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N965VJ Jan 20, 2010 4:59 pm
The Jack Bauer "Damnit" Security Advisory System
 
The Jack Bauer "Damnit" Security Advisory System

January 19, 2010

Does anyone really know the difference between orange and blue and yellow on the Department of Homeland Security's color advisory system? Of course not, but if Jack Bauer were running things, we'd all know just how scared we should be of terrorists.

If Jack Bauer ran Homeland Security, we wouldn't have colors, we'd have five levels of "Damnit," Bauer's favorite phrase to express just how mad he is at the terrorists. Here are Jack Bauer's five warning levels:

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Sean5294 Jan 20, 2010 6:11 pm
Originally Posted by N965VJ (Post 13221370)
Hahahahah:) I think we are currently at Level Brown.

Boggie Dog Jan 20, 2010 7:49 pm
I think we would get a more descriptive alert system if we had Lewis Black create it for TSA.

IslandBased Jan 20, 2010 8:31 pm
Originally Posted by Sean5294 (Post 13221801)
Hahahahah:) I think we are currently at Level Brown.
Is that Frank Zappa's Bobby Brown?

RadioGirl Jan 20, 2010 10:07 pm
Problem is, if one person overhears me* muttering as I walk through a TSA checkpoint ("damnit, damnit, damnit, damnit, damnit!"), the level's at Severe before you know it. :p

*Hypothetical. I don't do TSA checkpoints any more.

LostSoul Jan 21, 2010 8:36 am
Originally Posted by N965VJ (Post 13221370)
Does anyone really know the difference between orange and blue and yellow on the Department of Homeland Security's color advisory system? Of course not
"The government has issued an orange alert, which once again, means nothing." - Kent Brockman


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