Still MORE proof that the American Government is OUT of it's collective mind (lack of any intelligent content, it IS the US after all) (941 hits)
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Submitted by Manicmother (View user info) at 2007-05-08 10:54:12 EDT
I wasn't going to post any time soon but THIS.... I MEAN COME ON NOW.
Get a Fucking Grip.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070508/NEWS07/705080393
It's just coin, not tracking device
Canadian quarter led to U.S. alert
May 8, 2007
BY TED BRIDIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON -- A Canadian quarter with a bright red flower was the culprit behind a Defense Department espionage warning about mysterious coins with radio frequency transmitters.
The quarters were so unfamiliar to U.S. Army contractors traveling in Canada that they filed confidential accounts about them. They described the coins as "filled with something man-made that looked like nanotechnology," according to once-classified U.S. government documents.
The silver-colored coin features the red poppy -- Canada's flower of remembrance -- inlaid over a maple leaf.
The supposed nanotechnology was a coating applied to prevent the color from rubbing off. Nearly 30 million such quarters were made in 2004 to commemorate Canada's war dead.
"It did not appear to be electronic (analog) in nature or have a power source," wrote one U.S. contractor, who found the coin in the cup holder of a rental car.
"Under high power microscope, it appeared to be complex consisting of several layers of clear, but different material, with a wire-like mesh suspended on top."
The accounts led to a warning from the Defense Security Service, an agency of the Defense Department, that coins with radio frequency transmitters were found planted on U.S. contractors with classified security clearances on at least three occasions from October 2005 to January 2006.
The warning suggested that such transmitters could be used to track the movements of people carrying the coins.
H. Keith Melton, a leading intelligence historian, said he thought it "was preposterous, to think you could tag an individual with a coin and think they wouldn't give it away or spend it."
But Melton said the contractors properly reported their suspicions.
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Submitted by GrinMan (user info) at 2008-02-07 22:52:32 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Stagger_Lee (user info) at 2007-05-10 01:56:45 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Sphagnum (user info) at 2007-05-09 09:34:50 EST (#)
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I like it when Manic Mother posts.
It reminds me of the good old days.
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STFU AND GTFO noob.
Submitted by WookieSuave (user info) at 2007-05-09 04:10:25 EDT (#)
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GOLD!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2007-05-08 22:04:03 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by greEn_uGly (user info) at 2007-05-08 21:41:02 EDT (#)
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wow, that's a pretty sweet looking coin
Submitted by Sphagnum (user info) at 2007-05-08 19:34:50 EDT (#)
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I like it when Manic Mother posts.
It reminds me of the good old days.
<Cue some cocksucker to tell me "I wasn't around in the good old days">
GET FUCKED!
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-05-08 18:52:40 EDT (#)
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If you had posted arecent pic, I GUARANTEE you would have gotten more than 400 hits, sweetie.
I would have hit it 287 times myself.
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2007-05-08 18:49:59 EDT (#)
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Ok, I'm content now. GLALL came to visit.
Submitted by Razor (user info) at 2007-05-08 18:28:13 EDT (#)
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I'm just picturing someone thinking they were tracking someone by planting a coin on them...
"He's been in that 7-11 for a WEEK! What gives? Oh wait, he's moving... ok we've got him headed down Baltimore Street... he appears to be going into a pornography store."
Submitted by ilikesteak (user info) at 2007-05-08 17:41:53 EDT (#)
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Looks in pocket
OMG!
Whips coin out window
America is saved!
Coin explodes
WTF!?!?!?
Submitted by GodLovesALittleLovin (user info) at 2007-05-08 17:35:50 EDT (#)
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All I know is that money is fucking stupid unless it's got chocolate on the inside. I also want to state that my bed is currently on fire.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-05-08 17:09:13 EDT (#)
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Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-05-08 16:49:29 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-05-08 16:05:41 EDT (#)
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also, their nickels are dodecahedrons
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-05-08 15:55:45 EDT (#)
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CURSES!
FOILED AGAIN!
Submitted by needsnothing (user info) at 2007-05-08 15:40:32 EDT (#)
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A bit meh.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-05-08 15:31:01 EDT (#)
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OH NO THE CANADIANS WILL FIGURE OUT WHERE WE BUY OUR UNDERS
Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2007-05-08 14:59:27 EDT (#)
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explains why they couldn't find Osama.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-05-08 13:32:10 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-05-08 13:26:25 EDT (#)
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good goddamn that's retarded.
i want one of those quarters now.
Submitted by creep_firebombing (user info) at 2007-05-08 13:10:00 EDT (#)
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Jesus Fuck. I didn't think it could get any worse than the Boston Police Bomb Squad shutting down the entire city for those fucking LiteBrite signs Comedy Central put up. This shit is just getting out of hand. We need to just admit it: The terrorists have won.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2007-05-08 12:28:14 EDT (#)
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"Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous , mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is
entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2007-05-08 12:26:11 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:34:08 EDT (#)
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I got those...I thought they were from a DIFFERENT Uber mom.
I get a lot of Uber mail, you see...requests for autographs, money, semen, etc.
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Why did you ask Simon to mail you semen?
Submitted by awesome_face (user info) at 2007-05-08 12:23:55 EDT (#)
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lolz
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-05-08 12:23:35 EDT (#)
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hahahaha idiots
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:57:55 EDT (#)
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MY FISH CAN SWIM
Submitted by jade_digitalmedia (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:52:06 EDT (#)
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that's a cool lookin coin.. reminds me of something out of the avengers.
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:50:17 EDT (#)
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I have a feeling shlongy is sterile anyway
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:48:37 EDT (#)
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Nah, I've got a friend who wants to breed her rat terrier.
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:41:35 EDT (#)
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why? you in the market for a baby down syndrome?
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:39:49 EDT (#)
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What's the going rate for a vial of "Shlongy swimmers" these days?
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:35:44 EDT (#)
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but how do I subscribe to the jeff laben fan club????????
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:34:08 EDT (#)
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I got those...I thought they were from a DIFFERENT Uber mom.
I get a lot of Uber mail, you see...requests for autographs, money, semen, etc.
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:33:26 EDT (#)
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[] tits
[] GTFO
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:31:55 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:05:16 EDT (#)
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How about a new picture of your mommy-hotness instead of posting this mindless happy horseshit?
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I already SENT those pictures.
I got a glowing thank you note and a lovely gift basket full of sex toys from your wife and everything.
What's the matter, she's not sharing?
Submitted by Adamdidit2u (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:29:54 EDT (#)
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What a relief!
On a side note, I have a tinfoil hat for sale.
Any takers?
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:22:02 EDT (#)
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damn those Canadians I knew they were up to no good
My burned out cousin is convinced that there is some sort of electromagnetic device in US currency that enables "them" to scan you to see how much money you're carrying. Why "they" would give a shit he's a bit fuzzy on but he meticulously removes those little strips from all of his money. I think it has something to do with counterfeiting but what fun is that.
Submitted by St_Jimmy (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:13:35 EDT (#)
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Ok, I'll come clean.
I work for the Canadian mint. We've been putting tracking devices in coins since the late '70s.
American fools! We know everthing about you! We are everywhere!
Coins circulate, changing hands. Eventually our coins make it into the White House, Pentagon, etc.
Caul mentioned vending machines, that's why U.S. vending machines never accept Canadian coins, we designed it that way!
Soon, all your base are belong to us!
Canada FTW!!!!!
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:05:16 EDT (#)
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How about a new picture of your mommy-hotness instead of posting this mindless happy horseshit?
Submitted by FartSmeller (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:05:13 EDT (#)
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Amusing, but take a moment to consider something: if it were your job to protect a place from surveillance or to make sure that nobody snuck small electronic recording devices inside, wouldn't you take note of something out of the ordinary? I've never seen or heard about those coins, and I'm sure most American's haven't, just like most Canadians have no idea what's on our Florida quarter.
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:02:56 EDT (#)
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I think I saw one of those sitting in the bottom of a toilet bowl one time, I shouldn't have acted so surprised when my brown eye turned up on glossy A4 pages on all the desks where I work (a school)
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:02:55 EDT (#)
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this old news though
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:02:37 EDT (#)
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i've had a few of those coins come by my wallet.
it's hilarious...how are you supposed to closely follow people with something as random as change (LOOSE CHANGE! *GASP*)
the "suspect" would either change all the time or sit at the bottom of a vending machine for days.
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:02:26 EDT (#)
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Paranoia is a bastard.
Submitted by The_Drake (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:01:28 EDT (#)
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Christ.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-05-08 11:00:43 EDT (#)
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Dem poppys gonna mess your mind. I be sayin' an' sayin'.
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2007-05-08 10:58:50 EDT (#)
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Did we need further proof?
I thought it was pretty much a foregone conclusion.
Submitted by snag (user info) at 2007-05-08 10:57:13 EDT (#)
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lol
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2007-05-08 10:54:59 EDT (#)
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Paranoid stupidity at it's best.