OPERATION SCAVENGER HUNT













In the aftermath of the Amman bombings, the NYPD has reportedly increased its presence at hotels and other potential terrorist targets. That means that, even with the addition of six fancy-shmancy new bomb detectors, underpaid police officers and other armed and uniformed folk will surely be compelled to persevere with those tedious bag searches. I figure that a typical "good day" might yield some sex toys or a minor drug stash, but most of the time the poor searchers are probably lucky if they don't sift through too many used Kleenexes.

The big problem with boredom among bag inspectors is that it lowers their vigilance and motivation. That's why Blog About Town suggests enlivening the bag searches with a fun scavenger hunt. As long as the authorities are on the prowl, why limit the effort to finding WMDs and such?

OPERATION SCAVENGER HUNT

$1
David Cross (Fake)

$10
David Cross (Real)

$130 each
Freddy Ferrer's Winning Votes

$500
True Identity of J.T. LeRoy

$1 (plus Andrew Krucoff's Lost Job at Condé Nast)
Innocuous Memo from Gary Brownell

$2,000
The Good Smell

$60,000
Judith Miller's Secret Diary

$70,000 (plus Gawker Badge of Courage)
Fake Fireman Uniform (Used)

$88,888.95
David Marc Fischer movie idea

$100,000
Graydon Carter movie idea


Photo, by David Marc Fischer, of likely James de la Vega art work seen outside East Village storefront

ED NOTE: Couldn't resist changing "Medal" to "Badge" 5:55 pm