bomb alerts and stuff

This (and the idea that Phil posted pics to the Liz thread) is fighting conspiracy theory with conspiracy theory, paranoia with paranoia. I've noticed this happening before on ILX, when aggressive trolls are confronted with aggression far more trollish than their own. It doesn't look like a self-assured response at all.

Hey look, we both had the same thought, at the same time, sitting only inches apart. We are not longer in control of our minds.

OK, more than inches.

*pause*

Anyway we've only got his word on any of that. Can't trust anyone these days. Not even you, Momus. That's the plan.

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and momus, i read MC's statement with a touch of humor, and don't think anyone on this board has been aggressive to phil...anyone that comes around bragging about how clever they are, and how silly we are for believing something in the media is bound to get a response, and it all seemed fairly measured.

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This piece of information has cheered me up no end

the reality of bunglers is scarier than the comfort blanket of secret order

Identity solved, Phil has revealed himself as Calum.

I don't think anything is happening at Euston.

this isn't very funny, but i googled now so:

http://www.tellytunes.com/wallpapers/rainbow_bungle_800.jpg

And I'm just trying to wind anyone up. Like I said, I saw a lot of hits coming from this place and wanted to check it out, saw some people misrepresenting me so wanted to state my case.

Conspiracy theories, the real ones, do tend to be dull, fantasy-the reality we generally live in- is fun. Personally I like to know what is going on and don't like being taken for an idiot or lied to.

Still when I'm not all serious and dull i'm a damn funny dude with the looks of bond and starry eyed girls trying to get me into bed. You probably didn't need to know that did you? If you didn't hate me before .............

(CEO of company responsible for the creation, up-keep and evolution of the internet and all future communication and technologies ever)

At last, I have a title for my magic realist novel set on the night bus from George Square to Paisley Cross

we have to come to our theories about which ones are which.

anyway, it's good to know it's only calum. always a pleasure to have the company of the great man to cheer us up in times of turbulence!

momus is an aesthetic imagineer -- his theories and insights are not intended to bear down on mere reality here and now

"Nowhere has the importance of independent judges policing a constitution of principle become clearer than in the context of the threat and reality of terrorism. I say this in the month that London experienced a series of bomb blasts, killing and maiming many innocent civilians. Nothing I say here makes light of these horrific acts of violence, or of the responsibility imposed on governments to keep the public safe, or of the dangerous task performed by the police and intelligence services. At the same time, it is all too easy to respond in a way that undermines commitment to our most deeply held values and convictions and cheapens our right to call ourselves a civilised nation.

[...]

"Sometimes democracy must fight with one hand tied behind its back. None the less, it has the upper hand. Preserving the rule of law and recognition of individual liberties constitutes an important component of its understanding of security. At the end of the day, this strengthens its spirit, and this strength allows it to overcome its difficulties."

Since Cherie Booth is none other than Tony Blair's wife, the big question today has to be not "What's going on at Euston?" but "What's going on in Tony Blair's bedroom?"

http://www.keenaschips.co.uk/index.php?page=articles/misc_rainbow

"Meanwhile, armed officers remained at Blair House in Stockwell, where three women were arrested last night on suspicion of harbouring offenders. The building was cordoned off."

i wonder about peaktime evacuations, especially of stations with multiple lines,

Oh well.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4726485.stm

Surely she's putting them at risk, as she's dictating the movements of the armed police officers.