From: Glen Closson (glen@closson.com)
Date: Tue May 11 2004 - 19:20:42 PDT
The problem is water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen (Hydrogen di-oxide).
And as we know, when they combine there is a exothermic reaction.
Explosions are exothermic.
Nylon is a hydrocarbon and contains the radical CONH2.
So what are the key words here?
Explosion and radical
And what do they equal?
Terrorist.
You were luck you weren't trying to "export" these items into Canada!
:)
Regards,
Glen
May the Joys of today be those of tomorrow!
May the goblet of life hold no dregs of sorrow!
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Post 9-11-01:
As a Yankee fan since the days of Berra, Mantle, et al, I was pleased to
receive a gift of two tickets at Yankee Stadium, right behind first base, in
the rich-folks' box-seats. A friend's corporation owns the season tickets,
and my friend was repaying a favor. So I took my kid, who had never been to
a ballpark; and what better ballpark than the House That Ruth Built, in all
its glory...a magnificent piece of architecture! The green grass, the
pennants, the lights, the organ music...splendid!
We set off on a 100-mile, three-hour journey by car, ferry, bus, and subway
to get there. I brought the carry-all of choice for urban living, a black
nylon gym-bag type thing, with sweatshirts, bottled water, snacks, a
baseball glove, binoculars, and a small umbrella. There was a (licensed)
Colt .38 Detective Special on the hip.
At the gate, no amount of logic, reason, pleading, whining, secret
handshakes, or police credentials would sway the obese female security
guard/humanoid from allowing me to bring in the bottled water, or the black
bag. I was allowed to place all the other articles in a Yankee-provided
clear plastic shopping bag. When I demonstrated that the black bag was now
empty, and indeed, turned it entirely inside-out, and offered to place IT
inside the clear bag, the female sub-simian life-form still would not
relent. So, the contents of a black bag are allowed in, (except the
contraband, read: competition, water) while the empty bag is not.
I was forced to throw away two bottles of water (the Yankees sell bottled
water at $4 per bottle) and the black bag. My son, 9 years old, saw his dad
embarrassed and humiliated. I did not enjoy the game, but put on a happy
face for the kid. We did have a couple of $7 hotdogs, handed out by
HIV-positive-looking cretins with no gloves, and some $1.00 per-ounce brown
"cola" product.
I will never spend another dime at a Yankees game, or on any Yankee product.
I have written to their organization, explaining the errors of their ways,
from the standpoint of a parent, fan, trained security guy, and a person
with a modicum of intelligence. I await their answer. It's been 8 months. I
am now a (shudder) Red Sox fan.
There was no attempt to determine how much Semtex or anthrax was secreted
within the binoculars or the handle of the umbrella. There was no attempt to
detect any weapon, by the way. I guess that I was profiled as a harmless,
verbal trouble-maker from the 'burbs, rather than a gun-totin' terrorist,
planning to shoot the umpire. Carrying a sidearm in the face of such
outrageous, assinine, insulting and arbitrary behavior is good therapy...it
teaches humility, inner peace, and patience. She didn't know how close she
was standing to the business end of one of Colt's best little weapons. It
was a Zen moment.
a p bloom
(Please don't tell me I'm wrong. I hate when you do that.)
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