# Frankenstein, Hide-And-Seek and Community Service

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenstein-hide-and-seek-and-community-service/666146>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 13, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenstein-hide-and-seek-and-community-service/666146 "2013-08-13T18:28:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenstein-hide-and-seek-and-community-service/666146/1 "2013-08-13T18:28:31Z")

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[http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/community-service-offered-in-prince-george-hide-and-seek-case-players-accused-of-trespassing/2013/08/13/962e531c-040b-11e3-bfc5-406b928603b2\_story.html](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/community-service-offered-in-prince-george-hide-and-seek-case-players-accused-of-trespassing/2013/08/13/962e531c-040b-11e3-bfc5-406b928603b2_story.html)

Not much to see here but a funny and puzzling mix of names, activities and the criminal justice system. Why are the Prince George County authorities wasting so many resources to track down 150 hide and go seekers? And why are (supposed) adults still playing hide and seek? There must be more to this story.

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenstein-hide-and-seek-and-community-service/666146/2 "2013-08-13T20:22:44Z")

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It’s pronounced “Fronk-en-steen.” 😃

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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenstein-hide-and-seek-and-community-service/666146/3 "2013-08-13T20:32:52Z")

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> [@cochrane](#):
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> It’s pronounced “Fronk-en-steen.” 😃

🙂