# Couple of things about the recent terror attack... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 29, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946 "2009-12-29T19:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/1 "2009-12-29T19:54:17Z")
Firstly, I think the media needs to come up with a suitably emasculating nickname for him. “Shoe Bomber” was sort of descriptive, but not embarrassing enough. The BBC seem to be calling him the “Jet bomber”, which is way too macho and impressive-sounding. Preferably something that even his Al Qaeda buddies would use to tease him, should he ever see them again. How about “panty bomber”? “Trouser terrorist”? “Crotch warrior”? I bet others on here could come up with something more creative; who knows, we might be able to spread a meme! Secondly: I think that instead of all the media attention on the terrorist, we should spend more time praising the hero that saved a plane full of people. I don’t think I’d have had the balls to do what [Jasper Schuringa](http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/26/airliner.attack.schuringa/index.html) did. > [@cnn](#): > > He jumped over the passenger next to him and lunged over Abdulmutallab’s seat, “Because I was thinking he’s trying to blow up the plane, and I was trying to search his body for any explosives.” Schuringa said he saw that Abdulmutallab was holding a burning object between his legs. “I pulled the object from him and tried to extinguish the fire with my hands and threw it away,” Schuringa said. “Water! Water,” he said he screamed. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/2 "2009-12-29T20:22:42Z")
Do we know what kind of underpants he was wearing? Could he be the “Tighty Whitey Warrior”? ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/3 "2009-12-29T20:30:07Z")
“Ball-less Bomber”? “Crotch Creep”? ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/4 "2009-12-29T20:33:30Z")
I’ve taken to calling him the “Underoos Bomber.” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/5 "2009-12-29T20:39:50Z")
The Skidmark Sleeper? The Nigerian Nut Nuker? The Mujahedeen of Man-Bits? The Junk Jihadist? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/6 "2009-12-29T20:50:12Z")
Ball Burner Underoos Umar Umar the Unmanned Umar “Oh Allah That Hurts” Abdulmutallab ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/7 "2009-12-29T20:53:19Z")
Abu Myballsoff ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/8 "2009-12-29T21:02:22Z")
Mr. Fruit of the Booms? Exiled Underpants Gnome? (Step 1: Blow up underpants. Step 2: ??? Step 3: OW OW OW OW OW) Great Balls of Fire Bomber? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/9 "2009-12-29T21:08:01Z")
The Scalded Scrotum The Taint Terrorist Mr. Teste Fall Down and Gonad Boom ---
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/10 "2009-12-29T21:10:27Z")
These are great! I’m cracking up here. Keep 'em coming. Not so much a nickname, but more of a headline: “Boom goes the tighty-whites”. [Reference](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W45DRy7M1no) for those not familiar with it. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/11 "2009-12-29T21:28:11Z")
My friend referred to him as the “crotch botcher” since he botched up his plans. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/12 "2009-12-29T21:35:37Z")
C’mon, it was Christmas, I’m suprised no one else came up with this first… The Chestnut Roaster! ---
**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/13 "2009-12-29T21:38:43Z")
Mr. Noballs The crotchless terrorist Mr. I’m so screwed, but I can’t ---
**Author:** ![pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9e5f3/32.png) [@pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pretend_my_name_is_witty)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/14 "2009-12-29T21:44:31Z")
Reminds me of the 7/7 attacks in London - they were dubbed the 7/7 bombers. If they’d waited 17 more days they’d have been dubbed the 24/7 bombers, which would be much more impressive-sounding. But I guess they weren’t the smartest bunch in the first place. (And of course, they were murdering scum that don’t deserve a cool nickname, but seems they could have thought of it.) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/15 "2009-12-29T21:47:44Z")
> [@DarrenS](#): > > Not so much a nickname, but more of a headline: “Boom goes the tighty-whites”. Dynamitey-tighty-whities has a certain ring to it. I missed a really easy one here… The 'Nad Bomber Other options: I Bin Emasculated TNTesticles The man in the Levi’s 4321s The Bathroom Blaster ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/16 "2009-12-29T21:51:46Z")
pyrogenital something ---
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/17 "2009-12-30T00:16:09Z")
Didn’t BoingBoing already dub him “Captain Fizzlypants”? I think “underwear bomber” is probably the most likely to catch on, as a parallel with “shoe bomber”. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/18 "2009-12-30T00:30:59Z")
> [@ryobserver](#): > > Didn’t BoingBoing already dub him “Captain Fizzlypants”? > > I think “underwear bomber” is probably the most likely to catch on, as a parallel with “shoe bomber”. He did have a brief career. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/19 "2009-12-30T01:33:29Z")
Liar, liar. (You know, pants on fire). ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946/20 "2009-12-30T01:55:07Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > C’mon, it was Christmas, I’m suprised no one else came up with this first… > > The Chestnut Roaster! Darn, you beat me to it! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-of-things-about-the-recent-terror-attack/522946.md?page=2)