# Late passenger calls in phony bomb **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 3, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333 "2003-06-03T10:33:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333/41 "2003-06-04T13:01:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > \*\*I DO know Brutus’ posting style and opinions and I wouldn’t put it past him to actually believe that this person should get the death penalty. \*\* While I don’t wish anyone the death penalty, I do agree with the spirit of what **Brutus** said, in that this species could use a rather extensive culling of the herd to clean up the detritus. I don’t wish the pain and tragedy of rape on anyone either, but I do think this planet would be better off with 1/10th the human population than it has now. I don’t want to pick the 9/10 to remove, but if we start with asshats like the one referred to in the OP, we would reduce the number of hard decisions down the road. BTW, I am in the middle of Neitchze’s “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, so I may be unduly influenced, all hail the Superman, and all that. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333/42 "2003-06-04T13:49:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FordPrefect \* > \I do think this planet would be better off with 1/10th the human population than it has now. I don’t want to pick the 9/10 to remove, \ I’ll take that job happily. I already have a list. Looks down at list. Looks up at Ford. Hides list behind back ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333/43 "2003-06-04T13:50:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FordPrefect \* > \*\*While I don’t wish anyone the death penalty, I do agree with the spirit of what **Brutus** said, in that this species could use a rather extensive culling of the herd to clean up the detritus. I don’t wish the pain and tragedy of rape on anyone either, but I do think this planet would be better off with 1/10th the human population than it has now. I don’t want to pick the 9/10 to remove, but if we start with asshats like the one referred to in the OP, we would reduce the number of hard decisions down the road. Let’s start with…you. [ > [@](#): > > BTW, I am in the middle of Neitchze’s “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, so I may be unduly influenced, all hail the Superman, and all that. \*\* “A _little_ knowledge is a dangerous thing.” I suggest that you examine the 20th Century’s history of democide, & the infinite misery it caused, & re-think your post. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333/44 "2003-06-04T14:52:23Z")
Thank you **Bosda**. I now stand humbly corrected by your judgement against me, I will reevaluate my opinion on the misery that has been inflicted not only on other humans in the 20th century, but also on this planet, and no longer think that the **PLANET** would be better off without us. In fact, I will even stop reading this book, and any other I might find interesting, since I am unable to go from no knowledge to much knowledge without traversing the minefield that is “little knowledge.” Sarcasm aside, tell me how the suffering caused in the 20th century (and in the many preceding it) negates my view that the planet would be better off without us, or most of us? Just so you know, I am aware of how the Nazi movement twisted Nietchze’s words to fit their evil schemes, and yes, I did say evil. Just because I think what I do about humanity as a whole, I can’t condone or even contemplate the horror that was caused by policies of evil forces like the Nazi’s or the early US government, or the actions of the British Empire at its height, or the Roman Empire, etc. I live a pretty strange dichotomy, I love being human, I love my life, and I dislike very few people I meet. Yet I am sickened by humanity, I am sickened by our ability to cause pain, and I am sickened by our propensity for death. And for those reasons, and many more, if we no longer existed on this planet, I would not weep for us as a whole. I would weep, however, for those unique individuals who have made my life richer. So perhaps now you can rethink my post ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333/45 "2003-06-04T15:30:48Z")
Ahem. [http://math.boisestate.edu/GaS/mikado/html/none\_be\_missed.html](http://math.boisestate.edu/GaS/mikado/html/none_be_missed.html) As some day it may happen that a victim must be found, I’ve got a little list–I’ve got a little list Of society offenders who might well be underground, And who never would be missed–who never would be missed! There’s the pestilential nuisances who write for autographs– All people who have flabby hands and irritating laughs– All children who are up in dates, and floor you with 'em flat– All persons who in shaking hands, shake hands with you like that– And all third persons who on spoiling tête-à-têtes insist– They’d none of 'em be missed–they’d none of 'em be missed! I still want to get a videotape of Groucho Marx as Lord High Executioner, one day. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333/46 "2003-06-04T17:49:12Z")
Groucho Marx can have that job, as long as D\_Odds, or Bosda are not responsible for passing him the list 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333/47 "2003-06-04T17:58:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Brutus \* > \*\*Jesus, I better make sure that I am never ‘so hungry I could eat a horse!’. Fucking equestrians will be all up my ass. \*\* At least you could see them comin’ ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333/48 "2003-06-04T18:04:38Z")
This asshat may not deserve the death penalty or to be raped in prison but he should get more than a fine and probation. I saw a commercial for deodorant or something where Cy Young winning pitcher Randy Johnson plays dodgeball with some hapless schlubs. No one was killed but… Other suggestions are being chewed nearly to death by three dozen chihuahuas. Or maybe being beaten by a class of fourth graders wielding chunks of fire hose. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333/49 "2003-06-05T11:45:01Z")
I’d say give him 6 months in economy-class, but I think that violates some international treaty somwhere. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/late-passenger-calls-in-phony-bomb/179333.md?page=2)