Category: News and Views
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
I remember seeing this idea in the 2002 movie 'Big Trouble'
starring Tim Allen and Rene Russo. Teenagers run around and
hunt each other down with water pistols. It's kind of like
the paintball thing you see people playing in the woods,
but the game area is anywhere (even the front door of your
house) and you can be 'killed' at any time.
So it's some silly game kids play. Kids are stupid, right?
Apparently no more stupid than grown ups. A new recreational
activity has sprung up in New York City called "StreetWars"
which is almost an identical version of the game I just
described.
About 240 players belong to a league created by a man named
Franz Aliquo. Players are given a photo, name, home and work
addresses and phone number of a target whom he must pursue
and "kill" with a water pistol, water balloon or other water-
based soaking, while eluding the player who is coming after
him.
Part of the fun, say players, is avoiding the daily grind by
living as though they are in an action movie for three weeks,
in which they are unable to have any routine.
Contestants pay $40 to enter. The winner gets $500, a bottle
of Jack Daniels and a water gun mounted on a trophy.
"It's interesting how into it people get," said Aliquo,
noting one player in a previous game who spent most of his
time on players' rooftops dressed as a ninja.
In a recent London game some male players also disguised
themselves by dressing as women for the month.
Sounds like latent transvestitism to me.
I don't know if this is such a good idea...especially in
a city...especially in New York...to run around, hiding out
on rooftops and pretending to be an assassin. I think some-
one like that would be a prime target for some Dept. of
Homeland Security agent with an itchy trigger finger.
Whatever happened to Parcheesi?
Brought to you by Lewis at "Bizarre News."
Sounds sort of like a fun idea. But can you imagine being on someone's "hit list" and being blind? You wouldn't be able to protect yourself. Good thing it's just water.
I think that is weird, but interesting. Kind of says something about how safe we are in a big city, doesn't it?