Posted on 04/04/2003 2:37:20 PM PST by amused
What started as an April Fool's joke involving bad grammar landed seven people in jail Tuesday.
Sturgis police arrested seven Sturgis men for placing more than 20 threatening letters on various businesses, schools, banks and at the post office. At least 12 signs were posted Monday morning. Another 20 were put up Tuesday evening, according to Sturgis police.
The letters all read "All your base are belong to us and you have no chance to survive, make your time."
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The "All your base are belong to us" are lines said by Cats, a bad guy in a 1989 Japanese video game. The poor translation to English led to its use by many involved in the video game culture.
(Excerpt) Read more at sturgisjournal.com ...
All your brains are belong to us!!!!
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