Keeping Up
Up and RunningI accept chaos; I am not sure whether it accepts me. - Bob Dylan "I lose my temper, but it's all over in a minute," said the student. - Spencer Tracy AOL is like the cockroach left after the nuclear bomb hits. They know how to survive. - Jan Horsfall Source: The web Blown AwaySource: The web again Bomb Disposal Experts Blow up Box of Used TamponsArmy bomb disposal experts have blown up a box stuffed full of used tampons in New Zealand. Police were called after the suspect package was left outside a dairy in Woodville, North Island. The area was cordoned off and nearby houses evacuated while army bomb disposal experts were called to the scene. A woman will appear in court on 14 January charged with making a false allegation, reports the New Zealand Herald. Source: Ananova Thursday 3 January 2002 Sex Aid Sparks New Zealand Bomb ScareA suspicious package which sparked a bomb scare and evacuation of a New Zealand mail centre was later identified as a harmless sex aid, a report said Thursday. An airport x-ray machine alerted staff about suspicious wiring in the parcel from China on Tuesday and it was placed in an explosives safe overnight. Emergency services were only notified the next morning when they decided to evacuate the mail centre near Auckland airport. The parcel was later identified as a sex aid, the New Zealand Herald reported. The incident has prompted a Customs investigation into why emergency services were not immediately contacted, leaving a potential bomb in a safe overnight. Source: breitbart.com 19 April 2007 Bomb JokeBoo! Source: 901,000 places on the web The world needs a new weapon: The estrogen bomb. Just think - you drop it on an area of violent conflict. Men throw down their guns and hug one another. Then they apologise, say it was their fault, and then start cleaning up the mess... At the airport for a business trip, I settled down to wait for the boarding announcement at Gate 35. Then I heard the voice on the public address system saying, "We apologise for the inconvenience, but Delta Flight 570 will board from Gate 41." So my family picked up our luggage and carried it over to Gate 41. But not 10 minutes later the public address voice told us that Flight 570 would in fact be boarding from Gate 35. So, again, we gathered our carry-on luggage and returned to the original gate. Just as we were settling down, the public address voice spoke again: "Thank you for participating in Delta's physical fitness program..." Not Exactly a Bomb, but Certainly a Precarious Position!Note that there is someone in the pickup truck... Source: joe-ks.com For more articles, tests and visual amusements click the "Up" button below to take you to the Index page for this Intellectual and Entertaining section. |