Comments on: If we give up our exclamation points, the terrorists win!!! http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/ funny (if not necessarily "passive-aggressive") notes from pissed-off people Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:56:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gavelect http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-325465 Gavelect Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:20:56 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-325465 I know some people feel victimised by security measures at airports, and the thought of being profiled is not nice either but after witnessing some of the terror scenes from one of the Ramada Jarvis <a href="http://www.ramadajarvis.co.uk/hotels/glasgowairport.aspx" rel="nofollow">Glasgow Airport hotels</a> in Scotland I feel a little safer knowing that security measures at all airports across the globe have been beefed up since. After all if you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to worry about. I know some people feel victimised by security measures at airports, and the thought of being profiled is not nice either but after witnessing some of the terror scenes from one of the Ramada Jarvis Glasgow Airport hotels in Scotland I feel a little safer knowing that security measures at all airports across the globe have been beefed up since. After all if you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to worry about.

]]> By: eepp http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-139592 eepp Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:19:56 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-139592 Then there's the announcement I heard at O'Hare: "Once again, this is the last and final boarding call for flight XXXX..." Wait, last _and_ final--and once _again_?!? And they said it at least five times. Each time it got on my last (and final) nerve. Then there’s the announcement I heard at O’Hare: “Once again, this is the last and final boarding call for flight XXXX…” Wait, last _and_ final–and once _again_?!? And they said it at least five times. Each time it got on my last (and final) nerve.

]]> By: durian http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-60464 durian Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:26:51 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-60464 My grammar must be <a href="http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-executions.htm" rel="nofollow">out of date</a>. My grammar must be out of date.

]]> By: ALA http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-60447 ALA Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:58:31 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-60447 If we've got someone so hung up on grammar that s/he turns into the the stationary/stationery police, how is it that 'hung, drawn, and quartered' made it past our censors?? Particularly given this 'hung' is in reference to a woman? If we’ve got someone so hung up on grammar that s/he turns into the the stationary/stationery police, how is it that ‘hung, drawn, and quartered’ made it past our censors?? Particularly given this ‘hung’ is in reference to a woman?

]]> By: Shanoney http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-59977 Shanoney Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:55:46 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-59977 You comment made me giggle! What if someone put four regular sandwich bags (the one cup variety) inside an one quart bag? would taht be allowed? You comment made me giggle!

What if someone put four regular sandwich bags (the one cup variety) inside an one quart bag? would taht be allowed?

]]> By: Carlina http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-59698 Carlina Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:04:24 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-59698 Nothin' more aggravating than people who still don't know the FAA airport safety rules. Nothin’ more aggravating than people who still don’t know the FAA airport safety rules.

]]> By: ALA http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-59537 ALA Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:19:11 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-59537 My brother-in-law & I fly often for work; we call the holiday travel season "amateur hour.” Damn infrequent flyers! I do have to give my local TSA agents some credit, as they have a basket full of the correct size baggies AND they help the novices among us to quickly pack the little baggie & be on their way…all while not skipping a beat in their lecture about what is & is not allowable in carry-on luggage. My brother-in-law & I fly often for work; we call the holiday travel season “amateur hour.” Damn infrequent flyers!

I do have to give my local TSA agents some credit, as they have a basket full of the correct size baggies AND they help the novices among us to quickly pack the little baggie & be on their way…all while not skipping a beat in their lecture about what is & is not allowable in carry-on luggage.

]]> By: durian http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-59527 durian Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:31:07 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-59527 But if she doesn't behave herself she gets hung, drawn and quartered. But if she doesn’t behave herself she gets hung, drawn and quartered.

]]> By: Lurker http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-59339 Lurker Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:22:44 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-59339 Not if she behaves herself. Not if she behaves herself.

]]> By: Karin http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-59123 Karin Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:41:23 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-59123 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/ here you go and it's also linked on the blogroll http://www.apostropheabuse.com/

here you go and it’s also linked on the blogroll

]]> By: Karin http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-59121 Karin Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:34:47 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-59121 both funny and scary - they stop looking after you show them your ziploc bag... my husband just said that he accidentally left his ziploc bag in his carry-on and no one said anything to him. both funny and scary – they stop looking after you show them your ziploc bag… my husband just said that he accidentally left his ziploc bag in his carry-on and no one said anything to him.

]]> By: miss muffet http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-59064 miss muffet Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:50:49 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-59064 twas just a feeble pun, mere - taken to new heights in 2.2? ;) and richard, I think the spellcheck got <i>separated</i> right (and it's self). :) twas just a feeble pun, mere – taken to new heights in 2.2? ;)

and richard, I think the spellcheck got separated right (and it’s self). :)

]]> By: richard http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-59013 richard Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:35:26 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-59013 I am loving that while the word "itself" was horribly mutilated, the author (artist?) got "separated" right. I am loving that while the word “itself” was horribly mutilated, the author (artist?) got “separated” right.

]]> By: Suhayla http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/comment-page-1/#comment-59009 Suhayla Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:20:39 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/01/30/if-we-give-up-our-exclamation-points-the-terrorists-win/#comment-59009 do you have her separated and x-rayed at the airport? do you have her separated and x-rayed at the airport?

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