Abject Stupidity.

[Tommy Allison]

Hazmat Scare Sparked by 'Alien in a Jar' Toy|ABC 7 News

The person who phoned in this emergency, should be sterilized for the good of humanity. Thus eliminated their brand of stupidity from the gene pool.

 

[The Staggering Priestess]

So, Tommy, what would you do if you found a jar of glowing yellow goo labeled "Radioactive"? Have a refreshing beverage?

If grammar is any indicator of intelligence you might find yourself on a number of sterilization lists. Best to be cautious when advocating Nazi solutions, dear one

Lest you misinterpret what I'm saying, I'd be on plenty of sterilization lists myself, there is absolutely no doubt about that. In fact the eugenics programs of the world explicitly determined long before I was born that people like me should not be permitted to reproduce and/or live. And, frankly, I probably shouldn't. So I'm outta here, Henry Ford.

I am just playing -- this is not meant in any way as an attack on you personally. (I feel sure your post was not intended to be completely serious either). But I am a touchy old broad and some things, through long chafing, rub me the wrong way. Consider this a humorous, yet very serious reminder for anyone who cares to listen, that the enemies of humanity lie elsewhere than amongst the poor simple folks who mistake falsely labeled radioactive goo for the real thing and try to do their civic duty.

 

[Kevin Daly]

Hazmat Scare Sparked by 'Alien in a Jar' Toy|ABC 7 News

The person who phoned in this emergency, should be sterilized for the good of humanity. Thus eliminated their brand of stupidity from the gene pool.

The scary truth is that there are many people who fundamentally do not know how the world works, and who cannot ask themselves "Is this likely?" and get a sensible answer (actually it doesn't occur to them to ask).

And they are allowed to not only reproduce, but vote and drive cars.
If we're very, very lucky some of them may be exceptionally kind and decent people, but I'm afraid the majority are just garden variety morons.

PS. It goes without saying that they can be readily persuaded that at this very moment there are Iranians tunnelling under their gardens. For example.

 

[Tommy Allison]

So, Tommy, what would you do if you found a jar of glowing yellow goo labeled "Radioactive"? Have a refreshing beverage?

If grammar is any indicator of intelligence you might find yourself on a number of sterilization lists. Best to be cautious when advocating Nazi solutions, dear one

Lest you misinterpret what I'm saying, I'd be on plenty of sterilization lists myself, there is absolutely no doubt about that. In fact the eugenics programs of the world explicitly determined long before I was born that people like me should not be permitted to reproduce and/or live. And, frankly, I probably shouldn't. So I'm outta here, Henry Ford.

I am just playing -- this is not meant in any way as an attack on you personally. (I feel sure your post was not intended to be completely serious either). But I am a touchy old broad and some things, through long chafing, rub me the wrong way. Consider this a humorous, yet very serious reminder for anyone who cares to listen, that the enemies of humanity lie elsewhere than amongst the poor simple folks who mistake falsely labeled radioactive goo for the real thing and try to do their civic duty.

I think common sense would have told any rational human being that radioactive materials do not come in a plastic container that says "Made In China" on the bottom as this one does. The fact that it apparently fooled the Hazmat team speaks volumes as to the idiocy involved.

I am also a Mensa member, so I need not worry about being sterilized. I am however going to put you on ignore, as I believe you to be someone that I do not wish to read more posts from in the future.

 

[MADMANMIKE]

Ah, a Mensa member that explains it.

Perhaps if you were just a little bit smarter you would realize that as a genius, you are not qualified to make the assessment "It doesn't take a genius to figure this out!"

Let me break this down for you; there are three types of people in the world; fools, knowledgable fools, and wise men.

Foolishness is like a hammer, knowledge is like a bullet and wisdom is like a gun.

A hammer is very useful; it can be used to build things, to break things, as a doorstop, a climbing implement, you get the idea. Perfectly respectable. Don't mess with a fool, he might bean you with that tool.

The wise man has a gun; it doesn't matter if he has any bullets, you really don't want to find out. But the wise man knows which way the wind blows and thus usually plays the fool, holding his gun by the barrel and using it like a hammer.

The real problem in this world is the knowledgable fool. Why? Well, what's he got? a hammer and a bullet. since he think's he's the wiseman he misses no opportunity to prove it by doing what? hammering on his bullet, causing great chaos and hurting those around him.

Fools shouldn't be exposed to fake radioactive containers of glowing goo, but I garauntee it was a knowledgable fool who left it where it could be found.

 

[MADMANMIKE]

..Upon reading the article I must say I've recently encountered this same brand of stupidity; My truck was stuck in a valley thanks to an icy road a couple of weeks ago, and while waiting for a wrecker a woman tried to come down the hill from the other side, saw the truck across the road and honked her horn. She then flashed her lights at it as though I would then realize I was wrong to be there and move out of her way. I was half way up the other hill trying to get cell signal and decided to ignore her.

She finally realized I wasn't getting out of the way and tried to back up the hill she was on, spinning her tires for less than two seconds. Long story short, she refused to let anyone get her off the hill but one specific wrecker driver, despite being close enough to the top that if she'd really tried she would have been able to back up. I stood in the sleet for three hours (redirecting traffic from the road and talking with locals,) waiting for her wrecker to get her out of the way so I could get my truck moving again, and lost about $600 in sales, which is nearly $70 out of my pocket a week before Christmas.

It's easier to live in fear than it is to grow a brain, even if you happen to have a plastic jar with fake radioactive goo in it.

 

[wicro]

I think common sense would have told any rational human being that radioactive materials do not come in a plastic container that says "Made In China" on the bottom as this one does. The fact that it apparently fooled the Hazmat team speaks volumes as to the idiocy involved.

I am also a Mensa member, so I need not worry about being sterilized. I am however going to put you on ignore, as I believe you to be someone that I do not wish to read more posts from in the future.

I cant believe you would want to ignore someone that put their point of view so eloquently and managed to respond without resorting to any offensive or inflammatory statements (as well a healthy dose of humour). A strange world indeed!

 

[Mothra]

I am also a Mensa member, so I need not worry about being sterilized. I am however going to put you on ignore, as I believe you to be someone that I do not wish to read more posts from in the future.

Wow just Wow. I thought our new Priestess offered a fine, very tactful reply to you Tommy. People behave like this now because of 8 years of programming by Bush's marketing Dept. Be afraid! Be very afraid. They are right outside your door. Is it assinine? In this case Yes. Anyone know where I can get one of those toys? I know a few people I would love to torment with it.

Somebody probably thought it was funny. Here is an example of funny. There is / was a game show in Isreal were some guy would run up to someone standing on the street and set a briefcase down and run away, a camera crew would then film their horrified response and hilarity would ensue. Some peoples comedy is another persons horror. I find it funny.

Because of my big fat mouth, I'm probably on many ignore lists here , including yours so I doubt your even reading this.


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[Tommy Allison]

Actually I put her on ignore for being completely humorless. I found it funny that by having my own opinion, sarcastic as it were, that I was evil.

I don't care how eloquently put it was. If you can't stand my posts, then you too can put me on ignore as well. Nobody commands that you read anything I post, and I certainly don't care to be told that by exercising my choice that I'm ignorant, stupid, or mean.

99 percent of the human population should be ashamed of what it is.

I'm thankful to not be like some of you.

 

[BrandonD]

I am also a Mensa member, so I need not worry about being sterilized. I am however going to put you on ignore, as I believe you to be someone that I do not wish to read more posts from in the future.

Membership in a country club would sooner be a criteria for non-sterilization than membership in mensa.

 

[pixelsmith]

If grammar is any indicator of intelligence you might find yourself on a number of sterilization lists. Best to be cautious when advocating Nazi solutions, dear one

grammar lady, you forgot the period at the end of your sentence.

 

[thefoundryman]

Wow just Wow. I thought our new Priestess offered a fine, very tactful reply to you Tommy. People behave like this now because of 8 years of programming by Bush's marketing Dept. Be afraid! Be very afraid. They are right outside your door. Is it assinine? In this case Yes. Anyone know where I can get one of those toys? I know a few people I would love to torment with it.




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Had to check this one out for myself as well I like that they also offer a keychain version.

http://www.angelfire.com/vt/swalien1/labjar.htm

 

[Tommy Allison]

I realize that to some folks who are new, or haven't followed my course of conduct that I'm actually sarcastic most of the time, and do not honestly believe that 99 percent of the human race should be euthanized, or sterilized for the good of humanity.

I say some of the things I do, more or less because of the ridiculousness of the topic that I'm commenting on.

This article isn't just about ONE stupid person, it's about at least 50.

You had the person who called it in. You have the police dispatcher who thought it was smart to go look into it. Then you had the police who showed up, along with the called in Hazmat team. Then you had the brainiacs who did the testing on a TOY you can buy through just about any online vendor.

How many levels of bureaucracy had to be consulted, to getting to the truth?

THAT, is why this story is so absurd, because the people involved were dumber than a box of hammers, and these people are spending your tax dollars every day.

Someone blamed the climate of fear because of the Bush administration. I assure you, this kind of outright idiocy existed under Clinton, Bush Sr., Reagan, and going back to as far as we can remember. There have always been morons.

It's unfortunate that these morons are running a police force, because if it were me, The town in question would be EXACTLY where I would want to live if I were a criminal. All I'd have to do, is put a dangerous looking toy someplace, and then watch the spectacle. Once all the cops were tied up with the latest Toy Scare, I could be robbing a bank.

It's no different than the nonsense that took place in Boston with the Aquateen Hunger Force lightup standees that brought the city to its knees.

I railed on these people because they deserve to be railed on. When I read the commentary directed at me, I'm shown that there are a lot more stupid people than I realized, because only a MORON would take me seriously half the time, as some do.

I talked to David today, and apparently some people have their nose in a twist and think that just because he and I are friends that I'm some how getting away something.

Wow, you caught me. I'm an asshole. I've been hiding it this whole time. I have been getting away with being an asshole for far too long...

Give me a break. If you're offended by what I write, realize that we choose what offends us.

I wish all of you a happy and prosperous New Year.

Cheers!

 

[Mothra]

I agree with you 100%, people are stupid. (The US elected Bush for two terms for christsakes) except for the following statement.

Someone blamed the climate of fear because of the Bush administration. I assure you, this kind of outright idiocy existed under Clinton, Bush Sr., Reagan, and going back to as far as we can remember. There have always been morons.

The stuff with Aqua Teen and many many other things would never have happened before Bush jr. They had daily fear levels that were color coded, they had the commercials with Wolves, the duct tape, the plastic covering the windows, and the Patriot act. Its what got Bush elected for a second term. People weren't seeing bombs in movie marketing and they sure as hell had a better sense of humor. People are shell shocked from the last 8 years, if you say Boo or try and have a little fun they scream terrorist. Now people just see monsters in everything.

Before Bush there was the Cold war, The Japanese internment camps, The Nazis, Black America, The Jews it was always something to be afraid of. Thats how people control each other. Through fear

and for the record I never took your initial statement seriously. I made one comment about you trashing the Priestess. talk all the smack you want, I do, I've killed a few threads lately

 

[The Staggering Priestess]

grammar lady, you forgot the period at the end of your sentence.

Ah, but strictly speaking this is an error of punctuation, not grammar.

And besides, I would refer you to Stage's Law: "On Internet forums, any post critiquing a poster's grammar will itself contain grammatical errors". So I was doomed from the start by the inexorable mechanisms of the cosmos.

Thanks very much to everyone who had nice things to say about my earlier post. I'm sorry to ruffle Tommy so (of course he's placed me on ignore so he'll never read this) and I really did try to be inoffensive and non-confrontational, but I guess when it comes to being a caustic beotch I don't know my own strength.

 

[MADMANMIKE]

Tommy, the police force is not stupid for doing their job. No matter how absurd the call-in was, procedures are in place for a reason. If a Mensa member wanted to put some radioactive waste in a town to contaminate the population, I imagine they'd disguise it as a toy so the smart people of the the police force would ignore the threat and get themselves and innocent civilians killed...

You don't offend me, I just find it sad that other people's perceived short-comings can inspire such a hostile post, in jest or not; it's just poor taste.

Happy New Year.

-Mike