How many of these are also novels that can only be bought in airports?
― Ed, Monday, 26 November 2007 11:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Perhaps Grady can post some pics of the Hawaiian Escalation.
― Mark C, Monday, 26 November 2007 12:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Vietnamese Retaliotio
Some kind of fusion pasta dish
― ledge, Monday, 26 November 2007 12:11 (sixteen years ago) link
A lot of these sound like chess strategies.
― Tuomas, Monday, 26 November 2007 12:12 (sixteen years ago) link
most of them sound cribbed from Robert Ludlum's bibliography
i voted for Turkish Heavy
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 26 November 2007 12:15 (sixteen years ago) link
Most of these scenarios have a rustic 1980s feel to them.
I miss the days when a KGB vs CIA tussle in a dirt poor African country could threaten human existence.
― Ed, Monday, 26 November 2007 12:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― ILX System, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh, come on.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 00:04 (sixteen years ago) link
SEATO Decapitating, Albanian Decoy, and English Thrust splitting the awesome vote, I see.
― en i see kay, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 00:06 (sixteen years ago) link
wooo Taiwan Theaterwide!
-- jessie monster, Monday, November 19, 2007 3:48 PM (Monday, November 19, 2007 3:48 PM)
― jessie monster, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 00:07 (sixteen years ago) link
The Walloon Impasse
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 October 2016 15:17 (seven years ago) link
― Ed, Monday, November 26, 2007 12:35 PM (eight years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the scenario that some people are sketching out that goes: Clinton victory > US establishes no fly zone in Syria > aerial confrontation between US and Russia > WW3 - is this in any way plausible or just alarmist scaremongering
― soref, Monday, 7 November 2016 03:06 (seven years ago) link
Completely implausible. For all his faults, Putin seems to have a decent grasp on reality.
I was just about to say "would be the quickest WW3 ever" but then realized I started this poll with a list of variations on a theme, and every WW3 ever is the quickest WW3 ever, because that's what WW3 would be if it ever happened.
― ELECTION (no comey I) (El Tomboto), Monday, 7 November 2016 03:17 (seven years ago) link
OK, how about this scenario? http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/07/russia-nato-trump-shirreff/492938/
“In terms of the risk equation for whoever’s sitting in the Kremlin, if he or she decides to have a go at the Baltic states, he may just decide, ‘Yeah I think the chances are I’ll get away with it,’” Shirreff told me. “And that, of course, makes the world more dangerous.”
The ensuing conflict, according to Shirreff, could escalate in harrowing ways. Russia, he said, “integrates nuclear thinking into every aspect of their military thinking and doctrine,” which includes the concept of “nuclear de-escalation.” Putin, for example, could attack and occupy the Baltic states and then, before NATO has a chance to retaliate, threaten to drop a tactical nuclear weapon on a NATO target.
(would rely appreciate it if Tombot or someone could tell me that this is similarly implausible)
― soref, Wednesday, 9 November 2016 14:38 (seven years ago) link
Russia doesn't give a damn about the Baltics.
Even if they did, to 'get away with it' would require the rest of the EU and NATO to turn a blind eye, not just the US. The international community could trash the Russian economy overnight if they wanted to.
― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Wednesday, 9 November 2016 14:42 (seven years ago) link
just spent 20min painstakingly remaking this poll before searching for it in last-minute pre-post check lol
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 19:32 (five years ago) link
A good half of these are ready-made Ludlum titles. Reminding me of thisILX thread.
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 24 April 2019 19:38 (five years ago) link
god dammit i'd piss on a sparkplug if i thought it'd do any good
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 19:57 (five years ago) link
what kind of asshole lives on an island and doesn't even have a boat
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 24 April 2019 20:10 (five years ago) link
"chad interdiction" sounds like some incel shit
― they're not booing you, sir, they're shouting "Boot Edge Edge" (Will M.), Wednesday, 24 April 2019 21:04 (five years ago) link
from pandemic to the third world war
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 24 February 2022 06:17 (two years ago) link
in almost all close calls russia played a major role, of course
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_III#Historical_close_calls
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 24 February 2022 06:38 (two years ago) link
Whose corny sockpuppet account is this? Calzino? *ducks*
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Thursday, 24 February 2022 14:56 (two years ago) link
Chad Alert
― ciderpress, Thursday, 24 February 2022 15:53 (two years ago) link
Ctl-F "Ukraine": phrase not found
whew!
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 24 February 2022 18:09 (two years ago) link
i'm not following
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 24 February 2022 20:55 (two years ago) link
no, I would not like to play a game
― mh, Friday, 25 February 2022 03:27 (two years ago) link
probably with the bees
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 February 2022 04:03 (two years ago) link
After very careful consideration, sir, I've come to the conclusion that this thread revive sucks.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 25 February 2022 10:52 (two years ago) link
Hell I'd piss on a sparkplug if I thought it would do any good
― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:33 (two years ago) link
"this corn is raw""yes, it's healthier that way""can we take pills, and cook the corn?"
"He's dead? Wow he doesn't look very old?""oh he was 45""oh right, yeah that's old"
― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:36 (two years ago) link
"Who first came up with the idea of A-sexual reproduction?""Your wife?"
― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:38 (two years ago) link
this movie fucking rocks
― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:39 (two years ago) link
I heard that the Denmark Massive are playing the 101 this Saturday
― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:42 (two years ago) link
i'm in desperate need of a paleontologist
― difficult listening hour, Friday, 25 February 2022 15:06 (two years ago) link
Mister Potato Head!, MISTER POTATO HEAD!
― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 15:10 (two years ago) link
Does your little friend want to stay for dinner?
― stet, Friday, 25 February 2022 16:13 (two years ago) link
did anybody bother to watch the sequel? Guessing it was just a generic hacker movie that had nothing in common with the original.
― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 16:30 (two years ago) link
for the record, i just wanted an existing thread to talk about close calls
you guys are reading way too much into this
― Punster McPunisher, Friday, 25 February 2022 17:53 (two years ago) link