The Real Bev wrote:
> Pooh Bear wrote:
> >
> > The Real Bev wrote:
> >
> >> Gordon Burditt wrote:
> >>
> >> > I'd like to see a new airplane horror movie about hijacking an
> >> > airplane using an electric razor, a plastic knife, and a hijacker
> >> > threatening to slit the throat of a flight attendant using an airline
> >> > ticket ("paper cut! paper cut!"). If we're talking about 1 1/2"
> >> > pocket knives, they are not likely to inflict anywhere near the
> >> > damage a hijacker could do with his teeth. Or his fists. Or he
> >> > could do a lot of damage beating someone over the head with a nearby
> >> > small child.
> >>
> >> I think you could slit a throat with one of those tiny Swiss Army knives.
> >> Those things are really sharp and the carotids aren't buried all that deep.
> >> Have you ever tried beating someone over the head with a child? Doesn't work
> >> worth shit.
> >>
> >> The Archie Bunker solution seems not all that unreasonable -- just give a
> >> loaded gun to everyone on the plane.
> >
> > Compulsory pork meals is far simpler.
>
> Probably wouldn't work. If you were about to sacrifice your life doing the
> work of Allah, do you think He'd get all pissy because your last meal was a BLT?
Devout Moslems ( e.g. those who are prepared to die for their religion as they see
it ) are very fussy about the no pork edict.
Graham
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