Showing posts with label bomb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bomb. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

What gave it away?

from here and here

I suppose you don't necessarily have to be a master of operational security to be a flight attendant, but if you're going to call in a bomb threat on the plane your ex-boyfriend is on then a bit of opsec would probably help.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Maybe that will get users to stop plugging strange things in

from here and here

I kinda think that if neither malware nor hardware destroying circuitry will stop users from plugging strange USB devices into their computers, explosive charges probably won't stop them either. But I'd certainly love to be proven wrong.

Friday, March 3, 2023

They are humour impaired

from here and here

I'm surprised people still make this mistake, but you should absolutely not joke with the airport security about bombs or hijacking. You aren't going to like it when they put you in jail. I don't care how funny you think you are, or even how funny you actually are, they won't be laughing.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Countermeasures come in all shapes and sizes

found on Izismile

Looks like the dogs of war can be pretty useful.

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Close only counts in horseshoes and rolling pins

from here and here (image source)

I've heard that the street finds it's own use for things, but I think it's also good to know how to recognize threats so that you don't risk life and limb rolling dough with a hand grenade. 

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Putting the arse in arsenal and vice versa

from here

While jokes about weapons of ass destruction write themselves, the news story about the man who "slipped and fell" on a WWII mortar makes it clear that the doctors were not in a joking mood. As funny as it seems to us as readers, they had to consider the possibility that it was live ammunition and posed a real threat to everyone there. Even fake weapons need to be treated with care and respect because you never know how the circumstances might change. 

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Dueling Decoys

found on Funny Junk

Imagine the kind of statement this makes. Not only did the allied forces go to the trouble of producing a fake wooden bomb, they used real fuel to fly over and deliver it to it's target. They were so well informed about what the enemy was up to and so well prepared that they could afford to troll the enemy in such a demoralizing way. I bet this made the Germans think twice about using this tactic again.

Friday, June 18, 2021

TSA finally catches a terrorist ... from Toon Town

found on Izismile

Pretty sure the person who made this is the same one who framed Roger Rabbit. Not that the TSA would be able to tell the difference. 

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

So much for "Do It Yourself"

from here

Kinda have to appreciate the irony of a bomber, upset that no one else would touch him, making it so that he can't touch himself either. I see a great deal of frustration in his future.

Monday, October 14, 2019

As if they could catch a real bomb

found on Imgur

With their 95% failure rate, I suspect confiscating water bottles at TSA checkpoints does more to drive the sale of bottled water in the shops beyond the checkpoints than it does to stop terrorism. I wonder if anyone has looked for a money trail there.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Oh... It was a bum threat

found on Funny Memes

It used to only be airports where you couldn't make jokes about bombs, but now it seems bathrooms are also on the no-joke list. I guess you should stay home if you're going to be dropping depth charges.

Friday, May 17, 2019

What not to wear to the airport

found on Oddity Mall

It appears that this was at one point in time an actual product you could buy. Maybe you still can somewhere, but the product page Oddity Mall was pointing to seems to no longer exist - probably for good reason, because a shirt like that can get you shot.