and srsly why not detonate the bomb in the bathroom where no one will disturb yr terror
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 06:53 (fourteen years ago) link
overall, not impressed
aside from the 9/11 bastards, these terrorists seem less competent than the Weather Underground.
― Rage, Resentment, Spleen (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 27 December 2009 06:54 (fourteen years ago) link
srsly guy gotten tooken down by a dutch filmmaker A DUTCH FILMMAKER smh
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 07:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Theo wahtshisname avenged
― Rage, Resentment, Spleen (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 27 December 2009 07:10 (fourteen years ago) link
ws dutch filmmaker tbh
― stupid fruity crazy jag (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 27 December 2009 07:13 (fourteen years ago) link
I sure am glad we're fighting these guys in remote Afghan villages. Each Taliban Pashtun sheep herder we kill is one less rich British educated Nigerian terrorist to worry about.
― Super Cub, Sunday, 27 December 2009 09:26 (fourteen years ago) link
it's a little comforting that the whole on-board chem-lab thing is hard to do effectively. but it sounds like dude had enough explosive on him to do the job. and apart from the people he would've killed, imagine the insane right-wing braying about america under attack -- on christmas, no less -- while obama frolics in hawaii. it's not as if anyone caught this guy, everybody just got lucky.
― hellzapoppa (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 27 December 2009 14:07 (fourteen years ago) link
has anyone flown yet since this? i am not looking forward to manchester-newark-sfo in a couple of days.
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 14:23 (fourteen years ago) link
not sure my bladder can deal with the new era tbqh
god, i cannot imagine that flight, caek. fucking nightmarish bullshit.
― And now my dick is where? Oh, this is too rich (the table is the table), Sunday, 27 December 2009 14:52 (fourteen years ago) link
am doing Gatwick -> Orlando next week. not exactly looking forward to (1) flight and (2) Gatwick security which is hellish bad at the best of times.
― ailsa, Sunday, 27 December 2009 14:58 (fourteen years ago) link
gatwick is the worst place on earth. you have my sympathies.
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 15:09 (fourteen years ago) link
assuming everything runs on time, 2010 starts for me at 5am GMT Jan 1 and ends at 1am PST Jan 2. YAAAAAAAOOOOOOW. and of course nothing will run on time now.
wonder if cutty can meet me in arrivals at EWR w/ vaporizer.
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 15:22 (fourteen years ago) link
lol "2010 ends on Jan 2". i wish.
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 15:24 (fourteen years ago) link
You sound like a terrist, flying crazy routes from Londonistan and calling for the end of the world.
― James Mitchell, Sunday, 27 December 2009 15:33 (fourteen years ago) link
i am taking an implausible number of hard drives in hand luggage too (no joke).
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 15:35 (fourteen years ago) link
and i'm flying back LAX to munich. would not be surprised if i get tased just a little bit.
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 15:36 (fourteen years ago) link
jus a lil tasing lets all be cool
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 15:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Hoekstra on Fox yesterday all but blaming Obama admin.
― you want a war on christmas i'll give you a fuckin war on christmas (will), Sunday, 27 December 2009 15:42 (fourteen years ago) link
The government was vague about the steps it was taking, saying that it wanted the security experience to be “unpredictable” and that passengers would not find the same measures at every airport — a prospect that may upset airlines and travelers alike.
^^^ awesome
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Airline officials also said the carriers were told to turn off the maps on in-flight entertainment systems that show a plane’s location. The rule apparently was intended to prevent travelers from knowing when a plane had reached the United States. However, industry officials pointed out there are route maps in the backs of airline magazines, and that a traveler could simply time the journey using a watch.
^^^ lol
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:43 (fourteen years ago) link
i will be seriously disappointed if the maps w/the lil traveling airplane get turned off
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm sorta surprised an airline hasn't tried to go the El Al route but on a bigger scale, and offer, for a higher price, higher security: i.e. having their own security in addition to the airports'. I'd think some people would be willing to pay more for this, and others wouldn't, so the market could support both kinds of fliers.
― Euler, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Where can I read about how things work on El Al?
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:48 (fourteen years ago) link
I think people on long flights are 20 times likelier to eat each other without the distraction of the lil traveling airplane.
― Fetchboy, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:49 (fourteen years ago) link
why do all the news reports keep saying this bomb was made by a top al qaeda bomb maker - the shit did not go off - whoever made it is not a top bomb maker
why is any possible threat to america from any source overstated and over-reported?
― Not a reactionary git, just an idiot. (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:50 (fourteen years ago) link
re. El Al, the wikipedia entry has the right details.
― Euler, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:50 (fourteen years ago) link
The BBC was reporting that the route maps will only be off for the last hour. Seems completely retarded regardless. They're not detailed enough if you're aiming for a specific small conurbation, and any idiot can figure out when they've crossed from Canadian to U.S. airspace.
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:50 (fourteen years ago) link
wow at El Al security.
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Does the precise location of the plane you're trying to destroy matter that much?
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:53 (fourteen years ago) link
presumably it has greater political impact if it happens in the U.S.
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:53 (fourteen years ago) link
when youre flying into new york you can look out the window and see new york
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:54 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah (re El Al); I have friends who would gladly pay for that kind of security---you'd think a market as lucrative as the airline market would support such a business.
― Euler, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:54 (fourteen years ago) link
how much is the typical price premium for El Al? double? extra 25%
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:55 (fourteen years ago) link
imo the market for luxury airline security isnt that great - its already the safest thing in the world
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:56 (fourteen years ago) link
joe will you come out to EWR on new year's day and do yoga with me y/n?
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:57 (fourteen years ago) link
that sounds really lovely but im up in vermont for the next few months
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:58 (fourteen years ago) link
btw factoid: i have never set foot in the newark airport
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 16:59 (fourteen years ago) link
ladies and gentlemen we may or may not be approaching anything. we cannot confirm if we are beginning our descent. our suggestion that you return your seats to their upright position should not be taken as a sign of anything. maybe we just think you need to sit up a little straighter. we should have you on the ground ... eventually. our flight crew will be bringing around blindfolds, which we suggest you don for your safety and ours.
― hellzapoppa (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 27 December 2009 17:00 (fourteen years ago) link
xp, nm. i only have 4 hours and i will probably be getting a little tased for most of that time.
lol
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 17:00 (fourteen years ago) link
also, they are apparently leaving the cabin lights on for the duration.
― caek, Sunday, 27 December 2009 17:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh I cannot fucking WAIT for this. Cheers Al-Qaeda dudes.
― ailsa, Sunday, 27 December 2009 17:02 (fourteen years ago) link
was gonna say if u were trying to explode a plane over a particular city just buy ticket to that city then wait till the plane started getting pretty close to the ground then id blow it up - no maps or watches necessary
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 17:02 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm not sure about how much of a premium El Al flights cost; I just priced a Paris-Tel Aviv flight for next month to check, and it was cheaper on El Al than on Air France.
― Euler, Sunday, 27 December 2009 17:04 (fourteen years ago) link
If they do turn the maps off, I still don't think that'll stop the terrorists
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 27 December 2009 17:05 (fourteen years ago) link
what they should do is make everyone surrender their bombs before boarding - the rest of it would be unnecessary
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 17:07 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i49.tinypic.com/fkv62t.jpg
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 27 December 2009 17:17 (fourteen years ago) link
'the pope'
he did this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunch_of_Guys
― Anacostia Aerodrome (El Tomboto), Sunday, 18 September 2016 22:01 (seven years ago) link
lol come on
― Nhex, Sunday, 18 September 2016 22:03 (seven years ago) link
5 people taken into custody
http://abc7ny.com/news/multiple-people-taken-into-custody-in-connection-with-chelsea-explosion/1517053/
― flappy bird, Monday, 19 September 2016 03:38 (seven years ago) link
another explosion in NJ: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nyc-explosion-fbi-cops-investigate-vehicle-interest-n-y-new-n650306?cid=sm_tw
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Monday, 19 September 2016 05:28 (seven years ago) link
Shit.
― I wish you could see my home. It's... it's so... exciting (Jon not Jon), Monday, 19 September 2016 11:09 (seven years ago) link
Suspect named for the Chelsea bomb, 28 yo Afghanistan born naturalized us citizen of NJ.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/sep/19/us-authorities-investigating-new-jersey-explosive-devices-live-updates
― I wish you could see my home. It's... it's so... exciting (Jon not Jon), Monday, 19 September 2016 11:51 (seven years ago) link
home raided
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Monday, 19 September 2016 12:22 (seven years ago) link
iPhone extreme alert during Monday morning commute is one way to change the dialectic
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 19 September 2016 12:31 (seven years ago) link
I know this is 'letting the terrorists win' but I am strongly tempted to call out today
― I wish you could see my home. It's... it's so... exciting (Jon not Jon), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:00 (seven years ago) link
The NJ stuff is happening about 10 minutes' walk from my apartment.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:00 (seven years ago) link
Hell, if them winning is you taking a personal day then fine, let them have this one.
― two crickets sassing each other (dowd), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:03 (seven years ago) link
Personally, I feel like the 'letting them win' thing is more applicable if bombs go off in NY and NJ and you decide to stay home with the curtains drawn even though you live in Wichita. But if there's danger of subsequent events in a place where shit has already gone down, it's only natural to be cautious.
― ALL TACOE'S 1/2 HALF "OFF" (Old Lunch), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:11 (seven years ago) link
Did it just now. My boss was cool about it.
― I wish you could see my home. It's... it's so... exciting (Jon not Jon), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:12 (seven years ago) link
Sounds like NY and NJ are handling this very professionally and thoroughly, but then, I don't have TV. Maybe TV is hysterical. Probably so.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 19 September 2016 13:15 (seven years ago) link
When is TV not hysterical.
― ALL TACOE'S 1/2 HALF "OFF" (Old Lunch), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:16 (seven years ago) link
Big Bang Theory?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 19 September 2016 13:17 (seven years ago) link
I don't have tv either. I think they'll handle this well but I'ma give them a day to find the rest of the cached fucking bombs.
― I wish you could see my home. It's... it's so... exciting (Jon not Jon), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:17 (seven years ago) link
Xpost Oh shit, multiple meanings not intentional.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 19 September 2016 13:18 (seven years ago) link
XD
― how's life, Monday, 19 September 2016 13:20 (seven years ago) link
Fp'd for microaggression
― I wish you could see my home. It's... it's so... exciting (Jon not Jon), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:28 (seven years ago) link
Now you're definitely letting the terrorists win.
― ALL TACOE'S 1/2 HALF "OFF" (Old Lunch), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:43 (seven years ago) link
making people's phones play a siren sound is not "handling it very professionally" imo but i guess it's not boston-level insanity
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:54 (seven years ago) link
coming home from manhattan over the weekend while cops ran around in the subways yelling F IS CLOSED F IS CLOSED POLICE ACTIVITY GO HOME makes a fella nervous for sure
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Monday, 19 September 2016 14:54 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CsuXx-LWIAAgyjw.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Monday, 19 September 2016 14:59 (seven years ago) link
suspect captured in Linden NJ after firing at a cop
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Monday, 19 September 2016 15:41 (seven years ago) link
Nice
― Evan, Monday, 19 September 2016 15:49 (seven years ago) link
Just seen film of him being taken away on a stretcher.
― Bottlerockey (Tom D.), Monday, 19 September 2016 15:51 (seven years ago) link
https://twitter.com/ItsTonyNow/status/777892751757180928
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 19 September 2016 16:00 (seven years ago) link
tbf i imagine they're checking for weapons?
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Monday, 19 September 2016 16:04 (seven years ago) link
P sure that's a direct transcript.
― ALL TACOE'S 1/2 HALF "OFF" (Old Lunch), Monday, 19 September 2016 16:08 (seven years ago) link
They're checking for embedded cellphones.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fj1HFuaZrD0/ThJdI2QpQPI/AAAAAAAACgQ/esATtrnuZeo/s1600/PDVD_108.BMP
― Cumstaun (Phil D.), Monday, 19 September 2016 16:16 (seven years ago) link
Maybe, given their constraints, they are implementing thus far extra-legal tickle torture tactics to get him to talk. They are going to get some stubbly SWAT dude to blow raspberries on his tummy until he spills the beans.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 19 September 2016 16:37 (seven years ago) link
Disturbing new details in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
New filings claim there was a Plan B the militiamen had drawn up, that involved a takeover of the Michigan capitol building by 200 combatants who would stage a week-long series of televised executions of public officials.There was also a Plan C -- burning down the state house, leaving no survivors.
There was also a Plan C -- burning down the state house, leaving no survivors.
― Advanced Doomscroller (Sanpaku), Thursday, 19 November 2020 17:47 (three years ago) link
"economic anxiety"
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 19 November 2020 17:48 (three years ago) link
Look, an armed coup is totally a reasonable response to not being able to get a haircut.
― Nhex, Thursday, 19 November 2020 18:40 (three years ago) link
give me wings, or give me death
― the colour out of space (is the place) (PBKR), Thursday, 19 November 2020 18:50 (three years ago) link
― Ape Hole Road (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:18 (three years ago) link
Also gotta love that their backup plans were just as outlandish. Plan D was to hijack the Space Shuttle and pilot it into the Mackinac Bridge.
― Ape Hole Road (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link
iirc that was actually Plan E, Plan D was to poison this year's crop of Traverse City cherries and hand deliver them to everyone at the statehouse.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:28 (three years ago) link