Jinnye, whilest most of us are probably in agreement with your unstated argument, I would caution that this is in violation of the RootsWeb guidelines, as being a reference to the current political situation. I don't wish to loose any of us from this forum...we can learn a great deal from one another, and have some fun in the process. Mike, IBSSG > [Original Message] > From: Jinnye Nobles Koons <cty20598@centurytel.net> > To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 3/31/2003 5:04:03 PM > Subject: [BSChat] Fw: are we learning anything > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: BJ and Liz > Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003 07:43:31 PM > Subject: are we learning anything > > > > > > > Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following Multiple Choice > test. (The events are actual cuts from past history. They actually happened! > > > Do you remember?) > > 1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by: > > > a. Olga Corbitt b. Sitting Bull c. Arnold Schwartzeneger d. Muslim male > extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 > > > 2. In 1979, the United States embassy in Iran was taken over by: > > a. Lost Norwegians b. Elvis c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women d. > Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. > > 3. During the 1980s a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by: > > a. John Dillinger b. The King of Sweden c. The Boy Scouts d. Muslim male > extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 > > 4. In 1983, the United States Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by: > > a. A pizza delivery boy b. Pee Wee Herman c. Geraldo Rivera d. Muslim male > extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 > > 5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old > American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by: > > a. The Smurfs b. Davy Jones c. The Little Mermaid d. Muslim male extremists > mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 > > 6. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a United States Navy > diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by: > > a. Captain Kid b. Charles Lindberg c. Mother Teresa d. Muslim male > extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 > > 7. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: > > a. Scooby Doo b. The Tooth Fairy c. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid d. > Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 > > 8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by: > > a. Richard Simmons b. Grandma Moses c. Michael Jordan d. Muslim male > extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 > > 9. In 1998, the United States embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed > by: > > a. Mr. Rogers b. Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill' s women > problems c. The World Wrestling Federation d. Muslim male extremists mostly > between the ages of 17 and 40 > > 10. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to > take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into > the US Pentagon and the other was diverted to a crash by the passengers. > Thousands of people were killed by: > > a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd b. The Supreme > Court of Florida c. Mr. Bean d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the > ages of 17 and 40 > > 11. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against: > > a. Enron b. The Lutheran Church c. The NFL d. Muslim male extremists mostly > between the ages of 17 and 40 > > 12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by: > > a. Bonny and Clyde b. Captain Kangaroo c. Billy Graham d. Muslim male > extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 > > Nope, ........I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do > you? > > So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent > on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to > profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old > women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret > Service > > agents who are members of the President's security detail, 85-year old > Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winning former Governors. > > Let's send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Aldreds and > other dunderheaded attorneys along with Federal Justices that want to thwart > common sense feel doubly ashamed of themselves. As the writer of the award > winning story Forest Gump so aptly put it, "Stupid is as stupid does > > > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Blacksheep-Chat-L@rootsweb.com is a wide spectrum Chat List, Topics allowed are almost anything.restrictions are: > Political discussion, religious prosylitizing, and aggressive behavior, any of these topics will result in restricted priveleges. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237