Scream painting stolen

[cyu]

http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=52acfcc1-04e0-4b36-85e5-85bc8eff4e2e

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Armed men stormed into an art museum Sunday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings "The Scream" and "Madonna" before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.

[webthing]

Why steal it? You can find plenty of them on e-bay (http://search.ebay.com/The-Scream_Art_W0QQfromZC3QQsacategoryZ550QQsosortorderZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1) :D

[cyu]

Well I am sure the original is worth >$1000

[dlinkwit27]

If I owned a musuem all the real paintings would be in a vault, and good copies would be on display.

[Tarron_D]

Originally posted by dlinkwit27
If I owned a musuem all the real paintings would be in a vault, and good copies would be on display.

No one would come to your Museum. The whole point is that they get to see the originals. How about added security instead?

[MidnightViper88]

Originally posted by Tarron_D
No one would come to your Museum. The whole point is that they get to see the originals. How about added security instead?

Knowbody would know unless you tell them... :p

[whiteflip]

i would have ninjas hiding in air vents and iorn bars ready to cover all possible exits if i ran that museum. no security? they deserve to have that painting stolen from them.

[nybergh]

exactly.