Kasick - a Lehman brothers nightmare come true for Ohioans.

Is there anything he can't fuck up?

Nope, not much!

Effing USA Today, which is out next to the register where you pay for your coffee, had pics of a lion and tiger, dead, from this incident.

Bullshit to sell a paper. Do they show pics of dead people after some nutjob like this man went on a rampage?

I really didn't want to see that this morning.

Front page of the Washington Post too.

Very sad.

I've heard that there are more tigers as private pets in the state of Texas alone than there are left in the wild in the entire world.

Which is kind of good, since it is a safeguard against extinction, but is otherwise bloody depressing.

I just don't get why you'd want to have a tiger as a pet - or any other large feline for that matter, or other non domestic animals really. I can only figure it's for the kudos of being able to say you own one, and what's the point in that?

Well I reckon Mr Thompson had no problems at all with burglars.

One more reason why people hate the TSA:

Loaded gun in checked bag: Take a later flight.

Express unhappiness at being fondled in public: Your cell is this way.

It's kind of weird that it went unnoticed then it FELL out of a duffel bag? What, like the duffel bag was running around open?

There is probably more to the story that is not being reported ... if there weren't, the owner would not have been able to take a later flight to Portland. It's not weird at all. Checked baggage. It didn't go through the groping station.

^^wss^^
They find all kinds of things that go through checked baggage. This is where the next issue will arise. (read bomb) There is no way they can search through all the checked baggage. It's just not going to happen - matter how much you inconvenience everyone.

I still don't get a gun just 'falling' out of a duffle bag. That's just bs.

IM - please don't cast asparagus - whatever that means.

Air Marshal

A lot of unlocked bags and cases are opened for un-official inspection by vigilante inspectors who are looking to supplement their income. Sometimes, they don't get the bag closed in time before someone shows up.

happens all the time. All the time.

Ok, I didn't think about that. It makes sense now.

I guess I don't 'think outside the box' these days. So much goes right past me.

Otherwise i'd be a billionaire.

Maybe you just need a bigger box.

That's it! By jove. man, I think you've got it!

We need to significantly increase the size and capacity of our boxes...

I'm in. How does this work exactly?

Well, first we have to figure out a supplier for our boxes...

OMG - SOOO not answering that!

hahahahaha

Wuss.

If I could think outside the box I would have a clue what you two are alluding to! :blush:

Y'know.....once we've sorted out achieving bigger boxes, well then we'd need to fill them.

Classic...any ideas on how we'd go about filling our boxes?

That question would be best directed to HLJ. ;)

I have some experience here, as I've filled a few boxes in my day. Ironically, whenever I'm thinking outside the box, what I'm thinking about is how to get back *inside* the box.

So, no help really. Good luck with your box though.

There was a video that Pam posted a link to a few days ago, but I can't find it now. It's mostly about a guy riding around in a big box. That's what you need - a big box that a guy can ride around in.

Dog fed LSD by naked couple is hit by car
Grrrrrrrrrrr Assholes.

ALL baggage is checked leaving Sri Lanka, because of their civil war.
But all it means is a lot of bemused Westerners watching while armed men stir around their underwear before waving them on.

I can't see how it's effective in the slightest.
Except as a fetish thrill.

Where does Sri Lanka fit into this story?

because sri lanka is a place where checked baggage is searched, a counter example to the previous assessment that checked baggage could not be checked.

Oh, ok. So Sri Lanka is similar to the US? Is their airport similar to that of those in this article? Do they handle more or less people and/or planes. I dunno anything about it.
How about Moscow, Beijing, Taiwan, London ... Is there a valid comparison?

Prolly best to take London off that list. They don't handle luggage as such...

Ding ding ding!
I didn't mean it to be part of an argument.
My post does say I thought it was of little value.
I was just adding some local colour to the mix.

If you ever get to watch Border Control, do so.
It's an Aussie programme, about people, things, boats, goods, things and pets and things coming into Australia.
Given that it has no land borders, they can be as strict as they like.
And they are.
Given that it has no land borders, smugglers will be as inventive as they can. And they are.

Obviously the programme can only show those they've caught (and the odd suspicious person who is cleared) but it does make the security look bloody efficient.

I prefer Animal Rescue (Aussie again) but it doesn't fit in this thread...

What has once been checked can never be unchecked.

Please explain

true, but it can be routed through Denver, never to be seen again.

Oh no! My wife flew out of Denver just a few hours ago.

Jesus Jesus! You didn't check her did you?

Sri Lanka is so much fun to say, anyway. So is Ceylon.

Pretty words!

Umm ... TSA doesn't examine checked baggage? WTF?

I get the point of being stricter with carry-on stuff, but checked bags could still have, you know, a b - o - m - b. Like Lockerbie, eh?

Would you want to open a suitcase that might have a-b-o-m-b in it?

I believe the checked baggage is scanned in other ways for explosives, etc. that can be dangerous from a distance. Carry on baggage is checked for those things too, but also for things that can be dangerous in the hands of a person. Observe that it is possible to check a handgun, but not permitted in carry on baggage.

Checked bags at the Austin airport all pass through a machine which is somehow supposed to detect the presence of any type of explosive powder or even residue.

Which should have detected the ammunition in the gun, shouldn't it?
(I know, different airport)

Who knew? :mg:

:lol2:

Some news...

Comedy helps...

Ky. Church Bans Interracial Couples From Becoming Members


Read more: http://www.wlky.com/news/29901119/de...#ixzz1fOZSyHrk

Seems "Free Will" only applies if it jibes with my free will. :lol:

The Associated Press
Dec. 4, 2011 - 9:44 am
Pastor says he'll void vote on interracial couples
That's all and good.
But then I read the comments and found this very appropriate.

Comment on this article by Akiva David Miller
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I think we need to let these small churches stay in obscurity. They do do not deserve any attention and do NOT reflect the views of the majority.
Screaming RACIST CHURCH is great and sells, but it does more harm than good.
JMO.

WRONG.

Your position is exactly the wrong position. I think the only way, the best way to make these hateful hypocrites shrivel up and die is to poison them with sunlight like this. You are right, until they'd gotten some publicity, this kind of retarded unAmerican stance would have likely been sustainable. But when *I* followed the link today, the same link now points to a story about the pastor of the church VOIDING the vote of the congregation.

I have to think the exposure of their racist bigotry produced some positive force, some shamefulness that helped motivate the pastor to act as he has.

The whole idea of denying a mixed race couple membership in the church is bullshit anyhow.

We'll just have to disagree. Utopia does not and never will exist. Publicizing these people only leads more of the weak minded to them, increases their ability to generate money from a broader base and reinforces their message.

Man, if you ever barked at me in real life like that, I'd fuck you up.

And by "fuck you up" I mean I would glare at you for a moment and then silently move to another table on the other side of the room.

There is a nice comfortable seat for you right here UT.
I'll buy the first round too.

How to shoot yourself in the foot without a gun...

Detroit Free Press
Hope Yen
Dec 4, 2011

Postal cuts to slow delivery of first-class mail
If this goes thru, pay attention to DUE DATES on your credit card statements
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What harm is caused by shining light on this situation? Really? Maybe it wigs you out? Or... embarrasses you? or... I don't know. What kind of harm comes from the openness?

I could see harm if the response were different, say, firebombing the church. But that didn't happen. Calling them out for their stance, I think that's a good thing.

I don't see how

Maybe. For those who already believe that way. But for those who were more neutral, I think this kind of exposure helps them make a decision. At least it will be an informed one, rather than just based on a kind of silent association. How would it have been better if this never got any press?

all 12 of them would die eventually.

:right:

V, thanks for your recent thoughts.