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During the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con, altered $1 bills were distributed throughout the convention. These bills changed George Washington's picture to include red lipstick and blacked-out eyes (in a manner similar to the Harvey Dent photo on [[Ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com]]), as well as replacing "ONE DOLLAR" with "WHY SO SERIOUS?". Using WHY SO SERIOUS as a .com address led to a Joker henchman recruitiment page. | During the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con, altered $1 bills were distributed throughout the convention. These bills changed George Washington's picture to include red lipstick and blacked-out eyes (in a manner similar to the Harvey Dent photo on [[Ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com]]), as well as replacing "ONE DOLLAR" with "WHY SO SERIOUS?". Using WHY SO SERIOUS as a .com address led to a Joker henchman recruitiment page. | ||
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Initially, Whysoserious.com showed a vandalized Uncle Sam "I Want You" poster (see below) with a countdown timer in the upper right, counting to 10:00AM PDT, and coordinates leading to a location in San Diego. | Initially, Whysoserious.com showed a vandalized Uncle Sam "I Want You" poster (see below) with a countdown timer in the upper right, counting to 10:00AM PDT, and coordinates leading to a location in San Diego. | ||
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+ | After the scavenger hunt ended, Whysoserious.com updated. The site featured the teaser trailer for The Dark Knight and a police file summarizing the events, captioned "Here's what you missed..." | ||
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| '''Gotham Police Department - Update: "Joker" Eliminated - All Forces Stand Down''' | | '''Gotham Police Department - Update: "Joker" Eliminated - All Forces Stand Down''' | ||
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− | --- | + | Almost one year later, a nearly identical version of the report was added to the [[Whysoserious.com/Checklist|Why So Serious checklist]]. The only difference is that where the original lists code violations, the new report has a summary of the event: |
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+ | |GPD was led on a merry chase through the streets of Gotham as hundreds of citizens in bizzare make-up worked with online counterparts to perform tasks and solve puzzles. | ||
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+ | ==Aftermath== | ||
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+ | Soon after the final update, '''Whysoserious.com''' was shut down entirely and redirected to [[Rent-a-clown.com]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:12, 5 July 2008
--July 27, 2007 Comic-Con Game trail-- |
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During the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con, altered $1 bills were distributed throughout the convention. These bills changed George Washington's picture to include red lipstick and blacked-out eyes (in a manner similar to the Harvey Dent photo on Ibelieveinharveydenttoo.com), as well as replacing "ONE DOLLAR" with "WHY SO SERIOUS?". Using WHY SO SERIOUS as a .com address led to a Joker henchman recruitiment page.
Initially, Whysoserious.com showed a vandalized Uncle Sam "I Want You" poster (see below) with a countdown timer in the upper right, counting to 10:00AM PDT, and coordinates leading to a location in San Diego.
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(Whysoserious.com) -- direct link .... Next page: start... |
Report
After the scavenger hunt ended, Whysoserious.com updated. The site featured the teaser trailer for The Dark Knight and a police file summarizing the events, captioned "Here's what you missed..."
Gotham Police Department - Update: "Joker" Eliminated - All Forces Stand Down
Offense:
Location:
Details:
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Almost one year later, a nearly identical version of the report was added to the Why So Serious checklist. The only difference is that where the original lists code violations, the new report has a summary of the event:
GPD was led on a merry chase through the streets of Gotham as hundreds of citizens in bizzare make-up worked with online counterparts to perform tasks and solve puzzles. |
Aftermath
Soon after the final update, Whysoserious.com was shut down entirely and redirected to Rent-a-clown.com.