I hope this does not become a regular feature on my blog, sharing the most recent outlandish bomb threat that someone makes (and that someone is usually a guy).
A couple of years ago I wrote about how a 23-year old man in France called police about a bomb possibly being on a flight from Lyon to Rennes. The reason for the fake threat was that the young man’s parents were on the flight, and he did not want them to visit him. The plane had to turn around in mid-air and return to Lyon, but no bomb was discovered.
I think the latest one I read about is possibly even crazier.
A 42-year old Iowa man allegedly threatened to blow up a local McDonald’s restaurant and punch an employee over a missing condiment. Apparently, he didn’t get any sauce to go with his Chicken McNuggets. I wonder if he would have had the same reaction if he got the sauce but was missing the McNuggets.
This latest story also mentioned another bomb threat, one I had not heard of before.
In November 2018, a New Orleans man was accused of threatening to blow up a local restaurant, but he told police he was referring to a bowel movement. The man went into the restaurant and headed toward the food preparation area, asking a manager what time the place closed. The man then said: “Y’all about to close right now because I’m going to get a bomb and blow this place up.” The man later police that he had told an employee at the restaurant that he was going to “ ‘blow the bathroom up,’ in reference to a bowel movement,”
I’ve heard of explosive diarrhea, and announcing that you have it while at a restaurant may be a good way to clear the place out. No need to resort to a fake bomb threat…
As you see, all three suspects were men. Just saying…
Oh my gosh! I … “No comment!” LOL!
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that was my reaction as well!
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People are just plain crazy! I mean, did that one guy who didn’t want his parent’s to visit think that perhaps he could have gone away and simply not been home when his parent’s got there???
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of all the excuses he could have used, this had to be the worst possible one…
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It’s amazing how sensitive people are to bomb threats. I’ll bet comedians have been arrested prior to performing a gig at a comedy club, because they worried out loud that they were going to bomb. I guess it’s best to never use the b-word in public.
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I was worried about writing about it, since it could end up putting me on some list that bans me from flying on an airplane…
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I dread being put on the no-fly list. Then I’d have to shower before boarding a plane.
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and who wants to put up with that? and you see to be up nice and early!
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I couldn’t sleep, anticipating writing comments on your blog.
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Just before coming over here to Borden’s Blather I saw a headline in the New York Times titled: “America is Getting Meaner.” I’m convinced that is true … meaner and stupider. Sigh.
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Jill a headline that said “America is getting Nicer” wouldn’t sell as many papers.
There are still numerous NICE people around, just depends what you want to see.
Now as far as America getting stupider….wellll….you may have a point there! Betsy needs to knock some sense into them! 🙂
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No, it wouldn’t sell as many papers, and I don’t think it would be accurate, either. Yes, there are numerous nice and good people out there, but … the level of hatred has increased steadily over the past decade, the divisiveness of this nation is at an all-time high. Sigh. Yep, send Betsy on over … too bad there’s not a whole flock (okay, cows aren’t a flock, what are … oh … a herd!) a whole herd of Betsys!
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Yes, a herd. LOL! Do you need some sleep? 😄
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Yeah, probably! Just emailed you a short one … the one I promised a few days ago!
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I’d agree that there has been an increased level of tension in the U.S. over the past several years. But Joe Biden seems like the ideal President for such a time. If he can’t help calm things down, I am not sure who can…
Well, except for maybe Betsy…
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Yes, Betsy for President! 🙂
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She would surely do a damn site better than the last one we had!!!
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If anybody can, I think Biden can. Trouble is that there is a part of this nation that doesn’t want the tension, the divisiveness to end. Sigh.
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makes you wonder what such people want…
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Indeed it does … if you ever figure it out, let me know!
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I think you’ll have it figured out before me…
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it’s a shame ot think that meanness sells…
and we could all use Betsy knocking a little bit of sense into us…
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We need to find a lot of cowbells and have some of them send the real bad people to Mars! That would be an easy solution!
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the poor people of Mars, though…
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🙂 Oh well! I have a feeling it isn’t too many that live there.
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just a few Martians…
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🙂
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that’s a deadly combination!
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It sure is … sigh.
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a sad situation…
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Partly I want to laugh, and part of me wants to shake my head. I don’t consider bomb threats a funny matter, but something about a person making a threat because he didn’t want his parents to visit is comical.
I couldn’t help but think of the networks’ reactions to sporting events when some yahoo runs onto the field or court. They don’t show it, which I think is the appropriate response since showing it probably encourages other intellectually challenged people to follow suit. Perhaps it’s best if the news didn’t give much attention to bomb threats for similar reasons.
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I was torn on whether to write about this, but it was just too outrageous to pass up. Plus I had to get the line in about explosive diarrhea…
and yes, the less publicicty these yahoos get, the better… (although I guess my writing about it is giving them publicity…)
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I think Pete makes a great point about not giving this kind of news too much attention for fear it encourages others in their idiocy. But I will admit I find this type of news somewhat entertaining in a comical sense and horribly sad in another.
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yes, your two words capture it well – comical and sad. maybe this will be my last post about such a topic; I don’t want to add to the publicity that such idiots are getting…
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I hope you’re not implying that women don’t have any imagination. 😂
There are some crazy people out there.
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I think women are more likely to pause for a second and ask themselves if this is a good idea; I don’t think guys always do that…
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😂😉😊
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I don’t even know what to say to this. Well, I have a lot to say, but not in polite company, so I’ll just stop now.
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I think your comment says it all! 🙂
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idiocy at its finest.
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yes indeed…
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As the old Yorkshire saying goes: there’s nowt so queer as folk 😊
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that saying has become a universal truth…
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I wonder whether there are stats comparing men and women who make bomb threats. They used to say that if women ran the world it would be a peaceful place. (Or something like that. )
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my guess is that the stats would be overwhelmingly tilted towards men. and yes, I think there is a lot of truth about what the world would be like if women ran it…
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Wow! But I do have to share a related incident that I still find hard to believe actually happened. one morning last year, somewhere in Ontario a man walked into a restaurant, but was told that the restaurant is still closed. In protest he pulled down his pants and defecated on the restaurant floor then left. What?!? How is it possible that something like this will even enter your brain as something to do…I’m sorry, but I had to get this image out of my head somehow.
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that is bizarre; our small town had a similar incident where a video camera caught someone defecating underneath the stairwell at the local library.
what is wrong with people!!??
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I didn’t want to like this, but I had no other option. WHat is wrong with people!!!
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that is the eternal question…
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I always wondered how McNuggets were made. I hope McDonalds send you some free food for linking their name to bowel movements in the minds of thousands of readers.
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I’ll let you know when I get some coupons from Mickey D…
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To be fair, I have had some seriously subpar customer service experiences with McDonalds in Iowa.
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and sometimes people just reach their breaking point with that low level of service…
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Either that or get Mexican food instead. Looking at you, downtown Dubuque McDonald’s.
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I just hope they don’t forget to include the avocado…
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Very important.
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I’ll take a fake bomb threat over a real one any day.
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same here…
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I hadn’t read your first post. What a way to prevent your parents from visiting! The second guy sounds like a spoilt brat.
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I guess he REALLY didn’t want to see his parents. and spoilt brat is a perfect description of the second guy…
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