My problem with the blackout

[cnaw]

Is....

If someone farts in front of the white house every Government official tramples each other to be the first to the microphone to announce that the fart was terrorism. BUT if the power cuts out for a ton of people, they instantly announce its not terrorism. What makes them so damn sure? If power outages will not be blamed on terrorists, then I can see terrorist causing blackouts because they won't be blamed.

In the non-confirmed (and in all likelihood never will be) dept: Apparently an IRS building was told at 12pm to ready their back up generators... the blackouts didn't start till 4pm..
muahahahaha

[ChubbyChecker]

The black outs started at 4? That means that the people trapped in the subway were all leaving work early. Lazy buggers

[Fifth_teletubbie]

Originally posted by cnaw
Is....

If someone farts in front of the white house every Government official tramples each other to be the first to the microphone to announce that the fart was terrorism. BUT if the power cuts out for a ton of people, they instantly announce its not terrorism. What makes them so damn sure? If power outages will not be blamed on terrorists, then I can see terrorist causing blackouts because they won't be blamed.

In the non-confirmed (and in all likelihood never will be) dept: Apparently an IRS building was told at 12pm to ready their back up generators... the blackouts didn't start till 4pm..
muahahahaha

#1 there is no point in terrorism if you are NOT blamed. Never wondered why terrorist groups claim responsibility for attacks?

#2 hence it would make perfect sense for the US government to deny it was an act of terrorism even if it was (I dont think so in this case), simply because it was so succesful.

[cnaw]

Originally posted by Fifth_teletubbie
#1 there is no point in terrorism if you are NOT blamed. Never wondered why terrorist groups claim responsibility for attacks?

#2 hence it would make perfect sense for the US government to deny it was an act of terrorism even if it was (I dont think so in this case), simply because it was so succesful.

Goverment blames syria/north corea/anyother potential target.
Goverment trumps up evidence that offending country did it
Easy excuse to invade another country :-)

[Fifth_teletubbie]

Originally posted by cnaw
Goverment blames syria/north corea/anyother potential target.
Goverment trumps up evidence that offending country did it
Easy excuse to invade another country :-)

At this point in time the only ones that need to worry about reprisals are the officials responsible for the electricity grid. What a bunch of incompetents.

I remember saying in the past I hoped that PAcrew were never put in charge of a power plant, but I'm considering retracting that statement.


PS If you want to invade a country it helps if you get the name right. Korea.

[sayonara]

Firstly, they did not announce that it was not terrorism, they said there was no evidence of terrorism - an entirely different proposition.

Secondly, even if the IRS building was told to prep its generators, this is immaterial. Generator tests are conducted all the time.

[Radical Edward]

Originally posted by Fifth_teletubbie

PS If you want to invade a country it helps if you get the name right. Korea.

you can spell it how you like, since they use a different alphabet in Corea.

[sayonara]

Originally posted by Radical Edward
you can spell it how you like, since they use a different alphabet in Koorreehah.

Fixed.

[Radical Edward]

Originally posted by sayonara
Fixed.

Juche!!!

[Zar]

50-60% of americans are clinically "overweight" or lets just say fat ****s. Also 54 million or so americans(about 1 in 5) are obese

i just thought id remind you

Zar

[Fifth_teletubbie]

Originally posted by Radical Edward
you can spell it how you like, since they use a different alphabet in Corea.

Nope.

I know that any phonetically correct combination of letters could be used to translate the name originally , but once one is chosen it becomes part of the host language - in this case english.

Also, the indigenous spelling or even pronunciation of the word is really irrelevant; Germans dont call Germany Germany after all.

[Structural Integrity]

Originally posted by Zar
50-60% of americans are clinically "overweight" or lets just say fat ****s. Also 54 million or so americans(about 1 in 5) are obese

i just thought id remind you

Zar

Blame the terrorists!!

[Woof]

Maybe Bush should make up a tenuous link between the power cuts and syria, the american public will buy it, and he gets to bomb another country.

[queball]

all your power facility are belong to us

[Radical Edward]

Originally posted by Fifth_teletubbie

I know that any phonetically correct combination of letters could be used to translate the name originally , but once one is chosen it becomes part of the host language - in this case english.

I was being facetious... and besides... how is one's spelling going to affect an invasion.... let me guess the Korean military plan:


American, arrived in North Korea, lands on a beach, all tooled up, and ready to whoop some ass. wanders over to Kim Jong il, who is waiting patiently on the beach for him

American: (speaks with a deep south drawl) hey there... My Name's Rudy from Texas, I'm from the American military and I'm going to Corea to whoop some ass... am I in the right place?

Kim Jong Il: no no, this isn't Corea, This is Korea, you must have the wrong country.

American: Aww shucks, you must be right, well I suppose I'll just be heading off, my momma has some applepie in the oven for when I get home

American leaps in his ship and heads off to the good old USA confident in the fact that the evil terrorist thread Corea does not actually exist, and he can sleep easy.

[Fifth_teletubbie]

Originally posted by Radical Edward
I was being facetious... and besides... how is one's spelling going to affect an invasion.... let me guess the Korean military plan:


American, arrived in North Korea, lands on a beach, all tooled up, and ready to whoop some ass. wanders over to Kim Jong il, who is waiting patiently on the beach for him

American: (speaks with a deep south drawl) hey there... My Name's Rudy from Texas, I'm from the American military and I'm going to Corea to whoop some ass... am I in the right place?

Kim Jong Il: no no, this isn't Corea, This is Korea, you must have the wrong country.

American: Aww shucks, you must be right, well I suppose I'll just be heading off, my momma has some applepie in the oven for when I get home

American leaps in his ship and heads off to the good old USA confident in the fact that the evil terrorist thread Corea does not actually exist, and he can sleep easy.

Apart from Kimmy meeting the Texan (or should that be Teksen) in person, it doesnt sound too implausible.

[Radical Edward]

Originally posted by Fifth_teletubbie
Apart from Kimmy meeting the Texan (or should that be Teksen) in person, it doesnt sound too implausible.

I was going to make it a random Korean, but then I thought that I wanted to include the word Juche, but I never got round to it.

Originally posted by Radical Edward
Juche!!!

vat ish jiu oin ebut ?

[huh]

Originally posted by Zar
americans(about 1 in 5) are obese

More like 1 in 3.

[deerbarn]

blame canada

[cnaw]

Originally posted by Fifth_teletubbie

PS If you want to invade a country it helps if you get the name right. Korea.

I suppose nippon is not used by anyone as well

BTW I just saw on google headlines....
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/ht...308140015.html

[AliasX]

This is the worst thread i've ever read.

[Texan]

Originally posted by Fifth_teletubbie
Apart from Kimmy meeting the Texan (or should that be Teksen) in person, it doesnt sound too implausible.

I've never been to Korea, north or south, and I'm not planning to go anytime soon. I did have the chance to go to Iraq, but I decided to pass.

[Radical Edward]

Originally posted by BarbieKen
vat ish jiu oin ebut ?

http://www.koreascope.org/english/sub/2/nk1_4.htm

[Radical Edward]

Originally posted by cnaw
I suppose nippon is not used by anyone as well

BTW I just saw on google headlines....
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/ht...308140015.html

brilliant that is an excellent post. I will now start calling Korea Corea.

[wu_trax]

if i remember correctly the koreans themself wrote it 'corea' at the WC. didnt they?

[queball]

Originally posted by wu_trax
if i remember correctly the koreans themself wrote it 'corea' at the WC. didnt they?

I don't want to know what you do with Koreans in the WC.

[cnaw]

Originally posted by queball
I don't want to know what you do with Koreans in the WC.

huh?! that was totaly random

[ChubbyChecker]

Originally posted by wu_trax
if i remember correctly the koreans themself wrote it 'corea' at the WC. didnt they?

Korea used to be a French colony and the French call it Corea.

That's probably why Koreans call it Corea.

[sayonara]

France, Japan... same difference.

[Fifth_teletubbie]

Originally posted by ChubbyChecker
Korea used to be a French colony and the French call it Corea.

That's probably why Koreans call it Corea.

Actually the french call it La Coree.