# Internet Detective (Game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 28, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658 "2003-11-28T02:29:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Macrophage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Macrophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macrophage)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/121 "2003-12-04T03:37:02Z")
I have learned all about the man in black… but I can’t find any friggin flag. How bout a little hint? :: _lurks back to find some antigens_ :: ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/122 "2003-12-04T05:24:17Z")
I´ll be damned if I know who that Man In Black is supposed to be… 😕 ---
**Author:** ![missing\_link](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@missing\_link](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missing_link)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/123 "2003-12-04T05:28:53Z")
I think I know who the man in black is supposed to be, he sang about the flag, didn’t he, but I cant find any reference about the flag hanging in his show. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/124 "2003-12-04T05:33:41Z")
Elwood Blues??? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/125 "2003-12-04T05:54:42Z")
Come on guys, try a little harder. A google of ‘man in black’ turns up [This](http://www.maninblack.net/) as the first result. The man in black was none other than Jimmy Cash. Now for the second clue. Where might you find the demands of an artist prior to his concerts? ---
**Author:** ![Macrophage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Macrophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macrophage)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/126 "2003-12-04T06:08:57Z")
The basic tool here and which no doper should ever be witout: google. As Chavardz suggested, I googled man in black, and got the guy, problem is… the question. ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/127 "2003-12-04T06:13:25Z")
In the interest of speeding this along, I’ll add just one more commet before going to sleep. The demands of an artist for a concert are in a contract that’s called a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/128 "2003-12-04T14:39:24Z")
Just for the record, it’s **Johnny** Cash, not Jimmy… still looking… ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/129 "2003-12-04T14:43:39Z")
Flag had to be 3’ x 5’ Classic Coke ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/130 "2003-12-04T15:24:06Z")
Here’s my question: In 1996, what offbeat roadside tourist attraction near me was destined for destruction, but was saved by the pleas of local residents? Please post a link to a photograph of said attraction. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/131 "2003-12-04T15:52:42Z")
Well, it’s not REAL near, but the only offbeat roadside tourist attraction I can think of is South of the Border… total guess. But if so, here are some pics: > **[South Of The Border, Dillon, South Carolina](https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2211)** > > A classic freeway tourist trap, pyrotechnics bonanza, and vacation theme world, just south of the North Carolina border. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/132 "2003-12-04T15:54:38Z")
OOO I know this one… Let me find a picture. I can add that the locals were slowly stealing and hoarding away the antiques behind a false wall too. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/133 "2003-12-04T15:58:10Z")
[Degive’s Opera Theater](http://www.rowanfamilyhistory.com/GROUP_STRUC/DEGIVESOPERAHOUSE.jpg) I think. I couldn’t remember the exact name but this is what the search brought up. And a pox to you for finding Johnny Cash’s information before I had a chance. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/134 "2003-12-04T15:58:14Z")
wrong answer, **gonzo**. sounds like you’re on the wrong track, **dorkusmalorkusmafia** :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/135 "2003-12-04T16:00:13Z")
not what I had in mind, \*\* dorkusmalorkusmafia\*\*. Keep guessing. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/136 "2003-12-04T16:01:58Z")
Hmm, I guess it wasn’t the one you were looking for. My best friend who is from Atlanta talked about an old opera house that was going to be torn down but the locals squirreled away all the antiques and eventually made it into a historic landmark. I will keep looking then. ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/137 "2003-12-04T16:03:28Z")
clue: North Atlanta Suburb ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/138 "2003-12-04T16:05:47Z")
**gonzoron** , you’re looking in the right place, though… ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/139 "2003-12-04T16:16:56Z")
Are you thinking of the Drive in theater in Marietta? Hmmm that one wasn’t saved but closed. [Looks like this is what you are talking about then.](http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/GAMARchicken.html) ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/140 "2003-12-04T16:18:08Z")
You got it! The Big Chicken [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658.md?page=8)