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Or, would you call the bomb squad?

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090209/NEWS/90209004/1001

Toilet float had sinister look; Des Moines bomb squad called

The Des Moines police bomb squad determined Sunday that an object that looked like a bomb outside the Iowa Judicial Building was in fact a sump or toilet tank float ball.

The bomb squad was called out shortly before 4 a.m., on Sunday to have a look at the round, black object that was discovered by an Iowa State Patrol trooper.

"They called us and rightly so," said Police Sgt. Russell Schafnitz. "I wasn't out there but I understand it had a sinister look about it. A ball-shaped thing with something sticking out of it."
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It was on the sidewalk near Court Avenue in front of the Judicial Building. It was about 8 or 10 inches in size with broken mounting brackets on the side.

Sgt. Schafnitz said about a third of the calls to bomb squad officers concern items that look sinister but turn out to be harmless.

Ok, so, really, how many of you know how a toilet works, or have at least looked in the toilet's tank and kind of have some idea what it looks like?

Poll coming.

The people of Des Moines obviously never have problems with their toilets continually filling because the chain gets stuck.

Every time I think of Des Moines, Iowa, I think of landing strips for gay martians, and what the queers are doing to the soil.

so if I make a bomb that looks like sump right now and left it somewhere...:)

It was on the sidewalk near Court Avenue in front of the Judicial Building. It was about 8 or 10 inches in size with broken mounting brackets on the side.

why was it on the sidewalk? how did it get there?!

So essentially it looked like this
http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/stock_illustration/images-new/technology/cartoon-bomb-clipart.gif

This is what happens when people think cartoons are educational.

Do you know how a toilet works?
well, first you look for the three seashells... :D

well, first you look for the three seashells... :D

Win. :p

More importantly, does the toilet know how I work?

seriously tho. who would think this had anything to do with explosives.
http://www.pyrocasings.com/images/fireworks-spheres.jpg
They're firework casings.

seriously tho. who would think this had anything to do with explosives.
http://www.pyrocasings.com/images/fireworks-spheres.jpg
They're firework casings.

Is it bad that I see different sized boobs in that picture?

Is it bad that I see different sized boobs in that picture?

I saw jelly molds :(

what kind of women have you been "dating" O_o

I saw jelly molds :(

what kind of women have you been "dating" O_o

Not any in a long while. :(

Not any in a long while. :(

to be fair they do look like implants :wink:

Is it bad that I see different sized boobs in that picture?

... thanks... the image with the base for a 2 1/8 tube and hooks and rings makes it a totally different picture.

BTW... they're casings used for Fireworks!

I don't know how a toilet works. What kind of motivation does it need?

... thanks... the image with the base for a 2 1/8 tube and hooks and rings makes it a totally different picture.

BTW... they're casings used for Fireworks!

I saw that... I was just commenting on what I saw.

Also, tubes, rings, and hooks doesn't necessarily invalidate my vision.

I saw that... I was just commenting on what I saw.

Also, tubes, rings, and hooks doesn't necessarily invalidate my vision.

I didn't say it invalidated your vision, it actually... enhanced it. :D

I don't know how a toilet works. What kind of motivation does it need?

A damn good reason for accepting our waste. :p

A damn good reason for accepting our waste. :p

You're coming along my child, but it should have been "shit" or "crap." That would have made it a lot funnier.

You're coming along my child, but it should have been "shit" or "crap." That would have made it a lot funnier.

Yea, but then you're excluding the urine. See waste includes poo, urine, vomit, blood, cum, and whatever comes out of our bodies.

Yea, but then you're excluding the urine. See waste includes poo, urine, vomit, blood, cum, and whatever comes out of our bodies.

These are not waste if used properly.

Also, there's a very old expression about "not taking peoples' shit" which could have been employed to humor. You can't do that with the word "waste".

Is it bad that I see different sized boobs in that picture?
What? Boobs? Who said boobs? :eek2:

Also, tubes, rings, and hooks doesn't necessarily invalidate my vision.
Very good point.

Well, I want to laugh at the state trooper for not recognizing such a common piece of equipment.

But on second thoughts the caution is probably understandable. You could fill the float with explosives and have an explosion triggered by movement. And it was outside a courthouse which is a plausible target for a bomber.

Ok, so, really, how many of you know how a toilet works, or have at least looked in the toilet's tank and kind of have some idea what it looks like?

Well, there are several different types of floats, fill valves, and other good stuff that I've changed in toilets throughout the years so I doubt I'd call the bomb squad. But hey, you never know....

For more information on how a toilet works and the different types of guts one may have http://www.hometips.com/how-it-works/toilet-plumbing-diagram.html

seriously tho. who would think this had anything to do with explosives.
http://www.pyrocasings.com/images/fireworks-spheres.jpg
They're firework casings.

What are you doing with those weapons of mass destruction!?

Well, there are several different types of floats, fill valves, and other good stuff that I've changed in toilets throughout the years so I doubt I'd call the bomb squad. But hey, you never know....

For more information on how a toilet works and the different types of guts one may have http://www.hometips.com/how-it-works/toilet-plumbing-diagram.html

This post dangerously approaches what we call in NSG "actual content". I thoroughly disapprove on what is supposed to be a thread about mocking people calling the bomb squad over a standard ballcock assembly. Yes, I said it.

This post dangerously approaches what we call in NSG "actual content". I thoroughly disapprove on what is supposed to be a thread about mocking people calling the bomb squad over a standard ballcock assembly. Yes, I said it.

*giggles at the word ballcock*

Whatever floats your boat I guess.

What are you doing with those weapons of mass seduction!?

Fixed.

This post dangerously approaches what we call in NSG "actual content". I thoroughly disapprove on what is supposed to be a thread about mocking people calling the bomb squad over a standard ballcock assembly. Yes, I said it.

Damn, if I post a little humor in a serious thread I get chastised. If I put a little seriousness in a humorous thread I get chastised. I guess I'll just go sit in the corner and suck my....thumb. :)

Damn, if I post a little humor in a serious thread I get chastised. If I put a little seriousness in a humorous thread I get chastised. I guess I'll just go sit in the corner and suck my....thumb. :)

You're welcome in here. I'm just being my usual self. You know the one - attempting to be funny and failing miserably so that everyone can laugh at how bad it is.

What are you doing with those weapons of mass erection!?

Fixed. :D

Anyone else reminded of that scene from Lethal Weapon 2?

Yes. http://www.studip.uni-goettingen.de/pictures/smile/kloguck.gif

Fixed. :D

Mine is funnier. It rhymes better, and "mass erection" attaches the question of size to the wrong party of the sexual attraction.

I'm funnier than Wilgrove. Holy crap, what has happened to my standards?? :(

Mine is funnier. It rhymes better, and "mass erection" attaches the question of size to the wrong party of the sexual attraction.

I'm funnier than Wilgrove. Holy crap, what has happened to my standards?? :(

Oh please, mine is funnier, I mean what else does boobs do for us? Feed babies, please we got formula for that now.

Oh please, mine is funnier, I mean what else does boobs do for us? Feed babies, please we got formula for that now.

You think yours is funnier. I think mine is funnier.

Logical conclusion is that neither of us has the funny, since to point of humour is surely to amuse each other?

I wa samused by both. However, Im drunk.

Isn't it amazing the mischief one can cause with a piece of strategically placed junk? :D

Isn't it amazing the mischief one can cause with a piece of strategically placed junk? :D

LG, you responsible for this?

LG, you responsible for this?

There's no evidence of that.

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There's no evidence of that.

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I admire you so much.

I admire you so much.

I'd like to point out that a part of a toilet could be construed as a 'weapon of mess destruction'. :D

Hmm....what other common, everyday item can be mistaken as a bomb?

Hmm....what other common, everyday item can be mistaken as a bomb?

An old tv picture tube set face down, Play-doh and a battery, the possibilities are endless. :)

An old tv picture tube set face down, Play-doh and a battery, the possibilities are endless. :)

duct-tape covered box with an old alarm clock ;)

duct-tape covered box with an old alarm clock ;)

Or even a beloved cartoon character displayed on a modified lite-brite:

http://www.yunchtime.net/misc/mooninite.jpg

:p

I keep a toilet in the woods, which option do I pick?


So essentially it looked like this
http://www.bradfitzpatrick.com/stock_illustration/images-new/technology/cartoon-bomb-clipart.gif

This is what happens when people think cartoons are educational.
Also Mario Brothers (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GjYdzMwGZ-E/SPp4nMRXNEI/AAAAAAAAAUE/g92fVMSs7oA/s320/Photo+277.jpg).

I do, the chain link in our cistern breaks every now & then, so I have to take the top off & repair it.

I'd like to point out that a part of a toilet could be construed as a 'weapon of mess destruction'. :D

THAT is the funny. Logically correct, and as befits the subject scatological rather than lewd. Well word-played, sir!

:hail:

I keep a toilet in the woods, which option do I pick?

Good question.

The poll would have been funnier as a multiple choice. Therefore "the poll sucks" which always gets a brownie point.

You're welcome in here. I'm just being my usual self. You know the one - attempting to be funny and failing miserably so that everyone can laugh at how bad it is.

I thought that was my job...

I thought that was my job...

*laughs at SaintB*

btw, I didn't pay the door. I paid for the last gig and hid out in the toilets. ;)

*laughs at SaintB*

btw, I didn't pay the door. I paid for the last gig and hid out in the toilets. ;)

Smart man, I wouldn't pay to see me either.

Smart man, I wouldn't pay to see me either.

In a corporate bordello, your bedroom mirror would be pay-per-view.

(Yes, this is a reply to your strong opinions in the "Intellectual Property Laws" thread, which I haven't the time or the guts to post in.)