Proposed Legislation Is Mooninite Fallout 280
theantipop writes "Ars Technica has a story about the Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act, a bill introduced recently by the Senate. The bill aims to 'amend the federal criminal code to include a number of new clauses meant to up the ante on wasting government resources. The amendments include extensions to the prohibitions on the spread of false information and mailing threats, increases to maximum prison terms, and allowances for civil suits so that local and federal governments can attempt to recoup expenses related to an incident.' This is undoubtedly a reaction to the Great Mooninite Scare of 2007."
...and in related news, (Score:5, Funny)
the finger (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Watch out for DHMO (Score:5, Funny)
I smell a veto coming!
-Rick
I drew a mooninite on my dry erase board at work. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Watch out for DHMO (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Watch out for DHMO (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I'm sorry, that's not a questions about hair. (Score:4, Funny)
Government is the cause of all of life's problems, but have legislation preventing the solutions from being released to the general public.
Re:...and in related news, (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:Watch out for DHMO (Score:3, Funny)
I want you to do your very best not to be quite so dopey. Tomorrow is a new day, time for a fresh start.
Say it aloud: "I will stop being so dopey. I will fight my inclination to be played by every rightwing radio loudmouth to come along. I will actually check into the facts behind global warming rather than just take Rush Limbaugh's word for it."
You'll be OK. It takes some time. We're all pulling for you.
Re:Watch out for DHMO (Score:5, Funny)
At least, that's what I'm told by the good people at Fox News. By the way -- why do you hate America?
Almost Completely OT but.. (Score:2, Funny)
One evening just after dark a friend of mine was walking home and saw a car on his street slow down abruptly. It swerved towards the shoulder then took off, racing away and around the corner. He went inside and within a couple minutes he heard sirens. There were half a dozen police cars blocking off his street, and a bomb squad van a couple houses down. He stepped outside to ask the police what was going on; apparently the guy had seen a pipe bomb in the street, which was why he sped off. My friend was told to remain inside until further notice.
15 minutes later there was a knock on his door. A police officer told him it was ok to come outside, it was a false alarm. Asked what the suspicious object was, if it wasn't a pipe bomb, the officer explained that it was a "large dildo".
Re:A story from the military (Score:3, Funny)
That's easy - a tipsy leatherneck who thought it would be a hoot to see a box of boots get blown up by the ordinance disposal team.
Re:Watch out for DHMO (Score:3, Funny)
I've presented evidence, direct, conclusive proof that can be backed up by anyone living in the North, that global warming exists and has caused significant climate changes in the past 25 years.
Go back to Fox News Channel.
Re:...and in related news, (Score:3, Funny)
Slashdotters will never understand that!
You're not using K&R or GNU bracket styles, and there's no indentation! I know what you're thinking, "but it's a single line, you don't need brackets!", and right you are! However, we're an anal bunch.
Hey, guys, relax, what he's saying is:
if (Crime.TimeStamp < Law.TimeStamp)
{
Crime.getPerp().setFree();
}
else
{
Crime.getPerp().incarcerate();
}
Re:A story from the military (Score:4, Funny)