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Occupant
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Post Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:29 pm |
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Here's an odd one... the US was developing a "harassment" weapon that would make the enemy gay... and other weapons of mass embarrassment...
I wonder why they stopped the funding.
here's the old BBC story.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4174519.stm
Damn, I guess the cut someone's funding...
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angrysunbird
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Post Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:38 pm |
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Pity, I mean, think of the non-military options the technology could have been used for. Riot control would become must-watch TV (as long as it after the watershed!)
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Post Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:42 pm |
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"The 1994 plans were for a six-year project costing $7.5m, but they were never pursued."
*sigh* 7.5 million. What's really sad is that it's just a drop in the bucket. The ideas are outlandish, but I'm inclined to believe in the veracity of the article, simply because the U.S. government has pursued weirder things.
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Post Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:48 pm |
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The funny thing is that, it means there are some seriously twisted individuals in our government designing weapons.
Mad scientist 1: Hey boss... I'm going to need 7.5 million dollars to do a feasibility study on some weapons of mass embarrassment.
Darpa dude: *shrug*
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Post Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:53 pm |
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That's nuts. First of all, there's no such thing as an aphrodisiac. Second of all, if one was possible, they definitely wouldn't make it into a bomb and drop it on the enemy. They'd alter it to make women want men uncontrollably, and then bottle it. Can you say "Cha-ching"? I knew you could.
Also, they could drop that one on the general populace in the enemy country. I think that nonstop sex would pretty much remove any animosity they'd have, or any desire to attack us.
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Post Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:14 pm |
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This corrsponds to my theory of how to oust the Taliban (or any conservative Muslim regime) - just airdrop 10,000 back issues of Playboy into Kabul.
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Post Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:21 pm |
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Lone Wolf wrote: This corrsponds to my theory of how to oust the Taliban (or any conservative Muslim regime) - just airdrop 10,000 back issues of Playboy into Kabul.
You haven't eavesdroped any of my RL conversations where i have proposed that, haven't you?
Wouldn't really work for ousting at least in short range, but it would make a nice threat. After all there is no reason not to do it if you don't reach an agreement. For maximum effect pack pornos together with food or similiar, so the population has impeccable motives to search the packages.
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Post Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:09 pm |
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Lone Wolf wrote: This corrsponds to my theory of how to oust the Taliban (or any conservative Muslim regime) - just airdrop 10,000 back issues of Playboy into Kabul. I find your ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
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MrToad
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Post Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:31 pm |
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especially if it has artistic photo layouts.
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Malice
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Post Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:20 pm |
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Perverts. I'd like a subscription to the newsletter, too, but I would only read it for the articles.
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Post Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 4:12 pm |
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Lone Wolf wrote: This corrsponds to my theory of how to oust the Taliban (or any conservative Muslim regime) - just airdrop 10,000 back issues of Playboy into Kabul.
What? No tiny bottles of booze?
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Post Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 4:16 pm |
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No the beer bottles come after they're addicted to Playboy. Of course any of them with some sense might know enough about the human anatomy and the mechanics of comercial airbrush application and the whole appeal goes right out the door.
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MrToad
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 2:38 pm |
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Crake wrote: Of course any of them with some sense might know enough about the human anatomy and the mechanics of comercial airbrush application and the whole appeal goes right out the door.
Blasphemer! Those women are pictured solely as nature made them! I have it on the highest authority!
Um - not that I'd know anything about it myself, of course.
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:27 pm |
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Lone Wolf wrote: This corrsponds to my theory of how to oust the Taliban (or any conservative Muslim regime) - just airdrop 10,000 back issues of Playboy into Kabul.
Believe it or not, most conservative Muslims wouldn't appreciate this. Quite the contrary. So long as we're talking about odd tactics, do a search for "Muslim", "Guantanamo Bay", and "miniskirt".
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