This AP photo is funny:
“Hey, Mr. What have you got for a couple bucks?”
Or maybe it’s “Got anything for some doe?”
Category Archives: Security
Humor in Iraq
The BBC has BBC posted some funnies from Iraq
– A guy stoned on drugs is driving his car when he’s stopped by the traffic police enforcing the new traffic rules. “Why aren’t you wearing your belt?” they ask him. “Because I’m not wearing any trousers,” he replies.
– A guy with cross-eyes volunteers to join a militia group. They assign him to the random bombing unit.
– A Jordanian finds a magic lamp. A genie appears and asks him what is his heart’s desire. “Send all these Iraqi refugees back across the border,” the man says. “Why?” asks the genie. “Whatever have we done to you?”
Cute, but the following is some classic security humor that might just show up in a presentation or two:
The other day, a colleague went to the computer market in the centre of Baghdad. When he got back he told us he had been scared stiff.
As he walked among the stalls, a taxi screeched to a halt and three men plus the driver leapt from the vehicle.
Everyone scattered in panic, thinking it was bound to be a car bomb and the men were about to detonate it by remote control. Chaos followed.
It turned out the men had simply stopped their car in a no-parking zone and were hurrying to do their shopping before the traffic police showed up.
Benefit of security #452: faster shopping
Dominos Bailout
Someone figured out that Dominos Pizza had a coupon for free food. I say figured it out because it was enabled on their website, but it was not publicized…until this past Monday, when stories like this one appeared on The Cheapskate – CNET News:
Domino’s is offering a free medium one-topping pizza.
The catch, if you can call it that, is that you’ll have to hop in the car; it’s carry-out only. Here’s how to get the deal:
1. Head to the Domino’s Pizza site.
2. Click Order, then type in your address to find stores near you.
3. Choose the store you want, then create your order for a medium one-topping pizza.
4. Use coupon code BAILOUT. Presto: free, free, free!
It seems the promotion worked. Dominos gave away a lot of pizza, true, but they are now a top story. Something tells me the cost of those pizzas was nominal compared to the airtime they are getting right now.
It is possible someone is scratching their head and wondering why or how a hidden coupon was disclosed, but as far as breaches go this is a fairly harmless one. I mean what percentage of people also bought drinks when they picked up their free pizza, for example, since it was carry-out only…
Three Mile Island Disaster Revelations
The Institute for Southern Studies has posted some new revelations about the Three Mile Island disaster and nuclear plant safety.
“What happened at TMI was a whole lot worse than what has been reported,” [health physics technician] Randall Thompson told Facing South. “Hundreds of times worse.”
Thompson and his wife, Joy, a nuclear health physicist who also worked at TMI in the disaster’s aftermath, claim that what they witnessed there was a public health tragedy. The Thompsons also warn that the government’s failure to acknowledge the full scope of the disaster is leading officials to underestimate the risks posed by a new generation of nuclear power plants.
The story essentially tries again to confirm reports of health effects documented by people living near the plant. It also reveals that the Thompsons have sought “refuge” as clowns for a traveling circus.
