Holy crap. That's awesome, I saw a blurb of this on CTV News Net last week lol. First post in WoW forums EVAR, and it's the first legendary thread of the new forums.

If anyone thinks the actions the RCMP took in Ottawa were harsh, think about what it'd be like if he was a foreign citizen doing this on a plane bound for the US and landing in a US city, lol. would the treatment he received by an American agency be so different than a Canadian, a British, or a French-- be any worse? it's all bad, but this is the day and age we live in unfortunately. I can see a lot of equally harsh treatment in many nations with very similar policies. Security is a big deal, especially 'suspicious electronics' or 'packages', or 'IPODS ON A MOTHER!#**IN' PLANE!!1'. lol

Revolution on the lips,
Young people scream blips,
Change is a comin'.

Haiku FTW.

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I read this article and it's stupid and inconceivable that the authorities could be so paranoid. Also, what's wrong with apple, the ipod warranty should cover that sort of thing.

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You want to hear paranoid? How about the "suspicious package" (aka a cardboard box) in a DOLLAR STORE PARKING LOT that brought out the HAZMAT team, SWAT, 2 bomb squads, and about 100 police, not 10 miles from where I live...in SOUTH CAROLINA. Yeah, that's the terrorist's target, low-budget shopping.

Anyway, it was an excellent story Stupid, and I can't say that I'm surprised. Sympathetic, but not surprised. I never take anything except the clothes I'm wearing and one book onto a flight; they always manage to rip everything else apart or throw it away. Like fingernail clippers...who the hell is afraid of a clipper-wielding terrorist?

"I'll cut your nails too short and make your cuticles bleed! Muahaha!"

too long for me to read.

OP, this is a very funny story :)

I see a little bit of this post is devolving into a political argument. Sometimes government officials are given more power at lower levels, sometimes they are not. This is a very humorous example of a time where someone at a lower level could have made a "Command Decision" and prevented plenty of frustration. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't. I think the point is that this is a funny story, not a political pedestal :)

I'm sorry, I mean: TLDR

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Holy crap. That's awesome, I saw a blurb of this on CTV News Net last week lol. First post in WoW forums EVAR, and it's the first legendary thread of the new forums..

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Cara and I were browsing some of the TV news stations to see if it had made TV. I thought it hadn't. Shame none of the reporters, from the paper, magazines, or TV, ever talked to me.

At least to got on the news.

Worth it IMO

Something like this would have probably wrecked me pretty bad. I still get super nervous for no reason while walking through those theft-management things by most stores' exits now :/

edit- speloling

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You really want to get into the ugly details?

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Had a feeling you'd say that. :)

Seems like a perfect story for the Onion-- or the Daily Show, if they could ever verify your involvement. Then again, maybe that's besides the point. Either way, expect to be questioned on that detail if you take it to the media.

This was the single best thing Ive ever read on these forums! So sorry that happened to you, thank you for sharing it though!

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Rynox, like mynocks
leeches parasitically
with its ugly maw.

(What? I said they'd be insulting. :P )

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<3

Explaining to immigration that you've come to the country to meet someone you know from the internet/computer games is never fun, I can certainly attest to that.

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It's a good thing you aren't Undead, because other wise we might have:

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Or even:

http://destructive.wordpress.com/files/2006/06/wotfoap-z2.JPG

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In this case it'd be MF'ING STUN RESIST ON THE MF'ING PLANE!!11eleven

Anyway, this thread is in need of a blue post. Right about.... now.
Rock on Stupid!


-- Z.

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In this case it'd be MF'ING STUN RESIST ON THE MF'ING PLANE!!11eleven

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Damn, Orc racials are so overpowered. What other class can practically Mortal Strike itself?

OK, back on topic now...

stupid is as stupid does. you should legally change your name to stupid and forever live in fame.

Wow, that's insane. Glad nothing happened to you, lol.

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From Normal to PvP
Emoting passion

Now here's a story where the authorities REALLY goofed (not that they did a perfect job with you, Stupid):

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17624069%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=trapped-on-flight-63--name_page.html