Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on December 24, 2007, 07:29:51 AM
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A 50-STRONG gang of rampaging drunken Santas ransacked a cinema frightening customers, damaging property and swearing.
Police believe the Santas, who went on the rampage in New Zealand, were a group of university students.
They ran amok for through Hoyts Cinema complex in the South Island city of Christchurch on Saturday, manager Derek Rive said.
“As they ran through the complex they wrecked everything they could, the Christmas tree - they bowled everything over ... (they were) just absolute fools,” he said.
He added that the “hooligans" abused astonished cinema-goers, chanted obscenities, ripped down posters and knocked over cardboard figures advertising films.
“How often do a bunch of Santas just go and wreak havoc?” Rive said.
“It was a random act of stupidity that upset moviegoers."
Security cameras caught the action, but Rive said with their hats, white beards and suits, the rampaging Santas cannot be identified.
Film-fan Kate Gorman, 35, was waiting to see the movie Enchanted with her two children when the group arrived.
She said: “They were kicking things over, ripping down posters and smashing everything in sight.
“They were all dressed as Santa and shouting ‘Ho (expletive) ho.’"
Her children, Gabriella, 6, and Jackson, 7, had been confused by the incident.
She said: “They asked me, ’Are they Santa’s helpers gone crazy?’ and I said ‘No, they are just idiots.’"
As they left, the Santas triggered a fire alarm, forcing several hundred patrons to evacuate the complex for half an hour.
Police believe the Santas, who went on the rampage in New Zealand, were a group of university students.
They ran amok for through Hoyts Cinema complex in the South Island city of Christchurch on Saturday, manager Derek Rive said.
“As they ran through the complex they wrecked everything they could, the Christmas tree - they bowled everything over ... (they were) just absolute fools,” he said.
He added that the “hooligans" abused astonished cinema-goers, chanted obscenities, ripped down posters and knocked over cardboard figures advertising films.
“How often do a bunch of Santas just go and wreak havoc?” Rive said.
“It was a random act of stupidity that upset moviegoers."
Security cameras caught the action, but Rive said with their hats, white beards and suits, the rampaging Santas cannot be identified.
Film-fan Kate Gorman, 35, was waiting to see the movie Enchanted with her two children when the group arrived.
She said: “They were kicking things over, ripping down posters and smashing everything in sight.
“They were all dressed as Santa and shouting ‘Ho (expletive) ho.’"
Her children, Gabriella, 6, and Jackson, 7, had been confused by the incident.
She said: “They asked me, ’Are they Santa’s helpers gone crazy?’ and I said ‘No, they are just idiots.’"
As they left, the Santas triggered a fire alarm, forcing several hundred patrons to evacuate the complex for half an hour.
Post by: Tallpine on December 24, 2007, 07:42:48 AM
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Post by: member1313 on December 24, 2007, 08:01:21 AM
Post by: 280plus on December 24, 2007, 10:03:14 AM
Post by: Scout26 on December 24, 2007, 10:34:58 AM
I thought the Santa's were only allowed to say "HA HA (bad word) HA" down under......
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Security cameras caught the action, but Rive said with their hats, white beards and suits, the rampaging Santas cannot be identified.
Geez, put a giant glue trap in the fireplace and put the "heabus grabus" on him when you wake up in the morning Christmas Day.... Come on, am I the only one who can figure this out
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Post by: Twycross on December 24, 2007, 11:30:37 AM
You all knew it was coming.
Post by: Antibubba on December 24, 2007, 08:18:24 PM
You know the ones:
The sintered claws.
Post by: Warren on December 24, 2007, 10:22:36 PM
Post by: seeker_two on December 25, 2007, 03:04:20 AM
What caliber for rampaging Santas?
You all knew it was coming.
You all knew it was coming.
Something with deep penetration, that's for sure.....
Post by: Phantom Warrior on December 25, 2007, 06:44:24 AM
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The sintered claws.
That's hilarious.
Post by: mustanger98 on December 25, 2007, 05:18:16 PM
Post by: MechAg94 on December 26, 2007, 09:25:22 AM
Post by: gunsmith on December 26, 2007, 12:29:55 PM
like Chris Rea's "Driving Home For Christmas" while consuming
alcohol.
It is no surprise that a tradgedy of this porportion (sorry about my poor spelling) has happened.
Post by: alex_trebek on December 27, 2007, 05:10:35 AM
1. The UN has never once inspected for WMD's.
2. There is no government control there, the whole place could be ran by terrorists for all we know.
3. Eskimos are angry over the disappearance of polar ice caps due to global warming.
They hate us because we are free. We burn a lot gasoline to drive to work and fuel our economy. Something needs to be done.....