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Offline Rictor

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Just when you think you've seen it all..

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030729/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terror_market_12

Honestly, what suprises me is not the stupidity of the Pentagon, but rather the audacity. When people are willing to swallow such crap as the Jessica Lynch epic, I'm sure the Pentagon starts wondering just how far they can go

 

Offline Knight Templar

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meh.. figures.

Things have really gone to hell and back in the last 4 years..:blah:
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Offline Stryke 9

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Heard an hour ago.

So... if a plurality of people think that a terrorist attack will happen on a given day, there's gonna be a terrorist attack on that day?

Er, I don't think there's a sentence that can sum up how stupid that is without it using the word "fuck" 30 or 40 times.
« Last Edit: July 29, 2003, 07:08:38 pm by 262 »

 

Offline Rictor

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It reminds me of that SouthPark episode where Jesus and Satan have a boxing match, then Satan takes a dive and cleans up, since everyone bet against Jesus.

If someone threatens an attack, then bets against it while everyone else bets for it, they win. Maybe the Pentagon is sorry for all the bad stuff they've done to bin Laden and they want to make up for it.

I really like how it includes the assasination of foreign leaders and terrorist attacks abroad, but they're careful not to gamble, so to speak, with American lives.

 

Offline Stryke 9

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Heeey... you're right! FINALLY I can make money at something I do well- bomb threats!

 

Offline Bobboau

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thats, just...
/*mouth hangs open*/
just...
/*mouth continues to hang open*/
ah, eh, uh...
/*rereads article*/
how, it... I dont....
/*mouth hangs open while face wences in pain*/
it's not... that just, not
/*head implodes*/
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Offline Grey Wolf

That is completely illogical.....

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Offline Drew

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now the public have a voice in who the US govt kills :P just get all the people to bet one 1 person and watch him get shot buy somone in the market so all the people get the money :P

i think the idea is insane and im (this is coming from an American btw) down with it screw em all :P
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Offline Knight Templar

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: + p gives you :p


anyways, actually, now that I thik about it, we should have our economy back in shpae in no time with this in place... :doubt:
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Offline Kamikaze

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actually this does work, seeing as some people who bet will actually do the act betted on ;)
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Offline Taristin

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*idiots*

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Offline TheCelestialOne

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The US Gov. is just getting scarier and scarier... :ick
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Offline Rictor

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[stereotypical announcer]

Butterball in first, comming up fast behind is Santos el Halper. Battling for third are Jimmy Rimmy and Stinkbag. And in last place is the feeble little Pentagon, too dumb to even realize whats going on.

And there you have it folks. The underogs have truly won today folks, with CommonSense and Mr.Morals having taken the top spots in the quaifying round. Finishing last overall is the little horse with a lot of fight but not too much brains, yes its Pentagon. The trainer, Mr.Bush had these sad words to say in an interview after the race: "I ain't seen nothing like this since Joe Bob got drunker th'n hell 'n ran for Congress. It's like ma daddy used to say, you can take the boy outta Texas but ya caint take the Texas outta the boy"

[/stereotypical announcer]

Yes, they've pulled the plug but that doesn't nulify the stupidity that brought this thing so far in the first place.

And for those who live in the US, this little stunt cost 600,000 of your taxdollars. You must have alot of money if you have enough to throw away on such marvelously idiotic schemes.
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Offline Stealth

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when i saw the title of this thread i thought it was going to be about that "Freddy vs. Jason" movie :p

 
 

Offline Bobboau

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$600,000< pff we spend $600,000 on toilet seats
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Offline Taristin

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And about twice that on those little paper toilet seat seats...
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