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(BusinessWeek) Asinine Ever ignore the seatbelt sign on an airplane? Ever decide to watch a crappy Jamie Foxx movie on your flight? Congratulations, you're engaging in terrorist activity   (businessweek.com) divider line 221
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2009-12-28 04:54:44 PM
lol, I feel for the guys and the 'talking loudly in a foreign language' bit was horrible, but people of all nationalities should avoid watching movies on airplanes in which terrorism takes center stage for a while.
 
2009-12-28 05:04:57 PM
Now I want to learn arabic and travel around the country reading the koran on airplanes.
 
2009-12-28 05:10:45 PM
I am going to start reporting people wearing conspicuous crosses.
"I heard them chanting in a foreign tongue"
"they were reading from one of them foreign religious texts"
"they kept looking at me funny"

thank god I dont know farsi or urdu

/need to learn to write "america is good" in arabic and leave it in airplane magazines
 
2009-12-28 05:12:16 PM
namatad: I am going to start reporting people wearing conspicuous crosses.
"I heard them chanting in a foreign tongue"
"they were reading from one of them foreign religious texts"
"they kept looking at me funny"

thank god I dont know farsi or urdu

/need to learn to write "america is good" in arabic and leave it in airplane magazines


I'm wondering if they were bickering over whether it was appropriate to watch The Kingdom on the airplane.
 
2009-12-28 05:14:01 PM
To be fair, anyone talking loudly in any language on a plane needs a stern talking to.
 
2009-12-28 05:17:13 PM
downstairs: To be fair, anyone talking loudly in any language on a plane needs a stern talking to.

I like to stand on street corners and shout binary at people. think that'd go over well on a long plane trip?
 
2009-12-28 05:42:20 PM
you know, this is SUCH an easy problem to solve

everyone must walk through screening in a bathing suit.
nothing can be carried on
everything in the luggage hold will be searched and researched.
(this actually works doubly so, dont need as many screeners for people they can all go loot through your bags.)

TADA
problem solved

people not liking these required safety steps can walk or drive
WE MUST DO everything to protect our planes

/yes you fartards I am kidding ...
/we need to do profiled screenings like they do in civilized countries
 
2009-12-28 05:56:09 PM
The flight's final destination was San Diego. Authorities did not release the men's names, ages or hometowns.

Translation: They were Hispanic and speaking Spanish, but we're going to keep all that quiet because we don't to embarrass any more white people over their unnatural and undying fear of people with brown skin.
 
2009-12-28 06:38:57 PM
If they're white, they're on the flight. If they're brown, shut them down.

/bigotry is fun!
 
2009-12-28 06:39:08 PM
namatad: everyone must walk through screening in a bathing suit.

Didn't you hear about the rectum bomb a few months back? Naked and a full MRI is the only way to be sure.

Kevin5280: Translation: They were Hispanic and speaking Spanish, but we're going to keep all that quiet because we don't to embarrass any more white people over their unnatural and undying fear of people with brown skin.

At least I know I'm not the only one who assumed it was something along those lines.
 
2009-12-28 06:44:08 PM
Good thing I'm not flying for at least 6 months. Things are getting nutty. More nutty than they already were I mean.
 
2009-12-28 06:45:15 PM
That's funny... I would have sworn that America went so far as to elect a non-old-white-guy as president just to prevent this kind of ill-advised nonsense.

I have a better, less political solution: a witch-hunt to hold accountable every member of the government(s) responsible for allowing this nut-job onto a plane in the first place.
 
2009-12-28 06:46:41 PM
Kevin5280: Translation: They were Hispanic and speaking Spanish, but we're going to keep all that quiet because we don't to embarrass any more white people over their unnatural and undying fear of people with brown skin.

FTFA

Transportation Security Administration officials said passengers aboard U.S. Airways Flight 192 from Orlando, Fla., on Saturday night reported that two men, described as Middle Eastern, were acting strangely and talking loudly to each other in a foreign language.

This should also apply to Subby, as the first and second sentences should now read "Have you ever been Middle Eastern on an airplane?" The last sentence is wrong too because the cops released them so they couldn't have been "engaging in terrorist activity." New headline should be: "Have you ever been Middle Eastern on an airplane? Congratulations"
 
2009-12-28 06:47:39 PM
Kevin5280: The flight's final destination was San Diego. Authorities did not release the men's names, ages or hometowns.

Translation: They were Hispanic and speaking Spanish, but we're going to keep all that quiet because we don't to embarrass any more white people over their unnatural and undying fear of people with brown skin.


Mexicans can't afford to fly.
 
2009-12-28 06:47:43 PM
From another article (new window) on the new security procedures:

Added Aziz's 14-year-old daughter, Tara: "We had to stow everything -- pillows, blankets even the headphones, under the seat. A girl in front of me was reading a book and they even made her put that away."

How I imagine that went:

[Stewardess] "Whatcha readin' for?"

[Passenger] "Well, godammit, you stumped me. Why do I read? Well... hmmm... I guess I read for a lot of reasons, and the main one, is so I don't end up, being a farking trolley dolley."

[Stewardess] "Well, looks like we got ourselves a reader here."

justgetthere.us
 
2009-12-28 06:48:22 PM
Questioned and released. I have no problem with this. You can bug me about anything you want if you think it'll keep my plane from getting blown out of the sky.
 
2009-12-28 06:51:23 PM
davidphogan: Didn't you hear about the rectum bomb a few months back? Naked and a full MRI is the only way to be sure.

rectum? damn near killed'em

but seriously, you dont have to be nude for the NMRI

and all we have to do is treat security like they do in israel
1) profiling from the moment you walk in the door
2) many layers of security from casual to complex

it is the only true way to be "safe"

I am more curious about these speed passes
anyone get one and use it at an airport yet?
just wonder if it is worth getting
esp since the people I am with would probably not have one ...
of course, I could be waiting in a seat at the gate while they are dicking around in line ....

we could also create seperate lines
1) old people and people with kids
2) people who think they are fast, but are slow in reality
3) important people who think they should go first
4) people with common sense and can prove it
(this line would require you to be able to read and plan ahead, so it would be the shortest line and move really quickly)

of course, the real problem is that TSA is full of rtards
sigh
we are doomed ...

/expect the next major airplane attack in the next 5 years tops
/on the other hand, why has there not been a real attack in the last 8 years? no really, if the TSA is SOOOOOO bad, why hasnt someone already snuck a bomb on board?
 
2009-12-28 06:51:25 PM
What farking cowards we are.
 
2009-12-28 06:52:00 PM
SnakeLee: described

"Described" means anywhere from identified with many of the key features to lead one to believe they are of a specific ethnicity, culture, nationality, etc., to simply being called this. Further, the article seems not to specify who described, and the wording suggests the passengers did which allows for paranoia and limited exposure to cloud the judgment. If the TSA officials described, I would say this is likely enough saving face akin to what Kevin5280 suggested.
 
2009-12-28 06:52:24 PM
Question: How can you stop terrorism when in the process of doing it you become prejudiced?
 
2009-12-28 06:52:44 PM
bugmn99: Questioned and released. I have no problem with this. You can bug me about anything you want if you think it'll keep my plane from getting blown out of the sky.

a stewardess would have to pry my ipod, headphones and book from my cold, dead hands.
 
2009-12-28 06:54:39 PM
I watched Airplane! on my last flight. I guess that makes me some sort of food poisoning.
 
2009-12-28 06:55:20 PM
Weaver95: downstairs: To be fair, anyone talking loudly in any language on a plane needs a stern talking to.

I like to stand on street corners and shout binary at people. think that'd go over well on a long plane trip?


Binary? I'd have to say that's pretty much a yes or no question...
 
2009-12-28 06:55:50 PM
palad: What farking cowards we are.

This, this and THIS!!!!!
 
2009-12-28 06:57:25 PM
namatad

I am more curious about these speed passes
anyone get one and use it at an airport yet?


My sister and her husband used them this morning. It only took them an hour to get through security (which was supposed to be a 3-hour wait). I'm pretty sure that's worth it.
 
2009-12-28 06:57:30 PM
RockIsDead: PC KILLS.


Please don't make fun of the dead.
 
2009-12-28 06:58:15 PM
This must be an example of the system working. Right, Janet?
 
2009-12-28 06:58:27 PM
Prank Call of Cthulhu: From another article (new window) on the new security procedures:

Added Aziz's 14-year-old daughter, Tara: "We had to stow everything -- pillows, blankets even the headphones, under the seat. A girl in front of me was reading a book and they even made her put that away."

How I imagine that went:

[Stewardess] "Whatcha readin' for?"

[Passenger] "Well, godammit, you stumped me. Why do I read? Well... hmmm... I guess I read for a lot of reasons, and the main one, is so I don't end up, being a farking trolley dolley."

[Stewardess] "Well, looks like we got ourselves a reader here."


I'm happy Bill Hicks is dead.
 
2009-12-28 06:58:34 PM
RockIsDead: PC KILLS.

MAC SAVES.

Or something.
 
2009-12-28 06:58:35 PM
Prank Call of Cthulhu: From another article (new window) on the new security procedures:

Added Aziz's 14-year-old daughter, Tara: "We had to stow everything -- pillows, blankets even the headphones, under the seat. A girl in front of me was reading a book and they even made her put that away."

How I imagine that went:

[Stewardess] "Whatcha readin' for?"

[Passenger] "Well, godammit, you stumped me. Why do I read? Well... hmmm... I guess I read for a lot of reasons, and the main one, is so I don't end up, being a farking trolley dolley."

[Stewardess] "Well, looks like we got ourselves a reader here."


Nicely done. [golf clap]
 
2009-12-28 06:59:06 PM
brainiac-dumdum: a stewardess would have to pry my ipod, headphones and book from my cold, dead hands.

No, the Air Marshalls would do that for them.
 
2009-12-28 06:59:09 PM
brainiac-dumdum: bugmn99: Questioned and released. I have no problem with this. You can bug me about anything you want if you think it'll keep my plane from getting blown out of the sky.

a stewardess would have to pry my ipod, headphones and book from my cold, dead hands.


As a frequent business traveler, I wholeheartedly agree. When I am back on the road again in January, they'll going to hear a lot of biatching from me if they start making me stow everything an hour before landing for domestic flights.
 
2009-12-28 06:59:16 PM
Candygram4Mongo: Weaver95: downstairs: To be fair, anyone talking loudly in any language on a plane needs a stern talking to.

I like to stand on street corners and shout binary at people. think that'd go over well on a long plane trip?

Binary? I'd have to say that's pretty much a yes or no question...


i108.photobucket.com

I THINK I SAW A "2" !!!
 
2009-12-28 06:59:36 PM
namatad: if the TSA is SOOOOOO bad, why hasnt someone already snuck a bomb on board?

The question should really be, how many bombings have been prevented or detected by the TSA? If nobody tried to bomb a plane, then the TSA didn't accomplish anything. To my recollection, they've never caught anyone trying to bring a bomb aboard. However, they have failed at least twice in stopping people from bringing bombs on board.
 
2009-12-28 06:59:43 PM
brainiac-dumdum: lol, I feel for the guys and the 'talking loudly in a foreign language' bit was horrible, but people of all nationalities should avoid watching movies on airplanes in which terrorism takes center stage for a while.

For a while? How long were you thinking? Perhaps the eight years it's been since 9/11?

The guy was watching a movie. I'm unclear on the thinking of the crew here. Perhaps he was a terrorist, and he'd brought his DVD of "Al-Qaeda Martyrs Gone Wild Vol. III" to watch in the few minutes before he met Allah?
 
2009-12-28 07:01:02 PM
farm5.static.flickr.com

/not obscure
 
2009-12-28 07:01:37 PM
From now on, all you should do on a flight is to sit still and BLINK ONLY IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!

DO NOT! adjust a wedgie
DO NOT! posses the ability to speak above cabin noise level
Cease all bodily functions for the duration of the flight!

Welcome aboard citizen!


/// Mission Accomplished!
 
2009-12-28 07:01:48 PM
Should have been arrested for watching a Jamie Foxx movie that wasn't "Booty Call".
 
2009-12-28 07:02:25 PM
It's called Flying when Brown.
 
2009-12-28 07:02:41 PM
Last week, the person next to me in the airport was talking loudly in a foreign language. So, I quietly mentioned the suspicious behavior to a nearby security guard. A couple uniformed guys approached the woman and hauled her away for questioning. An hour later, she was released and returned.

Boy, was my wife pissed when she learned I turned her in.
 
2009-12-28 07:02:43 PM
The Gordie Howe Hat Trick:
I'm happy Bill Hicks is dead.


I hate Bill Hicks but I disagree. I feel that his death escalated his popularity. I still fail to understand why people consider him a comedian. He was never funny.
 
2009-12-28 07:02:53 PM
brainiac-dumdum: a stewardess would have to pry my ipod, headphones and book from my cold, dead hands.

After they/we chuck you out the door, your hands will indeed be cold and dead.
 
2009-12-28 07:03:09 PM
jst3p: Should have been arrested for watching a Jamie Foxx movie that wasn't "Booty Call".

What about "Redemption"?
 
2009-12-28 07:03:24 PM
Should have been arrested for watching a Jamie Foxx movie that wasn't "Booty Call".

FTFY
 
2009-12-28 07:03:49 PM
This is ridiculous. Real terrorists wouldn't need to watch a "how to" video on suicide bombing.
 
2009-12-28 07:04:32 PM
namatad: /on the other hand, why has there not been a real attack in the last 8 years? no really, if the TSA is SOOOOOO bad, why hasnt someone already snuck a bomb on board?

The TSA security theater has nothing to do with it. The real reason there hasn't been a serious attack - not with a condom full of primer cord explosive but say a checked suitcase full of semtex - is that any terrorist with the means to carry it out has showed up on the CIA and FBI's radar and been stopped before the TSA could become an issue.
 
2009-12-28 07:04:45 PM
Vangor: jst3p: Should have been arrested for watching a Jamie Foxx movie that wasn't "Booty Call".

What about "Redemption"?


I stand corrected.
 
2009-12-28 07:05:33 PM
palad: What farking cowards we are.

QF-muthafarkin-T.

I look forward to the day when air travel consists of all passengers being shackled and hog tied and given goggles and earphones. Then they'll be carried bodily onto the plane and tied down for the duration of the flight while men with fully automatic weapons stand guard over them. It is truly what we deserve, because we have become a nation of incorrigible pussies.
 
2009-12-28 07:06:13 PM
UrinalPooper: I have a better, less political solution: a witch-hunt to hold accountable every member of the government(s) responsible for allowing this nut-job onto a plane in the first place.

I like this idea, therefore, it will never ever happen.
but if I was prez, I would do this in a heart beat.

either you FAILED at your job and should be replaced.
or you admit that there is no way to prevent this shiat and be honest about it up front.

ooooo a new idea
1) a line for people who are already naked and willing to permit a full body search, who can get through security real fast
2) people who are too important to deal with this and can wait in the really long lines

/or we can do what el al does and stop dicking around
 
2009-12-28 07:08:45 PM
All your boarding passes are belong to them.
 
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