# You are all acting like a bunch of panicky, cowardly fucks! I'm ashamed of the SDMB! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 13, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840 "2003-02-13T15:25:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/61 "2003-02-13T17:43:26Z")
I think **Bosda** ’s one of _them_. When somebody disses duct tape, the terrorists win. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/62 "2003-02-13T17:45:36Z")
Kinda nice to know that serial killers will be well prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/63 "2003-02-13T17:51:49Z")
Oh, come on now, **Bosda** , Murfreesboro _is_ a prime target! There’s the university, MTSU (and a good thing it would be if some terrorists decided to wipe _that_ place out, IMHO), there’s the Air Force base some miles south in Tullahoma (They do all kinds of top secret research there! I think that they may even have an ICBM silo there!), not to mention you’re pretty close to that prime terrorist target : **The Jack Daniel’s Distillery!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:** ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/64 "2003-02-13T17:52:15Z")
Well, damn. Had no idea I should be panicking. Think I’ll stock up on soda pop, porno and microwave burritos… [sub]Actually, I was planning on doing that anyway…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/65 "2003-02-13T17:52:27Z")
I’m not panicked so much anymore, as I’m jealous of all of the really nifty places the rest of you live in. I’m not even certain that terrorists want to destroy my town. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/66 "2003-02-13T17:55:50Z")
JESUS CHRRRRIST! What is with the fucking coding size orgy in here today? Let’s keep it medium folks, we’re under orange alert. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/67 "2003-02-13T17:56:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by porcupine \* > \*\*And **Neurotik** , I don’t think anyone but you gives a fuck if the “Hi Opal” long over-used “joke” is used correctly or not. \*\* That’s nice. And I care because…? ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/68 "2003-02-13T17:56:45Z")
> [@](#): > > The Jack Daniel’s Distillery!!! If that goes, we’ve lost already! ---
**Author:** ![Azael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@Azael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azael)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/69 "2003-02-13T18:03:17Z")
Hmmm… I live near downtown Houston… you think one of our nation’s largest ports and the major center of U.S. oil industry might be a target? I’m safe though, that is if I can just manage to create a radiation/chemical warfare suit out of my trusty duct tape 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/70 "2003-02-13T18:03:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Beagle \* > \*\*I’m stocking up on Vodka, grapefruit juice, and cranberry juice. Can’t be too careful. \*\* I’m packing up my supply of bottled water and heading to **Beagle’s** house. Then we can panic together 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/71 "2003-02-13T18:05:59Z")
**Ya know, the SDMB server is in Chicago.** A short time back it went offline when a leak screwed up its Internet connection. If Chicago is hit, the SDMB may go down for quite a bit longer! Is there an emergency kit of duct tape and plastic sheeting stored next to the SDMB server??? Are the backup tapes (what backup tapes?) stored off-siter, preferably outside of Chicago? ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/72 "2003-02-13T18:09:19Z")
Actually I for one appreciate that **Neurotik** points that out everytime it’s used. Maybe after the 100 billionth time, some of these schmucks will get it, or give it up. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/73 "2003-02-13T18:09:45Z")
If the end of the world must happen, all I ask is that it hold off until after next weekend. I haven’t seen my boyfriend in over three months and I would _really_ like to see him and have sex (not necessarily in that order) before I die. That’s all. Ava ---
**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:** [February 13, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/74 "2003-02-13T18:13:30Z")
**Jarbabyj:** Okey-doke. **Beagle:** You know, if you click on the “post reply” button at the bottom-right of all the posts, it takes you to a screen where the smileys are all in their own little pen off to the left, and you can enter them into your post without having to cut & paste; just click on them. Like this: :o :eek: :o :o :eek: :smack: 😃 Oh, and I’m not panicking just because I’ve got lots of duct tape. I use the silver tape for sword and axe blades, and black for the edges, and red for thrusting tips, and brown for axe hafts, and white for… well… I haven’t figured out a use for white yet, but I’m sure it’ll come in handy. It’s not like it’s going to go bad or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/75 "2003-02-13T18:16:28Z")
Since I see that nobody has posted the story about the terrorist attack in Oklahoma City yesterday, I will do so. [http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show\_article?ID=985751&pic=none&TP=getarticle](http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=985751&pic=none&TP=getarticle) > [@](#): > > Soda spill on lobby floor of FBI causes commotion > 2003-02-12 > By Ken Raymond > The Oklahoman > > A disoriented man caused a stir Tuesday when he entered FBI headquarters in Oklahoma City and spilled a soft drink on the floor of the lobby. > > By the time the situation was sorted out, the FBI office was awash in reporters, camera crews, firefighters and even a hazardous materials crew. > > “The guy came in to furnish some information,” Special Agent Jay Moeller said. “He wasn’t all there. He had some sort of head trauma or something.” > > Realizing the man was in crisis, the FBI contacted his family and called for an ambulance to take him to Mercy Health Center. > > Right about then, he spilled his soft drink on the lobby floor. Somehow the spilled drink turned into a report that the man was spraying a mysterious powder around the room – something, Moeller said, that never happened. > > “He dropped his Coke on the floor of the atrium where you come in,” Moeller said. “HAZ-MAT, the fire department and an ambulance showed up for a spilled Coke.” Needless to say, the only duct tape here at Goose Acres is what’s holding the vacuum cleaner hose together. ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/76 "2003-02-13T18:27:26Z")
Both sides are overreacting. There’s nothing wrong with having a few essentials around just in case you can’t get to the store for a few days - for whatever reason: snowstorm, tornado, earthquake, flood, terrorist attack, bits of spacecraft falling from the sky, etc, etc. But hermetically sealing yourself into your bathroom is stupid. Why? Because if it’s done right, you’ll suffocate long before your food supply runs out, dumbass! I’ve been through an ice storm that left my city without power for a week. I lived for three years in “tornado alley”. While I was there a tornado vacuumed a small town off the map not five miles from my home. Another touched down a block away. I spent a lot of time in my basement. The day after I moved into my current home, a 5.9 earthquake struck. My house wasn’t damaged, but I was out of work for three days while my office building was checked for damage. Although not very strong, it made me realise what a real earthquake could do. Terrorism is a poor second to Mother Nature. I’ve got flashlights, a radio, batteries, water, food, blankets, etc, stashed just in case. You never know what’s gonna happen. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/77 "2003-02-13T18:33:03Z")
Kamandi has it right. If you don’t have supplies to last you for a week without power and utilities you’re an idiot, since earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, hurricanes, forest fires, blizzards, and rains of frogs happen all the time. You should be prepared for those things. If you are prepared for those things, then you are also prepared for 99% of all possible terrorist attacks. ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/78 "2003-02-13T18:37:13Z")
Shoot, when a crisis comes I plan on facing the situation with a poor grasp of events and a complete lack of preparation. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/79 "2003-02-13T18:37:52Z")
I live not that far from McDill AFB and there are only two ways out of here: North and South. I don’t count East because McDill is over that a’way and West leads only into the Gulf of Mexico. There is one big bridge to the South, so one well placed bomb wipes out that escape route. Everyone will be headed North, so I ain’t gonna go. I’m opposed to the North anyway because its all filled up with Yankees. I’ve got my duct tape and my bottled water. I’ve got plenty of food, a Coleman gas powered camp stove, a couple of Coleman lanterns, several flashlights, a ton of spare batteries, four or five radios and a machete. You know, all the usual camping gear. But I ain’t gonna panic and I ain’t gonna worry none a’tall cause I don’t believe no shits gonna happen. And I ain’t hanging no damn plastic around my doors and windows. I ain’t skeered of no damn terrists but GWB frightens the living hell out of me. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840/80 "2003-02-13T18:39:34Z")
I have cans of Chef Boyaredee from Cosco, and a fresh keg in my kegerator so I’m set. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-all-acting-like-a-bunch-of-panicky-cowardly-fucks-im-ashamed-of-the-sdmb/154840.md?page=5)