Comments on: Furniture hates America http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 26 May 2013 05:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: oakfurniturebuyer http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1474258 oakfurniturebuyer Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1474258 Simple solution - ban all televisions! We must be safe in our homes. As for cardboard furniture, quite a lot of it isn't much stronger these days. Simple solution – ban all televisions! We must be safe in our homes. As for cardboard furniture, quite a lot of it isn’t much stronger these days.

]]> By: robert feller http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1472295 robert feller Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1472295 We'll clearly we are not getting attacked by terrorists because of the trillions of dollars that Bush and the likes have protected us with, correct? We’ll clearly we are not getting attacked by terrorists because of the trillions of dollars that Bush and the likes have protected us with, correct?

]]> By: babVU98i http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1472197 babVU98i Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1472197 Ah yes, expect the Television Safety Administration soon to be legislated into existence to employ a bunch of rude goons who come into your house, xray you before you watch TV and seize your popcorn and soda. Drone strikes on Korean factories producing weapons of mass destruction to follow. Ah yes, expect the Television Safety Administration soon to be legislated into existence to employ a bunch of rude goons who come into your house, xray you before you watch TV and seize your popcorn and soda. Drone strikes on Korean factories producing weapons of mass destruction to follow.

]]> By: robdobbs http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471992 robdobbs Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471992 In 2011, Americans were more likely to die by ANYTHING other than at the hands of a terrorist. Really, I'd like to know what's less dangerous than a terrorist - statistically.  In 2011, Americans were more likely to die by ANYTHING other than at the hands of a terrorist.
Really, I’d like to know what’s less dangerous than a terrorist – statistically. 

]]> By: Zak McKracken http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471816 Zak McKracken Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471816  Inconcievable why not more is being done to combat this! Every single casualty of furniture is one too many, and we must do all we can to prevent this! If spending 50 Zillion Dollars per year will reduce this by half a percent, then that is what it's gonna take!  Inconcievable why not more is being done to combat this! Every single casualty of furniture is one too many, and we must do all we can to prevent this! If spending 50 Zillion Dollars per year will reduce this by half a percent, then that is what it’s gonna take!

]]> By: tristan eldritch http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471722 tristan eldritch Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471722 What was Bill Bailey's old gag? Bush: WE NEED TO STRIKE AT AL QAEDA'S HOME BASE. Bailey: YEAH, GET EM WHERE THEY BUY THEIR OUTDOOR FURNITURE! What was Bill Bailey’s old gag?

Bush: WE NEED TO STRIKE AT AL QAEDA’S HOME BASE.

Bailey: YEAH, GET EM WHERE THEY BUY THEIR OUTDOOR FURNITURE!

]]> By: Brandon Wright http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471677 Brandon Wright Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471677 This only begs the question of whether or not we need body scanners to detect rogue furniture, I mean, its furniture. Couldn't we just simplify our search for terrorist furniture with a pat-down? This only begs the question of whether or not we need body scanners to detect rogue furniture, I mean, its furniture. Couldn’t we just simplify our search for terrorist furniture with a pat-down?

]]> By: digi_owl http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471650 digi_owl Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471650 I do wonder what the state by state distribution is on all this. I do wonder what the state by state distribution is on all this.

]]> By: digi_owl http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471646 digi_owl Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471646 !00" Plasma, now with 0.1% less Higgs. !00″ Plasma, now with 0.1% less Higgs.

]]> By: digi_owl http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471645 digi_owl Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471645 No, it is the holy box where the good people tell you what is right to think in the world. /s No, it is the holy box where the good people tell you what is right to think in the world. /s

]]> By: Jellodyne http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471628 Jellodyne Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471628 Heavy old televisions hate our freedoms. We're pretty sure we've located the real culprit behind all these deaths. It was the Higgs boson particles which allowed that furniture to be crushingly massive. Heavy old televisions hate our freedoms. We’re pretty sure we’ve located the real culprit behind all these deaths. It was the Higgs boson particles which allowed that furniture to be crushingly massive.

]]> By: Cameron Postelwait http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471625 Cameron Postelwait Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471625 huh? i'm confused because TV is a form of terrorism right? huh? i’m confused because TV is a form of terrorism right?

]]> By: Art Deco http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471624 Art Deco Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471624 Get it together, terrorists! Get it together, terrorists!

]]> By: GawainLavers http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471618 GawainLavers Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471618 Terrah-kittehz! http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/10/14/funny-pictures-gif-cat-tv-crash/ Terrah-kittehz!
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/10/14/funny-pictures-gif-cat-tv-crash/

]]> By: Bearpaw01 http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471603 Bearpaw01 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471603 Obviously, this means we can't let anyone board a plane if they're carrying a TV set. I'm going to start a company that produces real-time TV detection systems and make a bundle selling them to Homeland Security. Obviously, this means we can’t let anyone board a plane if they’re carrying a TV set.

I’m going to start a company that produces real-time TV detection systems and make a bundle selling them to Homeland Security.

]]> By: Chris Drouin http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471599 Chris Drouin Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471599 There's some pretty major math failure in that article.  3 US citizens out of 978 kidnappings is a rate of 0.3%, not 0.003% (unless each kidnapping event involved an average of about a hundred hostages).  The statistic on those killed by terrorist attacks is similarly off.  Perhaps they learned how to calculate percentages from the cell phone carriers that thought that '0.05 cents' was the same as a nickel. (This is not to detract from the overall message here, which correctly indicates that you're very unlikely to be killed or taken hostage by terrorists as a US citizen.) There’s some pretty major math failure in that article.  3 US citizens out of 978 kidnappings is a rate of 0.3%, not 0.003% (unless each kidnapping event involved an average of about a hundred hostages).  The statistic on those killed by terrorist attacks is similarly off.  Perhaps they learned how to calculate percentages from the cell phone carriers that thought that ’0.05 cents’ was the same as a nickel.

(This is not to detract from the overall message here, which correctly indicates that you’re very unlikely to be killed or taken hostage by terrorists as a US citizen.)

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/07/09/furniture-hates-america.html#comment-1471589 Stefan Jones Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=170091#comment-1471589 How can we be sure that it isn't terrorists who are pushing TV sets on top of American citizens?  How can we be sure that it isn’t terrorists who are pushing TV sets on top of American citizens? 

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