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The famed Adams gong, missing since before Housing Day, resurfaced early Wednesday afternoon—in Eliot House dining hall for all to see, no less. This happened the day before the gong's absence was about to be reported to the Cambridge police.
The infamous Adams House gong—which went missing the week before Housing Day—has yet to be returned, and Adams House authorities are getting serious about recovering it.
Thieves have until 10 a.m. Thursday morning to return the gong before a police report is filed and what is likely an interhouse prank turns into a criminal offense, according to an e-mail sent by an Adams House HoCo co-chair.
A group calling itself Friends United for Chinese Knicknacks and Against Detention of Ancient Manchurian Stuff took credit for stealing the gong—which, in the past, had been sounded when non-Adams House residents attempted to eat in the conveniently located dining hall.
As Adams HoCo Co-Chair Samantha L. Houston '11 explained in an e-mailed statement, "Adams House likes a prank as much as anyone. However, given the duration of the gong's absence without a clue regarding its location, this prank has became theft. We will file a police report...