http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...0&u=/ap/20041124/ap_on_fe_st/spongebob_stolen SpongeBob Kidnappers Seek Ransom for Doll 1 hour, 35 minutes ago By The Associated Press Have you seen this sponge? Police are looking for a a blow-up figure of SpongeBob SquarePants swiped from a Minnesota Burger King. They've found a ransom note which starts off: "We have SpongeBob." It then demands, "Give us ten Crabby Patties, fries and milkshakes." The ransom note is signed by SpongeBob's nemesis, Plankton. A postscript reads: "Patrick is next," referring to the Bermuda shorts-wearing starfish that serves as SpongeBob's sidekick. At a southeastern Utah Burger King, vandals made off with a 10-foot-tall SpongeBob balloon. Employees are handing out "Missing" fliers with a full description of the popular cartoon figure — featured in a new movie.
I wonder if these guys really want actual Krabby Patties, or if they'd settle for Burger King burgers...this could get very frustrating for the police!
Now I am wondering if these events are delibrately set up to boost publicity and attention to the movie itself... hmmm...
