Airport chaos!!!

[Lady's Human]

They have now banned liquids from carry ons.

[smokey the elder]

Great. So now you have to sit on a plane for hours without any water. Thanks, al Qaeda. I think I'll take the train to Dizzyworld. I don't mean to make light, but geez, I'm sick of these guys, and sick humor is the only way I can deal with it right now.

There is a quote from Babylon 5 that seems to apply (paraphrasing): "Being nibbled to death by cats." (Londo Mollari). Basically, instead of war as a stand up toe-to-toe battle between armies, the "cats" are the terrorists nibbling our infrastructure, well being and security. Grr.

[RICHARD]

I think I'll take the train to Dizzyworld. I don't mean to make light, but geez, I'm sick of these guys, and sick humor is the only way I can deal with it right now.

Train?

Sit in an office chair and have a coworker spin you around quickly.


Maybe the price of airline tickets will go down since the airlines will save on toilet paper.

(sorry, had to toss in some sick humor there...)




One question?


Do ya think that the Brits might have been peeking into computers and tapping phones to catch these morons?

[lizbud]

One question?


Do ya think that the Brits might have been peeking into computers and tapping phones to catch these morons?

I'm sure they did after they recieved a tip that lead to the arrest of some
of the planners of the bombings. One thing that strikes me about this whole
thing is that it was the tip by a member of the British Muslim community that
alerted the officials about the plot. No body so far has made much of this fact
but I though it was significant.

[RICHARD]

I heard that they infitrated the group-with a spy..

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need help from my brit friends!!

Who is the guy by the name of Galloway that is/was a member of the Brit Government?


He did and interview on american radio the other day and afterwards another
radio host said he sounded alot like the "B@st@rd" guy in the Austin Powers movie....

GET IN ME BELLY!

[Killearn Kitties]

His name is George Galloway, although no-one knows how he got the nickname "Gorgeous". Personally I think he bestowed it upon himself.

I was rather hoping that his name would never come up on this board, although after his showdown with the US Senate last year, I knew it was only a matter of time before he was caught on your radar, Richard.

The Wikipedia entry will probably give you considerably more than you ever wanted to know about Gorgeous George. Wikipedia

[smokey the elder]

Someone made a comment about "we're worried about the price of gas." I think it's human nature to focus on something that affects one directly rather than something more remote. At the end of the day, it's overwhelming to contemplate all the troubles in the Middle East, Korea, terrorism, etc. So a person gets fixated on how long the line is, how expensive gas is, etc.

As far as the "source" of the plot goes, I think it may be combination of MI5 and Scotland Yard surveillance, and use of informants. Use of informants ("snitches" ) is a time tested part of police work. If the cops want to keep the informant in place, they keep to themselves who it is!