Clear shrubbery to counter Al Qa'ida, advises MI5

[CShine]

Britain's spy chiefs publicly issued normally secretive anti-terrorist advice today to help the country combat global security dangers.

MI5, on a new website, has included a top 10 list of good practice points for dealing with the terrorist threat in advice mainly aimed at the business community.

The guidance calls on firms to have "security awareness", to train staff in emergency procedures and even warns of the perils of dense shrubbery.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=516714


Here's the actual passage from the MI5 website.

4. Ensure good basic housekeeping in and around your buildings - for example, keep public areas tidy and well-lit, remove any unnecessary furniture, keep garden areas free from dense shrubbery.

http://www.mi5.gov.uk/output/Page167.html

[dolo amber]

1. *Dense shrubbery*

We could all take a lesson from that advice. :7

[AZCat]

4. Yes- I can think of a 'Rose' garden that needs a little work...

Maybe we should donate that particular 'shrubbery' to the Knights Who Say 'Ni'.

I'm sure they'd get along just fine! :)

[LiberalFighter]

22. Pruning time??

[codegreen]

2. 'dense shrubbery' ah ha ha ha!

[progressivebydesign]

3. Deadhead woody shrubs. Apply dormant spray on those fruit trees.

Sounds like very good advice.. for a gardener!! This is up there with the plastic wrap and duct tape advice.

[displacedtexan]

5. I was just going to post that!

Don't forget Ridge's advice to go shopping (stock up on bottled water and canned goods)... as if you'd be alive to consume them!

[smiley_glad_hands]

6. Dense shrubbery----their talking about Bush right?

[mom cat]

13. Removing" dense shrubbery" is job one!

I know an "arbusto" that is "Roundup Ready". They don't come any denser than George.

[htuttle]

19. Yes, I think MI5 is speaking metaphorically here

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. This is the most stupid advice I have ever seen

People are actually paid to supply advice like this?

[BiggJawn]

14. Yeah, and folks like me beat our brains out for pfennigs...

Maybe if I had pointy hair and was stupid, I could have a Lexus, too...

[fishnfla]

8. wasnt this a Monty Python skit?

How does that go??

[AliceWonderland]

11. The Knights Who Say Ni

demanded a shrubbery as a sacrifice. My first thought, too. "We want... a shrubbery!"

[icymist]

12. "Bring us another.......SHURBBERY!"

"Not too tall, kind of offsetting the other shrubbery, with a path in the middle!"
PATH! PATH!

"And after that, we want you to chop down the largest tree in the forest......with....a HERRING!"

(Not in the original words, just how I remember it) :)

on edit: I just thought of how the first shrub could be Bush I, the second shrub, Junior, and the path as Clinton! Could this be a prophetic scene from Monty Python? Hmmmm...

[gristy]

20. "Get me some SHRUBBERY!"

LOL

[Qutzupalotl]

9. Any excuse for Bush to go clear brush.

:eyes:

[icymist]

10. Some of the shrubbery in and around the WH needs cleared out!

We should all do our part to help fight terror. Vote for Kerry.

[krkaufman]

15. Too easy

... and I'm wondering if the Brits didn't intentionally allow the double meaning.

[SOS]

16. "remove any unnecessary furniture"

Foil terrorism by moving rusty lawn chair from backyard to basement.

[MisterP]

17. that way al Qaeda can't hide in piles of garbage or shrubs?

that's exactly what they're implying

[icymist]

18. Makes as much sense as fighting terror by shopping?!

:eyes: :shrug:

[yellowcanine]

21. Tell them we will clear some shrubbery in November.

Specifically some Texas shrubbery from the
White House.