Armed Librarian ([info]mercurywaxing) wrote in [info]libraries,
@ 2003-12-29 22:45:00
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FBI Warns to be on the lookout for people carrying almanacs!
From the AP: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031230/ap_on_re_us/fbi_almanacs_6

The FBI (news - web sites) is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning. " The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning.
It urged officers to watch during searches, traffic stops and other investigations for anyone carrying almanacs, especially if the books are annotated in suspicious ways.

When, exactly, are the American People going to say enough is enough?


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[info]technocracygirl
2003-12-29 07:52 pm UTC (link)
FYI, the link doesn't seem to be working.

If it's true, however, I think I'm going to buy a pocket almanac and keep it in my purse. Seesh.

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Am fixing the link... but
[info]mercurywaxing
2003-12-29 07:53 pm UTC (link)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031230/ap_on_re_us/fbi_almanacs_6

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[info]mlfoley
2003-12-29 07:59 pm UTC (link)
Probably when they take away our reality tv and Britney Spears albums.

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[info]thermidor
2003-12-29 09:56 pm UTC (link)
Probably when they take away our reality tv and Britney Spears albums.

Sadly, you may have a point there.

I guess the message is books are dangerous, unpatriotic things.

::sighs::

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[info]artmomz
2003-12-29 08:00 pm UTC (link)
Oh crud...I bought my husband two of them for christmas! The Farmers Almanac and the World Almanac...

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[info]mekanosaurus
2003-12-29 08:16 pm UTC (link)
Haha, I'm imagining them carting off all the little old farmer guys with their almanacs here in the South. I can just see them trying to come after my Grandpa..."Sir, you have Anti-American materials there, please hand it over..." That would raise a few eyebrows.

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[info]artmomz
2003-12-29 08:49 pm UTC (link)
No kidding...especially after many of them fought in one war or another. They are liable to get a punch in the nose, at the very least.

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[info]tarteheart
2003-12-29 08:21 pm UTC (link)
Pssh.

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My subversive, anti-American plot
[info]mossroot
2003-12-29 09:00 pm UTC (link)
I think I'm going to buy an almanac and keep it on the dashboard of my car.

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Re: My subversive, anti-American plot
[info]ladybast
2003-12-30 08:39 am UTC (link)
You could start a revolution that way.

sign me up, I know I have an almanac around here somewhere.

-mahasoor

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[info]kju
2003-12-29 09:40 pm UTC (link)
Stop her! She owns a Whitaker's!

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