pop quiz: you're on a plane and you notice a bomb. what do you do?

[unblock]

remember that your life is flashing before your eyes and you only have seconds to make a life or death decision.

do you:

run up the aisle and exit onto the jetway? BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM you're dead.

frantically tell other people there's a bomb on the plane? BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM you're dead.

try to diffuse the bomb yourself? BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM you're dead.

quietly remain in your seat and take another risperdal? ding ding ding ding ding!!


statistically speaking, if you see a bomb on a plane, odds are REALLY, REALLY good that you're experiencing a delusion. take another pill. bombs on planes are REALLY REALLY RARE. not even 9/11 involved a bomb. in the last, what 10 years, there was that foiled shoe guy and that's about it.

moreover, the message of the latest incident from the government and all their apologists is very clear: if you see a bomb, shut the fuck up or we'll kill you. you're in far more danger from the adrenaline- and testosterone- jacked up anti-terror security weenies than you are from any actual terrorist plot.


it might be nice if the government expressed a bit more concern about trying to get it right.

[Balbus]

1. shoot the air marshal

[MadisonProgressive]

3. I'd tell the guy next to me and let him get shot

then I could blend in with the rest of the panicing passengers running for the door!

[Nickster]

6. Now that's the kind of thinking I like, very resourceful. :-)

[unblock]

12. rofl! just hope that the guy next to you isn't the undercover air marshall

[Nimrod2005]

16. ROFLMFAO.....Very VERY good!!!!

[Democrats_win]

2. Throw bu$h off?

I hate these pop quizes of Fridays!

[BobRossi]

4. My first thougt would be..

Wake up from delusional dream and continue with life. If you are bipolar, stay on your meds.

[hiley]

5. keep my mouth shut

and hope it is over quick..

[LaurenG]

7. You are using Scare tactics

It was also really, really rare to have two airliners crash into the WTC. It happened.

If I see a bomb on a plane I will let the stewardness know and then none of your scenarios will take place.

Most of the republican run and owned government care very little about regular folks except of course to TAKE their money, they aren't concerned, it will be nice when Fitz is finished with them all.

[wixomblues]

8. Stop watching the in-flight movie and read a book.

Because the movies are always bombs......

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Actually I Would Defuse It

I can't defuse a delusion. And i know how to defuse a bomb. (i know how to do everything from make the explosives from scratch to building the device.)

So, if it really was a bomb, i'd make sure it didn't go off. If i'm on a plane, it's not like i could run from it. Might as well do something.
The Professor

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10. unless you're the government-approved bomb diffuser, you're dead

this kind of knowledge will not help you if there are those types of 007-wannabes in charge of the situation.

if you volunteer that you know anything about bombs, you're asking to get shot.
after all, you could be the terra-ist and pretending to diffuse the bomb might be your cover for actually setting it! BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM BLAM!!

[ProfessorGAC]

14. I'd Volunteer Anyway

If it goes off, we're all dead. Me included. So, per your scenario, i'm dead either way. Might as well go down trying to do something good.

And, i'm not debating your point about the overreaction of the marshalls. I think, given their lack of knowledge as to what was in the bag, the best course of action was to do nothing and be patient. If it was a bomb, they had no idea as to the triggering mechanism. Shooting him might have set the bomb off. Not shooting him might have set the bomb off. But, the result would be the same, and if he DIDN'T have a bomb, he'd still be alive, and they wouldn't have to live with the fact that they killed a mentally ill man.
The Professor

[Inland]

19. Cut the red wire.....there is no red wire......cut the blue NO WHITE!

I've seen enough movies, I'd give it a try. You might want to stand back.

[MichiganVote]

11. I point to the nearest Bush supporter and yell he brought it on board!!

[triguy46]

13. Pull the emergency stop rope above the window.

[RumpusCat]

15. Sneakily shove it under the White Spy's seat

[unblock]

18. rofl!

:rofl:

[AZBlue]

17. Say something immediately.

I once reported a mysterious backpack to a Best Buy employee, so I KNOW I'd report it.

[crikkett]

20. DON'T PANIC.

PS - hey, why can't i post this image? (above) I thought all you had to do was add its URL.

[Moochy]

21. they let bongs on planes???

"Hey Dude, this Chicken Kiev is da bomb!" phrases to avoid on airplanes.

[flyarm]

22. use call button and call flight attendant ..please!!! do not touch....

do not run..do not do anything but call flight attendant..keep others from touching!!
if isle is full and flight attendant doesn't respond..because isle is full pf pax..ask others to pass the word to other paSSENGERS TO GET THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ASAP!@

FLY

[SnowGoose]

23. Paraphrased from Douglas Adams

Consider how good life has been to you so far. Conversely, if life has not been good to you so far, which considering your present situation seems likely to be the case, consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer.