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arely staircase

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36. lesson in the obvious number 2

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #34)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 09:11 AM

Apr 2013

you are implying there is something nefarious with asking people to stay indoors while madmen are throwing bombs and shooting at cops. when it is pointed out how silly that is, you hang your entire argument on the Boston Globe's kinda sloppy use of the word "lockdown" (in an otherwise excellent article btw)to describe said request to stay indoors until the mayhem subsides.

weak

funny but weak

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President Pressed Patrick on 'Shelter-in-Place' - '...Point at Which it’s No Good Anymore.’ [View all] bigtree Apr 2013 OP

Even the Boston Globe is calling it a lockdown? Fumesucker Apr 2013 #1

'essentially' bigtree Apr 2013 #2

Which means in everything but name n/t Fumesucker Apr 2013 #4

It was totally voluntary MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #6

Argue with the Globe, it's their terminology not mine Fumesucker Apr 2013 #8

I woke up that Friday, saw a video and read accounts of guys throwing bombs and MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #10

One day difference and I would have been at Centennial Park for the Olympic Bombing Fumesucker Apr 2013 #12

i liked how you just ignored the whole voluntary part arely staircase Apr 2013 #19

As I said, take it up with the Globe Fumesucker Apr 2013 #22

meh, it was only awesome the first time you did it arely staircase Apr 2013 #28

Have you conveyed your displeasure with the terminology to the editors of the Globe? Fumesucker Apr 2013 #32

at the risk of pointing out the obvious arely staircase Apr 2013 #33

The OP posted the Globe's article and I used the terminology from it Fumesucker Apr 2013 #34

lesson in the obvious number 2 arely staircase Apr 2013 #36

Not to be wildly focused on minutia but last time I looked Big Apple Circus used only dogs and Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #3

Okay, I have to do this... NV Whino Apr 2013 #5

Thank you bigtree. sheshe2 Apr 2013 #7

That was after live rounds peppered the boat hull newmember Apr 2013 #9

I cried again, she.. it was chilling because it was so well written with so many Cha Apr 2013 #15

Thank you, Cha. sheshe2 Apr 2013 #18

Boston Globe bigtree Apr 2013 #23

Yes, that was pertinent information in your headline! Cha Apr 2013 #30

Lockdown is a media buzzword Mopar151 Apr 2013 #11

Thanks for the article, bigtree.. Cha Apr 2013 #13

Not just Will Pitt, but others who live there have spoken out and are proud of how this was resolved freshwest Apr 2013 #14

K&R! They really are so competent in their jobs, freshwest. They were able Cha Apr 2013 #16

As Conan O'Brien said about Boston at the WH Correspondents Dinner: freshwest Apr 2013 #17

Thanks for that freshwest.. I didn't see Conan's segment at the Cha Apr 2013 #29

It was a judgment call in the heat of the moment. It would have to happen a couple more times to be yurbud Apr 2013 #20

Yes and no zipplewrath Apr 2013 #21

What IS known is that the suspect wasn't FOUND until the residents were ALLOWED out. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #25

Let's avoid the hyperbole zipplewrath Apr 2013 #26

"Shelter in place" = Newspeak. WinkyDink Apr 2013 #24

Apparently you have no idea what you're talking about... brooklynite Apr 2013 #35

wow arely staircase Apr 2013 #37

All large cities have murderers at large. Plus other felons. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #27

Random Notes from the Police State by Will Pitt freshwest Apr 2013 #31

some people aren't interested in reality i am afraid arely staircase Apr 2013 #38