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August 30, 2006

Hooray for hysteria

BBC - Arabic T-shirt sparks airport row: An architect of Iraqi descent has said he was forced to remove a T-shirt that bore the words "We will not be silent" before boarding a flight at New York. Raed Jarrar said security officials warned him his clothing was offensive after he checked in for a JetBlue flight to California on 12 August. (via)

Still, it could be worse. So far, only the public and a few foreign jobsworths appear to have been infected with the hysteria virus... you really shouldn't start to worry until representatives of local law enforcement catch the bug. Then you have to watch out for bombs and bullets.

Posted by Manic on August 30, 2006 3:26 PM in the category The War on Stupid

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I'm gonna get some t-shirts made saying "George Bush and Tony Blair are complete cunts" - anyone going to the US soon?

Posted by: bigdaddymerk at August 30, 2006 3:59 PM

Shame on you, Merk! Where is your common sense?

In most cases, you'll be asked to turn the t-shirt inside-out, so it's best to have 'Blair is a cock' printed on the outside... and 'Bush is a cunt' printed on the inside.

:o)

Posted by: Manic at August 30, 2006 4:06 PM

Best I could find:

http://itsnotallbad.com/iamnotaterrorist/

Posted by: Jherad at August 30, 2006 5:28 PM

I was in Walt Disney World in January and one of the friends I was with had taken part in a race called "Hell Runner". One of the security guards, or whatever they call themselves, came up to him and suggested that he might want to turn the t shirt he was wearing inside out, due to the fact that it had the phrase "I kicked the Devil's Ass" on the back. It wasn't the "Hell" or "Devil" that they didn't like, it was the word "Ass", which the guard didn't say. He spelt it out.

Posted by: Piers at August 31, 2006 2:49 PM

An iPod created a minor scare on Canadian soil two weeks ago:-
http://tinyurl.com/l2oyj

Posted by: irritant at September 1, 2006 11:26 AM

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	« Tony Blair owes me £2000 \| Main \| Channel 4 inspires terrorists with the revelation that bullets can kill » August 30, 2006 Hooray for hysteria BBC - Arabic T-shirt sparks airport row: An architect of Iraqi descent has said he was forced to remove a T-shirt that bore the words "We will not be silent" before boarding a flight at New York. Raed Jarrar said security officials warned him his clothing was offensive after he checked in for a JetBlue flight to California on 12 August. (via) See also a whole bunch of similar incidents: BBC - Plane diversion reveals raw nerves BBC - Malaga air duo 'understand' fears (plus) AP - Passengers blamed for diversion get released CBC - Muslim doctor kicked off United Air flight for praying Still, it could be worse. So far, only the public and a few foreign jobsworths appear to have been infected with the hysteria virus... you really shouldn't start to worry until representatives of local law enforcement catch the bug. Then you have to watch out for bombs and bullets. Related bloggage: Bloggerheads - Heathrow: mock-up, set-up, or cock-up? Bloggerheads - They'll never take our freedaaaarrrgh! Bloggerheads - Giving it 101 percent Bloggerheads - Blair: winning hearts and minds and the War on Terror Bloggerheads - The Boy Who Cried Wolf Posted by Manic on August 30, 2006 3:26 PM in the category The War on Stupid Pings (Trackback) For trackbacks, this is the URL: http://www.bloggerheads.com/cgi-bin/mt-tbbh_20x07.pl/1190 Comments I'm gonna get some t-shirts made saying "George Bush and Tony Blair are complete cunts" - anyone going to the US soon? Posted by: bigdaddymerk at August 30, 2006 3:59 PM Shame on you, Merk! Where is your common sense? In most cases, you'll be asked to turn the t-shirt inside-out, so it's best to have 'Blair is a cock' printed on the outside... and 'Bush is a cunt' printed on the inside. :o) Posted by: Manic at August 30, 2006 4:06 PM Best I could find: http://itsnotallbad.com/iamnotaterrorist/ Posted by: Jherad at August 30, 2006 5:28 PM I was in Walt Disney World in January and one of the friends I was with had taken part in a race called "Hell Runner". One of the security guards, or whatever they call themselves, came up to him and suggested that he might want to turn the t shirt he was wearing inside out, due to the fact that it had the phrase "I kicked the Devil's Ass" on the back. It wasn't the "Hell" or "Devil" that they didn't like, it was the word "Ass", which the guard didn't say. He spelt it out. Posted by: Piers at August 31, 2006 2:49 PM An iPod created a minor scare on Canadian soil two weeks ago:- http://tinyurl.com/l2oyj Posted by: irritant at September 1, 2006 11:26 AM Post a comment Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) URL: Remember me? YesNo Comments:

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