It reminds me of all the great humor that came out of your Underground bombings.
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Nice New York car bomb ticker.
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nealdoran
offlineMemberHave you never seen a Hollywood blockbuster movie, sport? We're evil villains over here. Evil.
And if you're choosing comparisons, the huge amount of jokes that came out of the attempted car bombing at Glasgow airport would probably be a better one.
Also while we're on the subject, I seem to recall the major satirical news radio show on at the time of the Underground bombings in the UK, The Now Show, was recorded the day after the bombing, and didn't shy away from the topic. So there.
Posted 3 years ago # -
ronseal
offlineMemberI wonder if Mel Gibson will star in a Hollywood blockbuster about a retired Freedom Fighter, who was tempted out of retirement to do One Last Job, a routine car bombing of the Great Satan HQ's in New York (home to the goddamn commies and liberals)
Except, somehow, the job went wrong...This movie would be massive box office in Flyover State, USA,
Posted 3 years ago # -
thisisall1word
offlineMemberoh bollocks. Am I too late to become enraged?
How dare USAsians say we can not make funny about such things. I am enraged. There's a clear line to be drawn between humorous terrorism and the more serious type. I suggest that loss of life might be a good place to start.
The British like to wear 'sense of humour' as some badge of pride and also carry it as a stick to beat foreigners with whenever possible. Now sit still rikkor, while I hit you with the enraged stick of freedom to make mildly amusing jokes at situations where no one died.
Unless you were winding us up in which case, oh... actually never mind.
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nealdoran
offlineMemberRikkor, old pal, I honestly don't have to be enraged to point out when you're getting things a little bit wrong. I bet you think all those women who won't go out with you are either furious lesbians or having their period.
Also, I'm not really Irish, and have all my own teeth. That's just an FYI.
Posted 3 years ago # -
MADJEZ
offlineMemberYes chill-out Rikkor. The fact that no-one was hurt and the bungling nature of the bomber surely puts this in the same category of the farcical Glasgow attack rather than anything more serious. Remember we’ve had about 30 years of the Irish trying to blow us up to hone our bomb jokes.
PS Loved the fact the guy was caught at JFK airport trying to fly direct to Dubai. I think they're dealing with a real James Bond type here ! Did he not think to drive to Canada or perhaps fly somewhere not in the Middle East first.
Posted 3 years ago # -
Des Custard
offlineMemberI have to admit to being shocked by the ticker. The incorrect use of a semicolon instead of a colon really grates.
Posted 3 years ago #
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