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Fear is ...
Fear is a terrible thing.
incredible just many different things people can find to be afraid of on the water, when in fact they are afraid their skills won't meet the need when the time comes. Frightened people should stay tied to the dock, a metal Faraday cage surrounding they boat, while they wear Type I PFD's and tethered to cleats and wearing DOT approved, full coverage helmets, three EPIRBs at the ready. |
Fear is ... Homeland security
Hasn't everyone heard the threat warning from the Home security
Department on terrorists unleashing floating explosives? How much of our tax money are these idiots spending on this stuff? Why aren't our conservative friends screaming? Obviously these bureaucrats have too much time and money to spend. Let me explain the obvious: if the explosives were in a shipping container, the terrorists would know they might blow up something, floating explosives would be a lot of trouble, and almost all would be ignored until they were damaged by water. What would they blow up? A water skier? Most would either sink or wind up buried in sand at Scammon's Lagoon with all the rest of the floating pop bottles. The only possible explanation is to throw out some (baseless) fear. Why? To keep us all frightened of the "enemy". Gee, haven't we seen this before? It works because we don't think closely about the real issues. Are we really this gullible? Shouldn't we put a stop to this foolishness? Jim JAXAshby wrote: Fear is a terrible thing. incredible just many different things people can find to be afraid of on the water, when in fact they are afraid their skills won't meet the need when the time comes. Frightened people should stay tied to the dock, a metal Faraday cage surrounding they boat, while they wear Type I PFD's and tethered to cleats and wearing DOT approved, full coverage helmets, three EPIRBs at the ready. |
Fear is ... Homeland security
There is a difference, one scenario is possible, the other is fantasy.
Fantasy with a purpose, to manipulate us. To keep us frightened. This is what I meant by: It works because we don't think closely about the real issues. Are we really this gullible? Some of us are this gullible. This is why it works. Jim Nomen Nescio wrote: On Sun, 18 Jul 2004, Jim wrote: Hasn't everyone heard the threat warning from the Home security Department on terrorists unleashing floating explosives? How much of our tax money are these idiots spending on this stuff? Why aren't our conservative friends screaming? Obviously these bureaucrats have too much time and money to spend. Let me explain the obvious: if the explosives were in a shipping container, the terrorists would know they might blow up something, floating explosives would be a lot of trouble, and almost all would be ignored until they were damaged by water. What would they blow up? A water skier? Most would either sink or wind up buried in sand at Scammon's Lagoon with all the rest of the floating pop bottles. The only possible explanation is to throw out some (baseless) fear. Why? To keep us all frightened of the "enemy". Gee, haven't we seen this before? It works because we don't think closely about the real issues. Are we really this gullible? Shouldn't we put a stop to this foolishness? Jim JAXAshby wrote: Fear is a terrible thing. incredible just many different things people can find to be afraid of on the water, when in fact they are afraid their skills won't meet the need when the time comes. Frightened people should stay tied to the dock, a metal Faraday cage surrounding they boat, while they wear Type I PFD's and tethered to cleats and wearing DOT approved, full coverage helmets, three EPIRBs at the ready. Right. The next thing you know someone is going to dream up the far fetched idea that some terroists would hijack some jet aircraft and fly them into the Pentagon or some other tall buildings. What a bunch of jerks, where do they dream up these ideas? |
Fear is ... Homeland security
Irrelevant what I would have said.
If you notice the warning, it says "There is no specific threat". Just someone's idea of what might be a threat. The list is endless. Bombs in shipping containers is a real threat, hijacking airplanes is a real threat. Looking for floating bombs, with no intended target, is just dumb. JohnH wrote: On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 17:08:38 GMT, Jim wrote: There is a difference, one scenario is possible, the other is fantasy. Fantasy with a purpose, to manipulate us. To keep us frightened. This is what I meant by: It works because we don't think closely about the real issues. Are we really this gullible? Some of us are this gullible. This is why it works. Jim Nomen Nescio wrote: On Sun, 18 Jul 2004, Jim wrote: Hasn't everyone heard the threat warning from the Home security Department on terrorists unleashing floating explosives? How much of our tax money are these idiots spending on this stuff? Why aren't our conservative friends screaming? Obviously these bureaucrats have too much time and money to spend. Let me explain the obvious: if the explosives were in a shipping container, the terrorists would know they might blow up something, floating explosives would be a lot of trouble, and almost all would be ignored until they were damaged by water. What would they blow up? A water skier? Most would either sink or wind up buried in sand at Scammon's Lagoon with all the rest of the floating pop bottles. The only possible explanation is to throw out some (baseless) fear. Why? To keep us all frightened of the "enemy". Gee, haven't we seen this before? It works because we don't think closely about the real issues. Are we really this gullible? Shouldn't we put a stop to this foolishness? Jim JAXAshby wrote: Fear is a terrible thing. incredible just many different things people can find to be afraid of on the water, when in fact they are afraid their skills won't meet the need when the time comes. Frightened people should stay tied to the dock, a metal Faraday cage surrounding they boat, while they wear Type I PFD's and tethered to cleats and wearing DOT approved, full coverage helmets, three EPIRBs at the ready. Right. The next thing you know someone is going to dream up the far fetched idea that some terroists would hijack some jet aircraft and fly them into the Pentagon or some other tall buildings. What a bunch of jerks, where do they dream up these ideas? Be a little honest, Jim. A year prior to 9/11, you would have said the same thing about 9/11. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! |
Fear is ... Homeland security
Bombs in shipping containers is a real threat, hijacking airplanes is a
real threat. Looking for floating bombs, with no intended target, is just dumb. Not so fast. I have discoverd there is some concrete value to these Homeland Security, get out the fearful vote, warnings. Just this afternoon, I was doing a bit of sanding and varnishing on the boat. There was strong ebb current running through the marina, and I noticed what *looked like* an ordinary styrofoam coffee cup floating my way. This wasn't a typical coffee cup, no way. It was one of the big "venti" (20-ounce) cups and the lid was still attached. Do you have any idea how much plastique you could cram in a cup that size? Remembering all the homeland security warnings about floating bombs, I immediately fled to the head and sealed myself in with duct tape. Miracle of miracles, the coffee cup drifted on out of the marina and *didn't* explode to sink my boat! The duct tape worked! Just think, if I'd some vizqueen handy, I probably could have actually caught the Islamic terrorist that tried to blow up the marina with that cup. Hallelujah! I've been saved again by George Bush, Tom Ridge, and the Department of Homeland Paranoia. Is it too late to move to Florida so I can show my gratitude by voting several times in the November elections? |
Fear is ... Homeland security
Having a good supply of plastic and duct tape is always a good thing.
Gould 0738 wrote: Bombs in shipping containers is a real threat, hijacking airplanes is a real threat. Looking for floating bombs, with no intended target, is just dumb. Not so fast. I have discoverd there is some concrete value to these Homeland Security, get out the fearful vote, warnings. Just this afternoon, I was doing a bit of sanding and varnishing on the boat. There was strong ebb current running through the marina, and I noticed what *looked like* an ordinary styrofoam coffee cup floating my way. This wasn't a typical coffee cup, no way. It was one of the big "venti" (20-ounce) cups and the lid was still attached. Do you have any idea how much plastique you could cram in a cup that size? Remembering all the homeland security warnings about floating bombs, I immediately fled to the head and sealed myself in with duct tape. Miracle of miracles, the coffee cup drifted on out of the marina and *didn't* explode to sink my boat! The duct tape worked! Just think, if I'd some vizqueen handy, I probably could have actually caught the Islamic terrorist that tried to blow up the marina with that cup. Hallelujah! I've been saved again by George Bush, Tom Ridge, and the Department of Homeland Paranoia. Is it too late to move to Florida so I can show my gratitude by voting several times in the November elections? |
Fear is ... Homeland security
Jim wrote:
Having a good supply of plastic and duct tape is always a good thing. Gould 0738 wrote: Bombs in shipping containers is a real threat, hijacking airplanes is a real threat. Looking for floating bombs, with no intended target, is just dumb. Not so fast. I have discoverd there is some concrete value to these Homeland Security, get out the fearful vote, warnings. Just this afternoon, I was doing a bit of sanding and varnishing on the boat. There was strong ebb current running through the marina, and I noticed what *looked like* an ordinary styrofoam coffee cup floating my way. This wasn't a typical coffee cup, no way. It was one of the big "venti" (20-ounce) cups and the lid was still attached. Do you have any idea how much plastique you could cram in a cup that size? Remembering all the homeland security warnings about floating bombs, I immediately fled to the head and sealed myself in with duct tape. Miracle of miracles, the coffee cup drifted on out of the marina and *didn't* explode to sink my boat! The duct tape worked! Just think, if I'd some vizqueen handy, I probably could have actually caught the Islamic terrorist that tried to blow up the marina with that cup. Hallelujah! I've been saved again by George Bush, Tom Ridge, and the Department of Homeland Paranoia. Is it too late to move to Florida so I can show my gratitude by voting several times in the November elections? Do you have any idea of how many ducts you have to kill to get the raw materials for a roll of duct tape? |
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