# New York gets hit by Bosda's wrath. How do I survive? (Warning: not so grim topic):
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 13, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860 "2003-02-13T16:39:56Z")
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### Author:  [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/1 "2003-02-13T16:39:56Z")
What were to happen if, in response to the nuclear attack threads (who starts those things, anyway? š ) our very own \*\* Bosda DiāChi of Tricor\*\*, were to explode over Mufreesboro TN casting a cloud of righteous anger and indignation all the way to New York? How could I survive this (especially since some of it is aimed at me for [my thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=162101))?
**Assumptions about the blast**
This will be a full-blown explosion of indignation. All āpanicky wankersā are known to be at risk from this explosion.
**Some pertinent facts about me**
I live about five states away from Mufreesboro, TN. While Iām sure I could survive the initial blast, I am afraid (as a true-bred panicky wanker) of the fallout from said blast. My wife and children are not so panicky as I am, so they will be reasonably safe. I do stock my home with an extra backbone, so I can, for short periods, not be so panicky. However this is not a long-term solution.
So, can I survive the wrath of **Bosda**? ššš
Zev Steinhardt
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### Author:  [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/2 "2003-02-13T16:42:47Z")
And of course, in the course of a perfectly good joke, I forgot to tell people what the heck this thread is talking about. :smack:
[Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=162871)
Zev Steinhardt
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### Author:  [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/3 "2003-02-13T16:45:43Z")
Look, Iām only 200 miles or so from **Bosda**. I donāt want his indignation near me. š
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### Author:  [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/4 "2003-02-13T16:59:30Z")
Within .067 milliseconds of **Bosda** ās detonation, a flash of blinding rage will sear all flesh from your body within a radius of 2,000 feet of ground zero. This will be followed by a shock wave of indignation travelling outward from the blast site at the local speed of ire. With an overpressure of 8.7 kilofuries at 4,000 feet from ground zero, this shock wave is sufficient to catastrophically deflate egos up to 12,500 feet away. Within minutes of the initial blast, a fallout of contentious irritation and profound haughtiness will permeate the atmosphere within several dozen miles of the detonation site, causing severe loss of smugness and long-term desolation in anyone exposed. The consequences to life and generall well-being of such a blast are enormous and should be avoided at all costs.
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### Author:  [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/5 "2003-02-13T17:17:33Z")
I live about 20 miles up the interstate from Māboro. Sometimes late at night when Iām in bed, I can hear mighty rumblings coming from the east and Iām forced to duct tape my windows so Iāll feel safer.
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/6 "2003-02-13T17:21:09Z")
When my dad was in Basic, they were shown training films of just such an occurance. Your best bet in such a situation, says dear old dad, is to wrap yourself in olive loaf and stuff yourself into the clothes dryer for a few hours.
Of course if **Bosda** ās eaten at White Castle or Chi-Chiās recently, all bets are off.
Good luck!
Happy
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### Author:  [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/7 "2003-02-13T17:28:47Z")
Burger King Onion Rings would be bad, too.
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### Author:  [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/8 "2003-02-13T18:54:12Z")
I wonder what **Bosda** himself would have to say on this subject?
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### Author:  [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/9 "2003-02-13T21:21:15Z")
Iām already wrapped in a cloak of general crankiness, so I have a feeling this might act as a sort of armour against his indignation.
However, my husband tells me a bunch of Doper valentines await me at home. This will probably put a chink in my armour of irritability, and I shall be vulnerable. Letās hope I can get myself back in a crappy mood before Bosda explodes.
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/10 "2003-02-13T21:25:47Z")
Iām about 4 states away so weāre just looking forward to the bitchinā sunsets.
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### Author:  [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/11 "2003-02-13T22:28:53Z")
I strongly recommend stripping completely naked and smearing yourself with mayonnaise in an open area, preferably a city park if one is nearby. Now, whatās this about **Bosda**?
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### Author:  [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/12 "2003-02-14T01:46:44Z")
No point in stocking up on non-perishable consumable, Iām only about 30 miles away. Iād be a krispy kritter in a nanosecond, panicky wanker or not.
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### Author:  [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/13 "2003-02-14T02:18:46Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by pravnik \*
> \*\*I strongly recommend stripping completely naked and smearing yourself with mayonnaise in an open area, preferably a city park if one is nearby. Now, whatās this about **Bosda**? \*\*
**pravnik** āyou do this whether or not there is going to be a nuclear attack. Please stop.:smack:
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### Author:  [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/14 "2003-02-14T03:37:40Z")
Me? Iām _entirely_ too close (within 400 miles). However, I shall protect myself by leaping beneath Trent Lottās hair !!!
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### Author:  [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/15 "2003-02-14T03:54:37Z")
Just wrap yourself in plastic sheeting and duct tapeā¦
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### Author:  [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-gets-hit-by-bosdas-wrath-how-do-i-survive-warning-not-so-grim-topic/154860/16 "2003-02-14T14:47:27Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Bosda DiāChi of Tricor \*
> \*\ ***pravnik** āyou do this whether or not there is going to be a nuclear attack. Please stop.:smack: \*\*
I guess Iād better or they wonāt let me into any of the shelters.