500 EURO reward for finding car by finding laptop 467
Komawi writes "Greetings,
On the night of march 11th my car was stolen (Mercedes Benz, I'm realy fond of that car!), but also my laptop with in it a wireless networkcard with the following MAC address:
00:30:BD:9C:BD:B2
Also a mobile phone was stolen, with IMEI number 351083531088913.
If anyone has a way to locate these goods and by this I get back my car, a reward of 500 euros will be given!
The goods were taken from Alkmaar, The Netherlands somewhere between 2004-03-11 23:00 and 2004-03-12 07:30.
May the force be with you!"
First post (Score:4, Funny)
FF (Score:4, Funny)
(I actually believed it)
Try slashdot.ru (Score:3, Funny)
Found. (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, right, you wanted that stuff back. Sorry, I made way more than 500 euros just by parting it out.
Oh crap! (Score:5, Funny)
For sale:
Second hand Mercedes, second hand laptop and second hand mobile phone.
Total price: 501
My Beounty (Score:5, Funny)
Laptop theft in Holland (Score:3, Funny)
You poor poor man (Score:5, Funny)
I cannot help with your laptop theft, but oh Holy Day! I have been the pleasure of telling you that there is most definitely good news for you today sir!
I am Abdul Shakalakabangbang, from New Timur. Our Prime Minister, may his soul flatulate freely in heaven, was tragically killed in a mushroom stuffing contest. Since I his trusted most aide, he leave me lots of money. Due to political unrest, and a bad case of hemorroids, I am needing to remove this money from the country. This is where you can help me, my new friend.
If you feel most strongly you can help this poor man, please contact me and let us know.
thanks,
Dr Shakalakadangdang
Re:Running distributed.net? (Score:3, Funny)
License plate? (Score:5, Funny)
I don't know, I bet it's a seed of truth. (Score:3, Funny)
Becha someone really thought we would be ready/willing/able/inclined enough to help, and michael saved it, since truth is stranger than fiction.
auction house joke (Score:1, Funny)
silence for a while...
someone in the audience: "i offer $600!"
I think I found it (Score:5, Funny)
That's odd (Score:2, Funny)
Why is someone posting my MAC address?
Come on (Score:4, Funny)
If anyone can help me find my car keys (mis-placed them, probably not stolen as the car *is* in the driveway)
Now, where did I put those keys?
Re:Running distributed.net? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What? (Score:5, Funny)
today, a notorious car thief was caught by a mob of computer nerds...
I Found it!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:My Beounty (Score:5, Funny)
Hmm... I know I had a car-sized cardboard box around here somewhere...
Re:What? (Score:3, Funny)
Seriously, it would be real cool to have some vigilante nerds solve this case.
The funny thing is... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I for one... (Score:3, Funny)
I think...
NeoThermic
Did you try calling your own GSM? (Score:3, Funny)
Basically the merc is already in Eastern Europe, the PC has been sold in a bar somewhere, and the phone has been rechipped.
Your only hope is to bump up the insurance claim. Surely you also left EUR10,000 in cash under the seat? And your gold Rolex?!
Re:Treasure Hunt (Score:3, Funny)
Are you kidding? That's, what, $1,000,000 USD?
Re:2004-03-11? He's going to need lots of luck. (Score:5, Funny)
Hahahahaha! April Fool's!! Good one!
Drivewarring (Score:3, Funny)
Put a good wireless access point in your car with the same SSID/WEP key that you were using before it was stolen, then drive around and see if you can get your stolen laptop to connect to it.
Better still - get everyone else to do it too.
I'm there must be a tool called stumblenetter that could do this...
Re:That's odd (Score:4, Funny)
I told you to not tell anyone about this stuff I sold you.
Slashbots (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Running distributed.net? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:FF (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hmm... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Good luck to the guy. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:2004-03-11? He's going to need lots of luck. (Score:5, Funny)
Most Mercedes stolen in western Europe get a second chance in eastern Europe.
Re:What? (Score:2, Funny)
Civilized Countries (Score:1, Funny)
I don't believe it! (story must be some April Fools thing).
Especially since all you Europeans are constantly bashing America for being such a crime-riddled, gun-toting cesspool of un-civilization. Welcome to the world of reality.
Engagement (Score:5, Funny)
MS (Score:3, Funny)
I'd love to help (Score:2, Funny)
The Geek Army Unleashed! (Score:5, Funny)
with the following MAC address: 00:30:BD:9C:BD:B2 Also a mobile phone was stolen, with IMEI number 351083531088913
Next story will be "I tried ringing the stolen phone, did anyone hear a phone ringing?"
What I'm really worried about is the poor thief. After all, he's just unleashed an unemployed geek army, ready to do battle.
"Cornelius! Look! I saw that MAC address! Hit the gas! Rev up that little Honda Civic! Think of all the anime posters we can buy when we get the reward!"
"Eugene! I was playing with my scanner and I found that IMEI, so I triangulated its location! We can buy t-shirts on Thinkgeek with the reward money! Go Away Or I Will Replace You With A Very Small Shell Script!" [snorting laughter]
And pretty soon, there are 2,500 unemployed virgins with masking tape holding together their glasses converging on the thief's doorstep.
Dude, wherever you are, turn yourself in before it's too late.
Re:2004-03-11? He's going to need lots of luck. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:FF (Score:4, Funny)
If you're running Windows at work, play Solitaire. If you're running Linux, play "Make sound work in KDE."
Re:Oh crap! (Score:3, Funny)