Where is balance? -- Re: Academic priorities
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From: Steve O'Hara-Smith on 5 May 2005 12:01 On Thu, 5 May 2005 15:33:07 +0000 (UTC) Andrew Swallow <am.swallow(a)btopenworld.com> wrote: > Compasses are maths thingies. No self respecting thug is going to be > seen dead using anything so nerdy. ;) Hmm - I once had one stuck into me by one of the more annoying thugs in the school. Everyone had to have one so I presume he found sticking it into people a less nerdy use of the implement than the intended use.
From: Norman Yarvin on 5 May 2005 12:31 In article <d5a5rr$tms$1(a)osl016lin.hda.hydro.com>, Terje Mathisen <terje.mathisen(a)hda.hydro.com> wrote: >Besides, who needs a sharp knife when a broken whiskey bottle is handy? Me. Bottles are not as easy to break as the movies show; and once broken they're liable to break further, likely shattering in the wielder's hand. -- Norman Yarvin http://yarchive.net
From: Brian Inglis on 5 May 2005 13:50 fOn Wed, 4 May 2005 12:23:16 -0400 in alt.folklore.computers, K Williams <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >In article <d5a5rr$tms$1(a)osl016lin.hda.hydro.com>, >terje.mathisen(a)hda.hydro.com says... >> Casper H.S. Dik wrote: >> > =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jan_Vorbr=FCggen?= <jvorbrueggen-not(a)mediasec.de> writes: >> > >> >>>A butter knife can take an eye out. >> > >> >>So can my fingers. How do I leave those at the reception desk? >> > >> > And spoons and forks can too. >> > >> > It's that I don't have much of an inclination to mess >> > with airport security, but whenever I fly KLM I get >> > a metal knife/fork/spoon. I wonder what would happen if >> > I take one out of the plane and then try to take it back >> > on the return trip. >> >> Stainless steel cutlery on all international flights to/from the US is >> of course nice, however it really doesn't matter at all when you >> consider that all airlines gladly sell you firebomb-making gear while >> onboard: >> >> High-proof Jamaica Rum, plus a regular (linen or cotton) napkin plus a >> match == Molotov cocktail, right? > >Matches are now banned on US flights. Thought it was lighters in carry on: but matches still allowed. Used to play with igniting things using batteries and wire wool as a kid. They don't seem to have banned those yet. -- Thanks. Take care, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada Brian.Inglis(a)CSi.com (Brian[dot]Inglis{at}SystematicSW[dot]ab[dot]ca) fake address use address above to reply
From: K Williams on 5 May 2005 14:03 In article <hmmk71l2cbsajhhcsgderet5qc4c8klocr(a)4ax.com>, Brian.Inglis(a)SystematicSW.Invalid says... > fOn Wed, 4 May 2005 12:23:16 -0400 in alt.folklore.computers, K > Williams <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: > > >In article <d5a5rr$tms$1(a)osl016lin.hda.hydro.com>, > >terje.mathisen(a)hda.hydro.com says... > >> Casper H.S. Dik wrote: > >> > =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jan_Vorbr=FCggen?= <jvorbrueggen-not(a)mediasec.de> writes: > >> > > >> >>>A butter knife can take an eye out. > >> > > >> >>So can my fingers. How do I leave those at the reception desk? > >> > > >> > And spoons and forks can too. > >> > > >> > It's that I don't have much of an inclination to mess > >> > with airport security, but whenever I fly KLM I get > >> > a metal knife/fork/spoon. I wonder what would happen if > >> > I take one out of the plane and then try to take it back > >> > on the return trip. > >> > >> Stainless steel cutlery on all international flights to/from the US is > >> of course nice, however it really doesn't matter at all when you > >> consider that all airlines gladly sell you firebomb-making gear while > >> onboard: > >> > >> High-proof Jamaica Rum, plus a regular (linen or cotton) napkin plus a > >> match == Molotov cocktail, right? > > > >Matches are now banned on US flights. > > Thought it was lighters in carry on: but matches still allowed. Used > to play with igniting things using batteries and wire wool as a kid. > They don't seem to have banned those yet. Lighters have been banned for years (pre-911), from even checked luggage. The match ban is relatively new (last month or so, I believe). http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/air-banned-items.htm -- Keith
From: Nick Maclaren on 5 May 2005 14:32
In article <MPG.1ce429f9bff20fdd989a32(a)news.individual.net>, K Williams <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >> > >> >Matches are now banned on US flights. >> >> Thought it was lighters in carry on: but matches still allowed. Used >> to play with igniting things using batteries and wire wool as a kid. >> They don't seem to have banned those yet. > >Lighters have been banned for years (pre-911), from even checked >luggage. The match ban is relatively new (last month or so, I >believe). Matches and lighters may only be carried on your person. However, "strike-anywhere" matches, lighters with flammable liquid reservoirs and lighter fluid are forbidden. That rule as far as regards matches goes back a long time, perhaps several decades. The one about lighters is newer, but might still be a decade old. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |