# Things We Can Do Safely Now That The Terror Threat Has Been Lowered **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 16, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086 "2003-04-16T15:28:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [April 16, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/1 "2003-04-16T15:28:14Z")
1. make sweet sweet love to citizens of other nations 2. hand people scissors blade end first 3. ride on the wings of 747 airliners 4. move comfortably about the cabin 5. bring small, humorous novelty bombs onto planes and into large buildings 6. Come out from under the table. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/2 "2003-04-16T15:40:46Z")
1. Play ball in the house. 2. Wear a white belt with white pants. 3. Wear fur without the stigma. 4. Use some of that duct tape to finally repair our badly damaged ducts. 5. Start stockpiling for the next Code Orange Alert. 6. Hang out with our buddies behind a nuclear power plant. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/3 "2003-04-16T15:44:00Z")
1. Use the plastic and duct tape to dust-proof the furniture. 2. Go sightseeing at major national monuments, particularly ones in large cities. ---
**Author:** ![CRorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CRorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CRorex)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/4 "2003-04-16T15:50:49Z")
1. Reissue live ammunition to the monkey army 2. See active duty military personel in uniform off base. 3. Remove homemade respirator made from maxi pads. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/5 "2003-04-16T15:57:54Z")
16a. Ravish active duty military personnel in uniform - on or off base! ---
**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:** [April 16, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/6 "2003-04-16T15:58:45Z")
1. Stop \<3 ing New York 2. Feed the bears 3. Throw stuff at firemen ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/7 "2003-04-16T16:04:32Z")
1. Call Bush an effin’ moron. ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/8 "2003-04-16T16:08:11Z")
1. Enjoy higher priced package holidays 2. Watch and wait for Blair to crack out the Grecian 2000 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/9 "2003-04-16T16:10:09Z")
1. Stop an electrtic fan with our tongue. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/10 "2003-04-16T16:12:54Z")
1. Dance wildly in a mosque pit. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/11 "2003-04-16T16:19:20Z")
1. Run with scissors. ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/12 "2003-04-16T16:20:07Z")
1. Rent our spare room to the mysteriously moustached man with the funny accent. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/13 "2003-04-16T16:20:15Z")
1. French kiss a honeybee. 2. Stop reporting suspicious-looking packages 3. Lick the powdery white substance falling out of our envelopes. 4. Start surfing for Internet porn again. 5. Start using the “Happy Orthodox Muslim” smiley again. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/14 "2003-04-16T16:20:45Z")
1. Dance wildly in a mosh pit. ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/15 "2003-04-16T16:21:08Z")
1. Contuinally neglect to preview posts ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/16 "2003-04-16T16:22:33Z")
1. Sit too close to the TV. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/17 "2003-04-16T16:34:13Z")
1. Yell “In your face, terrorists” ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/18 "2003-04-16T16:43:14Z")
1. Stop looting the guy from downstairs everytime he walks his dog ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/19 "2003-04-16T16:43:32Z")
1. Obsess about that missing woman in Caliornia again. 2. Send tastefully humorous threatening letters to the White House. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-can-do-safely-now-that-the-terror-threat-has-been-lowered/169086/20 "2003-04-16T16:44:24Z")
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