That “dry-run” terrorist bomb that put Europe on high alert the past week? It was made by your grandma:
A dummy bomb that sparked an international terror alert was made by an 80-year-old woman in California and ended up discarded in a Namibia airport because of “a boo-boo,” NBC News reported Friday. [...]
It remains unclear what agency or who left the bag containing the device at the airport and whether it was part of a test, an accident or a malicious act.
This octogenarian’s grandson forced her to make it for his “mom and pop machine shop” that manufactures dummy bombs to be used by security officials. But nobody has any idea who decided to do this test, or if this old lady being whipped at the California work camp is herself a terrorist. Good work, everyone. We’ll just let this one stay a mystery. More fun that way. [MSNBC]
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Probably could have been prevented by a more thorough inspection of this woman's junk.
Or Charles Krauthammers. Whoevers. Let's just keep inspecting junk until we're safe, America!
I for one welcome our new granny overlords.
Doesn't Kraptauer look like a terrorist?
That it was knitted should've been an immediate giveaway.
My grammy got kicked off an airliner because she brought her knitting supplies. They accused her of trying to make an afghan.
Knitting? She was so old she couldn't even "mend straight".
A lot of fuss over a fruit cake, to be sure.
The fake bomb was manufactured by a Larry Copello, which is just one word off from Copella – hmm… well at least it wasn't a real explosive bomb, like Godfather Part III.
Grandma dropped the bomb. That is all.
I keep hearing this "terrorist dry run" thing. Like with the phones taped to the pepto.
Do terrorists really do that? They spend the time and effort of possibly achieving a one time success with dry runs? "Oh, that worked, we should have made that the real bomb! Doh!"
I don't get it. And anyway, couldn't have been my grandma. She's still in Gitmo.
" No, Jabloo! I want to see the emotion, the yearning! You looked like a damned mannequin! Take 2 next year, folks."
No, TSA does it to keep their employees on their toes.
Strange. And where has Ken Layne been of late?
My mom's 80, and she makes this big special cinnamon-roll type of pastry called a Danish Tea Ring. It's the bomb!
So when's the invite for coffee?
Danish Tea Ring, eh? Sounds both delicious and sexual.
You have NO idea.
And you never will. Until you learn to bake.
All should fear the Namibian boo-boo.
Q: Where does grandma hide her airplane bomb?
A: Depends.
Thanks, I'll be here all week! Try the veal.
It's a sad comment on the economy when 80-year-olds are reduced to making bombs to supplement their Social Security.
Well, with the Catfood Commission, you're going to be seeing more of this. Gray is the new Brown. A grandma's gotta' eat, yo.
I keep trying to tell grandma not to make that casserole, that's it's too dangerous, but will she listen to me?
Was she in that Sharron Angle video? Was this part of the "use the second amendment" scenario?
Has it come to this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFiN7Zsz2zM
When will the International Community act to control this rogue nation? First, it tortures nationals of other countries, then it inflicts invasive and embarrassing 'security checks' on its citizens, and now it's training up it's elderly to bomb Africa. The UN must surely act!
If they "help" like they helped in Rwanda, then no thanks.
This is exactly why I've always been in favor of profiling of the olds.
All together now: "Octogenarian make de bomb and run Venezuela!"
Everybody!
i also like to send my grandmother to namibia for thanksgiving.
You see, quantitative easing is working already. Since the dollar's precipitous fall against the Yemeni Rial exports of "Granny's Dry-Run Bombs" to Namibia are way up. A representative for Granny's said they hope for a surge in demand for their somewhat squishier "Wet Run" product this holiday season. A TSA spokesman, speaking only on condition of anonymity said, "It's a nightmare".
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