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- Godlesswanderer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+99June 2nd 2007 11:12PM - Fax machines became self aware
- DeathJux, on 10/11/2007, -2/+79Back when the Classic Mac OS used to hand out bomb errors like candy, I read that a family actually evacuated the house and called the police when they had the bomb error appear on their Mac.
Sad. - dshPls, on 10/11/2007, -1/+64The terrorists have won.
- nymphetamine, on 10/11/2007, -6/+63I'm sorry, that's not a hair question.
- toxicgonzo, on 10/11/2007, -1/+58"What happen?"
"Somebody faxed us the bomb" - Spandia, on 10/11/2007, -2/+51The machines are out to get us
- gldfshnpcklejar, on 10/11/2007, -0/+42oh noes fax machine set us up the bomb.
- diggsuxxxx, on 10/11/2007, -2/+43LOL only in Boston. is it the drinking water there or something?? first the ATHF thing, now this.
OH MAAAN DEM BOSTON DEY DUM!!1 - lupicite, on 10/11/2007, -0/+40Oh no! Suicide Faxes.
Everyone wants to try to be scared, I think.
The article mentions a "suspicious package" was also delivered. What made it suspicious outside of the fact that it was a "package"?
I just don't live my life in fear all the time. I'm too busy living life to hide under my desk every time Microsoft's cheesy clip-art appears. - alexforcefive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+39gg all
- johnlandes, on 10/11/2007, -1/+33this message will self-destruct in ...
- tippmann1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+32why can't people just e-mail their bomb threats?
- ElbridgeGerry, on 10/11/2007, -1/+29@webmonkey44
just as necessary as cheesegrating your balls - zweben, on 10/11/2007, -1/+29I hate this map!
- purrp, on 10/11/2007, -2/+22But it COULD'VE been a real bomb!
If only the bomb printed, I'd really have to squint to realize it's a bomb :-/ - desistere, on 10/11/2007, -2/+22*****, that's what I forgot to do this morning!
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+20I bet google street view isn't in boston cause ppl wud see the camera van and report it as a suspicious vehicle taking pictures to plan a citywide attack.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+17I know the feeling. I would immediately call for an evacuation of the office too if somebody used horribly proportioned Microsoft Clipart.
- Aliarse, on 10/11/2007, -0/+16People don't fax Bombs, they fax Anthrax.
***** Sheeple. - razrielle, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14"We get dial-tone"
- wes00mertes, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12I can't wait until Airplane Tour Week starts and all that prints is a building and an airplane clipart.
- Pitfan, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12Somebody set up us the bomb.
I'm sorry.
EDIT: You're too fast for me bordo.. All my base are belong to you now. - idugcoal, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11Pretty obvious reference there...
- moocow1452, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10"The question is... How do you stop an exploding fax?"
- SpasticWeasel, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10No *****. I need to pay my mortgage, I need to pay my credit card bills. I need to keep my job and stay healthy. I have REAL things to fear, terrorists are about 2386 on the list, right after the hangnail on my right little toe.
- Pyroteq, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Make your time.
- MadMan2k, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9If it cut the fax off right under the part where it said "the countdown begins" and the picture of a bomb, and it arrived at exactly the same time as a heavy package, I could see why they might be a little concerned.
- JaredXM, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Now you don't even have to talk on the telephone to do a bomb threat, you can fax it in! Next step will be just e-mailing it.
- tippmann1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7ummmm the fax had more pictures (and words) in it. The fax machine was malfunctioning and only showed part of the fax (which happened to be the picture of a bomb)
- Grivako, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7I just don't get ppl, If that fax came in and i saw it Id toss it for trash, not immediately think we are *****. Why would they tell them they were gonna blow them up anyway? Like calling in to let someone know you gonna stab them that day. And suspicious package? Was it wearing a trench coat and chainsmoking while glaring at people that walked by?
- bobbothegrayson, on 10/11/2007, -4/+11You go Office Space on it's ass!
hope I don't get down because someone doesn't realize the reference. - meatmcguffin, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7According to QI, the British Army once blew up a suspicious package outside one of their bases which turned out to be a box of leaflets explaining how to deal with suspicious packages.
Take that morissette. - titlesaysitall, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6All your Boston are belong to us!
- Cerialthriller, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I, for one, welcome our Xerox overlords.
- HumphreyB, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4This is some good publicity for Small Business Commitment Week.
- hockey, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4pfft
They just used this as an excuse to get out of work early. - idugcoal, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I'd venture to say everyone's been trained to be scared, and this is a foreseeable, if not obvious, consequence.
- kindall, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3My guess is that the "fax machine" was an e-mail-to-fax gateway of some sort and the machine it was running on didn't have the fonts used in the original document.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4How about we spam your gtalk account?
gtalk:wastelake
By the way, wastelake..you may want to look up internet stalking and harassment laws. Because you are violating them. I may just call one of those numbers to get the owners of the phones to press charges, forcing Kevin Rose to give up your information so you can face trial.
Trying to coordinate an effort to flood someone's phones is illegal. - imjustabill, on 10/11/2007, -6/+8Title is inaccurate. The bomb wasn't from the machine malfunctioning, it was part of the actual fax. It says so in the article, but both the submitter and Engadget managed to misinterpret their own words.
- PueSi, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2That sure reminds me of Word 97 with all the clip-art and WordArt...those were the days.
- Homet, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I swear to science I feel like I'm in the movie Idiocracy.
***** sheeple. Sheeple all surrounding and choking and...and...I need out.....I NEED OUT. OH GOD I'M NEXT!!!!! - pcrow, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Your characterization of Ashland is a bit off. Sure, we have some pretentious people, but probably a lot fewer than in our neighboring towns; we're a traditionally-working class town. Yes, there are some significant condo developments, but many of the people who live there are just as involved in the community as people in single-family homes.
You're right that the bank employees should have looked at the originating number, though. That was my first thought when I heard about it, too. - gbro, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Clearly this was just an excuse to get the day off work. I think my office may be getting a fax sometime soon, like when I want to see a movie.
- PickledJesus, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2How are you gentlemen? All your fax are belong to us
- AgentAce, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Can we get any more stupid?
- MilesLombardi, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Posted in the article comments - http://media.kansascity.com/smedia/2007/05/30/20/873-False_Bomb_Threat.sff.standalone.prod_affiliate.81.jpg
I can sorta see why this one was a little bit more logical. - RMD78, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1@ diggsuxxxx...
Actually there is something in the water there...
http://yosemite.epa.gov/r1/npl_pad.nsf/701b6886f189ceae85256bd20014e93d/e720462345729a4f8525691f0063f6e1!OpenDocument
Tones of nasty ***** in their water...people dying from rare forms of cancer...we should start a War on Pollution...
Where is John Travolta when you need him? - thedarkrabbit, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3THAT'S AWESOME!!!
LMFAO - amunimanghi, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3Bush: Lets fax them a real bomb.
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