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Absolutely the stupidest salvo in the war on terror to date

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  • MrBabyMan, on 08/31/2008, -71/+1577Fixed. http://i33.tinypic.com/119rrrl.jpg
    • BoonTobias, on 08/31/2008, -69/+7i've seen a few people terrorizing american websites with spam and dupes, should i call that number?
    • ippey, on 08/31/2008, -12/+380MrBabyMan posts comments? He is real after all!!!
      • cl2yp71c, on 08/31/2008, -10/+130He just stole that from some other user.
      • lebatte, on 08/31/2008, -6/+81Yes, he was simply replicating something that he found funny on Reddit. Takin' credit from Reddit.
      • BDOUG, on 08/31/2008, -6/+34It all started in 2nd grade when he stole that other kid's watercolor and got a smiley face sticker from the teacher. It's the only way the MBM tapeworm knows how to operate.
      • ghostie, on 08/31/2008, -14/+2thanks a lot mr. babyman. you ruined our day. :-(
      • hillkiwi, on 08/31/2008, -4/+20Here's MrBabyMan:

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhLoghrZ9vE

        I imagine there's money in getting select sites to the front page. It does ruin the idea of social media, but does anyone really care that much?
      • ichbeineinrcg, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3IT'S STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!
    • jetboyterp, on 08/31/2008, -70/+9Keep that Sept. 10th, 2001 mentality. Real nice. Don't report any suspicious activities! Blame Bush!
      • pintomp3, on 08/31/2008, -1/+81you are using a computer right now. perhaps you are a terrorist.
      • 0Xonox0, on 08/31/2008, -2/+57Your post seems suspicious. You have been reported. The CIA will be at your house within 24 hours and you will be deported to Cuba and held indefinitely.

        Have a nice day!
      • thonnie, on 08/31/2008, -4/+17Just don't eat that *****-meat sandwich.
      • TomRemixed, on 08/31/2008, -12/+2I'm pretty sure this is sarcasm...
      • QuadZeroRoute, on 08/31/2008, -23/+3Hilarious, pintomp3 the pinheaded Marxist is making antisocial remarks again.
      • EvilGunOwner, on 09/01/2008, -3/+5A gun in the hands of one innocent person on board each hijacked airliner would have done far more to fight terrorism on September 11, 2001. I hate pseudo-conservatives like you who make us unorganized militiamen look like stupid neocon *****-suckers.
      • Ne007, on 09/01/2008, -0/+6Where are you exactly and where are you going sir? I expect a reply. If not you must be a terrorist!

        What is your telephone number to check to see if it is a pay as you go phone? I expect answers posted. Bring up the constitutional right of privacy and that will be another strike against you.

        of course, that information coupled with the fact that you use a computer and you come to this website....

        someone pull this guys I.P., we have Bin Laden.
    • LittleDas, on 08/31/2008, -32/+4that was...a good shoop
      MrBabyMan who are you?!?
    • Jushooter, on 08/31/2008, -9/+154*Refixed:
      http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6yumk/terror ...

      By the way, we should give credit to BoingBoing (where I found this pic, before posting it on Reddit): http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/30/dumbest-salvo ...
    • GawtMilk, on 08/31/2008, -1/+60"Terrorists uses telephones and computers. If you are suspicious, call or email us at ..."
    • cl2yp71c, on 08/31/2008, -11/+105Originality is not your thing, is it MrBabyMan?
      • Harelin, on 08/31/2008, -5/+18Some people were born to be leaders, and some people were born to follow. We know where MrBabyMan falls.
      • maci01, on 09/24/2008, -0/+1To follow AND be the top Digg leader.
    • gplpark92, on 08/31/2008, -16/+7can I have your autograph?
    • ChileanGoD, on 08/31/2008, -4/+36*correction... most computer users are looking at porn.
      • t0x2c, on 08/31/2008, -10/+2Well MrBabyMan actually has word filters on, all he sees is **** at ***** with ****** **** so heavy ***** yes ***** ****** ****** whips ***** ***** toad.
    • DeuceDiggalow, on 08/31/2008, -8/+16LMAO!!! That was awesome! "Most of them are looking at pictures of cats" HAHA!!!
    • kingofinternet, on 08/31/2008, -1/+14If it ain't broke don't fix it:

      http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2297001187_760 ...
    • CSHYDRASHOK, on 08/31/2008, -4/+2LOL i ***** love it. Ya lets call them!
    • 808ethan, on 08/31/2008, -6/+1Best. Comment. Ever.

      Submit THAT and I'll dig it. Could make a good desktop too.
    • 808ethan, on 08/31/2008, -9/+4"Most of them are just looking at cats"
    • XxpokemasterxX, on 08/31/2008, -4/+2epic win!
    • otto989, on 09/01/2008, -5/+25buried for stealing content from other users and using it to reply to your own submission
      • browwiw, on 09/01/2008, -8/+11Mr.BabyMan is better at digg than you are. Deal with it.
    • franklymister, on 09/01/2008, -4/+1.
    • Vodd9, on 09/01/2008, -3/+12He didn't claim any credit for it, so shut the ***** up already.
    • StepOne, on 09/01/2008, -6/+1I would rather have some people questioned than have a bomb go off and kill people.
      • dacheetah, on 09/02/2008, -0/+1The ones you have to look out for are the ones who would most easily get through such questioning. And I suspect that there would be millions of people who travel, without "exact" plans, and use a camera to take photos of their holiday, while remaining in contact with friends using prepaid phones. Most people I know visit "suspicious" sites, and hiring a van is hardly a terrorist activity.
    • CrushThemTorg, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1Well played, sir. Well played.
    • patch6, on 09/01/2008, -3/+5I was fooled into thinking that MrBabyMan came up with original content.

      Never again.
    • MetalFrog, on 09/01/2008, -1/+1Wow, look at all the terrorists that are digging this shoop. :O
    • poopmaster, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1wait wait wait. he fixed his own thing?
  • BrapAllgood, on 08/31/2008, -6/+180I have 3 cellphones, 2 of which are highly unstable. Beware.
    • z00k, on 08/31/2008, -3/+40You and your friends are ***** then. I made the call as soon as I saw the ad.
    • chanop, on 08/31/2008, -2/+115I've reported 148 people to the police since I saw this ad.
      • DarkLance, on 08/31/2008, -2/+21that might be the only way to keep this stuff under control, expose the irrationality of if all. If we bring to light the blanket coverage of their incrimination we might get some relief.

        Either that or they just raise taxes to cover added expenses
      • linagee, on 08/31/2008, -18/+5Two of my friends died trying to make reports.
      • helleborus, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2The police?! I thought we were supposed to report them to abuse@digg.com. Sorry everybody.
      • loganhid, on 09/02/2008, -0/+1I reported myself to the police as soon as i saw this ad
    • ssn697, on 08/31/2008, -32/+2your cell phones are WAY stable, compared to you.

      Andy Dick is stable, compared to you...
    • astrobela, on 08/31/2008, -3/+20upgrade to the latest 2.0.2 firmware
      • geoboy, on 09/01/2008, -1/+2but don't upgrade to the 9.1.1 firmware
    • darkciti2, on 09/01/2008, -2/+1What is a salvo?
  • notwizt, on 08/31/2008, -45/+17I'm no native english speaker but... "stupidest"?
    • Harbinger1080, on 08/31/2008, -2/+45TERRORISM!
      • jsdratm, on 08/31/2008, -1/+50Terrorists aren't native english speakers. Call the FBI, we found one!
      • falafelkiosken, on 08/31/2008, -0/+15it's a terrist!
    • Lionhart, on 08/31/2008, -3/+27http://www.answers.com/stupidest&r=67
      stu·pid (stū'pĭd, styū'-) pronunciation
      adj., -er, -est.
      • OneLess, on 08/31/2008, -22/+5Finding it in a dictionary doesn't make it right. Properly it's "most stupid".
    • FORELS, on 08/31/2008, -7/+19Yeah! As in "You are the stupidest person in this comments thread"...
    • GeorgeStone2, on 08/31/2008, -13/+10I refuse to recognise "Stupidest" as a word.
      • t0x2c, on 08/31/2008, -5/+2I refuse to recognise you as a person.
      • avrygoodfrnd, on 09/01/2008, -1/+1I refuse to recognize GeorgeStone2 as an independent state.
      • ramsinks.com, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3Careful, this is Digg comments.
        The IQ level is much like 'Idiocracy' the movie (future years).
    • corpski, on 09/01/2008, -1/+3I'll probably get dugg down to death, but why is notwizt getting dugg down?

      You wouldn't say "funner" and "funnest" when referring to something that's fun.
    • Nightzet467, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4the guy doesn't speak English as his first, cool it retards. The English languages is one of the harder languages to learn
  • Rxbrent, on 08/31/2008, -5/+19I guess it should say "Sit back and relax, we'll take care of it"

    Seems perfectly reasonable to me.
    • Xaramoth, on 08/31/2008, -0/+13But wait... I CANT RELAX! This ad is telling me im a terrorist~!
    • Cyberpoop, on 09/03/2008, -0/+2Forget it, Rxbrent. (forgive me if I missed irony in your comment) This is scare-mongering either for no purpose, or to increase the power of Britain's current government. Do you know what was being posted on the streets of England during WWII when *actual* bombs were *actually* exploding around the city? When British warships were being sunk, soldiers were being slaughtered by the thousand, mother's sons were *actually* dying, and so many men were away at war, or dead, that women, for the first time in history, started taking men's jobs?

      No. They didn't post rediculous warnings designed to make you suspicious of the briefcase your neighbor was carrying or the car they were driving. They posted this: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/421174565_d367a ...
  • kingofinternet, on 08/31/2008, -5/+1005TERRORISTS NEED FOOD
    TERRORISTS NEED WATER
    TERRORISTS NEED OXYGEN
    • Rodalli, on 08/31/2008, -0/+557Do you know someone who BREATHES? Has it made you SUSPICIOUS?
      • invrse, on 08/31/2008, -0/+92Be a PATRIOT. Report it.
      • Skooma714, on 08/31/2008, -2/+20Do you someone who thinks differently from what WE tell you think?
      • BossKey, on 08/31/2008, -2/+15Yeah, I thought his breathing was creepy, like he had asthma or something, and he was breathing through a black face mask. And he was in a big black suit with a helmet and a cape and some electronics on his chest. Should I report him?
      • EvilLordBanana, on 08/31/2008, -2/+8^Actually that guy might actually be a terrorist.
      • TheMidnight, on 08/31/2008, -2/+4@BossKey:

        Dick Cheney?
      • YeahMan, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2@BossKey:

        Did he claim to be your father?
      • Zakolus, on 09/01/2008, -2/+0@YeahMan:

        I was just typing out something similiar to that, ya bastid, oh well.. bury me..
      • Barney255, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2@zakolus
        It's bastard...did you really need to comment about your personal affairs with yeahman on a thread. You make me SUSPICIOUS...TERRORIST!
    • DemDude, on 08/31/2008, -5/+148YOU WOULDN'T KILL A COP!

      ...sorry, I guess I was on the wrong track.
    • TotalHalibut, on 08/31/2008, -3/+57Blue terrorist, NEEDS FOOD BADLY!
    • cl2yp71c, on 08/31/2008, -3/+14I'M A TERRORIST?!

      Well if big brother says so, it must be true.
      • xoctor, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4You just got yourself on a list, buddy.
    • djb28, on 08/31/2008, -2/+51My neighbor has a lot of air at his house. Thus, I suspect him of plotting against England.
      • cardshark69, on 09/02/2008, -0/+1Why haven't you alerted the authorities yet you madman!
    • xDynaBlade, on 08/31/2008, -2/+16Have you ever seen someone gasping for air? REPORT THE TERRORIST!!
    • ChileanGoD, on 08/31/2008, -0/+58They don't need food during Ramadan.
      • alexforcefive, on 08/31/2008, -1/+52those sneaky ***** terrorists
    • inkyblue2, on 08/31/2008, -3/+26terrorists have legs. call if you see someone walking suspiciously.
      • DCJoeDogaswell, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1I KNEW IT!! The entire Monty Python team is a group of terrorists.
    • glenSM, on 08/31/2008, -7/+47Terrorists question the government
      Terrorists learn
      Terrorists don't listen to hits on the radio
      Terrorists protest
      Terrorists are you lol
    • PrometheusBorn, on 08/31/2008, -8/+3Genius!

      How did our intelligent leader, G-Dubya, not see this himself?

      Let's eliminate all food, water, and oxygen and we can eliminate the terrorists!

      We can start by making a hole in the ozone to start killing things. Anyone know where I can go by some CFC type aerosol cans to dump into the atmosphere?
      • kingofinternet, on 08/31/2008, -0/+5i think we all misunderestimated him. he figured out the TERRORISTS are jealous of our freedom and our wealth.

        so he made gitmo, started warrantless wiretaps, attacked habeas corpus and ran this country into the ground!

        genius i tells you.
    • fcukthisgame, on 08/31/2008, -5/+26LEAVE TERRORISTS ALONE! LEAVE THEM ALONE!
    • seraph582, on 08/31/2008, -2/+21YOU REQUIRE MORE VESPENE GAS
      • digitalarcanum, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2"orbital strike, your location"

        REQUESTING A PICKUP!

        "no can do"
    • jahjaylee, on 09/01/2008, -2/+7INSUFFICIENT FUNDS
    • Hangly, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4TERRORISTS POOP
    • Humonious, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3GOOD GOD! So terrorists are actually human beings!?
  • scy1192, on 08/31/2008, -3/+153"Working together for a safer London"

    England? Really?
    • arlok789, on 08/31/2008, -0/+46I lived in the UK for a few months last year and sadly, they are just as dumb as us. The Metropolitan Police in particular have extremely stupid signs. Then again, London is a really safe city and I can't wait to get back there.
      • hitkaiser, on 08/31/2008, -6/+17Lots of stabbings and shootings lately
      • muzfuz, on 08/31/2008, -1/+34Actually the rate of stabbings and shootings hasn't gone up in the last 30 years. The only thing that's changed is that it used to be people who know each other doing that. Now it's people who don't know each other.

        It's just the media making a big fuss about it. They got nothing better to do I guess.
      • choobah, on 08/31/2008, -6/+0It isn't just the media making up a story. Sure, the amount of stabbings is relatively stable over the past few years. The problem is that the number of fatal stabbings is rising.
      • arlok789, on 08/31/2008, -2/+19Best way to avoid getting stabbed? Carry a fake wallet with a small amount of money and a fake ID when you are out at night to give to criminals, or just pack serious heat.
      • ByteGuerilla, on 08/31/2008, -4/+27"Best way to avoid getting stabbed? Carry a fake wallet with a small amount of money and a fake ID when you are out at night to give to criminals, or just pack serious heat."

        We're not allowed to defend ourselves in Britain. If we do, the assailant sues us and wins.
      • jj101, on 08/31/2008, -1/+11Best way to avoid getting stabbed in London? Don't go south of the river.

        Seriously though - I never saw this sign and if I did I'd find a can of spray point and deface it imediately. This kind of paranoia never helped anything except breed fear to make people easier to manipulate.
      • Darkaged, on 08/31/2008, -3/+12The UK sucks now.

        We should all just move to Canada.
      • Disregard, on 08/31/2008, -1/+10London isn't less violent than any big American city now, it's just the relative lack of guns makes attacks less fatal. There were more assaults than NYC last year.
      • Renster84, on 09/01/2008, -1/+3As the populas of the UK we are all protected with the right of self defence by common law and Section 3 Criminal Law Act 1967

        Which basically says
        "A person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances in the prevention of crime, or in effecting or assisting in the lawful arrest of offenders or suspected offenders or of persons unlawfully at large."

        These are the same laws that the Police use to defend themselves. It is all a question of "reasonable force"

        Which a jury decides. - NOBODY ELSE

        so long story short. If you think your going to be hit in the face and you back this up in court, then go ahead and hit your attacker in the face, shot them or kill them.

        As long as your not in the possesion of an offence weapon etc then arguing force is "straightforward" (to a degree!)
    • namtlade, on 08/31/2008, -0/+15I was thinking that this is hilarious. Then I saw Metropolitan police in the bottom left corner.

      Oh the shame.
    • dn11, on 08/31/2008, -1/+34Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia
      • tennis43267, on 09/01/2008, -7/+5thats a 1984 reference in case some of you havent read the book
    • BossKey, on 08/31/2008, -0/+15Well, you gotta keep London safe for the Olympics, right?

      And with the Beijing games over, it's such a relief now that we no longer have to have the Olympics in a paranoid surveillance state like China...
    • Disregard, on 08/31/2008, -2/+16That's MetPol in newspeak.
    • Stavrosian, on 08/31/2008, -1/+9England prevails!
    • TwenT4, on 08/31/2008, -5/+1ontario...?
      • RSterkenburg, on 08/31/2008, -0/+5lolol no u r not d bomb, ENGLAND
    • scot333, on 09/01/2008, -2/+2Just as dumb as us (americans), Try dumber. The the english are just as dumb or dumber that americans are.

      In fact ALL the print advertising there has something wrong with it. Its like they're copying the american style but just miss the mark by a sliver. Kind of Hinkey.
      • ixid, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3"Just as dumb as us (americans), Try dumber. The the english are just as dumb or dumber that americans are."

        Me fail English? Unpossible!
      • scot333, on 09/01/2008, -1/+1lol no just stoned.
  • SouljaBoySTFU, on 08/31/2008, -16/+125If terrorist had porn, they would not be violent.

    Therefore, porn = root of all good.
    • CryRightardCry, on 08/31/2008, -4/+16That's a good effort, but if that were true we'd just flood our prisons with porn.

      Someday, when you touch a real girl, you'll need less porn.
      • BDOUG, on 08/31/2008, -0/+52And then after he's been married for a few years, it's right back to the porn.
      • otto989, on 09/01/2008, -0/+7SHAZAM!
    • timpo89, on 08/31/2008, -1/+27If terrorists had weed, they would not be be violent.

      Therefore, weed = root of all good.
      • gmiley, on 08/31/2008, -1/+17Weed = bud of all good.

        (fixt)
      • EnnuiStudent, on 08/31/2008, -2/+2They have Qat or "khat". It's a common middle eastern drug that has effects very similar to weed.
  • OmegaWolf, on 08/31/2008, -7/+48So having a phone, using a computer and traveling mark a person as a terrorist? I guess we're all going to spend a weekend in Guantanamo.
    • kh99, on 08/31/2008, -20/+6You didn't actually read the text, did you?
      • jj101, on 08/31/2008, -1/+12I'm sure he did read the text and found it just as ridiculous as most people who are not brainwashed simpletons.
    • gcnaddict, on 08/31/2008, -0/+10lol, a weekend.
    • MtheoryX, on 08/31/2008, -2/+4Better than a holiday in Cambodia, I'll tell ya that.
    • jeffman12, on 08/31/2008, -0/+5the ad was from London not the United States
    • otto989, on 09/01/2008, -0/+6I heard they serve excellent cockmeat sandwiches there
  • leodavinci, on 08/31/2008, -7/+351omg, I saw a delivery guy yesterday. He had two cell phones, was delivering a piece of luggage, had a GPS (a computer!), was driving a panel van, and I'm pretty sure he had a 2 megapixel camera on one of his phones.

    Where should I report him?
    • webkami, on 08/31/2008, -0/+850800 789 321
      • identitymatrix, on 08/31/2008, -0/+57Real citizens have it on speed dial.
    • use2bacanadian, on 08/31/2008, -69/+1I guess this poster was designed for people with more common sense than you.
      • TheOneGreatX, on 08/31/2008, -1/+42FAIL
      • DarkFoxDK, on 08/31/2008, -1/+46Woosh!
      • jj101, on 08/31/2008, -1/+41No the poster was designed for people with as little common sense as you.
      • ORBAT, on 08/31/2008, -1/+23I haven't seen a fail as epic as this in a long time.
      • PopcornDave, on 08/31/2008, -1/+9Little old ladies who take the Daily Mail as the Gospel?
      • Lith25, on 08/31/2008, -2/+6Wow...just wow. I'll digg you up just for giving me a good laugh
      • jahjaylee, on 09/01/2008, -1/+2Lol way to make your self look stupid
    • Disparity, on 08/31/2008, -1/+57Just kill him yourself—the police have computers and bags and cameras, they can't be trusted either.
      • gann, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3Why should I trust you? You obviously have computers and bags and cameras too.

        Oh, why should I trust myself...
    • Stavrosian, on 08/31/2008, -1/+3I'm tempted to file a couple of reports of people using mobile phones suspiciously. The fastest way for them to see the folly of their campaign is to bring the stupidity right to their doorstep.

      Unfortunately, I feel sorry for the poor people who actually have to do the work of following up on the schemes hatched by morons, so my conscience won't allow me to follow through.
    • Spire3660, on 08/31/2008, -8/+0867-5309
      • 30somethinDad, on 08/31/2008, -0/+5Hey that's Jenny's number you *****.
        She's my sister.
    • dougrochford, on 08/31/2008, -6/+1leodavinci and following comments....are all of these jokes?

      jokes are supposed to be funny...

    • Hangly, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3Just blow up his brown van. You can't be too careful.
    • loganhid, on 09/02/2008, -0/+1Ghostbusters
  • geekyfrans, on 08/31/2008, -20/+248jesus, i might be a terrorist


    i mean.. allah?
    • mbm985, on 08/31/2008, -12/+23that's really effed up of you.
    • Tartooob, on 08/31/2008, -13/+16Terrorism has nothing to do with any kind of religion, please be more respectful and dont be racist or stereotype.
      • Istrancis, on 08/31/2008, -2/+9I'd like to say that I "don't know" why you're being buried, but alas I do. Unfortunately it's very difficult not to stereotype these things when it's all the news wants us to think these days, and many of us fall into the trap of this racist biggotory dispite how intelligent we believe ourselves to be.

        However, I dugg you up because some things, like basic respect and dignity (excuse the pun) should never be forgotten.
      • youareretarded, on 08/31/2008, -4/+3You guys fail so hard!

        Here, these might help you out:
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joke
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm
      • Azerael, on 09/01/2008, -2/+5I've never heard of an atheist terrorist...
      • cardshark69, on 09/02/2008, -0/+1Terrorism is not specific to any religion though Azerael.
        Plenty of christian terrorists out there as well, they are just reported as insane and that's that.
        If someone muslim is a terrorist however the media tends to blow the muslim part of the story completely out of proportion so that it becomes some sort of crusade against us.

        Just saying...
    • xoctor, on 09/01/2008, -0/+8Please report to the nearest re-education camp.
    • windandstorm, on 09/01/2008, -1/+2Jesus WAS a TERRORIST!

      Please report it now!
  • jsdratm, on 08/31/2008, -3/+202Terrorists are known to use the internets
    • MJG2007, on 08/31/2008, -1/+69They hide the explosives in the series of tubes that makes up the internets.
    • gplpark92, on 08/31/2008, -3/+20teh
    • lulzy, on 08/31/2008, -0/+13they blow up white unmarked vans
    • Istrancis, on 08/31/2008, -0/+10And one of their biggest weapons is The Google.
  • fredrockbluff, on 08/31/2008, -4/+106holy ***** we need to lock down all the airports. everyone is a goddamn terrorist!
    • iticu, on 08/31/2008, -0/+13Don't worry, i'm on my way to the eurotunnel now with alot of explosives. You'll thank me after the deed is done.

      Ain't no terrorists getting in my country!
  • uberwill, on 08/31/2008, -2/+29uh oh! I use cell phones for communication, cars for transportation, cameras for taking pictures, and computers for digging.....I had no idea I was a terrorist......
    • someguy92, on 08/31/2008, -0/+10I use a shovel for digging, does that mean I'm a terrorist?
    • ninetyone, on 08/31/2008, -7/+2@uberwill: the poster doesn't say you are.
    • MtheoryX, on 08/31/2008, -0/+8Whew! What a relief...

      I use cell phones as cameras, cars as a status symbol, cameras as blackmail, and computers as phones.

      All clear here.
      • Istrancis, on 08/31/2008, -0/+7You sure got lucky this time, but it's merely a technicality, as soon as they close that loophole you'll be right where you belong!!!
  • xenoc1de, on 08/31/2008, -0/+34Someone give me a list of everyone on 4chan so I can call them in. I would have never thought twice about these terrorist websites if this pic didn't warn me.
    • MtheoryX, on 08/31/2008, -0/+13"...give me a list of everyone on 4chan..."

      Sure, here you go...

      1.) Anonymous

      Have at it.
  • NixonLives, on 08/31/2008, -3/+15I think they meant if all of the criteria are rolled into one encounter: A suspicious looking bearded man is taking pictures in his suspicious van, has a suspicious backpack, and is surfing suspicious terrorist web sites on his "pay as you go" I-phone.
    • kstamour, on 08/31/2008, -0/+19...And carries a plane ticket..........to a vague location.....
    • TheColonel, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4It doesn't mention beards on the picture..
  • XenoSNK, on 08/31/2008, -6/+86Terrorist websites?

    Like.... like 4chan?
    • RTFishUL, on 08/31/2008, -22/+4rules 1 and 2
      • CATSCEO2, on 08/31/2008, -6/+22Only apply to raids newfag.
      • oli35, on 08/31/2008, -1/+10Excuse my ignorance, but what are rules 1 and 2?

        I know I'm going to get dugg down for this, but hey.
      • Scoorn, on 08/31/2008, -0/+5http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Rules_1_and_2
      • sweetbean, on 08/31/2008, -3/+1well, that was a *****.
      • oli35, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4Thanks Scoorn
      • ChokingVictims, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1Wait is that fox news clip real?
      • FiP0, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1@CATSCEO2

        It should apply all the time. I'm sick and tired of channers coming to digg yelling "fag" in the comments, and of people hearing about 4chan in the news... I'd like it to stay a little "underground".
      • santa7, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1Rule 1: You do not talk about /b/

        Rule 2: You DO NOT talk about /b/

        /b/ is not 4chan
        4chan is not /b/

        There are many boards on 4chan, /b/ is not the only one
    • DeuceDiggalow, on 08/31/2008, -4/+12don't forget Digg.com... that's a well known commie news site filled with marxist hippies.

      just kidding Digg
  • GoatRoper, on 08/31/2008, -1/+391I just turned myself in, I can't have a terrorist around my kids.
    • tmyprod, on 08/31/2008, -0/+20You might need to turn your kids in as well. you could be housing terrorists!
    • q1w2e3, on 09/01/2008, -2/+4then how are you posting this???
  • Rodalli, on 08/31/2008, -1/+61This is the kind of stuff the term "slippery slope" was coined for.
  • bmwg339, on 08/31/2008, -13/+1Haha this ad is very stupidly worded. They should have been more specific. As in "If you see anything SUSPICIOUS, report it"
  • DemDude, on 08/31/2008, -9/+296 WAR IS PEACE
    FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
    IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
    • Pilot85, on 08/31/2008, -2/+43doubleplus ungood
      • ORBAT, on 08/31/2008, -1/+31Saying "doubleplus ungood" about the basic tenets of Ingsoc is crimethink. Report yourself to the thinkpol doubleplusquickly.
    • trixyfox, on 08/31/2008, -12/+4Big Brother!!
    • boobsbr, on 08/31/2008, -2/+8go Ingsoc!
    • jennagen, on 08/31/2008, -0/+11victory gin for everyone!
    • getsk3wled, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2don't forget about Victory Cigarettes!
    • ggfobster, on 09/01/2008, -1/+3The answer to 1984 is 1776.
    • mV0G7, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU
  • Titan7771, on 08/31/2008, -2/+94Wait a minute, terrorists need food, right? I just saw a bunch of people eating the other day!
    • oli35, on 08/31/2008, -1/+13Were they eating suspiciously?
      • DforSpiD, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5They were eating falafels...
      • oli35, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1@ DforSpiD Were they vague about it?
      • DforSpiD, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1Have you ever seen a falafel being eaten?
        It's always vague with falafel (baby)
    • Titan7771, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1Does being poor tippers count?
  • Linake, on 08/31/2008, -1/+19Terrorists need information on the next generation. Do you know someone who takes pictures of babies? They may be a terrorist.
  • MAARRS, on 08/31/2008, -10/+17Terrorists need a frightened posse of sheep and lemmings.
    For our (financial) safety, please remain in an unpredictable fog of fear and apprehension.
    Vote Conservative.
    Keep Calm. Carry on.
  • kh99, on 08/31/2008, -23/+3Did you guys even read the text, or did you just look at the pictures? Seems reasonable to me, except maybe the "travels a lot and is vague about where they are going", because most likely they just figure it's none of your business.

    Note: it doesn't say to report anyone with more than one cell phone, a van, a camera phone, or a computer.
    • ryan83189, on 08/31/2008, -1/+17Yeah, just the brown people with all of those items.
      /sarcasm
    • Opiate, on 08/31/2008, -3/+3Fine and dandy, except there are no terrorists, just our governments.
      • kh99, on 08/31/2008, -3/+4So the people who put the bombs on the subways weren't terrorists? Or maybe you're saying that you believe the government did it. (Or maybe you're being sarcastic).

        But I think you actually have touched on the issue - some people are so anti-government that they've lost the ability (or maybe just the desire) to discriminate between what's reasonable and what's not.
      • Opiate, on 08/31/2008, -4/+4Yeah actually, there is tons of evidence that points to gov mi5 involvment in those bombings, but my point was 99% of terrorism is exagerated or manufactured. But your argument also applies to you, are you so far up the state's ass that you can't see otherwise?
      • elementop, on 08/31/2008, -1/+3@kh99: "But I think you actually have touched on the issue - some governments have lost the ability (or maybe just the desire) to discriminate between what's reasonable and what's not."

        There. Fixed it for you.
    • elementop, on 08/31/2008, -0/+10This has been quoted to death since 9/11, but apparently you need to read it again:

      "There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. You make so many things illegal that it is impossible to live without breaking laws. Do you really think the government wants those laws to be observed? They want them broken. Who wants a nation full of law abiding citizens?" - Ayn Rand

  • Opiate, on 08/31/2008, -9/+4They forgot terrorists like to talk about freedom, turn in all the paulbots.
  • OneLess, on 08/31/2008, -2/+23I KNEW I shouldn't have ordered that 10,000-pack of cell phones...*****.
  • TheAmazingBob, on 08/31/2008, -0/+243"Terrorists need information.
    Terrorists need transport.
    Terrorists need to travel.
    Terrorists need communication.
    Terrorists use computers."

    ...No wonder the Terrorist Watch List is over 1 million people.
    • Rotzooi, on 08/31/2008, -1/+11More of a surprise that it is *only* 1 million people...
    • acroyear2, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1So the flyover states are safe seeing as how they hate information and sure as hell don't travel outside the comfort of their little homes.
  • reginaldino, on 08/31/2008, -12/+19"Terrorists have beards. Have you seen anyone with a beard recently? Call us with the details"
    "Terrorists wear turbans.."
    "Terrorists are not white..."
    I think they should use something like the above for their next poster to help catch those pesky terrorists.
    [Boy, am i glad i'm leaving the UK in the near future]
    • emkaysmith, on 08/31/2008, -0/+15"Terrorists are not white..."

      Unless they have their eye on Oklahoma City, that is.
    • thedaylights, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3I'm going with sarcasm there.
    • sweetbean, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1mmmm, you think.
    • doom777, on 08/31/2008, -1/+3leaving the UK for... Pakistan?
  • HckySo, on 08/31/2008, -0/+81Some child is going to call that number and tell them their daddy is a terrorist.
    • RaulMuadDib, on 08/31/2008, -0/+7Sounds like Equilibrium!
    • 4UIDigg, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2REWARD !!! 1000 tootsie rolls for successful arrest and conviction!
  • geminus, on 08/31/2008, -3/+14Wow, I travel a lot, have multiple sim cards for my cell phone, a laptop, antennas, wires, OMG, I'm fscking Bin Laden himself?
    • folkish, on 08/31/2008, -0/+8We're sending someone right now.
    • ketsugi, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3Considering Bin Laden is widely considered to be dead, I should hope very much that you are not sexually desecrating his corpse...
    • MtheoryX, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1"I'm fscking Bin Laden"

      I thought they were done with those skits after the two of them. There's a third one now? Sheesh.
    • RgyaGramShad, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2"i'm fscking bin laden"
      you're checking bin laden's file system?
      • ketsugi, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2It's similar to ReiserFS, only with more dead files.
  • HappyScrappy, on 08/31/2008, -1/+8No, the duct tape and plastic thing wash the stupidest salvo in the war on terror to date.
    • alexforcefive, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1or that guy who threw an egg at john prescott and got the ***** kicked out of him
  • Rosco, on 08/31/2008, -1/+5You're all terrorists!

    /wait, what?
    • lostngone, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2You better get busy calling.
    • windandstorm, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1I'm a Canadian, what does that make me?
    • ChokingVictims, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1Now if we are all terrorists, meaning we cause excessive amounts of terror, none of us are terrorists as the amount of terror caused would no longer be considered excessive if we are all doing it.
  • KyjL, on 08/31/2008, -0/+46For those who have played Deus Ex you've seen these exact words in a New York bulletin. I ***** you not, go play it again and look at all the bulletins when you're in the 'Ton and you're gonna come across one that has uncannily similar wording that this does.
    • itspuddingtime, on 08/31/2008, -1/+7stay away from the Ton man... bad ***** going down
    • lelux, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3"Be Safe: Be Suspicious

      Terrorism has become an unfortunate fact of life not only in New York but the country at large, a direct assault on our communities and our way of life that leaves citizens struggling to find answers to difficult questions, not the least of which is "What can I do to prevent such atrocities? How can I help?"

      Quite simply, terrorism is successful because terrorists are able to pass unnoticed and unremarked upon -- but they fail to count on the best intelligence network ever devised: the American people. How can you tell who might be a terrorist? Look for the following characteristics:

      * A stranger or foreigner.
      * Argumentative, especially about politics or philosophy.
      * Probing questions about your work, particularly high-tech.
      * Spends a greater than average amount of time on the Net.
      * Interests in chemistry, electronics, or computers.
      * Large numbers of mail-order deliveries.
      * Taking photographs of major landmarks.

      And those are just a few. If you're suspicious, then turn them in to your local law enforcement for a thorough background check. Better safe than sorry. You and your neighbors will sleep more securely knowing that you're watching each other's back."
  • use2bacanadian, on 08/31/2008, -17/+6I believe that this poster was designed for a population that is a significant smarter and mature than the sub set of the population found on DIGG!
    • elementop, on 08/31/2008, -1/+12:rolleyes:

      Somehow I doubt it. It was designed for a nation of sheep so that everyone will be so caught up in the grip of fear that they will let the government get away with whatever they want because everyone is petrified that the terrorist bogeyman will jump out of the shadows and blow something up again.

      This is pandering ignorance and fear, and you, my friend, have bought into it.
    • avrygoodfrnd, on 09/01/2008, -1/+1Then you should stop coming here ;)
  • Ymeg, on 08/31/2008, -4/+55OH GOD.


    I'M A TERRORIST.


    QUICK, CALL THE NUMBER!!!
    • junkwheel, on 08/31/2008, -0/+15I called it, the line is busy.
    • GeorgeStone2, on 08/31/2008, -0/+9I can't decide which of my phones to use... NYOH MY GOD.
      No georgestone2, you are the terrorist.
      Then georgestone2 was the terrorist.
  • TheLoneWolf071, on 08/31/2008, -1/+4Wow. I didn't realize, but I think I might be a terrorist...
  • poidh, on 08/31/2008, -12/+1I think we should just go to sleep and wait for the next attack. That way, we can avoid the whining on Digg.
  • mnky9800n, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4That is the most threatening cell phone I think I have ever seen!
  • swatward, on 08/31/2008, -16/+63MrBabyMan stealing? No way. Originally on reddit.
    jaymeekae 304 points 13 hours ago[-] : http://i33.tinypic.com/119rrrl.jpg
    http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6yumk/terror ...
    • missrubytuesday, on 08/31/2008, -7/+16He not stealing, he's sharing :/

    • DarkLance, on 08/31/2008, -2/+9well, he did use the original link.... and he didn't explicitly claim ownership
    • chrgrose, on 08/31/2008, -0/+20BABY DON'T HURT ME
      DON'T HURT ME
      NO MORE
    • twiztidsinz, on 08/31/2008, -2/+6Not all of us spend all day visit..trolling social news sites to compare the stories.
    • wannapiece, on 08/31/2008, -1/+9Your investigative skills tag you as a prime suspect for terrorism
  • chompapotamus, on 08/31/2008, -2/+22this ad doesn't seem to unreasonable...the stupidest ad is, for sure, the one where you are supporting al qaeda if you smoke pot
    • DforSpiD, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1what if I buy my pot directly from al qaeda?
      • chompapotamus, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2then you are supporting terrorism. with really good kush
  • Pixelante, on 08/31/2008, -15/+7England: where the brain is dead and the diaper full.
    • whazdown, on 08/31/2008, -1/+13America: where intelligence is dead and the stomach full.
      • Darkaged, on 08/31/2008, -0/+10Canada: where we will all eventually go.
    • iticu, on 08/31/2008, -5/+4Why's this post getting dugg down? England sucks just as much as America.
      • Flamekebab, on 08/31/2008, -1/+5What about the rest of the UK?
      • iticu, on 08/31/2008, -3/+2Scotland isn't too bad, nobody cares about Wales and I don't have a clue what's going on in Northern Ireland.

        Why does that matter though? I was responding to a comment about England..
    • d0gtanian, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3Think you'll find it's a 'nappy'
  • cathpah, on 08/31/2008, -1/+10I love it...I'm a professional photographer with 2 cellphones, a stationwagon (admittadly, not a van) with windows tinted out, and I go on all sorts of interesting websites, and spent all of 2007 travelling through Asia.

    ARREST ME!
    • Aitese, on 08/31/2008, -0/+5YOU HATE MY FREEDOM!!!!

      To be fair you just told me where you went and were not vague about it...you get a pass...for now.








      I'll be watching you...
    • cathpah, on 08/31/2008, -2/+2and I'm typing this,.......on a COMPUTOR!!!!!! (gasp)
  • aenima987, on 08/31/2008, -2/+12I'm not normally one to complain about this, but this is completely stolen from someone on Reddit. Even the "fixed" picture which was done by someone else. Way to sink lower BabyMan.
    • cl2yp71c, on 08/31/2008, -2/+4I thought that MrBabyMan stole it even before reading your comment.

      You know...since that is his nature and all.
      • DCJoeDogaswell, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1that ***** is MADE of babies, what the ***** did you expect??!?!
  • FleAdnaur, on 08/31/2008, -8/+0Terrorists need information
    Terrorists need transport
    Terrorists need to travel
    Terrorists use computers
    Terrorists need communication

    MINE IS TERRORIST! LIE DOWN OR MINE IS EXLODE DYNAMITE!
  • krahzee, on 08/31/2008, -12/+5I don´t get what is wrong with this. It simply asks people to keep their eyes open and brings up different things used by real terror groups.

    Terrorist have conducted surveillance of intended targets, used rental vehicle, burner phones and of course communicated through websites with each other. What is the harm in reminding people that this is the case and to keep an eye out for it?
    • Akairenn, on 08/31/2008, -2/+10Really?

      You don't get what's wrong with this?

      Your chances of being hit by a bus driven by a team of homosexual midget Elvis impersonators are higher than of being injured or killed by "terrorism".

      What happened, England? You used to be where I was going to flee to live among the sane after the United States collapsed under the weight of its own stupidity. Now it's as if you're in a race to see who can turn into a paranoid informant police state first. Knock it off already - I'll tell you guys what I told America - no matter how hard you try, you're not going to be as cool as the USSR. You guys just don't have the impeccable fur hats for it.
      • S3rP, on 08/31/2008, -6/+1--Your chances of being hit by a bus driven by a team of homosexual midget Elvis impersonators are higher than of being injured or killed by "terrorism".--

        Um...Terrorism is a real thing dumbass. It happens everyday all over the world. Its not super likely that you may be hurt/killed by an act of terrorism but it is so much more likely than your retarded situation.

        People should be aware, even though this ad really made it seem stupid.
      • elementop, on 08/31/2008, -0/+7"Terrorism is a real thing..."

        So are homosexuals, midgets, Elvis impersonators and bus drivers. His point, which admittedly was stated in an over-the-top, exaggerated fashion -- which you obviously missed -- is that while terrorism is real, it is *extremely* unlikely that any given person will be a victim of terrorism in England (or the U.S., although the poster was geared towards England). Our reaction to terrorism since 9/11 is *WAY* out of proportion to the threat, and this poster shows just how absurd our reaction has been: "Beware of people doing things that *everybody* does.!!!!"
      • Flamekebab, on 08/31/2008, -1/+2It depresses me that in many of these comments "England" is used to refer to Britain. elementop wasn't wrong though, as this poster was aimed at London specifically, rather than the whole UK.
      • ChayD, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3We've lived with terrorism since the 1970s (Thanks, IRA) so nothing really new here. I don't know why the Met are even bothering, everyone knows the risks. Personally, If I die at the hands of some shady "terrorists", then so be it, I'm not going to spend my whole life ***** my pants over "what if...?" paranoia, lets face it, you could get killed just crossing the street, or you could fatally choke on a chicken bone, you just don't know what's around the corner so what's the point in worrying?
    • TheTrueHero, on 08/31/2008, -0/+9It's retarded because everyone does these things. If you're going to make a poster about reporting terrorists you don't need to explain to the people what suspicious behavior is. Listing perfectly normal behavior and then adding the word suspicious is extremely laughable. Like the comments above have pointed out, it's like telling people to watch out for suspicious breathing.
      • Spire3660, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1It goes beyond that. It is telling the populace to live in fear. Be watchful of your neighbor, be suspicious, report everything, children turn in your parents.
    • Sharky35, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1How about dude who look like terrorists. We can't mention that.
    • Spire3660, on 08/31/2008, -0/+0Seriously, whats its like to live in fear your whole life? DO you really wake up in the morning and think "How can I NOT be killed by terrorists today?" Because you know that is their true goal, to make you think about them, even when they arent around. They sow fear, and you are being reaped.
  • kamtsa, on 08/31/2008, -12/+4Raising the public awareness for suspicious behavior in a city that suffered from terrible terrorists attacks looks very reasonable to me.
    • elementop, on 08/31/2008, -1/+7Fine. Let's list some things that actually differentiate between a terrorist and everybody else, then.
  • TheLastFreeMan, on 08/31/2008, -5/+55LOL their mistake was putting it on an ad. Americans are too smart for that, that's why we put it in a bill and called it The Patriot Act.
    • kylethompson1, on 09/01/2008, -5/+2If you look in the bottom corner, its from london.
      • twodollars, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2Hence why he said that Americans are too smart to have it on an ad
  • Pixelante, on 08/31/2008, -0/+20Daleks do not use stairs. If you notice anyone living on a ground floor flat, he must be a Dalek. EXTERMINATE!
    • nakedcellist, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3"Daleks don't use stairs. They just level the building."
      • DCJoeDogaswell, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2Daleks can fly you know, just saying.
    • Hangly, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1Tom Servo and Stephen Hawking are Daleks.
    • jasmus, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2The new ones can fly though.
  • BotchaMcCoola, on 08/31/2008, -9/+2With McCain, Bush, and Neocons damaging our great USA for them, the terrorist supporters and funders can now just sit back and relax and cheer for them. This is probably great TV entertainment in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iran, ...
    • TSK05, on 08/31/2008, -2/+6This is an English ad you idiot.
      • BotchaMcCoola, on 08/31/2008, -2/+3Not a relevant point - rethink it - Idiot back to you.
  • chmstar, on 08/31/2008, -9/+3And you want these types people left with the task of managing our health care? local government or not you cannot escape these people.
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