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What the fuck is up with Britain these days?

Started by EK WAFFLR, May 24, 2013, 02:15:29 PM

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EK WAFFLR

May 24, 2013, 02:15:29 PM
http://news.sky.com/story/1095214/fighter-jets-escorting-passenger-plane-to-stansted

QuoteThe airline has confirmed it is for security reasons.
"At first I lifted weights.  But then I asked myself, 'why not people?'  Now everyone runs for the fjord when they see me."


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Cain

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May 24, 2013, 02:38:49 PM
Britain has been the capitalist west's very own East Germany since about, oh, 1964.  "Security reasons" can be given for anything from stopping the press reporting on any given story to putting tanks around Heathrow Airport (both of which have happened in the last decade)

EK WAFFLR

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May 24, 2013, 03:44:45 PM
 :horrormirth:

I thought the "Please contact a police officer if you observe any suspicious activity" messages on the metro were 1984-ish enough.
"At first I lifted weights.  But then I asked myself, 'why not people?'  Now everyone runs for the fjord when they see me."


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May 24, 2013, 05:32:54 PM
To be fair, in this case, two guys were allegedly trying to force their way into the cockpit.
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