Guards Go Stiff at Local Army Base
I have heard stories about local police departments using empty parked cruisers to scare drivers into obeying the speed limit, but this is the first I have heard of an Army base pulling the same trick.
Locals in TaoYuan Province, Taiwan, noticed that the guards around a local Army base always seemed to stand in the same position without moving.
Curious, some locals went in closer to inspect the soldiers and were shocked at what they found.
The soldiers were actually dummies dressed up as soldiers and armed with fake rifles.
As the news spread, many locals began visiting the Army base to see the fake soldiers.
An official from the base explained that the reason they assigned fake soldiers to posts was due to a manpower shortage. They figured the fake soldiers would be sufficient in scaring away any attackers.
The Army base has now removed the dummy soldiers after being harshly criticized for the “ridiculous act”.
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By Mui Mui on 26-07-2008
Comment by DARKWING DUCK
July 26th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Hey, what kind of party is this? There’s no booze and only one hooker
Comment by zeeol
July 26th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
cool.
Comment by Mr Hands
July 27th, 2008 at 10:44 am
If it’s going to be this kind of party I’m gonna stick my dick in the mashed potatos
Comment by articles by John
July 27th, 2008 at 10:44 am
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Comment by LaZyLion
July 27th, 2008 at 11:18 am
army base?
looks like a freakin outhouse!
Comment by Q
July 27th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
that’s just the security stand in the picture, not the whole army base and definately not an outhouse dumbass
Comment by Q
July 27th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
thats just the security stand in the picture, not the whole army base and definitely not an outhouse dumb
Comment by Manlystud
July 27th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I’d feel so safe there.
Comment by Alex
July 27th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
That’s what our imperial army will consist of. As long as no one knows, it’s just as good as a real one.
Comment by Jay Reilly
July 27th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Be an army of one, dummy!
Be an army of one dummy!
Comment by Fokjou
July 28th, 2008 at 2:18 am
Jeezis man..one hooker will do…and we can drink her blood to get high off, afterwards…
Comment by Danny Harper
July 30th, 2008 at 8:33 am
When I was at Al Asad Marine Air Base in Iraq the outer gaurd towers were manned with plywood dummy Marines armed with black pipes for weepons. Only every 4th tower had actual Marines. Anether deed giveaway was that porta-potties were only present at the gaurd towers with live Marines. The Marines put up signs no photagraphing the dummies or wrecked F-15 sitting in the junkyard.
Comment by ali engin musaoÄŸlu
July 30th, 2008 at 11:32 am
cool. is there army in this puppy?
Comment by I HATE China
August 9th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
He looks scary.
Comment by Archer
August 11th, 2008 at 2:18 am
Ummm, i understand that members of the United States Marine Corps are trained to be killers not spellers… but wow!
Many bases over there do the same thing, however most [non-marine...?] at least rotate the manned towers and have porta-johns at every tower…
Just a comment…
Comment by dk
October 9th, 2008 at 8:50 am
i would love to deploy these dummies as my guard at the gate XD
how much does it cost? O_o
Comment by Lol_intenets
July 22nd, 2010 at 1:25 pm
What’s even funnier is the thought that an army base would be short of SOLDIERS!