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2004-07-07 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve 2004-07-07 10:54:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Center aisle Taebo classes. Could be a winner.

Posted by ed 2004-07-07 11:00:45 AM|| 2004-07-07 11:00:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Archie Bunker says you should pass out guns at the ticket counter. You can't hijack a plane when everyone on board has a gun.

Posted by Chris W. 2004-07-07 11:03:36 AM|| 2004-07-07 11:03:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 In the "rock, paper, scissors" of airplane judu, pot of steaming hot coffee defeats box cutter every time.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-07 11:05:58 AM|| 2004-07-07 11:05:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Hey SH - It's light outside! On night shift, now? I was beginning to think you were a vampire!

Posted by .com 2004-07-07 11:22:27 AM|| [http://www.amble.com/images/catholic_vampires.jpg] 2004-07-07 11:22:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 My advice: stay in the aisle. They can only come at you one at a time.

Posted by Rafael 2004-07-07 12:08:31 PM|| 2004-07-07 12:08:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Be a pack, not a herd.

Posted by Formerly Dan 2004-07-07 12:42:33 PM|| 2004-07-07 12:42:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Clarification*: They [the terrorists] can only come at you one at a time.

*in case there are any jihadis reading this

Posted by Rafael 2004-07-07 1:27:22 PM|| 2004-07-07 1:27:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I always get an aisle seat (more for convenience and emergency exit purposes, but whatever). Since 9/11 have made a habit of hanging on to the soda can (if I can get one), bending it in half til it breaks (giving a decent sharp edge), then tuck that stump in the seat pocket. Wonder if that's in their book.

Posted by Verlaine 2004-07-07 2:08:46 PM|| 2004-07-07 2:08:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Verlaine -- good idea! I'll remember it.

From everything I heard about Flight 93, the best trick (IMO) was the use of a serving cart as a battering ram to get the cockpit door open.

Posted by Steve White 2004-07-07 2:20:35 PM|| 2004-07-07 2:20:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 All good ideas... still the best idea
is 80 pissed off and scared passengers
deciding to kill with whatever is handy
including their handies.
Belts... good belts.

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-07 3:18:18 PM|| 2004-07-07 3:18:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 How bout:
giving all the passengers 2 golf balls. They can throw them at the hijacker's face while other bum rush him.

Duck tape should be onboard at all times to wrap them up/patch cuts.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2004-07-07 3:42:19 PM|| 2004-07-07 3:42:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Official field manual of the 93rd Volunteer Infantry!

Posted by Mike 2004-07-07 3:46:49 PM|| 2004-07-07 3:46:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Couple of suggestions sharpen the edge of a creidit card,
Belt with a nice heavy buckle,wear boots,nylon laces make a dandy garrot.

Posted by Raptor 2004-07-07 5:19:07 PM|| 2004-07-07 5:19:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 The biggest problem post-Flight 93 is not hijacking, but rather how to keep the passengers from killing perceived would-be hijackers. The last couple of times someone made a move for the cockpit, the passengers beat them to within an inch of their life.

Posted by RWV 2004-07-07 5:25:54 PM|| 2004-07-07 5:25:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 RWV if it was a real attempt and it was thwarted by passengers... I expect finding two limbs tied together would be a trick. Angry, scared apes are very, very vicious.

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-07 5:54:31 PM|| 2004-07-07 5:54:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Uh, since 99.99% of the potential (and past) hijakers are male, a simple grasp, twist, and jerk motion will stop them in their tracks. And probably kill them.

Just sayin', 's all.

(For anyone who can't figure out what you're supposed to "grasp, twist, and jerk," just stay in your seats and let the big girls handle it.)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-07-07 6:31:53 PM|| 2004-07-07 6:31:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Oh, yeah - and then slice their jugular with the edge of a credit card. :-)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-07-07 6:33:10 PM|| 2004-07-07 6:33:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 there'll be no blood in that jugular if your first move worked Barb :-)

Posted by Frank G 2004-07-07 6:56:02 PM|| 2004-07-07 6:56:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 Im feel just a little wane thinking about it.

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-07 7:52:32 PM|| 2004-07-07 7:52:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 That's ecru to you floral print man

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-07 7:53:23 PM|| 2004-07-07 7:53:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Frank G - point taken. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-07-07 8:02:46 PM|| 2004-07-07 8:02:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 That's Hawaiian without the Lei to you Mr Ship

Posted by Frank G 2004-07-07 8:47:42 PM|| 2004-07-07 8:47:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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