Dihydrogen Monoxide found in DC airport causes evacuation; terminal closure (DCA)

[Earth_First]

Flooding shut down the Terminal C baggage claim area and electricity was shut off to the US Airways pier there, Hamilton said. She said US Airways operations at National, both departures and arrivals, were halted for the rest of the day.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/26/AR2009122601382.html?hpid=moreheadlines

[cutlassmama]

1. water pipes routinely break in winter. I don't understand the big deal

[Hannah Bell]

2. not sure what the point of subbing "H2o" for "broken pipe" is.

[Th1onein]

3. Me, either.

eom

[Earth_First]

4. In defense of the WP, I sensationalized the story (ala The Onion)

The original headline reads:

"Broken pipe floods Reagan terminal"

Point is, that this happens every hour on the hour every day in our current M$M

[Th1onein]

5. Ahhh! I kind of figured it had something ot do with that.

Thanks for the explanation.

[havocmom]

6. Excellent framing! Just like talking heads would do it in bush years.

:thumbsup:

[elleng]

7. WHERE does article say ANYTHING about ANY chemical?

NOT funny! WATER IS WATER!

[daleo]

8. And yet, it is a chemical too. n/t

[taterguy]

9. Who died and made you the King/Queen of who determines what's funny?

[Mugu]

10. S/he that laughs last,

thinks slowest.

[HopeHoops]

11. I almost spewed my drink on the laptop when I read the OP.

THAT is funny! I immediately knew what the OP was referring to so the connection was too quick for a safe swallow. I snorked.