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Sam's Club Solid Snake statue to be auctioned photo

Snake! Snake? Snaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Oh, wait. He's not real. But the Sam's Club one-of-a-kind Old Snake statue looks pretty real, and the best part is that you could possibly own this fine piece of realism. 

Well, if they wanted to achieve the ultimate in realism, they would need to change his Octo-camo suit color to better blend in with 200 lb bags of rice and massive (and pointless) stainless steel BBQ grills. Those warehouse store jokes never get old! Oh, and he's not doing his "ball cup" pose either.

Sam's Club worked with Konami and Phillips Sales (whoever the hell they are) to make this statue, and they will be auctioning it off on their Web site next week. You'll need to hit up this page and search "metal gear solid" if you're interested in bidding.

Would you like an Old Snake in your home? Wouldn't it freak your visitors out a bit to enter your place and see this statue? Oh, and don't you hate those huge steel BBQ grills? What the hell is the point? A $2000 hunk of metal to grill (and burn) $3 supermarket frozen hamburger patties?

[Via CheckOutBlog - Thanks, Joe]


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scottus's Avatar
scottus at 06/16/2008 09:35
No, I love grills. Because meat that has been touched by the heat of an open flame is (like beer and bacon) "proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy.
Dale North's Avatar
Dale North at 06/16/2008 09:38
scottus - I love grills too. grilled food wins. But the guys that usually buy those huge grills don't know what the hell they're doing. The food tastes like char and lighter fluid.

Also, you can grill indoors!
Wexx's Avatar
Wexx at 06/16/2008 10:47
Wow, DO WANT
dv8withn8's Avatar
dv8withn8 at 06/16/2008 10:56
Hey Snake, Wal-Mart doesn't carry the smokes, man. Those things kill people. But the guns are in aisle 14.
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 06/16/2008 11:59
DO FUCKING WANT
mr showtime's Avatar
mr showtime at 06/16/2008 12:19
I've got a perfect spot for that bad boy right in my front yard.
Vitamin Awesome's Avatar
Vitamin Awesome at 06/16/2008 13:01
I would totally put that statue right next to my grillmaster.
Takeshi's Avatar
Takeshi at 06/16/2008 15:38
You mean this 'one-of-a-kind' statue:
drmoo's Avatar
drmoo at 06/18/2008 16:30
The auction starts tomorrow at 9:00 AM Eastern. Folks can go here:
http://auctions.samsclub.com/scripts/ListingInfo.asp?LotNo=79429635

Have fun D-toiders!
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar
The Amazing Shenazin at 06/20/2008 06:28
why was it in a sam's club?
drmoo's Avatar
drmoo at 06/20/2008 15:41
Because we do cool stuff in video games!
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