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JustABozoOnThisBus

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48. War of the Worlds!!!11!!

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 08:39 AM

Jan 2018

Orson Welles told reporters on October 30, 1938 that no one connected with the broadcast had any idea it would cause panic.

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Hawaii Gets Fake Alert About Inbound Missile [View all] RussBLib Jan 2018 OP

Blame Hawaii Civil Defense Ccarmona Jan 2018 #1

blame trump for making it a real potential threat. nt msongs Jan 2018 #3

I'm so sorry, Ccarmona. That must have been dreadful. Hortensis Jan 2018 #10

I'm on Maui too billh58 Jan 2018 #25

I guess we all want to know who did that. What a way to start the day. Wakie wakie! mahina Jan 2018 #2

Can they hire anyone competent? Corgigal Jan 2018 #4

OMG MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #5

Maybe excuse for shithole to launch attack doc03 Jan 2018 #6

Yes, fake Pearl Harbor, let's start WWIII. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #15

in these days of hacking RussBLib Jan 2018 #7

Norks are the logical suspects n/t fountainofyouth Jan 2018 #8

If you mean DRPK, that would surprise me.. pangaia Jan 2018 #12

Why surprise you? fountainofyouth Jan 2018 #20

But still, Un knows full well that if he attacks another country with nukes, pangaia Jan 2018 #40

that is some truly scary shit to wake up to withoutapaddle Jan 2018 #9

Trump admin drawing attention away Duppers Jan 2018 #11

Alert About Missile Bound for Hawaii Was Sent in Error, Officials Say. elleng Jan 2018 #13

My daughter on Oahu was awakened by this alert. Basic LA Jan 2018 #14

tweet from Hawaii steve2470 Jan 2018 #16

Our worst fears are being confirmed daily! yallerdawg Jan 2018 #17

Lucky he hasn't cut off foreign aid to the islands yet. JohnnyRingo Jan 2018 #18

I live in Hawaii 2 minutes of just standing embraced together waiting to die proud patriot Jan 2018 #19

I can't even imagine what you and your family/friends went through. lamp_shade Jan 2018 #23

It was sureal proud patriot Jan 2018 #24

I'm so sorry you had to go through that MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #42

thanks proud patriot Jan 2018 #46

Thank God, Trump was on the golf course, and not... LudwigPastorius Jan 2018 #21

... MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #43

That headline (not yours) is misleading. It wasn't "fake", that would mean it was intentional. George II Jan 2018 #22

How was this "TEXT" sent to the residents of Hawaii? nt Ferrets are Cool Jan 2018 #26

It's like when you get an Amber alert text on your phone. n/t christx30 Jan 2018 #44

Please oh please let this be done at the federal level. lark Jan 2018 #27

Hillary did it. Sam McGee Jan 2018 #28

Mystery solved! orangecrush Jan 2018 #29

I do believe that a certain employee john657 Jan 2018 #30

absolutely orangecrush Jan 2018 #31

Buttons: Liberalagogo Jan 2018 #33

It is suspicious orangecrush Jan 2018 #34

All I can say is... Liberalagogo Jan 2018 #35

Certainly not the American people orangecrush Jan 2018 #37

Duck and Cover! Liberalagogo Jan 2018 #38

China benefits. They get rid of the North Korea problem, christx30 Jan 2018 #45

or maybe blame our military who wants war wobblie Jan 2018 #32

it wasn't the military. orangecrush Jan 2018 #36

The knew it was false and did nothing for hours wobblie Jan 2018 #47

Where does the buck stop? ancianita Jan 2018 #39

nytimes.com Hawaii Panics After Alert About Incoming Missile Is Sent in Error riversedge Jan 2018 #41

War of the Worlds!!!11!! JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2018 #48