Whatever happened to ABC's "Take the Money and Run"? Remember that show? It was a reality based television show that aired in 2011 in which they would give people a briefcase filled with money (like real money... the good stuff...to the tune of $100,000) and let them hide it. If after 24 hours a team of professional interrogators couldn't find the money or get them to spill the beans, then the contestants would get to walk away with the cash.
It was an exciting show, but it didn't last for very many episodes. I think their main problem was letting parents be the contestants. These interrogators didn't stand a chance. Parents are seasoned professionals when it comes to lying. They're the BEST at it. Think about it; Santa, the Easter Bunny, sex....we're talking generations of lies propagated so well that entire industries have survived on their existence.
Sometimes on the show, in order to get someone to crack, the interrogators would use mind games and mental manipulation tactics. The parents would just laugh at these attempts. These are people who have gone up against two year olds and teenagers and have lived to tell! No amount of editing could hide the bewilderment on the faces of the investigators as tactic after tactic failed and the clock eventually ran out. As for the contestants who were not parents? They folded within hours. But not ol' Ma and Pa.
In short, you can starve us, lock us up in solitary confinement, and deprive us of the essentials like sleep, sex and texting...but we are made of steal. We've long since forgotten what it felt like to flinch. Not that we're necessarily super smart or anything...it's just that when you've been in survival mode for so long it has a way of hardening you. Toddlers, teenagers, CIA investigators??? Bring it.
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