by KDowd
Mar 31st, 2007
11:50:45 AM
We should be back just in time. I'm glad it's all in order too, or they're lying to the American people again.
Xiphos
by KDowd
Mar 31st, 2007
04:05:05 PM
I posted my unit and such above... once again I'm in Alpha Troop 1-82 Cavalry-29th Infantry Division--(We're getting switched to 19D after this deployment so that's why we're a troop now instead of a company)
For those of you who need further proof I am...
by KDowd
Mar 31st, 2007
04:11:58 PM
...who I say I am. Here's a link to a picture of me in the Feb 07 KFOR8 Magazine... http://www.tffalcon.hqusareur. army.mil/PDFs/8/KFOR8-FEB2007. pdf Pg.19 Unfortunately, I can't really do much more to prove the playground will happen other than the pictures and videos I have already posted.
KDowd...it would help A LOT if...
by thelivingdoll
Mar 31st, 2007
11:45:20 PM
you would post pictures with the kids holding hand made signs saying things like "AICN" and "Snake Plissken Playground" etc. That would help a lot of people believe in this, because Xiphos is right, for all we know those pics and videos could be old and unconnected. I trust your story, but I can see why some might not.
thelivingdoll
by KDowd
Apr 1st, 2007
03:33:57 AM
I'm actually planning on doing that the next chance I get to go back to the school. It probably won't be for a few days (I can't give exact times, even if I knew them) due to missions and such, but I will get the pictures when I can.
KDowd...Excellent!
by thelivingdoll
Apr 1st, 2007
02:59:22 PM
I'm totally looking forward to seeing them! Make sure you email them to Harry as well as posting them on your mySpace and facebook. Hopefully if this all speeds up and the donations start coming in you guys can get it all done before you come back around Thanksgiving.
Pics coming soon... ... very
by KDowd
Apr 2nd, 2007
10:20:20 AM
Pics coming soon... ... very soon.
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