a non-specific terrorist threat warning designed to keep fear alive amongst the public.
striking non-specific fear into the population is touted to heighten vigilantism, and thus, public safety. in actuality, the odds of dying due to an allergic reaction to peanuts is a vastly greater threat the the public than terrorism.
* Europe warned of Mumbai-style attack plot.
* Peanuts are yummy.
* Skies partly cloudy, with chance of evening showers.
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The turbulence of low energy released from behind a gaggle of tourists plodding along without meaningful direction or motivation.
A person caught in a tourist wake vortex is rendered completely invisible, although only temporarily.
Chick1: Those guys didn't even look at us.
Chick2: Yeah, cuz we're walking behind this family of hipos. We're stuck in their tourist wake vortex - veer left!
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Online revolt against oppressors of free speech & information. May also be triggered by extreme arrogance and also by the mistreatment of cats.
When Gawker CEO taunted the hacker community by calling them 'script kids', the hacklash against Gawker's web sites resulted in a monster release of ownage and data droppage.
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Any blurry still-frame image or video purported to be a UFO.
The advent of the cellphone camera, and dependancy on auto-focus has lead to an avalanche of BLURFO sightings in recent years.
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A crime in Sweden punishable by $700 fine. What Julian Assange is charged with, prompting the EU to issue an Interpol Red Notice, making Assange one of the most wanted criminals in Europe.
When the condom broke, Assange didn't inspect it fast enough, resulting in the crime of, 'sex by surprise'.
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