hey look a poster of tom.. OMG IT'S A BOMB!!1

Fash · Post by **Fash** » May 5, 2006, 1:37 pm

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp? ... 0505a.html

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The plan was to conceal digital audio players in 4,500 randomly selected newspaper boxes around Los Angeles and Ventura County. When newspaper buyers opened the racks, the six inch long, two-and-a-half inch wide red plastic boxes -- connected to activator switches on the news rack doors -- would play the easily-recognizable "Mission: Impossible" theme song.

A photo of the movie's star, Tom Cruise, adorned a promotional poster on the front of the racks, although there was no warning that the doors had been rigged to play music.

Despite the simplicity of the plan, the digital audio players and the red, white and black wires leading to their activator switches did not stay concealed. One newspaper buyer saw the device and switch, thought it was a bomb and called authorities. After an inspection of the newspaper rack could not determine whether the device was explosive, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department bomb squad blew up the newspaper rack.

Veterans Affairs spokeswoman: "Lives were at risk"

Authorities received numerous reports of other L.A. Times news racks containing what callers believed to be bombs. Perhaps the most serious was in West Los Angeles, where as many as 300 people, including some 50 patients, were evacuated from the Veterans Affairs Administration's Ambulatory Care Center. A newspaper buyer had reported a suspicious object in the news rack inside the main hospital building.

Darryl Blackwell, the chief of police for the V.A.'s Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, said two floors of the building's west wing were closed for almost two hours, which "severely disrupted" patient care.

"In today's society, after 9/11 everyone is really concerned about their protection, particularly on federal property," Blackwell said. "We have a bunch of warriors here, former warriors, who are being treated and we're concerned about their safety as well as that of the employees."
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oh yeah, this was a great idea....

Nick · Post by **Nick** » May 5, 2006, 1:45 pm

Fear driven societies ftw.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » May 5, 2006, 1:53 pm

I fear more for the the people that actually go out and see MI:3

Niffoni · Post by **Niffoni** » May 5, 2006, 8:37 pm

They probably expected this when they placed the promotion.

Free press.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » May 5, 2006, 8:54 pm

Fash wrote:http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp? ... 0505a.html

oh yeah, this was a great idea....

Sure was, just LOOK at the free publicity it's generating because you're such a bunch of pussies as a society.

Funnily enough, your border security aren't as easily frightened; I went through at least 4 airport scanners with a power supply (and disassembeled computer) in my carry on, a box that scans as a black square with a bundle of wire hanging out of it, and the only question I got was "You got a playstation in there or something?" and never had to open the bag.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » May 8, 2006, 12:43 pm

I wouldn't say we are pussies as a society. I'd say we are more alert to the possibility that assholes out in the world hate us and would love to blow us up. If I went to a newspaper box and saw wires sticking out of it I'd be a bit worried as well and may even call it in to the police. WTF are there wires coming out of a newspaper box?

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » May 8, 2006, 12:44 pm

Bubba Grizz wrote:I wouldn't say we are pussies as a society. I'd say we are more alert to the possibility that assholes out in the world hate us and would love to blow us up. If I went to a newspaper box and saw wires sticking out of it I'd be a bit worried as well and may even call it in to the police. WTF are there wires coming out of a newspaper box?

well said.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » May 8, 2006, 10:12 pm

maybe if you stopped dropping bombs on them and funding both sides of wars they are in to prolong them then they may stop trying to blow you up? here is a newsflash: you are the assholes the world.

oh I'm sorry that's not right at all. it is becuase they hate freedom.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » May 8, 2006, 11:10 pm

kyoukan wrote: here is a newsflash: you are the assholes the world.
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Uh-huh. Well said Kyo.....well said.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » May 9, 2006, 10:10 am

Does that make you the pussies of the world?

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » May 9, 2006, 9:44 pm

not following your chain of logic at all. canadians are some of the most internationally respected people in the world as peacemakers and peacekeepers. does that make us cowards in your world?

any fucking wimp can push a button and launch a cruise missile, as your military has proven time and time again. it doesn't take any fucking balls. nobody outside of yourselves is even remotely impressed, and you're widely regarded as greedy bullies and pathetic murdering cowards.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » May 10, 2006, 1:01 am

kyoukan wrote:not following your chain of logic at all. canadians are some of the most internationally respected people in the world as peacemakers and peacekeepers. does that make us cowards in your world?

any fucking wimp can push a button and launch a cruise missile, as your military has proven time and time again. it doesn't take any fucking balls. nobody outside of yourselves is even remotely impressed, and you're widely regarded as greedy bullies and pathetic murdering cowards.

LOL

You're awesome.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » May 10, 2006, 1:05 am

wow you are really zinging me lately.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » May 10, 2006, 9:10 am

kyoukan wrote:wow you are really zinging me lately.

you zing yourself sweetie.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » May 10, 2006, 11:19 am

kyoukan wrote:any fucking wimp can push a button and launch a cruise missile, as your military has proven time and time again. it doesn't take any fucking balls.

Unfortunately, this would have been realistic before the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now things are a little different. Try out some of your new jabs!

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » May 10, 2006, 12:30 pm

Boogahz wrote:
kyoukan wrote:any fucking wimp can push a button and launch a cruise missile, as your military has proven time and time again. it doesn't take any fucking balls.
Unfortunately, this would have been realistic before the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now things are a little different. Try out some of your new jabs!

yeah you've really proven yourselves as a bunch of war heroes now. you can't even hold a third of baghdad and a bunch of raggedy insurgents make you look like a bunch of fucking children on a daily basis.

afghanistan is currently being run by canadian soldiers. you'd know that if your entire military hadn't fucking abandoned it to go crusading after oil.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » May 10, 2006, 12:31 pm

kyoukan wrote:
Boogahz wrote:
kyoukan wrote:any fucking wimp can push a button and launch a cruise missile, as your military has proven time and time again. it doesn't take any fucking balls.
Unfortunately, this would have been realistic before the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now things are a little different. Try out some of your new jabs!
yeah you've really proven yourselves as a bunch of war heroes now. you can't even hold a third of baghdad and a bunch of raggedy insurgents make you look like a bunch of fucking children on a daily basis.

afghanistan is currently being run by canadian soldiers. you'd know that if your entire military hadn't fucking abandoned it to go crusading after oil.

*golfclap* See? That was much better!

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hey look a poster of tom.. OMG IT'S A BOMB!!1

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