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Winter Camp Legends
Boom, You're Dead
| Origin | Winter Camp IV (1980) |
| The Story | In the old days of Winter Camp, we used to play the Murder Game. It had arrived at Winter camp courtesy of Jeff's days at MSU where a version of it was popular. At Winter Camp, the game started with an interview where each camper answered a variety of questions. Once everyone answered their questions, the computer analyzed them and gave out instructions. Most of the instructions were things like write a will, argue with someone, post a suicide note, or steal something. The most desirable instruction was to be assigned to kill someone. At Winter Camp IV, newcomer John Ferencz was assigned to kill wily veteran Doug Wilson. John was very patient and kept an eye on Mr. Wilson. His patience paid off when he saw Mr. Wilson heading to the latrine. As Doug attended to his business, a dummy grenade rolled under the door and John announced "Boom! You're dead". Doug waited awhile to be discovered then went back in to announce his death. John kept quiet and the case became one of Winter Camp's unsolved mysteries. |
| Veracity | Undisputed. |
| Trigger | The return of John Ferencz means you might hear this story, but probably not from John. |
| Positive Message | Anyone can be a success if they are patient and keep their mouth shut. |
