CODE ORANGE!!! CODE ORANGE!!!!

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CODE ORANGE!!! WE'RE ALL DOOMED!!!!! DOOMED!!!

I'll be hiding underneath my desk.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 7 February 2003 15:47 (twenty-one years ago) link

that's enough number 6

― Alan (Alan), Friday, 7 February 2003 15:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

God what bullshit. If you can't warn people of anything specific, then don't fucking bother informing people that there might be some terrorist act somewhere, maybe.

― fletrejet, Friday, 7 February 2003 15:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

Charming - so we're at Code Orange and Bushie is talking about - hmmmm - Oh, that new "Snow" guy. At least they don't have one of those horrid backdrops giving the topic of the speech on the assumption that the audience won't recall what it was he was saying anyway.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 7 February 2003 16:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

CP Snow? Jon Snow? Snow the Swedish rapper? WE WANT ANSWERS?

― Mark C (Mark C), Friday, 7 February 2003 16:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

*laughing* John W. Snow, I do believe - the new Treasury Secretary, I think.

Oh, and Bush and ... Ashcroft ... Tom Ridge ... the FBI Director are making some sort of announcement at 12:30 PM (Sorry, my memory for names is not functioning today.)

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 7 February 2003 16:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

This really is frustrating. We're on alert -- but they can't give any specifics. We're told it may take an "unconventional" form (chemical/biological), but once again -- nothing specific.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 February 2003 16:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

Germany has really been enjoying the comparisons to Libya and Cuba and the calls for regime change here. Rummy and his buddies have just made Schröder more popular than EVER.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 7 February 2003 16:58 (twenty-one years ago) link

FBI Director = Robet Mueller?

I agree, Alex - more bullshit alerts but no clarity. Should I be boiling my water? Calling family to tell them that I love them? Going about my life as usual?
I hate these wordings - "unconventional" is enough to cause a mass panic, I do believe.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 7 February 2003 16:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

Like this is even a real threat, I'm guessing. More like, "Argh, how do we whip up the paranoia at home some more so that way people will support bombing Iraq? Ah, I've got it!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 February 2003 17:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'm right here by DC. I'll let you know when my air starts tasting funny.

― Millar (Millar), Friday, 7 February 2003 17:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

Thanks, Millar - we appreciate your sacrifice *smile*

Seriously, though - I know we don't see eye-to-eye about the politics and Iraq and all, but I do respect the strength of your convicions and the fact that you have well-thought through reasons for your beliefs, instead of just toeing some military line. And I do appreciate the fact that you're in the Air Force and putting your life on the line to protect mine.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 7 February 2003 17:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

Quite right. I've invoked my dad before, let me do so again. He knew his job and he knew the risk, but was no drone and never was, and he's hardly the only one like that in military, then and now.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 February 2003 17:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

I think this whole color-coded terrorism-alert phenomenon is just the work of some bored interior decorators at the Defense Dept.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 7 February 2003 17:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

Robert Mueller of the FBI just said our "BEST DEFENCE" is an alerted public. If that's the case, ICELAND HERE I COME!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 February 2003 18:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

This is one of those "Just generally, you know, be careful about things" alerts, is it?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 7 February 2003 18:58 (twenty-one years ago) link

There's only Red above it... which I guess would be the worst of all. Or something.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 7 February 2003 19:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Can we get Father Ted and Dougal to make the signs for Orange Alert?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 7 February 2003 19:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

I hear that code orange is the new code black.

― Chris P (Chris P), Friday, 7 February 2003 20:22 (twenty-one years ago) link

from another board:

the most fucked up thing is that when the US is on HIGH ALERT, the police and
government officials do not need warrents for search. it is a presidental
order.
if you have shit you shouldn't have, put it somewhere it wont be found. dont
drive with drugs during federally mandated high alert moments... an officer
needs no warrents to conduct searches.

― Jonathan Williams (ex machina), Friday, 7 February 2003 20:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

Ah, so Orange Alert means "quick, hide your stash better".

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 7 February 2003 20:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

Where is that info from (and I don't mean "another board")?

― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 7 February 2003 20:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

hahahaha

MAKEOUTCLUB messageboard

― Jonathan Williams (ex machina), Friday, 7 February 2003 20:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

hehehehehe...

makeoutclub = protector of our most sacred liberties

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 7 February 2003 20:53 (twenty-one years ago) link

the messageboard is/was better than the rest of the side if only because of the rockism

― Jonathan Williams (ex machina), Friday, 7 February 2003 20:56 (twenty-one years ago) link

Code Orange = increased nationwide rockism levels

― Millar (Millar), Friday, 7 February 2003 23:02 (twenty-one years ago) link

I've always assumed Code Yellow was "Piss your pants", and Code Red was "Never mind, you're bleeding to death", but I can't figure out what Code Orange is. Maybe "SCURVY WARNING! DRINK SOME JUICE!"?

― Dave Fischer, Saturday, 8 February 2003 04:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

ten months pass...

here we go again.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 21 December 2003 18:07 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/21terror.html

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 21 December 2003 18:08 (twenty years ago) link

news conference at 1:30 eastern.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 21 December 2003 18:09 (twenty years ago) link

Code Orange sounds like a lipstick.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 21 December 2003 18:09 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.paristokyiv.com/images/orange_square.gif

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 21 December 2003 18:12 (twenty years ago) link

duck and cover--something that you can't do anything about *might* happen and then we *might* know who the evildoers are who might have done it and the only thing for certain is the spiced run will make it better.

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 21 December 2003 18:16 (twenty years ago) link

er "spiced rum* there

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 21 December 2003 18:17 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/images/dress-up/acc/hats/witch-orange-hair.jpg

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 21 December 2003 18:18 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.colbycc.org/www/math/extra/murph1.gif

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 21 December 2003 18:48 (twenty years ago) link

heh. as someone once commented, the color will pretty much NEVER go to Red, since too many people would freak, and never to green, since too many people would relax and it might invite attacks.

so, you have your choice between two useless colors.

― El Santo Claus (Kingfish), Sunday, 21 December 2003 20:05 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.giantrobot.com/robotica/8furryorangepeople/8.3qbert.jpg

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 21 December 2003 20:13 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.kadado.com/media/pics/baby/nov2001/yummy_e.jpg

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 21 December 2003 20:27 (twenty years ago) link

Under code "yellow" I accidentally made it into the country w/small bag of pot that I had NO idea was in there. Jesus I am stupid!!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, 21 December 2003 20:30 (twenty years ago) link

^... aww it's little tubgirl again

(xpost)

― Wintermuté (Wintermute), Sunday, 21 December 2003 20:34 (twenty years ago) link

huge image

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 21 December 2003 20:36 (twenty years ago) link

Aja, large pics like that really hamper easy browsing of ILX.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 21 December 2003 20:59 (twenty years ago) link

OK!

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 21 December 2003 21:01 (twenty years ago) link

Also your pics are usually really dull and self-indulgent. Think of the thread.

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 22 December 2003 14:03 (twenty years ago) link

hahahahaha, evil barry

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 22 December 2003 14:04 (twenty years ago) link

But oh so very otm though!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 22 December 2003 14:13 (twenty years ago) link

London is now also on alert. Because anything NYC does, London must do, too.

I think anyone who has to go home at xmas and have dinner with their family is one step shy of ramming a plane into a building.

― Catty (Catty), Monday, 22 December 2003 15:35 (twenty years ago) link

I assume Joe Lieberman will take this opportunity to take down that traitor Tom Ridge. I mean, what part of "we got him" doesn't he understand?!

― ermes marana, Tuesday, 23 December 2003 00:38 (twenty years ago) link

FEAR ALL KNOWLEDGE

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 03:04 (twenty years ago) link

that just reminds me of the time I was flying out of JFK on the way home from CMJ 1998 and I put my James Clavell hardback through the x-ray machine. The screeners acted like I was some kind of weirdo for doing that.

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 30 December 2003 03:10 (twenty years ago) link

'That sounds like something from the Onion' is becoming an all-too-common phrase

― Ferrrrrrg (Ferg), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 03:11 (twenty years ago) link

cough cough

― El Santo Claus (Kingfish), Tuesday, 30 December 2003 05:43 (twenty years ago) link

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