The thing is that I think we should all agree to call the Christmas airline (non)bomber "The Underwear Bomber". We called Richard Reed (sp?) "The Shoe Bomber". For the sake of consistency, (and, really, aren't terrorist monikers all about consistency?) I think we need to go with "The Underwear Bomber". I think that Slate.com is onto this already, because every time they write about him they use the word "underwear". Health care and banking regulations aside, this is a campaign I can sign on with.
Or "Underpants Bomber". I'm not sure who uses the word "underpants." (east coast, is it you?) (the elderly, could it be you?) Either way, I think it's clear that this man should clearly be embarrassed about the location of his explosives. And, hey, it could be worse. We could be really cruel and call him "The Panty Bomber". Or, even worse, "The Panty Non-Bomber", because, let's face it, he's quite the failure.
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I say underwear bomber. "Underpants" reminds me of "Captain Underpants" (even though I don't know who that is), and I think we know how I feel about the word "panties." And I hope this guy is embarassed about hiding a bomb in his shorts. Am I wrong that this makes the whole thing less scary?
ReplyDeleteAgreed. It feels like a joke since it involves underwear.
ReplyDeleteDisagreed. Underwear is no joking matter.
ReplyDeleteif consistency is important to you, i don't think you should listen to the beck/palin interview. also, anything that they say on fox news. i think consistency (which can also be called intellectual honesty) is a big issue today (see: hoop-la about senator reid's comments regarding obama).
ReplyDeleteYou know who does consistency well? That Pat Robertson. I think he is consistently full of crap. And, since he consistently has a microphone in front of him, he thinks he must have something important to say that people want to hear. And, again, he would be consistently wrong.
ReplyDeletegp. (good point). why does anyone still listen to that man? he sure doesn't speak for ME!
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