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Buns_of_Fire

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10. "This is an important message from Donut J. Rump"

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 04:16 AM

Oct 2018

"Be sure to drink your Ovaltine."

So I will immediately destroy my cell phone like I destroy my television once a month when the EBS (anyone remember CONELRAD?) messages appear. That'll show 'em.

Honestly, it's just a nice generic message (the text has already been shown on several newscasts) to test an important system. No difference from an AMBER alert, and it'll inconvenience people for the length of time it takes to poke "cancel" on the screen.

Although if it interrupts "Candy Crush Saga" I can see why many people might be upset.

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2:18pm Wednesday - we all get a blast from the Mango Molester [View all] RainCaster Oct 2018 OP

I don't understand why we can't disable or block it leftstreet Oct 2018 #1

Take out your battery? lame54 Oct 2018 #9

I'll be 2naSalit Oct 2018 #2

only reason it's being done is to make Trump feel like a big shot. any emergency Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #3

The FEMA director is a corrupt ass kisser dalton99a Oct 2018 #4

that's the only kind Trump appoints Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #5

This is objectively wrong. mythology Oct 2018 #14

ok. Didn't know Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #15

In response to those asking who came up with "this dumbass idea" onenote Oct 2018 #6

Turning my phone off from 2:15 to 2:30. rogue emissary Oct 2018 #7

My phone will be in airplane mode. sinkingfeeling Oct 2018 #8

"This is an important message from Donut J. Rump" Buns_of_Fire Oct 2018 #10

Started under Obama administration Raine Oct 2018 #11

I was the E-9-1-1 engineer HAB911 Oct 2018 #12

Even one use by DFT would be excessive RainCaster Oct 2018 #13

Interesting avatar! Interesting article here HAB911 Oct 2018 #16

I didn't get it. cwydro Oct 2018 #17