Homeland Security must be getting involved if they’re putting in a cardboard box. They’re the only ones with that kind of budget.
(I have a buddy who works airport security. He calls the x-ray machine photo hunt.)
That’s why he’s getting the sobriety test, he went off the road.
Then again the stop line isn’t straight either. From what Velvet tells me below, I have to assume the pilots are drunk and need arrows to point them in the right direction.
That happens to be why I always check what kind of nurses the doctor has before a physical. It’s the little thrills in life that keep things interesting.
Ha Ha! Yes. I don’t really care for much TV these days, but I will watch stand up all day long. Literally.
Oh yeah you’re going to love this.
I have a very loud sound system on my motorcycle that I installed myself. I got pulled over for speeding and actually did the whole “COPS/Bad Boys” music joke. It actually worked! I got off with a warning and made the cop laugh so hard he doubled over. Guess he never saw that act.
Seriously? Whoa.
But honestly, I’m a little jealous because you’re going to see the campfire scene for the very first time… (don’t google it. Watch it in the movie in it’s proper place).
Stick with it, it takes alot of practice. It takes about as much as any musical instrument. Might I suggest Drum and Bass? If you can learn how to beatmatch breakbeats at 170 BPM, you can DJ anything. Unfortunately, you’ll have to pick another name as Shadow is already taken. Good luck.
*mrfffff*
Hey that tickles!
*giggle*
Stop that!
I had to shoot Keymaster with it this morning, so it’s on the workbench for cleaning.
*hey, he was asking for it*
*gets up, brushes dirt off pants*
“Rules? We don’t need no stinkin’ rules!”
Besides, he’s okay — I just grazed him. He’s such a wus….
*looks @ Leila sheepishly*
The acting was wonderful, though. The character’s were complex and amazing, yet believable. The story was simply brilliant, asking the hard questions about the social issues of today. I love how the movie consisted almost entirely of movements, and actions, whereas dialogue, unless absolutely necessary, was erased.
Overall, one of the most compelling films of our time.
The band is doing incredibly good this year, and… um… I think it would be really good for us to put the bands name on the bands t-shirt, and stuff, and, because like, this would, ya know, increase the advertising-ness of like, the bands t-shirts, and like help people recognize us… And like, we could save so much money if we had machines make the shirts for us instead of us, like, doing it by hand… And this would be, like, SO GOOD, for the band, and stuff, and then we could… [pause]… sell them. At the Farmer’s Market.
Russian security. Why make a firm stand when you have lots of barren ground to give up. Intruders will eventually run out of gas and have to walk back.
I hate to be the one to say it, but I really must. This really does looked shopped. On the left you can see this distinct line where the fence should be and the grass even looks like it’s a different shade. On the right the stop line marker looks more like a “V”. Maybe I’ve just never seen where people use a “V” instead of a straight line?
No, they’re waiting for the shrubery to grow up to the fence level. It should look right in 20 years.
.
(and the V line is used at airports to discourage landing airplanes from thinking it’s a landing strip)
You know, evil comes in many forms, be it a man-eating cow or Joseph Stalin. But you can’t let the package hide the pudding. Evil is just plain bad. You don’t cotton to it. You gotta smack it on the nose with the rolled up newspaper of goodness. Bad dog! Bad dog!
I think I’ve got it. The security officer is as twisted and sadistic as me. There’s the gate there because you’re supposed to stay on the road. If you go around the gate there is an endless line of those tire spikes to get you! It’s cheaper and easier than a fence AND you get to watch confused people who drive mini-vans stand around dumbfounded.
Hmm. It could also be the US/Mexico border. I actually have seen something like this back when I was in the military. We were right by the border in Arizona and you actually would see a few sections of fence or a gate like this, but then nothing to stop you from going a few feet around it.
Spoil-sport alert: I think it makes sense in a certain context. The gate, along with the notice we can’t read, asserts that crossing the boundary constitutes trespassing and is illegal, even if nothing actually -prevents- a person from doing so.
Why wouldn’t a sign suffice? Absurd bureaucracy perhaps, i.e. all access roads must be gated, but no mention of a perimeter fence?
It’s for legal reasons…the gate is clearly marked, you would have to deliberately drive around it in order to get in…a trespasser could not argue that he didn’t know any better.
The barbed wire on top is a bit ridiculous, though.
you have to put one of those collars on that keep dogs from roaming out of bounds
You want to go onto the runway?
zzzzzzt!!!! no you can’t
zzzzzt!!! no you can’t
zzzzzt!!! no you can’t
zzzzzt!!! no you can’t
In reaching his plane seat, a man is surprised to see a parrot strapped into the seat next to him. The man asks the stewardess for a cup of coffee and the parrot squawks, “And why don’t you get me a whisky you bîtch.” The stewardess, flustered by the parrot’s outburst, brings back a whisky for the parrot but inadvertently forgets the man’s cup of coffee. As the man nicely points out the omission of his coffee to the stewardess, the parrot downs his drink and shouts, “And get me another whisky you slut.” Visibly shaken, the stewardess comes back with the parrot’s whisky but still no coffee for the man. Unaccustomed to such slackness, the man decides that he is going to try the parrots approach, “I’ve asked you twice for a cup of coffee wench, I expect you to get it for me right now or I’m going to slap that disgustingly ugly face of yours!” Next thing they know, both the man and the parrot are wrenched up and thrown out of the emergency exit by 2 burly stewards. Plunging downwards to the ground the parrot turns to the man and says, “For someone who can’t fly, you sure are a lippy bastard… “
Yep yep. Abstract broke one of the rules – never reply to your own moderated post! Eventually it will probably wing itself up magically to nest where she placed it. Watching baby posts fly for the first time is so beautiful! *Wipes single tear*
I still can’t get over the fact that on the right hand side of the blog is an advert for “The ONLY honest fish calculator!”.
Heeheeheeheeheeheeheehee.
*collapses giggling*
Knowing which body of water the greater part of the countries tilapia comes from, I won’t eat it at all.
But seriously, who eats THAT much fish (any kind) per week? Other than a walrus.
This looks an awful lot like how one of the gates at Biggs Army Air Field, here in El Paso, Texas, is set up – or at least *was*, a few years back.
I was going to community college, and for some reason some of the classes were held there on Biggs. After a certain time – I think about 9 P.M. – the auxiliary gates would be closed, and everyone had to leave through the main gate – which was always severely backed up because of a very short traffic light immediately outside the gate.
After a bit of driving around, I found a back way out of the base, which bypassed the main gate and all the traffic – and it was on a road that looked exactly like this, including the somewhat wobbly “stop here” line painted on the road. (Well. Minus the dude and his car.)
Sure enough, every couple of weeks class would run late, or the gate closers would be running early, and I’d head out the back road thinking I could make it in time, and find myself facing a locked fence – with nothing whatsoever to stop me from simply driving in the gravel to go around it. (If you got caught, though, it was a huge fine, so if there were any other headlights around I would usually go ahead and backtrack and go back to the main gates.)
I never did get a satisfactory answer as to why it was set up like this, and I asked several people about it. The only thing I ever heard that sounded close to reasonable was that they’d torn down the old fence but then the budget had fallen through for the new one so it hadn’t been rebuilt, and the gates had not been torn down with the rest of the fence because they’d been replaced recently so weren’t going to be part of the rebuild – but I’m not convinced that was the real story.
Whatever the real story was, I can tell you they were meticulous about locking those gates up – regardless of the easy access mere inches away.
Nice fence
All gate and no fence…
you see the point is, you’re only supposed to drive on the road
I don’t think they installed the land mines yet.
this colud be…
They should at least install the “Beware of dog!” sign.
and then put a speaker that has dog bark sounds
and a warning sign that note trespassers would be shot and shot again for giggles.
They have an Invisible Fence but no dog.
* LIKES
a cat is fine too
I’ll guard it for you.
the area 51 yes it is
♪ Don’t fence me in. . .♪
All bark and no bite…
All hat and no cattle…
All lubed and no potato?
“You think we’re forgetting something Jim?”
“Naw, no one aint getting past this point for sure.”
It’s one of those invisible fences. Unfortunately, they forgot that everyone has to wear that special collar for the fence to work.
They will grow some huge one-feet-high bushes soon. Then it’s impossible to come in.
you can drive through bushes though…
failblog.org/2009/05/22/security-fail-5/
And then they might post a little girl on a bicycle as the guard. Security budget’s gotten larger this year.
They might even upgrade to a cardboard security booth.
Homeland Security must be getting involved if they’re putting in a cardboard box. They’re the only ones with that kind of budget.
(I have a buddy who works airport security. He calls the x-ray machine photo hunt.)
Ah, the sound of taxpayer’s dollars at work.
But the sign CLEARLY tells you to stop…
*sigh*
and stop i shall
unlike the idiot who clearly went around
The guy must think he’s drunk or something. It looks like he’s doing the whole “Pat the head while rubbing your tummy in a circle” coordination test.
… since he clearly failed the “walking in a straight line” test by going around the gate.
That’s why he’s getting the sobriety test, he went off the road.
Then again the stop line isn’t straight either. From what Velvet tells me below, I have to assume the pilots are drunk and need arrows to point them in the right direction.
Just paint an arrow on the instrument panel of the plane, pointing downward. That’s where the runway is.
So the long flight delays are actually because they have to spin the arrow around to point up?
LAWL!!!
Hahaha!
Although I prefer the “pat your knees, grab an ear and your nose” routine.
I think you doctors make stuff up to get us to do silly things.
The real test is whether or not you’re drunk enough to actually do it.
I think we’ve found that I don’t seem to have a problem with that…
*innocent look*
*thinks for a minute*
Did you know that your nose and your thumb are the same size?
Nah, the holes in my thumbs are bigger.
You too?
I agree. That whole “turn your head and cough” thing.. what’s that all about???
It’s a conspiracy, I tell ya!
Oh my!
*Drops*
That happens to be why I always check what kind of nurses the doctor has before a physical. It’s the little thrills in life that keep things interesting.
And what kind of nurses do you prefer?
*naughty giggle*
Clickie
When i got my physical she just grabed and felt up my junk it was wierd…
Because they don’t want you coughing on their heads?
*Clickie!!!!*
They should do this more often!
LOL!
“No, ma’am, I’m just drunk.”
That’s funny.
If I were ever pulled over and I was drunk I know exactly what I would do.
*Rolls down window, jumps into passenger seat and puts seat belt on, acts completely serious with the cop like this was normal*
^ Has watched some Gabriel Iglesias, I see!
Ha Ha! Yes. I don’t really care for much TV these days, but I will watch stand up all day long. Literally.
Oh yeah you’re going to love this.
I have a very loud sound system on my motorcycle that I installed myself. I got pulled over for speeding and actually did the whole “COPS/Bad Boys” music joke. It actually worked! I got off with a warning and made the cop laugh so hard he doubled over. Guess he never saw that act.
Hi old top *Pats top of skull*
Glad to see you back *Pats back*
from the front *Pats chest*
I knows you *tweaks nose*
you come from Erie *tugs ear*
gate fail
I am the gatekeeper.
failblog.org/2008/06/28/gate-fail/
Gate Win…It’s there to keep the trees out…Obviously it’s doing it’s job well.
Now that’s Ent-er-tainment. ^
That gate is not very poplar amongst the trees.
And it’s a total beech to get open, too.
It’s a pain in the Ash.
TOTAL pine in the ash.
Ah well, life’s a Birch.
Ah, stop complaining. The grass is always evergreener on the other side of the fence.
True, we could just spruce up our side of the fence.
Olive the grass alone.. yellow is a lovely color.
But my dogwood love it.
Oh that’s fir sure.
The two of us make quite a pear.
But then willow a ton of money. I’m not paying for repairs.
It’s oakay, I’ll volunteer to help.
*leaves to grab a trunk full of tools*
So now Mel Brooks is working for airport security?
Clicky…
HAHAHAHA!
.
*squeezes for Friday!*
Hey! It worked in Blazing Saddles!!!
*BIG Friday squeeze*
Those thruway police officers don’t need no stinking badges, neither.
Hehe…thank you Bearly that was good. I’ve not seen that movie, just bits here and there.
You should, it’s a classic!
Hehe! That’s one of my all-time favorite movies.
Now go do that voodoo that you do so well.
*snork*
LMAO! I’ve never seen that movie.
*Makes note to go rent movie for weekend*
Seriously? Whoa.
But honestly, I’m a little jealous because you’re going to see the campfire scene for the very first time… (don’t google it. Watch it in the movie in it’s proper place).
*Snickers*
If only the Cuddle Puddle had a movie theater… we could all watch it together.
I thought it did.
Nah, just a hot tub, a napping area, a nightclub, a bar, and a live DJ. No movie theater.
Hot tub!!!
*dives in*
Guess it might help to change into my bathing suit first.
And it might help to wait until we get the Cuddle Puddle going later. We were just discussing the layout
Pshaw! Scoot over, Ms B!
*Walks over to hot tub wearing bathing suit*
*Sinks into the warm water*
Now, where did that glass of champagne go?
I’ll be the DJ.
(It is, after all, what I want to do as a job/hobby.)
*starts mixing the freaky tunez*
That’s cool, what type of music do you mix?
Well, right, now, seeing as I suck… not much.
But when I am a world famous DJ, and I will be
… probably all sorts of techno.
Stick with it, it takes alot of practice. It takes about as much as any musical instrument. Might I suggest Drum and Bass? If you can learn how to beatmatch breakbeats at 170 BPM, you can DJ anything. Unfortunately, you’ll have to pick another name as Shadow is already taken. Good luck.
I’ve already picked out my name
Once you have a name, the rest is gravy.
I’m not a patient person. I’m starting a cuddle puddle now for anyone who’s interested.
I could go for an early cuddle puddle.
*Cuddles*
*squeezes*
*slips into hot tub*
Is nice.
*Puddles*
This is NICE!!!
*squeezes Ms B and Chan*
*puts on bikini*
*steps to edge of diving board*
*spring-sproings into cuddle puddle*
Wheeeeeeeeeee!
Nice and relaxing, right?
*snaps fingers*
Garçon! Refills over here!
*as she is falling* Eh… PP? You know can’t, strictly speaking, dive into a hot tub right?
…
Someone get the bandages.
More champagne Ms? Or perhaps something from the bar?
*Squeezeseveryone*
Good Morning! I’m so pleased it’s Friday!
Oh, don’t worry, Shadow. You know very well that our hot tub is Olympic size – otherwise we’d never fit all the Failfriends in!
*Squeezes all in the hot tub*
*returns squeezes* Silly me, I’d forgotten.
And a very good morning yourself, Chan. Me too.
I believe Bearly will have the champagne, Garçon. I’ll take a girly froofy drink from the bar. Surprise me!
And I will have some… ah hell, nothing more stylish than a martini in a hot tub.
Screw the age limit.
Mais oui! Merci!
*Accepts champagne and sips delicately*
Excellent selections Ms.
*brings a glass of champagne and a Blue Hawaiian*
Enjoy!
This feels like it’s going to be a pomegranate liquer type weekend… Do you happen to have any back there?
*brings Shadow a Fizz-tini*
All the chic, non of the kick.
Of course Chan.
*brings Chanidividus a Pom-tini*
*Takes long, luxurious sip from Stoli rocks with a twist*
Ahhhhh! Just what the doctor ordered.
Wonderful.
And don’t forgive your manners, people.
*gives a 25% tip*
Woohoo! Thanks!
Now, Garcon, it’s time for you to sit down and have a drink yourself!
That was supposed to be “forget”. Martini must be hitting me pretty hard today.
But, still, I guess forgiving and forgetting is a good policy.
Don’t mind if I do!
*slips into hot tub with a bottle of Don Julio*
ahhhhhh
Happy Friday everyone!
I’ll drink to that.
How do you like your martinis, Shadow? Do you use vermouth or are you a purist, like me?
I’m a purist.
Shaken, not stirred.
Can’t we just build one?
Possibly. But then you have to deal with building code, and wiring, and plumbing, and electricity, and of course, security.
Meh. Safety third. Let’s rig this b**** up!
Hehe!
*rubs hands together gleefully*
just as long as it doesn’t turn out to be something that looks like it should be on “thereifixedit.com”
I have ….let me see some, duct tape,glow lights,aluminum siding, 40watt light bulb,old garden hose, GI-joe, anybody else have something to contribute?
Yes we can, but then what about the land we need? “Cuz like you know we just have to pay the farmers and buy the land….and stuff”
But it’s basically free, so, umm… we’ll be fine and stuff, and… like… yeah.
I vote for the immediate installation of a movie theater in the Cuddle Puddle.
Sustained! So it shall be!
*Installates*
There we go! Totally state of the art, and the popcorn is always hot and fresh!
Wonderful. I give it a 10
Hot popcorn! Yummers! Did you install the ice cream machine too?
Absolutely! There is a fully stocked (and, of course, totally free) refreshment stand, with all the treats one could desire.
EVERY treat?
Including saganaki? *drools*
weeeeeeeeeeeee fun wow.
Snickers? Did someone say Snickers?
*extragooshyFridaysqueeziesquoze*
Morning, PP.
Morning!
*extragooshyFridaysqueeziessquoze*
*squeeze*
A meal is as good as a feast in my opinion.
*tackles PP and frisks her head to toe*
Where is that gun? Where did you hide it?
…and good morning!!!
*mrfffff*
Hey that tickles!
*giggle*
Stop that!
I had to shoot Keymaster with it this morning, so it’s on the workbench for cleaning.
*hey, he was asking for it*
*extrasqueezysquozeygoodmorning*
You what?
Do you need a review of rules young lady?
*gets up, brushes dirt off pants*
“Rules? We don’t need no stinkin’ rules!”
Besides, he’s okay — I just grazed him. He’s such a wus….
*looks @ Leila sheepishly*
Good news, Leila. I think we have a new resident maniac.
Not going anywhere for a while?
*Squeeze*
*snorkles*
Best scene…
Good thing you told me not to google it because I was about to. Now that’s going to tempt me all day. Grrr!
That cloud is breaking in…..
*runs off screaming*
Nah, it’s the teeny tiny flying saucer making good it’s getaway now it’s eaten that woman.
*Wraps The Moomin in tinfoil*
SQUEEZE!
*Climbs over gate and runs away*
*chases after Marius*
*reaches gate and drops to kness, screaming in anguish at the sky*
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
LOL!
*Zoom out*
*Fade to black*
*Roll credits*
*walks out of theater*
That was the weirdest avant garde movie I’ve ever seen.
The acting was wonderful, though. The character’s were complex and amazing, yet believable. The story was simply brilliant, asking the hard questions about the social issues of today. I love how the movie consisted almost entirely of movements, and actions, whereas dialogue, unless absolutely necessary, was erased.
Overall, one of the most compelling films of our time.
Hey wait a minute! Last time I checked it seemed that movie critics were only capable of negative comments?
Of course not.
where are the ‘first!!!!!!111′ comments?
They’ve all gone back to school.
*Hands around champagne*
Rejoice!!!
But, are’nt we all doomed when they get back home after school?
They’ll try to make up for lost time during the day
No, they don’t do that. During school year they somehow have a life.
IMPOSSIBLE!
Maybe they don’t have a life, but methinks that they only try and post “first”, and since that’s taken they lose interest.
Do you think that they shout out first before beginning their real life conversations too?
Something like this?
ht tp://www.collegehumor.com/video:1771556
Exactly.
So FB’s left in the custody of the Hornychat Roleplayers until Christmas/Hannukah?
*roffle*
More or less. There are still weekends.
I really think we need to get the band t-shirts made up.
Working on it.
Do we want the name on the back or front?
Yes
and stuff.
The band is doing incredibly good this year, and… um… I think it would be really good for us to put the bands name on the bands t-shirt, and stuff, and, because like, this would, ya know, increase the advertising-ness of like, the bands t-shirts, and like help people recognize us… And like, we could save so much money if we had machines make the shirts for us instead of us, like, doing it by hand… And this would be, like, SO GOOD, for the band, and stuff, and then we could… [pause]… sell them. At the Farmer’s Market.
Funny, I thought during the school year they had homework instead of a life. But I admit it’s been a while.
Why, yes, I do need a drink already, thanks!
To the incarceration of the majority of immature tr*lls in the
penalschool system!*Sips*
I’ll drink to that.
Did my Irish ears hear the word drink?!?
Yep. And now I bet your Irish eyes are smiling!
They were, but now it’s more like a glazed over inebriated look.
Glazed donuts?
*hopeful look*
Fine Ms B here
*gives up glazed donuts*
Since I’m on the liqued diet I guess I won’t need these.
* liquid
*gives Mr. B a nice hot coffee to go with her donuts*
*content sigh*
You guys are too good. Thanks.
You’re welcome.
I’m the nice kind of drunk.
Nice kind of drunk – that must mean intoxicated and not consumed.
Mmmmm, glazed donuts.
I should have known the angle brackets would eat my channeling …
*inserts a (Homer) and (/Homer) pair around previous comment*
If your eyes are smiling, I would think you’ve had a bit too much to drink.
Blasphemy!!! There is no such thing as too much to drink! Where is Brewski when you need him? Bearly just had some absinthe and is hallucinating.
They must have, because I can see that your Irish eyes are smiling.
Oops. Refresh fail.
Achtung
Minenfeld
gesundheit!
Snork-Bang!
Looks like you’re FRIST. Congratulations!!one1!!
Actually, judging by those lines coming away from the arrow mark on the ground, it almost looks like the paint was still wet and he backed up over it.
Maybe that’s the real fail here.
HMMM, i think it looks like dirt…or c0caine. def. powder though
That’s what you always say :p
*Hitches a ride with The Moomin*
Weeeeeee!
Oh no!
Somebody replied to a moderated comment.
I blame abstract. That explains why she is down here I guess.
Woo!
It is really hard to pin down Abstract blame, we should just blame Arthur.
Doh!
HMMM, i think it looks like dirt…or c0caine. def. powder though
Oh, hey. Morning abstract. Didja enjoy your nap yesterday?
lolz! my virtual nap was verry nice, Thank you! I never got a real one… maybe today on my lunch break.
It isn’t really ‘security’ in this situation, is it?
Russian security. Why make a firm stand when you have lots of barren ground to give up. Intruders will eventually run out of gas and have to walk back.
… and that usually ends at the Berezina river.
. . . when they get cold feet.
…or frostbite.
I hate to be the one to say it, but I really must. This really does looked shopped. On the left you can see this distinct line where the fence should be and the grass even looks like it’s a different shade. On the right the stop line marker looks more like a “V”. Maybe I’ve just never seen where people use a “V” instead of a straight line?
No, they’re waiting for the shrubery to grow up to the fence level. It should look right in 20 years.
.
(and the V line is used at airports to discourage landing airplanes from thinking it’s a landing strip)
You and Arthur…great minds, huh?
*squeeze*
Say, did you contact me on MS? I wasn’t sure if it’s you.
I changed my name. Spies man, everywhere.
So… that’s a yes?
…Yes…
Accepted!
Yay!
(just got another posting too quickly, slow down!)
I always grin when I get that.
*did too*
It was only a request, any other corro wouldn’t be me.
*quickly shifts arm to hide miniature video camera*
*whistles*
*puts on super spy x-ray glasses, cringes, takes them off*
Oops. Sorry.
*slinks out of field of view*
A directional beacon for Canadian geese? Velvet tss
I see failblog isn’t subjected to “comment ratings” like PK. Lucky…
3/10
Hey, that’s a great idea! And really lame commenters will be taken out back and shot!
.
Hey, I meant other lame posters, not me! NOOOOO!!!
*BANG!*
Lame commenters will be shot, survivors will be shot again.
I’m not dead yet! I’m getting better!
Darn recession. I couldn’t afford anymore bullets.
bring out yer dead!
*hits Keymaster*
There ya go.
Ohh is Zombie on the way here?
*pokes head out of grave*
Why are you all bothering me again?
*blows smoke from tip of barrel*
One shot!
*puts gun back in purse*
wow… this image was post 30 sec ago and 10 failures in communication O.O
The real question here is, what was the photographer doing inside the airport?
Taking a photo.
*tsk, tsk*
Always so literal.
Looking out?
Definitely planning the invasion. There’s a lot of planning to do to get around this top notch security system.
He taking lessons on how to be EEEeeeeviiiillll.
Like the fru-its of the de-vil. Eeeeevviiiilllllll!
You know, evil comes in many forms, be it a man-eating cow or Joseph Stalin. But you can’t let the package hide the pudding. Evil is just plain bad. You don’t cotton to it. You gotta smack it on the nose with the rolled up newspaper of goodness. Bad dog! Bad dog!
Yeah, but there’s nothing you can do about Manberpig is there?
Well sure, just flood the caves it’s hiding in. Duh! I’m super cereal!
Muahahaha!
*snaps photo*
*waits a little while for it develop*
See? See?! You cannot resis-… where’d he go?
Where to? Somewhere nice I hope. Hoping a holiday romance will develop?
I think I’ve got it. The security officer is as twisted and sadistic as me. There’s the gate there because you’re supposed to stay on the road. If you go around the gate there is an endless line of those tire spikes to get you! It’s cheaper and easier than a fence AND you get to watch confused people who drive mini-vans stand around dumbfounded.
BigRedheadstepchild good morning.
The grass is so dry it acts like tire spikes?. It looks like a Canadian security check point.
Hmm. It could also be the US/Mexico border. I actually have seen something like this back when I was in the military. We were right by the border in Arizona and you actually would see a few sections of fence or a gate like this, but then nothing to stop you from going a few feet around it.
Spoil-sport alert: I think it makes sense in a certain context. The gate, along with the notice we can’t read, asserts that crossing the boundary constitutes trespassing and is illegal, even if nothing actually -prevents- a person from doing so.
Why wouldn’t a sign suffice? Absurd bureaucracy perhaps, i.e. all access roads must be gated, but no mention of a perimeter fence?
It’s for legal reasons…the gate is clearly marked, you would have to deliberately drive around it in order to get in…a trespasser could not argue that he didn’t know any better.
The barbed wire on top is a bit ridiculous, though.
hmmmm *contemplates*
*cogitates*
(Oh boy, here we go again…)
reciprocates
*amputates*
It’s just a flesh wound! Come back and fight, you cowards! I’ll bite your legs off!
*masticates* *regurgitates*
*annihilates*
*replicates*
Don’t worry Shadow…I’m just filling in for Zombie Apocolypse.
*appreciates*
That’s good. You’re doing very well.
*desiccates*
*Disintegrates*
I i – , .
*reanimates*
There. All better.
*Transliterates*
Σας ευχαριστώ
*activates*
5 to beam up!
*Masturb—–*
Yes I had to go there.
*inebriates*
*alliterates*
Perfectly Perturbed in Perpetuity
*Marinates*
How do you like your RedHeadedStepChild?
. . . Well?
*Thinks twice before instinctively yelling “Eat Me!”*
*extricates*
I’m outta here.
*Accommodates*
*Opens gate*
*illuminates*
You fell for my cunning plan to get you back.
*squeeze*
*flees laughing manically*
Muahahahahahahaha.
*Fabricates*
I knew it was a setup.
*repudiates*
You never!
*deviates*
I’ll glady pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
*flees*
*Imitates*
*Flees*
i dont understand what is failure on this image O.o
Drive around it, you’ll figure it out.
I’m starting to think that the missing fence is a pandemic!
Yes like the other fail with the gate. Something to ponder Ms B. (good morning).
Morning, sunshine.
*gooses Ms. B*
That’s for yesterday.
*jumps a little*
Of course you know, this means war.
I’m fully prepared for it.
*throws up gate in front of base*
You’ll never get around this!
*drives around the gate* oh, is this the way to the airport?
A fence pandemic?! We must find a defence against this!
*runs around screaming and waving arms*
*Asseses royalties for use of BFF’s patented flail-and-scream technique*
Sorry, Keymaster – I don’t know how you’ll afford this one.
*Bills Keymaster for 700 internets*
That’s way too low!
*raises the bill to 1200 internets and 520 memes*
*… and 350 blagospheres*
Uh oh. I was afraid you might clock me.
*checks wallet*
Um, I’m fresh out of blagospheres and memes. Do you accept Zimbabwe currency?
Would you believe two buttons and some pocket lint?
Nah, don’t be too kind to him Marius.
We want two buttons, some pocket lint, and a marble.
*grins maniacally*
Oh noes! I lost my marbles years ago!
*tries to offer a marble to Keymaster*
*discovers he can’t find one either*
you have to put one of those collars on that keep dogs from roaming out of bounds
You want to go onto the runway?
zzzzzzt!!!! no you can’t
zzzzzt!!! no you can’t
zzzzzt!!! no you can’t
zzzzzt!!! no you can’t
Put your rubber under panties on and you won’t get zapped GCF!
Rubber Panties???
Why does that make me think GCF is grinning very hugely right now?
*rubber dreams*
*squeeze!*
♪ And like a rubber ball I’ll come bouncing back to you ♪
♪… because I’m BOUNCE-AY!…♪
*squeeze!*
Anniebunny!! If you are still here *SQUEEZE*!!!!!
*squeeze!!!!!!!!* I wasn’t but now I am!!
Ever been to Gibraltar? You can’t get into the country without walking across the main airport runway. It’s pretty freaky.
Apparently it’s put there so that neither Spain or Britain have control of it.
It is however called R.A.F Gibraltar
This is almost as fun as “don’t whizz on the electric fence”.
In reaching his plane seat, a man is surprised to see a parrot strapped into the seat next to him. The man asks the stewardess for a cup of coffee and the parrot squawks, “And why don’t you get me a whisky you bîtch.” The stewardess, flustered by the parrot’s outburst, brings back a whisky for the parrot but inadvertently forgets the man’s cup of coffee. As the man nicely points out the omission of his coffee to the stewardess, the parrot downs his drink and shouts, “And get me another whisky you slut.” Visibly shaken, the stewardess comes back with the parrot’s whisky but still no coffee for the man. Unaccustomed to such slackness, the man decides that he is going to try the parrots approach, “I’ve asked you twice for a cup of coffee wench, I expect you to get it for me right now or I’m going to slap that disgustingly ugly face of yours!” Next thing they know, both the man and the parrot are wrenched up and thrown out of the emergency exit by 2 burly stewards. Plunging downwards to the ground the parrot turns to the man and says, “For someone who can’t fly, you sure are a lippy bastard… “
*puts car in first gear and starts revving engine*
*squeezes* Thank you for the gifts. I named the fluffy kitten Trey.
Aw!!!
Isn’t he/she the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? I like the name Trey. *squeezes*
Ms Skratdaddy has a 3-legged turtle named Trey.
CUTE!!! *squeeze*
Wait. 3 legged?
Without those three legs, they would have named it Tray.
Can someone look up prices to fix front end damage to my car?
*calls Leila’s insurance agent*
Ooooh! This one’s gonna cost ya!
*pulls out wallet and starts counting pennies*
That looks just like my car…
What was I doing last saturday?
Hey, thats the story of my life!
OMG LMFAO!!
*RIGL*
I told that guy to give my arm a break, but that wasn’t what I meant.
ZA! Are you going to catch up to the rest of us soon, or are you having too much fun back here?
it’s obvious that there is more than a fence here…the grass is laced with land mines!!
You’re right there is more than a fence, there’s a gate!
Plus there’s barbed wire on top. Otherwise anyone could just climb over the gate.
Fences built to scale of the Great Wall seem to have similar draw backs. Hopefully the Mongols will not strike this airport…
hmmm.. it does look somewhat like the steppes in Mongolia
The problem with the Great Wall is the toilets are always so far away.
I can’t believe no one’s done this yet…
I take offence to this sort of thing.
*brrrrrooom-cheee*
Happy, Happy Friday To All And To All A Good Day!
*squeezes all FP friends*
*looks at time on Perpetually’s post, looks below at time on abstract’s post*
*walks away confused and muttering*
I was concerned and confused as well. But I chose to simply accept things as they are, and forget that this could be a sign of an impending implosion.
Yep yep. Abstract broke one of the rules – never reply to your own moderated post! Eventually it will probably wing itself up magically to nest where she placed it. Watching baby posts fly for the first time is so beautiful! *Wipes single tear*
The BlogNOMster works in mysterious ways, GS. Best not to contemplate it for too long. Here, have a danish. I baked them myself.
*busy-at-work squeezes for everybody*
*lazy-at-home return squeezes*
*extragooshyFridaysqueezysquozyforLurkee*
Have a good day!
I think I did in the previous fail … but hey, Happy Friday to you too!!
lol good:)
thanks.. good.
I still can’t get over the fact that on the right hand side of the blog is an advert for “The ONLY honest fish calculator!”.
Heeheeheeheeheeheeheehee.
*collapses giggling*
I didn’t even notice it! LOL! That’s fantastic. The other fish calculators were lying to me. I knew it all along!
ROFL! I actually went to it. It warned me that at my weight, I risk mercury poisoning if I consume more than eight pounds of canned tuna a week.
Eight pounds? Of canned Tuna? Who does that?
Y’know, I don’t know. The website is ridiculous. 94.5 pounds of tilapia per week puts me at risk? I should probably cut back then…
I’m at risk if I consume JUST 92 ounces of wild salmon.
Well, hell. I guess I should stop eating eight ounces of wild salmon two meals a day then.
Hehe! And my health is at risk if I eat JUST 17 pounds of catfish per week.
Oh, dear. Is that going to throw of your grocery list now?
Knowing which body of water the greater part of the countries tilapia comes from, I won’t eat it at all.
But seriously, who eats THAT much fish (any kind) per week? Other than a walrus.
Holy carp!
We should warn John Lennon.
I think if someone consumes that much fish in a week, they’re floundering from something much more serious than potential mercury poisoning.
Hahahahaha!
Personally I reckon it’s a red herring.
Quit pulling my fin!
Moomin Pile!!!
*pounces The Moomin and starts tickling to keep the giggles coming*
Ooh!
*Hops out of hot tub to join the Moomin Pile!*
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
*squirms and wriggles*
*tickles Ms B and Bearly*
*walks by, stops for a moment to look at this, then walks away shaking head sadly…*
*tickletickletickle*
What’s even more irritating though is that stupid kid bouncing around. I have conflicted feelings about wanting to beat the life out of that thing.
This looks an awful lot like how one of the gates at Biggs Army Air Field, here in El Paso, Texas, is set up – or at least *was*, a few years back.
I was going to community college, and for some reason some of the classes were held there on Biggs. After a certain time – I think about 9 P.M. – the auxiliary gates would be closed, and everyone had to leave through the main gate – which was always severely backed up because of a very short traffic light immediately outside the gate.
After a bit of driving around, I found a back way out of the base, which bypassed the main gate and all the traffic – and it was on a road that looked exactly like this, including the somewhat wobbly “stop here” line painted on the road. (Well. Minus the dude and his car.)
Sure enough, every couple of weeks class would run late, or the gate closers would be running early, and I’d head out the back road thinking I could make it in time, and find myself facing a locked fence – with nothing whatsoever to stop me from simply driving in the gravel to go around it. (If you got caught, though, it was a huge fine, so if there were any other headlights around I would usually go ahead and backtrack and go back to the main gates.)
I never did get a satisfactory answer as to why it was set up like this, and I asked several people about it. The only thing I ever heard that sounded close to reasonable was that they’d torn down the old fence but then the budget had fallen through for the new one so it hadn’t been rebuilt, and the gates had not been torn down with the rest of the fence because they’d been replaced recently so weren’t going to be part of the rebuild – but I’m not convinced that was the real story.
Whatever the real story was, I can tell you they were meticulous about locking those gates up – regardless of the easy access mere inches away.
I gotta go, guys. I gots a house to clean up. But I’ll be on later.
*squeezes for all*
Hey new fail! I guess I can stay for a while.
TBH this looks kinda photoshopped
The barb wire at the top is a nice touch
Nice fence… it’s a SUPER FAIL!!!
They should ask the Knights who say Ni to guard this road. I think they would be more effective.
also the guy standing there like an idiot fails *sry who ever that is its true*
Not Photoshopped. I know the guy who took the photo. This is how we do airport security in rural Oregon.
thats nice to know sean
Phail
Really… that man is getting paid big $ , yet no sunglasses very intresting…….. must have spent all his money on those cool shorts
Is that an airport, or the border to Mexico? Either way, thank you Bush and Cheney!
“Somebody’s gonna have to go back and get a sh**load of dimes!”
niceg
The barbed wire, so you don’t climb over, is priceless!
That’s what got me too!
And with this, Bob answered the age old question, “How do you keep a blonde off your property”
Invisible Airport Win?
uh-oh! No good if the airplanes run into that fence! You have Miho’s luck, pilots!
The airport says ‘Don’t fence me in!’