Missing: King Kong's headphones

Police Pressreleases 2012 06June Images Headphones

Someone stole these giant headphones from a bus shelter in in Halifax County, Nova Scotia. According to police, "Given the size, it is believed that two or more people are responsible for the theft." Or one big ape. In any case, I bet they sound much better than the stock 'phones that come with this giant Walkman. (via Fortean Times)

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DeepNorth

Check the local campus.
- kansas
  
  Campuses. There are several universities plus colleges, etc. in Halifax. Every day of the year, including those in winter, you can see a corn-fed boy wearing shorts downtown.
signsofrain

If you were an ape, you’d be the gorilla my dreams!
http://www.facebook.com/brian.larter Brian Larter

they ended up being returned this morning back to their original space. They only play dubstep apparently….
http://vincenzoravina.tumblr.com/ Vincenzo Ravina

Halifax police also tweeted “Police keeping ear to the ground after oversized headphones were stolen from a bus shelter in South End Halifax.” Gotta love puns.

Anyhow, the headphones have been recovered: http://www.openfile.ca/halifax/blog/2012/best-prank-ever
giantasterisk

The cynic in me says that the headphones being stolen and returned was an attempt to make their campaign go viral/get news coverage. I hate my cynic.
http://profile.yahoo.com/437SNXXGT327QTIIWNV5B3VYPU Constance

It’s Halifax (not Halifax County). It’s simply a city called Halifax. Adding the county sounds so british : )
- http://vincenzoravina.tumblr.com/ Vincenzo Ravina
  
  I wish. We’re officially the Halifax Regional Municipality.
  - Antinous / Moderator
    
    That’s….dignified. Sounds a bit like “assistant deputy backup courier”.
http://twitter.com/rvitelli Romeo Vitelli

I’m sure King Kong just took them to cover his ears so he wouldn’t have to listen to that whiny Fay Wray anymore…
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Whatever happened to Fay Wray?
  - That_Anonymous_Coward
    
    That delicate satin-draped frame (That was polyester I know a fabric when I taste it)
    As it clung to her thigh (What the ape shit?)
    How I started to cry (I’d cry to if I had ape shit stuck to my leg)
    ‘Cause I wanted to be dressed just the same. (Kick that dick!)
http://twitter.com/OrchestraSpy OrchestraSpy

As if they were returned to their original place without first being spray painted neon pink or something. Way to be lame Halifax!
coop

They’re baaack!

http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/253603/giant-headphones-stolen-from-bus-shelter/

coop
http://twitter.com/OpenFileHFX OpenFile Halifax

Yeah, they’re back. OpenFile updated the story already. http://www.openfile.ca/halifax/blog/2012/best-prank-ever
Natalie Murray

There is no such thing as Halifax County anymore – it’s HRM (Halifax Regional Municipality), or Halifax if you don’t care for a mouthful.
BombBlastLightingWaltz

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