BREAKING MSNBC: Suspicious package in Fairfax, VA.

[originalpckelly]

They have one of those little robot thingies on it though, so hopefully no one will be blown.

[Demeter]

1. Probably My Daughter's Laundry n/t

[originalpckelly]

2. OMG! Let's all run around like chickens with our heads cut off!

BE AFRAID!

[Ian David]

3. Yeah, sure. Nobody gives a damn about the robots, do they?

Damn carbon-chauvinists.

[originalpckelly]

4. Why do you hate America?

:P

[Virginia Dare]

5. What section of Fairfax?...n/t

[originalpckelly]

12. They said it was the part closer to DC...

if that helps at all.

[Ian David]

13. MS-NBC said Tyson's Corner on (I believe) Route 123 (or 33?)

I may have mis-heard the route number.

But it's apparently near the beltway and a shopping area.

[Virginia Dare]

18. Yes, that would be 123, oh my goodness those poor...

rich suburban princesses trying to get to Gucci to finish shopping in the name of baby Jesus...:eyes:

[hlthe2b]

23. Probably just some crazed shopper....

trying to thin out the sale competition...:eyes:


Seriously, hope it is nothing...

[originalpckelly]

24. They had a robot, so it didn't look like anyone was going to get hurt...

so it's OK to joke. (Hopefully.)

[hwmnbn]

6. hmmm, I wonder what's in ....

Fairfax, VA?

Seems to be just a quiet little town....

http://www.fairfaxva.gov/index.asp

[karlrschneider]

7. But what about those who -want- to be blown?

:rofl:

[Target_For_Exterm]

8. If they open their packages early, they'll get arrested and

put in jail like that other little boy...!

[pooja]

9. Oh, no... X-mas presents on the loose.

[Ian David]

10. There were three "suspicious packages" yesterday alone in D.C.

Police probing suspicious package reports in DC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police were investigating reports on Tuesday of suspicious packages at three locations in the U.S. capital, including one at the White House that was thrown over the fence by a homeless woman, officials said.

Authorities blocked off some streets around the White House because of a parcel lobbed into the courtyard of an office building adjacent to the presidential mansion, the Secret Service said.

"A homeless lady threw an object over the fence" that landed in the courtyard of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where government officials have offices, said Darrin Blackford, spokesman for the Secret Service.

He said the object was being examined and the woman questioned.

The other locations were by Union Station, where Amtrak and commuter rail services operate, and by a Coast Guard facility and bomb squad teams were responding, Washington police spokesman Josh Aldiva said.

More:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticnews&storyID=2006-12-05T145322Z_01_N05277325_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-USA-SECURITY-CAPITAL-DC.XML&WTmodLoc=EntNewsFilm_R1_domesticnews-1

[originalpckelly]

15. Hell, why actually build a bomb when you can just freak people...

out with an old suitcase?

:shrug:

I'm by no means brave, but this is getting fucking ridiculous.

[Ian David]

29. Exactly. Bloodless terrorism is still terrorism because it creates terror.

"911, please state the nature of your emergency."

"Hi, I'd like to report a suspicious package."

"Suspicious how?"

"Well, for one thing, someone wrote the words 'Suspicious Package' on it."

"I see. Where is it?"

"It's in the mall, right in front of 'The Suspicious Package' Store."

"Suspicious Package Store?"

"Yes, someone has changed the sign on 'Sharper Image' to say, "Suspicious Package.'"

[Donnachaidh]

31. she was probably trying to get rid of the smelly undergarments

and figured she'd *share* with the White House. :sarcasm:

[longship]

11. Tuna fish sandwich, bag of chips, apple, and a dill pickle.

Gotta watch out for those dill pickles, ya know.
Dangerous stuff.

[Bluzmann57]

22. Better watch out for the tuna

especially if it's left out too long. Boy, that could be lethal.

[cynatnite]

14. Damn, I hope they didn't find the box of vibrators I lost...

would hate to see those get blown up.

[Flarney]

16. Poor robot...

This post made me think of this hilarious clip from Robot Chicken:

Bomb Diffusing Robot Doesn't Like His Job

[originalpckelly]

20. That's so pathetic...

and funny as hell!

:rofl:

[Eurobabe]

17. Chill out, it's St. Nikolaus Day! :)

[formercia]

19. Water Cannons are pretty destructive

that's usually what gets used on a package.

[Demeter]

21. Good For the Laundry, Though

Knowing my kid, a water cannon would be appropriate.

[formercia]

27. with a good dose of Pine-Sol.

:evilgrin:

[cynatnite]

25. Why does DU hate 'Murka?

If any of you loved 'Murka you'd be taping plastic over your windows right now. :rofl:

[originalpckelly]

26. Does pleather work?

:shrug:

May not have plastic, but I've got access to lots of pleather.

[Horse with no Name]

28. People people people!!!!

Tapping Gavel.
You must put this in context.
If excess flatulence is enough to ground an airplane, a suspicious package should be enough to lock all the doors and get out the duct tape.

[originalpckelly]

30. If you love America, you must be freaking out right NOW!

:scared:


^^^Patriot^^^

:rofl:

^^^Coward^^^


Get the picture people?

[seabeyond]

32. did the robot bite the dust? america safe yet? n/t