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"Missing Droid X Real-World Give-Away" Contest (1st Post:Updated)

CodyS said:
What wifi?

We could set up a large-scale conference call setup for helping coordinate these excursions... That way you guys wouldn't have to be trying to read the forums/looking up info on your phones while driving/hunting. We could be the voice in your ear (scary thought). Can set something up if people on the ground would actually find it useful.
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I was just messing around.
 
The DMV was one of my ideas.

I tried looking at all the advertisements on the 3d buildings, but that didn't yield anything worthwhile. Unless we're looking for a Cadillac, lol.
 
Regalicious said:
I think he's going to the Dallas County DMV (500 Elm Street, Dallas, TX‎ -- Google Map it). It's literally right next to the grassy knoll and it fits with "Start your engines".

I'm actually fairly close by too but I'm at work arrrgh
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Regalicious said:
And the DMV is like across the street from the Sixth Floor Museum which used to be the book depository where Oswald shot JFK from. Now I am more convinced <_<
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And they take your picture at the DMV so you could "see" yourself. DO they use Hi-Def cameras? Hmmmmm!
 
Korietsu said:
I went to the Grassy Knoll, 6th Floor Museum and snooped around the train tracks, and found nothing. Plenty of people have been looking though, and unfortunately, I think I missed the guy that had the Droid X. Saw him walking with what looked like one, but I lost him trying to catch up D:

Talked to the guys doing the conspiracy booth, they said no one had found anything, talk to a couple of people and said no one had seen anything or left anything behind. The cashier even looked around at the 6th floor museum. But I'm not dropping 13.50 so I can snoop.
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mysterious. You should have shouted that he had a bomb. Or told people he was a terrorist and they needed to stop him.
 
Since the original Droidlanding Twitter clue was found in an Ad (the backwards URL in the eye), I think you should check for Verizon signs or billboards near these locations...
 
Not any verizon ads near the knoll. Plenty of construction going on right now though. Pretty much everyone near there knows that there are people looking for the phone. Only couple of other places I can think of is underneath the tracks, or near the big red courthouse.
 
Droid X designate #18 was last seen near interstate 80. Drivers are advised to stay alert.

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Droid X designate #18 was last seen near interstate 80. Drivers are advised to stay alert.

there's one not too far from me in CA, but that would mean 3 here! any other intsertate 80's? (i'm sure there are plenty!)
 
Yeah, so would I. Im in MN, so I think even if he gave me a 24 hour headstart, he'd still beat me there. lol

Just excited for one to be found.

EDit: Yeah! he added me... thanks
 
I spent about 2 hours searching all around the Grassy Knoll, train tracks, sixth floor museum, gift shop, union station, the DMV, etc. with no luck. I work down the street though, so if anyone has any extra insight as to places I may have missed, I would appreciate a heads up :-)
 
Interstate 80 runs all the way across the US.

Possible states:

California
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
 
mahers said:
Or braved 4th of July traffic and tourists to wander around Lombard St and Coit Tower in SF! I was NOT about to go digging in garbage cans (although I did look inside, just in case;)) or in people's private gardens for a weatherproof container. krichek looked in the same areas and found the same as me...nuttin!!! If we find out it was there and we missed it, our fault for not looking good enough. If we find out it was where we looked, but they didn't plant it yet, someone dies!!!:eek:
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Damn straight! Lol, I will be well passed pissed if it turns out nothing was there when I went and someone finds it in a place I'd already looked. :mad:

Don't feel to bad, I looked in trashcans and under bus stop benches as well. Hell, I woke a bum up who looked just a tad to well dressed to be "sleeping" in the middle of the side walk. Turns out he was a bum and really really really freaking drunk lol!

On a side note I must really want this thing as I had a dream about finding it.. Odd as it sounds, in the dream I found it by doing something I hadn't actually thought of so I'm trying to convince the wife to go on another 2+ hour trip to look for it again! :D
 
Yeah... I80 goes across the entire US. It goes right through Cleveland, but no way there are 2 in Cleveland.
 
Some ideas I had about #12 in Ohio (sorry if they're repeats):

Radio Station? Cleveland Rocks was played every Friday at 6 on WMMS (according to its Wikipedia page). Could be any rock station in Cleveland though.
Cleveland Rock Gym
Rock Bottom Restaurant

Maybe it's too naive to assume that there will be "rock" in the title. I'm also not sure if the "it doesn't have a choice" line is a clue or fluff.
 
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