Wikipedia Reveals Secret of 'The Mousetrap' 244
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Hugh Pickens writes "CIOL reports that Wikipedia has revealed the secret of Agatha Christie's famous murder mystery 'The Mousetrap' by identifying the killer in the world's longest running play, now at over 24,000 performances ever since its maiden performance in 1952, despite protests from the author's family and petitions from fans who think the revelation is a spoiler. Angry at the revelation, Matthew Prichard, Christie's grandson, who describes the decision of Wikipedia as 'unfortunate,' says he will raise the matter with the play's producer, Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen. 'My grandmother always got upset if the plots of her books or plays were revealed in reviews — and I don't think this is any different. It's a pity if a publication, if I can call it that, potentially spoils enjoyment for people who go to see the play.' Unrepentant, Wikipedia justifies the decision to reveal the ending of the play. 'Our purpose is to collect and report notable knowledge. It's exceedingly easy to avoid knowing the identity of the murderer: just don't read it.'"
Ha ha! (Score:4, Funny)
The secret of "The Mousetrap" (Score:5, Funny)
... goes as follows:
You turn the crank that turns the gears, it turns the lever that swings the boot, it kicks the bucket and drops the ball, it rolls down the stairs and down the slide, it hits the pole and pushes the hand and knocks the marble down the chute, into the bathtub and down the hole, onto the seesaw launching the man, THE TRAP IS SET HERE COMES THE NET!
Re:Boundless technology... (Score:2, Funny)
I think they used to have spoiler tags. See WP:SPOILER [wikipedia.org]. It appears that the group consensus among Wikipedia editors was that if they were to use spoiler tags then they wouldn't be such huge fuckheads so of course they decided against using spoiler tags.
Psssst... (Score:2, Funny)
So does this killer get added to the Meme? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Psssst... (Score:4, Funny)
Bullshit! If he was dead the whole time, how did he defeat Professor Snape Gruber and henchman Karl Godunov at the end, before the big finale when the entire top of the building exploded?
-dZ.
Re:Because David Gerard Removed It (Score:3, Funny)
Dammit Enviroknot, stop trolling!
*BANHAMMER*
Shouldn't this be labelled "Spoiler alert"? (Score:3, Funny)