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JadziaDax · 05-10-2003, 12:46 PM

Iraqi 'Most-Wanted' Deck of Playing Cards
was: $9.95
now: $5.95

As seen on NBC, FOX, CBS, MSNBC and 120+ other media outlets!

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You've seen these cards on the nightly news. They've been featured in newspapers worldwide. Now you can own the one true collector's item from Operation Iraqi Freedom. This is the same 55-card deck given to Coalition soldiers featuring Iraq's 52 "Most-Wanted" leaders.

Don't wait on this one! This is one of the hottest items in the country and we can barely keep them in stock! Set of four quantity-priced decks also available. Buy them for poker night or to hand out to your friends and family!

This deck is being supplied to troops in Kuwait and is produced by United States Playing Card Company, the leading playing card company in the world. We are the only company authorized to sell this deck, complete with "Hoyle® Joker" cards, as it appeared in the original 200 decks given to Coalition soldiers. This is a real, usable deck of playing cards, printed on USPC's premium playing card stock, complete with a unique protective coating. Don't be fooled by imitations!

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What will they think of next? Is anyone else thinking this has to be one of the dumbest ideas ever? They also have a poster available.

What do you think about this?

ARTelevision · 05-10-2003, 12:48 PM

Got my deck right here.
I collect paper collectibles.
This is a must have.

World's King · 05-10-2003, 01:52 PM

I'm not gonna even comment oh how fucking dumb this is.

Just my opinion.

"Buy these playing cards to help out the economy... and remind yourself of all the pointless shit the Presidant does to get re-elected."

nefarious · 05-10-2003, 01:59 PM

it's just a stupid novelty .. ^_^ IMHO ..

i'd rather play with a deck of real cards...

paddyjoe · 05-10-2003, 02:24 PM

Well, we certainly know the idiots featured on those cards aren't playing with a full deck.

Lebell · 05-10-2003, 03:00 PM

Well, between me and Art, we have two decks.

What can I say, I like odd collectables like this.

greytone · 05-10-2003, 03:11 PM

Are you saying it is a dumb idea to make this deck and give it to the troups, or just that it is a dumb idea to collect it?

They printed similar decks in WWII but the pictures were to make the soldiers very familiar with the shapes of enemy planes. If the troups play with the cards, they can not help but function as flash cards. In modern warfare, the enemy planes are engaged beyond the horizon on computer screens. But the troups could recognize one of these guys, just like we use most wanted posters. At least they might recognize one if a local brings one of these guys to their attention. Don't think the special forces don't need to know all these guys by sight.

MSD · 05-10-2003, 03:21 PM

I'm waiting until they reissue the WWII plane decks and Ace of Spades decks from Vietnam. I'll get all three and save on shipping! They're cool collectibles. If nothing else, I'll pass it on to my kids as a collectible from the biggest war of my generation, just like I have military patches from Vietnam and my grandfather's Captain's hat from WWII. I'll have to check with my grandmother on that last one, I think he may have been wearing it at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked.

The_Dude · 05-10-2003, 03:25 PM

i wouldnt mind playing w/ them.

the local radio station was giving some away

gov135 · 05-10-2003, 05:11 PM

Ehhh... It's just a novelty type item. I don't see it as particularly exploiting or anything.
If there is a market for it, and noone is getting hurt, its called capitalism.

WhoaitsZ · 05-10-2003, 05:27 PM

personally, i perfer nude chicks to mass murdering men.

honestly, though , i've found it kinda of sickening... and even odder, i can't figure out why.

krwlz · 05-10-2003, 05:50 PM

well, i think it is incredibly fucking stupid, but that doesnt mean im not considering buying one...

gibber71 · 05-10-2003, 07:16 PM

Well I say bring em on!..Anything to deflect attention away from Canada. hoho

Quadraton · 05-10-2003, 11:06 PM

I especially liked all the pictures of the little silhouettes. Now, every time I see someone's shadow, I'm going to drop his ass, and turn him in to President Bush and collect my reward!

Bill O'Rights · 05-12-2003, 12:52 PM

Of course this is ridiculous...however, this is just the sort of thing that in another fifty years will put your grandkids through college. Or maybe not...who really knows...[whispers] but why take chances?

Cynthetiq · 05-12-2003, 01:23 PM

they are selling them on the streets of NYC for US$5.. along with the pictures of the WTC stuff, DVDs, bootleg videos, watches, shirts, belts..

hrdwareguy · 05-12-2003, 01:32 PM

I don't mind the idea, it is capitalism after all. I just wish they would stop flooding my inbox with the solicitations.

jets · 05-12-2003, 05:37 PM

No offense, but this one reason why I don't understand Americans.

05-10-2003, 12:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	Got my deck right here. I collect paper collectibles. This is a must have. __________________ create evolution

05-10-2003, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	I'm not gonna even comment oh how fucking dumb this is. Just my opinion. "Buy these playing cards to help out the economy... and remind yourself of all the pointless shit the Presidant does to get re-elected." __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

05-10-2003, 01:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
nefarious Insane Location: Tucson, AZ	it's just a stupid novelty .. ^_^ IMHO .. i'd rather play with a deck of real cards... __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum. - Vegetius "Do Re Mil.3, Prol.

05-10-2003, 03:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Well, between me and Art, we have two decks. What can I say, I like odd collectables like this. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

05-10-2003, 03:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	Are you saying it is a dumb idea to make this deck and give it to the troups, or just that it is a dumb idea to collect it? They printed similar decks in WWII but the pictures were to make the soldiers very familiar with the shapes of enemy planes. If the troups play with the cards, they can not help but function as flash cards. In modern warfare, the enemy planes are engaged beyond the horizon on computer screens. But the troups could recognize one of these guys, just like we use most wanted posters. At least they might recognize one if a local brings one of these guys to their attention. Don't think the special forces don't need to know all these guys by sight. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"

05-10-2003, 02:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
paddyjoe through charlatans phone Location: Northcoast	Well, we certainly know the idiots featured on those cards aren't playing with a full deck.

05-10-2003, 03:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	I'm waiting until they reissue the WWII plane decks and Ace of Spades decks from Vietnam. I'll get all three and save on shipping! They're cool collectibles. If nothing else, I'll pass it on to my kids as a collectible from the biggest war of my generation, just like I have military patches from Vietnam and my grandfather's Captain's hat from WWII. I'll have to check with my grandmother on that last one, I think he may have been wearing it at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked.

05-10-2003, 03:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	i wouldnt mind playing w/ them. the local radio station was giving some away __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

05-10-2003, 05:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	Ehhh... It's just a novelty type item. I don't see it as particularly exploiting or anything. If there is a market for it, and noone is getting hurt, its called capitalism.

05-10-2003, 05:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	personally, i perfer nude chicks to mass murdering men. honestly, though , i've found it kinda of sickening... and even odder, i can't figure out why.

05-10-2003, 05:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	well, i think it is incredibly fucking stupid, but that doesnt mean im not considering buying one...

05-10-2003, 07:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
gibber71 Loser	Well I say bring em on!..Anything to deflect attention away from Canada. hoho

05-10-2003, 11:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
Quadraton Addict Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada	I especially liked all the pictures of the little silhouettes. Now, every time I see someone's shadow, I'm going to drop his ass, and turn him in to President Bush and collect my reward! __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing" - Voltaire

05-12-2003, 12:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Of course this is ridiculous...however, this is just the sort of thing that in another fifty years will put your grandkids through college. Or maybe not...who really knows...[whispers] but why take chances? __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

05-12-2003, 01:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	they are selling them on the streets of NYC for US$5.. along with the pictures of the WTC stuff, DVDs, bootleg videos, watches, shirts, belts.. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

05-12-2003, 01:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
hrdwareguy "Officer, I was in fear for my life" Location: Oklahoma City	I don't mind the idea, it is capitalism after all. I just wish they would stop flooding my inbox with the solicitations. __________________ Gun Control is hitting what you aim at Aim for the TFP, Donate Today

05-12-2003, 05:37 PM	#18 (permalink)
jets Insane	No offense, but this one reason why I don't understand Americans. __________________ Hey. Wasn't Me.