Mods, not sure if this belongs here, if warranted, feel free to move as needed...

Saw this on the Economist's Gulliver Blog (a travel blog) - thought it was TS/S appropriate!

Movie-Plot Threat Contest

Scroll down into the comments area for some smiles!

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archive...annual_mo.html

Soooo...the contest was to write a fairy tale plot that perpetuated fear. Because, so long as everyone was living in fear, they could be tricked into doing foolish things so that the lords of the land could control them, stay in power, and be appreciated for all the things they do to "protect" everyone.

It's too bad the contest is over. I have a good one.

Once upon a time, there was about a group of lords who tricked people into voting for them by misleading the great people of the land into believing the competition was led by a communist from timbuktu who had a fake birth certificate. Whatever values you hold dear...this evil guy and his cronies were hell bent on destroying it. Especially your grandma, who was cornered by a death squad and had to be put down for not buying health insurance. Look out! He's right behind you!

The End.

P.S. This probably belongs in omni/pr

The Gashlycrumb Terrors

A is for anthrax, deadly and white.
B is for burglars who break in at night.
C is for cars that have minds of their own
and accelerate rapidly in a school zone.
D is for dynamite lit with a fuse.
E is for everything we have to lose.
F is for foreigners, different and strange.
G is for gangs and the crimes they arrange.
H is for hand lotion, more than three ounces;
let's pray some brave agent soon sees it and pounces.
I is for implants (I'll explain when you're older).
J is for jokers who only grow bolder.
K is for kids who aren't afraid
to play in the park or drink lemonade.
L is for lead in our toys and our food.
M is for Mom's cavalier attitude.
N is for neighbors -- you never can tell:
is that a book club or terrorist cell?
O is for ostrich, with head in the sand.
P is for plots to blow up Disneyland.
Q is for those who would question authorities.
R is for radical sects and minorities.
S is for satanists, who have been seen
to give children razor blades on Halloween.
T is for terrorists, by definition.
U is for uncensored acts of sedition.
V is for vigilance, our leaders' tool
for keeping us safe, both at home and at school.
W is for warnings with colors and levels.
X is for xraying bags at all revels.
Y is for you! So don't be a dope.
Z is for zero tolerance, our finest hope.

Brilliant!