Common Sense Test

trekrider · Posted: Wed, 26 May 2004 07:41:26 Post Subject: Common Sense Test

Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following Multiple Choice test.... no need to keep score. The events are actual cuts from past history.

They actually happened!

Do you remember?
1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:
a. Olga Corbitt
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzeneger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

2. In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

3. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

4. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut were blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year-old
America! n passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

6. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens and a U.S. Navy diver
trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

7. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first ! time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

9. In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

10. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to
take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:
a Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

11. In 2002, the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you? So,
to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile
certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning former Governors, and leave Muslim Males between the ages of 17 and 40 alone because of profiling.

Let's send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Aldreds and
other dunder-headed attorneys along with Federal Justices who want to
thwart common sense feel doubly ashamed of themselves if they have any such sense.

misty · Posted: Wed, 26 May 2004 12:20:19 Post Subject:

Sorry... I still can't agree with racial profiling. Anyway, how can you tell if someone is Muslim? In fact, I work with a few people who are Muslim, but they are as white as me........

BeerCheeze · Posted: Wed, 26 May 2004 12:29:21 Post Subject:

knight0334 · Posted: Wed, 26 May 2004 15:23:46 Post Subject:

At this point in life, I agree with Cheezy.. ...before I would have sided with misty on the topic.

misty · Posted: Wed, 26 May 2004 15:41:33 Post Subject:

Maybe we should single out all the white men between 18-40 too, because they are most likely serial killers.

Wave

dadx2mj · Posted: Wed, 26 May 2004 16:29:29 Post Subject:

I have to agree with Knight on this one. Admittedly racial profiling leaves a bad taste in my mouth however I think we have been hurt enough that in this case I am more than willing to put up with the bad taste to get terrorism under control. The Truth as harsh as it may be is if I am looking for a serial killer I will look for white males between he ages of 18-40, but if I am looking for terrorists I am going to concentrate on Muslims especially those getting on airplanes. Just a sad statement of how our world is in this day and age.

michael_holmes · Posted: Thu, 27 May 2004 13:20:28 Post Subject:

I'm for it too. It just cuts to the people who are more likely to do it by our past records. Seriously if you were in a room and was told that someone in there had a bomb on them and you have only on shot on guessing who it is do you go for the african american woman, the 80 year old guy, the man in the suit or the muslim????? Sorry. I don't like the way it sounds either. But I feel it is true.

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 27 May 2004 16:40:01 Post Subject:

Ok.. so how do you know the person is Muslim? BTW-- this is Misty on EC's computer.

dadx2mj · Posted: Thu, 27 May 2004 17:11:12 Post Subject:

BeerCheeze · Posted: Thu, 27 May 2004 17:14:45 Post Subject:

No, michael_holmes said he would pick out the Muslim in the room... I want to know how he would know the person was Muslim. Last I heard it wasn't a requirement of the religion to have it tattooed on your forehead.

Oh and another thing.... What if the African-American woman you speak of is Muslim, or the 80 year old man, or hell I know of Muslims that even wear suits *gasp*!

----Misty again!