A Modest Proposal..
Apr 9, 2009, 12:25 pm
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A Modest Proposal..
Let's put the TSA in charge of maritime piracy. No one else seems to have been able to do much so there's no record of competence to compete with. We can put screeners on boats and have them check people's shoes on the high seas.
Sound good?
Sound good?
Apr 9, 2009, 12:28 pm
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Davy Jones' Locker = better bet for TSA
Or, we could just take the TSA out to sea and have it walk the plank... 
Apr 9, 2009, 12:54 pm
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Apr 9, 2009, 2:01 pm
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By the time they figure out what they have they'll be willing to pay us to take them back.
Apr 9, 2009, 5:12 pm
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I sort of like the idea of sending "Q-Ships" into the areas where piracy is a high risk...
Peaceful looking merchant ship sailing along - mediem size tanker say - along come the pirates... as soon as they fire a shot:
CLANG! The screens drop away revealing the hidden armament.....
Not terribly realistic (or legal I expect)... but certainly effective...
Peaceful looking merchant ship sailing along - mediem size tanker say - along come the pirates... as soon as they fire a shot:
CLANG! The screens drop away revealing the hidden armament.....
Not terribly realistic (or legal I expect)... but certainly effective...
Apr 9, 2009, 8:48 pm
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Apr 10, 2009, 5:44 am
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Apr 13, 2009, 6:06 pm
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In charge of carrying out piracy, or stopping it?