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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:17 AM Original message |
9 Muslim Passengers Removed From Jet |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. It was paranoid people. It was very sad |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:27 AM Response to Reply #1 |
72. Paranoid is the kindest way to characterize it |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #72 |
172. Yeah, well two air marshals on board were part |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #172 |
207. That's laughable |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #207 |
266. It makes us less safe? |
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Towlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #172 |
233. Err on the side of caution? You mean err on the side of stupidity, don't you? |
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Madison knows (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
77. I wonder what made them so paranoid? |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #77 |
89. Probably Fox News and CNN running 24/7 "terrorism" fear. |
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Madison knows (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:07 AM Response to Reply #89 |
91. I think that some people overreact. And some always will. |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #89 |
223. Naw, just channeling Reagan. |
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Window (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
2. That's a damned shame. I can't believe the airline wouldn't rebook them. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
63. Is it illegal discrimination if the airline refuses to rebook? |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #63 |
82. Sweet, good idea... |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #82 |
120. I think that allowing this kind of bigotry to stand would cost far, far more. |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #120 |
125. I'm not speaking against justice... |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #125 |
131. Then what legal recourse do you propose? |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #131 |
137. No you didn't, and I apologize for my initial sarcastic response... |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #137 |
140. So this is a case where the family was merely "offended" |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #137 |
141. Were they only offended though? |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:14 PM Response to Reply #137 |
160. There won't be a lawsuit. If the family tries, they'll get nowhere. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #137 |
168. This family was only "offended" and are becoming instant millionaires? |
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bad_robbie (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #82 |
139. Even if justice costs more, I'd like to see it |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #82 |
176. Yeah, justice isn't worth paying for! |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #176 |
202. Somone getting millions of dollars because someone else was an asshole to them isn't justice. |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #202 |
208. No. But deterring future injustices by punishing the current offender is. |
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Glimmer of Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. "Wow, the jets are right next to my window." How scary. |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
25. "Wow, the engine of this carriage is right in front of me". How 19th Century. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
4. Earth to people of all ethnic backgrounds: You DON'T use |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Do please enlighten all of us |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I'm not saying those words were used. I'm making a point that |
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Ferret Annica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Sounds like free speech to me. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:55 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Yea, well then plan on being hassled if you think your free |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
38. Deleted sub-thread |
IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:40 AM Response to Reply #16 |
43. Applause!!! |
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Madison knows (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #16 |
80. That argument was debunked long ago with the "fire in a theater" axiom. |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
85. Nope, you're wrong, and you're lucky those people making all those comments... |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. And how does that apply to, "Wow, the jets are right next to my window."? n/t |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:57 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I don't believe that's all that was said. n/t |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:35 AM Response to Reply #21 |
40. Why? n/t |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. I'd like to hear something from the authorities about what |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:11 AM Response to Reply #46 |
64. In another post you refuse to accept the TSA and FBI versions |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #64 |
115. Moving goalposts is great, isn't it? (nt) |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
127. "These people"? You mean, U.S. citizens? nt |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
178. Yeah, what's the matter with all of you... |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #178 |
259. I only fly where I can't drive in 18 hours or less....nt |
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mikelgb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
205. The flight attendats always dwell on safety |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 04:01 AM Response to Reply #205 |
248. You're a genius. |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #248 |
264. Whatever you say... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #264 |
268. Again not afraid. You sound like you're still in that stage of life |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. The FBI cleared them for travel and secured them seats on another flight. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Listen, if I were Arab-Armerican, I would know better to |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. The Authorities didn't hear anything |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:35 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Arab-Americans along with white Europeans along with Asians |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Dude---these posts are dumber than your Barry Bond's posts... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:06 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. You can't be serious. |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:18 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I guarantee if I said the same thing on an airlplane---nothing would have came of it... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Well something should come of it because nobody should |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:00 AM Response to Reply #34 |
56. So your postion is--- |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #56 |
60. I can't hold your hand forever trumad. If you don't get it , ask |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:12 AM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Typical cop out answer from you .... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #65 |
74. Your analytical skills leave a lot to be desired trumad. |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #74 |
84. Yeah---you have me and the fifty others in this thread pinned to a corner... |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:22 AM Response to Reply #34 |
67. Why don't we just gag and handcuff people when they board a plane |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:27 AM Response to Reply #67 |
73. I would like that. Especially the screaming babies. |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #34 |
118. "Wow, the jets are right next to my window." Yeah, real terrorist sounding! |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #34 |
154. Dude, YOU made it about ethnicity. "Listen, if I were Arab-American..." |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #26 |
132. Deleted message |
HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #24 |
47. Yeah, I'm not digging the hypocrisy of this one |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. There's a big difference between an airline dragging someone |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Your own words betray you here. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:02 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. I'm not going to argue with a fundamentally dishonest person |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Your own words dude, |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #57 |
157. I don't know what you think you've "shot down" |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:24 AM Response to Reply #51 |
68. Yes, becuase dark skinned people are something to be frightened of. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Yea TommyO, because that's exactly what I'm arguing. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #70 |
134. You're telling people to shut up and sit down |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #51 |
86. "...saying something that frightens passengers." |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #86 |
92. No, it's not almost exactly what I'm telling Arab Americans to |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:16 AM Response to Reply #92 |
97. And what about mentioning jets? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #97 |
102. You cannot go on a jet and start talking about things that |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #102 |
119. So is there a list of what cannot be said? Or is it just |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #119 |
126. I said from the beginning that everyone has to watch what they |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #126 |
130. So this "common sense" - does that include not mentioning the location of the jets? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #130 |
136. Yea, my answer is I don't believe the comment made was as |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #136 |
138. So you automatically assume that the authorities are to be trusted? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #138 |
142. I said, for the thousandth time, that I don't believe the comments |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #142 |
147. And I believe in the Tooth Fairy. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #147 |
150. Personal attack |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #150 |
151. Replying to yourself now? To whom were you referring? n/t |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #151 |
209. He is replying to YOU -- it's how the board replies are threaded at this point |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #150 |
162. "I knew I could get you to lose your composure" - sounds like you're not here to discuss |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #162 |
169. I've noticed that for many posters... |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #150 |
167. I was making a point. A similar one to many others on this thread - but you cannot figure them out. |
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bad_robbie (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #136 |
153. OK -- So they were taken off the plane for what they said. |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #153 |
158. Agreed completely. That poster has no concept of logic. n/t |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #136 |
171. And that is exactly the problem. What happened wasn't logical. |
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ronnie624 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #92 |
122. "...my point is ALL passengers should watch what they say on an airplane..." |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:08 AM Response to Reply #122 |
129. Naturally I'm going to focus on Arabs-Americans, because |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #129 |
164. "five of the six adults in the party are of South Asian descent" |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 05:49 AM Response to Reply #164 |
251. I bet cboy thinks they're all the same. One of the "they all look the same to me" types |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #92 |
185. South Asians are not Arab Americans |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #92 |
222. cboy4, channeling Ari Fleischer... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 03:21 AM Response to Reply #222 |
245. That's a lovely little quote. But it's taken out of context, considering |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #245 |
263. I don't need to... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #51 |
135. Deleted sub-thread |
LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #51 |
190. What precisely did they say... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #190 |
212. I don't know, but it must have been a doozy. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #212 |
215. The airline has apologized to the family and offered free airfare |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #215 |
221. Awww, that's wonderful. I have a little tear in my eye. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #221 |
225. You are basically getting your ass handed to you on this thread. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 03:31 AM Response to Reply #225 |
247. Spoken by the person who never wins arguments at DU. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #247 |
258. Oh well I guess I should take some pointers from you on this thread |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #258 |
267. Yea, you need something. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #221 |
234. The fact that they did so |
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summer borealis (244 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. ""I suspect a little bit more was said"" |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
32. Oh that's great.... |
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ExPatLeftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. "It's not fair that Arab-Americans have to watch what they say, but it's... thanks to 9/11" |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
22. You are making assumptions |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I'm not defending Air Tran. I'm arguing that people need to use |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #23 |
152. Well... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #152 |
159. No. Actually the FBI cleared them of any criminal wrong-doing. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #159 |
232. The only problem now? |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 05:56 AM Response to Reply #159 |
252. I think you're just a wind-up artist without the honesty to admit your bigotry |
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Thorandmjolnir (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #9 |
30. Sure you are. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:32 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. The reality I'm referring to is that Arab-Americans find themselves |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #37 |
48. So it is ok to be Arab American |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #48 |
55. I never said that. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:03 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. "Listen, if I were Arab-Armerican, I would know better to watch what I say on an airplane." |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #58 |
62. I realize I'm outnumbered by the radical left, but I'm |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. The radical leftists here who had your back on gay rights? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #66 |
69. I like how I'm held hostage about gay rights! |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. WOW--- I'm considered to be the "Radical Left" for railing against Bigotry... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Nice straw man. Using teh gay card to argue a topic you |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:52 AM Response to Reply #76 |
83. Now that's a strawman... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #83 |
87. What's "pretty amazing" is everyone's inability to fathom |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #87 |
90. Buddy, I'd give up... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #90 |
94. Yup. So true. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #90 |
95. I advise him to give up, for a completely different reason |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Naturally, and conveniently, you're leaving out the part where |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #95 |
99. :) Relax. Hugs and kisses. |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #90 |
101. Oh fucking horseshit... |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:22 AM Response to Reply #87 |
100. The "hard left"... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #100 |
106. I'm pretty sure the hard right doesn't care about the discrimination |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #106 |
155. You are making this long and convoluted |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #106 |
173. And when the airline |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #106 |
177. Rick Warren cares about gay people too. |
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Thorandmjolnir (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #106 |
214. cboy4, please read the fricking article. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 05:31 AM Response to Reply #214 |
250. I did read it, and even though the airline apologized to get |
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BeliQueen (433 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #87 |
110. What's amazing is that you have extraordinary powers; |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #110 |
114. I'm just saying that here at DU ... the hard left will always take the |
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demgurl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #114 |
260. cboy.... |
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Thorandmjolnir (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #62 |
213. Radical left? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #55 |
174. Which of these people are scary? Which is a "arab american"? |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #55 |
187. South Asians are not Arabs |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:53 AM Response to Reply #37 |
52. why aren't you AT ALL CONCERNED with the person who 'reported' the statement(s)??.. |
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bobd0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
45. You're pointing out reality alright. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
79. Oh, so Arab Americans do not enjoy free speech |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #79 |
108. Strawman. Free speech is not unlimited at airports where you're |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #108 |
113. Not a strawman |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #113 |
116. Re-read my post. I said there are limitations to free speech |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #116 |
123. Your post was specific to Arab Americans |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
81. and if I were gay, I wouldn't expect to have my union called a |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #81 |
109. Oh look, another little gay comment. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #109 |
117. It's not playing the gay card, cboy |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #117 |
121. Another dishonest post from Merh, saying that "those dark |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #121 |
124. Nope, you are the one playing the gay card |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #121 |
144. Deleted sub-thread |
Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
143. The authorities cleared them, no? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #143 |
149. LOL. Yea, the authorities cleared them of any criminal charges |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #149 |
181. The two air marshals on board agreed also. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #181 |
211. Oh my, I didn't hear about the air marshals. |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #211 |
229. Yeah, sorry I did not include a link. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 03:28 AM Response to Reply #229 |
246. Yea, I had no idea airline security and homosexuality |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:05 AM Response to Reply #149 |
253. So it took you 100 posts to reveal that daddy is a pilot and you're a bigot |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
184. Earth to ignorant Americans, South Asians are not Arabs |
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GReedDiamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
186. It is a "reality" that will continue to exist... |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
27. And NEVER say hi to someone named Jack while on a plane!! n/t |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
53. lol n/t |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
44. Your rights are my rights |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #4 |
61. Would it be safe to talk using asterisks, as in "w**dow"? sheesh nt |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
133. I do use such words, every time I go through airport security |
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bad_robbie (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
148. There are a lot of very scared people in the world . . . |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
175. I understand what you're trying to say, but it's BS |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
180. But those words were not used, so who is your earth calling? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
203. Born in Detroit. They had American accents. |
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Lifetimedem (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
8. I think TSA was doing their job |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. TSA's 'job' is to make flyers miserable and paranoid |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #13 |
42. "Their job has nothing to do with security . . . |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
49. People say stuff like this all the time - I know I have |
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Lifetimedem (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #49 |
104. would it be |
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Thorandmjolnir (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #104 |
217. I think youre misunderstanding this thread. |
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Lifetimedem (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #49 |
195. I have heard of white people |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #195 |
204. Nobody would argue such an inane point |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
78. Did they also stop you taking a flight, which then meant you had to buy a new ticket? |
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Lifetimedem (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #78 |
105. If cleared |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
170. Exactly. |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #170 |
183. And I'm quite sure |
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Lifetimedem (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #183 |
191. I think they should have been put on a flight |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #191 |
196. I don't think anyone |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #183 |
230. Hmmm. |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #230 |
265. Where is there any evidence |
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tclambert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
10. No doubt the people who complained think of themselves as heroes. |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
14. i bet |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. sure, that's right |
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yellowwood (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
28. A Lawyer, You Say? |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. that's what I'm thinking too |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #31 |
88. "this could, and should, pay out big for them" |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #88 |
96. Only if you travel on that bigoted airline |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #96 |
182. Two air marshals were on the flight and were part of the decision. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #182 |
189. When we hear about an 'iffy situation', let me know |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #189 |
192. Religion and skin color aside. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #192 |
206. Well, since the airline defenders are guessing there's something more, here's my guess: |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #206 |
228. "Bigot enablers"! |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:10 AM Response to Reply #206 |
254. My views in a nutshell. Great post. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #192 |
210. I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets it! |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #210 |
226. Nope, you and I are frequently on opposite sides. |
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Thorandmjolnir (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #182 |
218. Since those air marshalls |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #218 |
227. I remember that situation and that was very sad. |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #88 |
107. offended? |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #107 |
112. Right...talk to me when a lawsuit is filed for the price of the tickets and court costs... |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #112 |
145. what is your time worth? |
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bad_robbie (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #112 |
163. There has to be at least some punitive aspect to a court judgement |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #163 |
166. Well argued and I don't disagree. |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #112 |
193. Well, if the airlines force it to go to court, perhaps |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #193 |
200. Well said and I agree; the airline certainly could avoid the issue by rebooking immediately... |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 06:47 PM Response to Reply #200 |
231. That would be up to the family that suffered the inconvenience |
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Thorandmjolnir (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #112 |
219. Don't know much about the law, do you? nt. |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #107 |
165. They weren't robbed though. They got their tickets refunded. |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #165 |
197. The others should be recompensed, as well. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #88 |
220. discrimination is not just "offensive" |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #31 |
93. They won't make a penny. |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
156. Amen to that. |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. The anesthesiologist could of put them all to sleep. Scary! n/t |
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snort (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #28 |
146. gotta love it. |
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cartach (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
35. Back in the days when |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
36. i wonder if the accusers were detained. |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
39. I would bet money that this family was Indian, not middle-eastern |
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MrsBrady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #39 |
103. i second that n/t |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #39 |
179. In Mesa, AZ a Sikh Indian was shot and killed shortly after 9-11. |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
188. Indeed, they are reportedly South Asian |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
41. The offense: flying while Muslim. nt |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 08:50 AM Response to Reply #41 |
50. Best summary so far |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #41 |
262. And flying while being a DARK-SKINNED Muslim at that! |
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bobshin (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
75. Funny they haven't banned white kids from high schools. |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
111. For Safety purposes? |
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Shipwack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
128. Reminds me of a Burroughs quote... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
161. Oh, no - not those scheming Muslins again!!11111!!1 |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
194. I flew into the UK on Wednesday 21 December 1988 |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #194 |
198. Your post makes me uncomfortable. |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #198 |
237. she was seated next to an unrelated man, which was apparently forbidden |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #198 |
238. deleted |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #194 |
199. Define |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #199 |
239. please see above. nt. |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #194 |
236. Only if you're a God Damn ChickenShit! |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #236 |
240. I'm not a Goddamn ChickenShit!! |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #240 |
241. Quite a change from your original post. |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #241 |
242. re-read my "I'm not a Goddamn ChickenShit!!" |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #242 |
243. I did... and again---it's a huge change from your first post. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #194 |
256. self delete |
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TEmperorHasNoClothes (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
201. this headlined the news in holland |
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The abyss (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
216. Interesting |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
224. More or less one person has turned this thread into a gigantic cluster fuck to end all clusterfucks |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
235. Constant Fear mongering by Faux, * and all of their other like |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
244. OK, I just saw the family involved on my local news |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 07:39 AM Response to Reply #244 |
255. He's long gone from this thread and currently licking his wounds. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #255 |
257. it returned briefly in the afternoon to play last post |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 01:00 PM Response to Reply #255 |
261. I think sutures will be needed in this case |
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zelta gaisma (220 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
249. they were TWM(traveling while muslim) that was enough to get them messed with |
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Alamuti Lotus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
269. Airliner hell as 40 passengers - many drunk - 'run amok' on flight from Gatwick to Cuba |
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