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sound the sirens

With the new alert level in full swing, ready.gov is at your service once again. It looks like they've updated some of their visual aids.

vis_chem_choke2.gifThis is what happens when you eat ten bags of Skittles!

A little black humor is good for the soul.

Honestly, this one has me just a bit scared, unlike all the other fluctuations in the color level. It seems somehow different this time.

So, how does one go about being vigilant? Do I carry a switchblade? Wear a protective mask? Saran wrap the house and be on the lookout for shifty looking characters?

Maybe this will keep the crowds out of Best Buy and I can finish my shopping tomorrow without killing someone.

Posted by me on December 21, 2003 05:29 PM |

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It's creeping me out, too.

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Posted by: David Strain | December 21, 2003 05:46 PM

When you saran Wrap the house - dont' forget the duct tape!

Make me wonder how far I should go to be "prepared" - I don't want to get stuck with all that Y2K-like surplus lying around in the basement.

Posted by: Doctorfrau | December 21, 2003 05:49 PM

Good thing I just bought a painting / chemical mask yesterday! I'm two steps ahead of 'em...

Posted by: robyn | December 21, 2003 05:50 PM

WARNING: Inhaling the colors of the Lithuanian flag may be hazardous to your health.

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blductandcover.htm

My favorite: If you've become a radiation mutant with a deformed hand, remember to close the window. No one wants to see that shit.

Posted by: Norbizness | December 21, 2003 06:59 PM

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, saran wrap, now that is kinky.

Posted by: alfredo stroessner | December 21, 2003 07:27 PM

Our local Best Buy was jam-packed, Michele, so I wouldn't count on it. (Of course, I don't live in New York.)

Last February I wrote a song on the occasion of the launch of ready.gov. No one paid any attention to it. I now risk fate by drawing it from its well-deserved obscurity into the light. See you in Hell!

Posted by: Angie Schultz | December 21, 2003 09:59 PM

Hm. "Throw up the rainbow."

Posted by: Andrea Harris | December 21, 2003 11:21 PM