Comments on: Another Foiled Plot

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:00:29 +0000

Kabuki can be a wonderful art form, but it is no way to run an air transport system.

This calls for something similar to David Sedaris’s sketch in which he plays a drama critic reviewing elementary school Christmas pageants.

Hmm… Security Theater underwritten by the Terrorism Support Authority: “Be afraid; be very afraid!” Remember, to arrive safely you must embrace your humiliation.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:27:15 +0000

yes, kryten! thanks! :D .-= last blog ..I [heart] Taco Bell =-.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:14:16 +0000

When the TSA fails to obtain the desired degree of irrational fear from the traveling public, perhaps PBS could offer a mini-series on the "adventures" of the TSA in pursuit of traveling terrorists, titling the series after Bruce Schneier's famous phrase: "Security Theater." Hey, it would be no Masterpiece, but... .-= last blog ..On Not Screaming As Loud =-.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:59:17 +0000

If people aren’t going to be allowed to get up during the last hour of flight, assuming the crew is paying attention and knows when that will occur, I see a large increase in the purchase of adult “diapers” among the traveling public.

They may want to consider moving rest rooms closer to the gates for the relief of arriving passengers.

When the odds of getting killed by acts of terrorism on airplanes drop below 1 in 10 million, maybe we could consider changes, but at this point it is all theater.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:37:16 +0000

Kryten, Walt Kelly, author of the ancient and venerable Pogo comic strip, rendered the first lines, “Good King Sauerkraut looked out / On his feet uneven.” As much as I like the concept of a Feast of Stephen, I have to admit that these days, my feet are about as uneven as possible, to the point that I’ve fallen off of them three times recently.

ellroon, you do remember the front lobby of the retired chess champions’ club, where the old men stood around bragging about their victories back in their prime… sort of “chess nuts boasting in an open foyer…”
.-= last blog ..Peace On Earth =-.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:14:25 +0000

🙄 So, Steve… I take it your Christmas went well then? 😉 😆

Well, Kryten, he just learned an important lesson – C4 will make a “nice” fire if you don’t have a detonator.

Ummm… yeah. Hence the: 😐

😉

These people give amateurs a bad name! You know… I could make a killing with a Terrorist-wannabe Training School! 👿 Heck, I wouldn’t even have to teach them a tenth of what I know and they’d be at least as dangerous to others as much as to themselves, in fact… I’d ensure a fair 50/50 split. Give both set’s of suckers an even chance. 😆 Ahhhhh… The irony of it!

#4: I know. I only added the comment on my comment as a comment filler as requested! 😛

(Is that enough emoticons hipparchia?) 😉 😀

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:20:21 +0000

In reply to Steve Bates. The joys of codpiece humor, never go out of style. I think there was a rebirth when the Shrubbery minced across the deck of the "Abraham Lincoln".

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:26:11 +0000

"[OK, guys, go ahead and wince]" So the headline should be something like "Good king winces lots"? .-= last blog ..Peace On Earth =-.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:13:24 +0000

Oh, Kryten, the comments change was a reaction to a hack method that was used against WordPress. The alternative was an extended case/switch structure that probably wouldn’t catch every possibility and would make the code even more unreadable and slow.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:07:37 +0000

Well, Kryten, he just learned an important lesson – C4 will make a “nice” fire if you don’t have a detonator.

That is a real abuse of “The Christmas Song”, Ellroon, but it did highlight the meat of the issue. 😉