{"id":1082,"date":"2001-10-17T22:57:17","date_gmt":"2001-10-18T03:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=1082"},"modified":"2001-10-17T22:57:17","modified_gmt":"2001-10-18T03:57:17","slug":"this_is_strange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2001\/10\/17\/this_is_strange.html","title":{"rendered":"This is (stranger than) True"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Top5<\/a> List rocks. Today’s list is based on news stories that Hollywood action writers are being solicited to brainstorm ideas of potential terrorist attack strategies, and how they could be foiled.<\/p>\n

The Top 15 Helpful Hints Given
\nto the Pentagon by Hollywood<\/b><\/center>
\n13> Make sure to issue a statement that no animals were harmed during the bombing.<\/i><\/p>\n

12> Those satellite recon photos add a good 10 pounds.<\/i><\/p>\n

11> Make sure whatever post-Taliban coalition government you form includes Gwyneth or Julia, if you want it to open big.<\/i><\/p>\n

10> First you let bin Laden tell you all the details of his evil plan, THEN you send a cruise missile up his ass.<\/i><\/p>\n

9> Bin Laden’s base is most likely beneath a fake lake in a dormant volcano.<\/i><\/p>\n

8> Recipe for success: Secretary of Defense who “plays by the book,” and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff who “cuts corners, uses his street smarts, and gets the job done.”<\/i><\/p>\n

7> Green Berets: good.
\n      Elite team of black-leather-clad ninja babes: better.<\/i><\/p>\n

6> Beat bin Laden at Baccarat right in front of his scantily-clad escort.<\/i><\/p>\n

5> Earth tones? Camouflage? Hello? That is *so* 1980’s!<\/i><\/p>\n

4> Always reserve one seat on every plane for a disgruntled ex-cop with a bad attitude.<\/i><\/p>\n

3> Do not appoint Robert Downey, Jr. for any wartime post that requires perfect attendance.<\/i><\/p>\n

2> Whatever you do, don’t hold the after-war party at Spago — their calamari is like rubber bands!<\/i><\/p>\n

and Topfive.com’s Number 1 Helpful Hint
\nGiven to the Pentagon by Hollywood…<\/center>
\n1> There can be no defense whatsoever against a sudden attack of Mariah Carey’s acting.<\/i><\/p>\n

[ The Top 5 List www.topfive.com ]
\n[ Copyright 2001 by Chris White ]<\/center><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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