Arabic handwriting found in magazine cancels fligh - Page 2

Minnesota_Flyer · September 21st, 2004, 17:36

Here's what we do. We figure out how to write the following and then leave a copy in every airplane we ride on:

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In Arabic: If you cancelled the flight because of this note, you are an idiot.

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Ashcroft is so coming to get me. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

MikeD · September 21st, 2004, 17:41

Today, I was at Dunkin Donuts and saw a rack of donuts with a white powdered substance on them. I reported it, and the store was closed and evacuated, only to find it was powdered sugar.

But you can never be too careful...... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

JEP · September 21st, 2004, 17:53

[ QUOTE ]
Here's what we do. We figure out how to write the following and then leave a copy in every airplane we ride on:

Quote:
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In Arabic: If you cancelled the flight because of this note, you are an idiot.
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You are so, so evil. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

jtrain609 · September 21st, 2004, 20:16

Would we have panicked if it was written in English? I mean, it's a language that lots of people speak, and it's got a bunch of letters that form words...just like arabic.

I think we're onto something here guys, let's go arrest anyone who writes anything in English in a magazine in the back of an airplane, it obviously has too close of ties with arabic with both of the languages having almost the same amount of letters in each of them. We could save some lives here, folks.

JEP · September 21st, 2004, 20:23

I think this quote from the article says it all:

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``When you have individuals who can't read a foreign language and assume some scribbles on something is a terrorist message, there's something clearly wrong with the direction the country is going.''

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It is a slippery slope that we are heading towards.

Kingairer · September 21st, 2004, 21:14

Maybe this should go in the "If you are the Capt section" But look at this point from the Flight crew. Just pushed back from the gate...
Flight Attendant calls and says " A Passenger has found a message with strange, arabic most Likely writing, The passenger is distrubred, What do you want to do?"

September 21st, 2004, 17:36	#26
Minnesota_Flyer Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul Posts: 1,895	Re: Arabic handwriting found in magazine cancels f Here's what we do. We figure out how to write the following and then leave a copy in every airplane we ride on: [ QUOTE ] In Arabic: If you cancelled the flight because of this note, you are an idiot. [/ QUOTE ] Ashcroft is so coming to get me. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

September 21st, 2004, 17:41	#27
MikeD Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark Posts: 6,897	Re: Arabic handwriting found in magazine cancels f Today, I was at Dunkin Donuts and saw a rack of donuts with a white powdered substance on them. I reported it, and the store was closed and evacuated, only to find it was powdered sugar. But you can never be too careful...... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

September 21st, 2004, 17:53	#28
JEP Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Eden Prairie, MN (KFCM) (KMSP) Posts: 10,475 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Arabic handwriting found in magazine cancels f [ QUOTE ] Here's what we do. We figure out how to write the following and then leave a copy in every airplane we ride on: Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Arabic: If you cancelled the flight because of this note, you are an idiot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [/ QUOTE ] You are so, so evil. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

September 21st, 2004, 20:16	#29
jtrain609 Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Park City, UT Posts: 12,063	Re: Arabic handwriting found in magazine cancels f Would we have panicked if it was written in English? I mean, it's a language that lots of people speak, and it's got a bunch of letters that form words...just like arabic. I think we're onto something here guys, let's go arrest anyone who writes anything in English in a magazine in the back of an airplane, it obviously has too close of ties with arabic with both of the languages having almost the same amount of letters in each of them. We could save some lives here, folks.

September 21st, 2004, 20:23	#30
JEP Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Eden Prairie, MN (KFCM) (KMSP) Posts: 10,475 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Arabic handwriting found in magazine cancels f I think this quote from the article says it all: [ QUOTE ] ``When you have individuals who can't read a foreign language and assume some scribbles on something is a terrorist message, there's something clearly wrong with the direction the country is going.'' [/ QUOTE ] It is a slippery slope that we are heading towards.

September 21st, 2004, 21:14	#31
Kingairer Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Nomadic...World Wide Boobie Bungalow Bouncer Posts: 3,162	Re: Arabic handwriting found in magazine cancels f Maybe this should go in the "If you are the Capt section" But look at this point from the Flight crew. Just pushed back from the gate... Flight Attendant calls and says " A Passenger has found a message with strange, arabic most Likely writing, The passenger is distrubred, What do you want to do?"

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