Let's hunt for treasure, Philip!

[Tapewolf]

You can't make things like this up:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/15/spammer.gold.ap/index.html

[Lysander]

Heheheh. That's great, I know I couldn't think it up.
For some reason I don't think an "X" would mark the spot for this supposed buried treature.

[Dakata]

So the AOL people're gonna waste their time (and money) to get bulldozers and stuff to look for gold that might not even be there?

*Is too sleepy to use his brain*

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

uh.. unobtrusive bulldozers?

Where do I go to get some of those?

[Rowne]

Oh, we're sorry, we thought you were Arthur Dent.

I'm hoping they chain themselves to trees to try and make a stand.  Though I'd think that of all the things AOL would do try to make money, I wouldn't expect them to branch out in this particular way.

On a more serious note though, this is just another case of a big company throwing its money around for kicks and giggles.  I don't see how parents could be held responsible for the actions of their son if they claim they're innocent.

After all, receipts aren't true proof.  This smells of guilty until proven innocent to me, it's worse than the fictional cases in Phoenix Wright.

[Hilary]

This is a court-directed, judge-approved legal process that is simply aimed at responsibly recovering hidden assets.

The new name for treasure hunting. ^^ Davis Wolfgang Hawke, though, that's a heck of a cool name.

[mini-lion]

theres no need to go digging up property, if they hire several chartered surveyors they should use sonar equipment to detect these denser objects, it just seems all this power has gone to the already over stuffed head of AOL

[Aridas]

yarr, pirates dig. they don't need fancy detectors.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Bulldozers are cheaper than chartered surveyors.


Less effective, sure, but more fun. And cheaper.

[Tapewolf]

Bulldozers are cheaper than chartered surveyors.
Less effective, sure, but more fun. And cheaper.

..until they find the gold isn't there and have to make reparation..

[Aridas]

They could just buy a $99 metal detector or something and send some guy out there to beep around.

[Dakata]

They could just buy a $99 metal detector or something and send some guy out there to beep around.

But digging up someone's yard is fun! And it'll get them lots of attention and stuff! And if they don't find anything, they can whine and get MORE attention!

[off-topic-ish]
It'd be funny if they found some live froggies or something underground. =B I've read stuff about people finding live toads and stuff in rocks on paranormal.about.com . It's freaky. People'll find little lizards or something that've been stuck in rocks for who-knows-how-long and the lizard/whatever-it-is'll still be alive. It's weird how they didn't die by lack of oxygen or lack of foodz and water.
[Here's a link to an article 'bout rock-frogs and crap if anyone's curious. =B
[/off-topic-ish]

*Is a dork*

[xHaZxMaTx]

Then maybe all those people trapped in the Hoover dam are still alive!

[Dakata]

Then maybe all those people trapped in the Hoover dam are still alive!

Oh noes! Someone read my tiny text!

I doubt it, Hazzy. The people found amphibians (and reptiles) in teh rockz. Amphibians/Reptiles aren't that similar to humans. It -might- be possible though. The frogs and stuff were probably...sorta..."frozen" in the rock. Like in those future-y cartoons and movies (Ex. Futurama, Cowboy Bebop I think, ect.) where people freeze themselves to go to the future.

...And now I'm being a dorky paranormal-stuff-liking nerd -and- I'm being off-topic. I need my corner.

*Goes in the corner*

[Tapewolf]

...And now I'm being a dorky paranormal-stuff-liking nerd -and- I'm being off-topic. I need my corner.

*Pats Dakata for being a good link*
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5261856.stm

[Dakata]

...And now I'm being a dorky paranormal-stuff-liking nerd -and- I'm being off-topic. I need my corner.

*Pats Dakata for being a good link*
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5261856.stm

I...I...I was good? D:

Nooooo!

*Goes back to the off-topic-corner*

[Hilary]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5261856.stm

Now that's just wierd.

[Toric]

Now my question is how he knew they were in fact dwarves and not gnomes.

[Nikki]

Xze can dig without shovels!!

i once found squirrel bones 0o

[topher chee]

ai yai captain!

[Rowne]

Perhaps this is the future for bored corporate entities.

How about this?  We won't sue you or take you to court if you'll let me and the boys use our personal bulldozers to dig up your yard, what do you say?  If we find any buried treasure or artefacts of a lost civilization, we'll even cut you in ... two per cent of the overall profits?  If it's a Stargate though, screw you, it's ours.