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Pope George Ringo II

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9. "Time, Newsweek, the Lifesavers, and the second time bomb from the right."

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Fri Sep 15, 2017, 03:19 PM

Sep 2017

But I'm not actually that worried about holes in the fuselage. My understanding is that one of the reasons Marshals get to carry guns is that bullet-sized holes will depressurize the plane slowly enough to allow a safe descent. Now, the passengers, crew, engines, fuel tanks, and controls, OTOH, are a different story.

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The stupidity that passed across my Facebook page today. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2017 OP

Did you see trump wading in the flood saving puppies? Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #1

What? He didn't walk on the water? Throck Sep 2017 #5

So what are they saying... SummerSnow Sep 2017 #2

thanks for posting we need to be reminded dembotoz Sep 2017 #3

Ah, yes, the Rambo fantasy. Beartracks Sep 2017 #4

lol, so if guns were allowed on planes, the terrorists still would have just brought box cutters? unblock Sep 2017 #6

Sure! Terrorists aren't allowed to bring guns on planes! kwassa Sep 2017 #7

Facebook losing my interest Capperdan Sep 2017 #8

"Time, Newsweek, the Lifesavers, and the second time bomb from the right." Pope George Ringo II Sep 2017 #9

Well...that is cosmically stupid. MineralMan Sep 2017 #10

My mind is in a pile of boggle right now lunatica Sep 2017 #11

The insecure fantasies of the small penised C_U_L8R Sep 2017 #12

Some NRA addicit's wet dream. sinkingfeeling Sep 2017 #13