Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one year later

Re:Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one yea... by js2 on Sunday April 12, 2020 @06:04PM (#22851338)

I only know the Mel Brooks version:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs_(1970_film)

But reading the wikipedia description of the book, it's the same premise: characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden in a chair.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs

Are you thinking of a different story?

Edit: ah, apparently that's a part of the novel, which if it's in the Mel Brooks film, I don't recall: "bamboozling a village chess club with promises of an international tournament."

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Re:Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one yea... by cosmodisk on Sunday April 12, 2020 @08:23PM (#22852061)

It's the same story- I'll need to watch this version to compare the adaptations. The Russian adaptation is unique in a few ways: 1) I'm not sure how,but in times of heavy propaganda and censorship, these films got green light.The concepts they show were absolutely crazy at the time.I never really understood how soviet machine allowed this to be made to start with. 2) The film became an absolute cultural phenomenon that influenced generations. Some of the phrases used by lead characters continue to be used in wider context even today( I.e. "why do you need money? You've got no imagination!) https://youtu.be/P8t2dbJ7YXY (1:44:00 the scene where they arrive to the town of gullibles.There's English subtitles option)

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Re:Foxconn’s buildings in Wisconsin are still empty, one yea... by lonelappde on Sunday April 12, 2020 @10:18PM (#22852545)

> attempting to obtain jewelry hidden in a chair.

Is also the plot of the infamous eponymous Gaslight.

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