Welcome to Beirut--grenades in NYC

[andros]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/05/uk.consulate/index.html

Two "novelty" grenades explode in Manhattan.

Could be almost anyone, for any reason. Anti-Blair wackos, anti-Conference Board wackos, anti-Caterpillar wackos, Aun wackos, Columbian drug lord wackos, belated "Remember Waco" wackos, stupid kids . . .

Regardless. Thankfully, no one was hurt. This time.

Welcome to the War, everyone.

[World Eater]

Lucky they didn't chuck those things in the subway, they would have really brought the city to a grinding halt.

Luckily that block is one of the most heavily surveyed areas, I'm sure they have that moron on tape.

[andros]

Since it looks like they were "ignite and run" devices, I hope so.

[Cheesesteak]

Everyone on the news is saying the grenades were very amateurish. Like they just filled up something with black powder, stuck in a fuse and lit it. They went off at 330am, which is pretty much guaranteed not to hurt anybody, even in the city that never sleeps.

[FinnAgain]

Yeah, these were designed to scare people, not hurt 'em.

[Eve]

Grenades? Feh. I eat grenades for breakfast. They'll have to do better than that to terrify me.

[Maeglin]

Grenades? Feh. I eat grenades for breakfast. They'll have to do better than that to terrify me.

Guess the restaurants must really suck in Jersey.

[mswas]

It's a sad world when pipe bombs (a staple of most of my friend's childhood) are called "grenades" and make national headlines.

These were glorified firecrackers. Who cares? I love how people think we should be afraid. New York is hands down the safest city I've ever lived in, and that applies to posh suburbs and small redneck towns. New York doesn't resemble Beirut in the slightest.

Erek

[Kearse]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/05/uk.consulate/index.html

Two "novelty" grenades explode in Manhattan.

Could be almost anyone, for any reason. Anti-Blair wackos, anti-Conference Board wackos, anti-Caterpillar wackos, Aun wackos, Columbian drug lord wackos, belated "Remember Waco" wackos, stupid kids . . .

Regardless. Thankfully, no one was hurt. This time.

Welcome to the War, everyone.

Got this piece of information after I called a buddy in NY about this gem.

"It was a toy, no one gives a shit"

Grenade my ass (lol), it was a bigger than normal firecracker!

[Airman Doors, USAF]

"It is true the British Consulate is in that building, but I don't think anybody should jump to conclusions...There's no reason to jump to the conclusion that any one floor of that building was a target at this particular time."

In other news, the British were holding their elections at almost exactly the same time...

I don't know about you guys, but I don't think that this was a coincidence.

[mswas]

"It is true the British Consulate is in that building, but I don't think anybody should jump to conclusions...There's no reason to jump to the conclusion that any one floor of that building was a target at this particular time."

In other news, the British were holding their elections at almost exactly the same time...

I don't know about you guys, but I don't think that this was a coincidence.

Not a coincidence no, but Beirut? hardly.

[mhendo]

Guess the restaurants must really suck in Jersey.Whaddayamean restaurants? She's talking about her own cooking!

[Eve]

Whaddayamean restaurants? She's talking about her own cooking!

. . . You've apparently sampled my Tomato Surprise . . .

[fushj00mang]

"It is true the British Consulate is in that building, but I don't think anybody should jump to conclusions...There's no reason to jump to the conclusion that any one floor of that building was a target at this particular time."

In other news, the British were holding their elections at almost exactly the same time...

I don't know about you guys, but I don't think that this was a coincidence.
Yea, after Madrid, al-Quaeda was a little short on funds. It was the best they could do. ;)

[fushj00mang]

On reflection, I realize that this was a really stupid thing to say and I apologize for it.

Perhaps it was a little bit of early morning Cinco de Mayo revelrey?

[mswas]

If by really stupid you mean kind of amusing. ;)

Erek

[Ludovic]

Well, my chili is known as a Weapon of Ass Destruction....

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

. . . You've apparently sampled my Tomato Surprise . . .

The Suprise is, that it's made with Initiation Goat!
:D

Not the whole goat mind you...only one part.
You guess which. :)

[Troy McClure SF]

Two "novelty" grenades explode in Manhattan.

Welcome to the War, everyone.

Hrm... so who wants to tell andros about that little incident a few years back in NYC?

[mswas]

Hrm... so who wants to tell andros about that little incident a few years back in NYC?

Oh you mean the one that made the rest of the country pretend they didn't hate New York so that they could go over to the Middle East and kill darkies?

Erek