Spy Car Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 American Hero? "Crazy Ahab"? Waste of Bandwidth? Bill (who appreciates that his name is Faulkner :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 American Hero? "Crazy Ahab"? Waste of Bandwidth? Bill (who appreciates that his name is Faulkner :D ) Dude, you are begging for it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Welcome baaaaack!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 :lurk5: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularMom Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 How you doin', Bill? Are you okay? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I love the whale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 All I can say is I thought "idiot". Then they said there was a $25 million reward. And I kinda thought about checking out plane tickets to pakistan. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 How you doin', Bill? Are you okay? :) Let's say things are feeling a little more November-ish than I would prefer. Working on it :001_smile: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 "Crazy Ahab"? with a touch of Don Quixote... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 I love the whale... He's supposed to be a "White" Whale, but I'm sure you've been watching CNN ;) :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 with a touch of Don Quixote... I am soooo regretting not taking medieval Spanish in High School :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularMom Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 :lol: Oh yes! Definitely Don Quixote. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 This guy made such headlines because he's not in it for the money (and therefore must be crazy). There have been quite a few bounty hunters who have made the news in small ways (at least small in the US), Idema being the most well known. That's capitalism for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularMom Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Hang in there, dude. :) Lara (who's always glad to see Bill back. :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 For some reason I find the whole scenario very humorous :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylou Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 He's supposed to be a "White" Whale, but I'm sure you've been watching CNN ;) :D Bill Hey, they're the same color on Fox. What's up with that?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 This guy made such headlines because he's not in it for the money (and therefore must be crazy). This obsession with hunting down the personification of the evil-one, and the fine line between insanity and courage is an interesting theme. Reminds me of a novel I'm working on finishing (again). And seriously, is this a noble endeavor? In the Age of Chivalry I think there would have been no question that it was. Despite, or even because, of the odds. I'm not thinking too clearly at the moment, but I kind of admire the guy, "crazy Ahab", or not. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 And seriously, is this a noble endeavor? Who cares, I say let him try. :DI'm not thinking too clearly at the moment, but I kind of admire the guy, "crazy Ahab", or not. :iagree: Bill And lastly..... WELCOME BACK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 Interesting to see the "jihad" shoe on the other foot. Wondering what the Arab world thinks of an American hunting *their* bad guy. I imagine they are somewhat used to it by now. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Bill, I love what you've done with your avatar. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Can someone explain the difference to me between hiring Blackwater contractors to do the military thing or offering a fat reward to independent contractors to take out a military target like Bin Laden? Kind of feels similar to me. The bottom line--outsourcing the dirty work. Will we even need a trained military in the future? Why not just hire a company like Wackenhut to take care of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 IMO not newsworthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 #3, Waste of bandwidth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Darwin Award Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Bill, I love what you've done with your avatar. :D :lurk5: Me too! (Hi Bill! :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 For some reason I find the whole scenario very humorous :tongue_smilie: so did I . When I heard it on the news I couldn't stop laughing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 It took some courage and a lot of stupidity. Anybody who has been to that area would know that it was not a good idea. Not at all. In fact it shows complete ignorance of the entire situation over there. Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jana Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 It took some courage and a lot of stupidity. Anybody who has been to that area would know that it was not a good idea. Not at all. In fact it shows complete ignorance of the entire situation over there. Lesley Is stupidity a sub-set of courage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Is stupidity a sub-set of courage? Not sure what that means. Sorry.:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I wonder what would have happened had he actually apprehended Bin Laden (assuming Bin Laden is alive - don't want to spark any discussion about that topic). Can you just remotely imagine how the media would have fallen all over each other? And how exactly would the government have handled that??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 It took some courage and a lot of stupidity. Anybody who has been to that area would know that it was not a good idea. Not at all. In fact it shows complete ignorance of the entire situation over there. Lesley Oh yes, the entire idea is rather insane. But that's part of what I love about it :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 ... the fine line between insanity and courage...Bill This sounds like a homeschool topic! So, was this guy perhaps homeschooled? Was Bin Laden homeschooled, for that matter? Does this help you with the bandwidth quandary? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 American Hero? "Crazy Ahab"? Waste of Bandwidth? Bill (who appreciates that his name is Faulkner :D ) We know Bill you're expressing your creativity!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I don't understand what all the fuss was about with him. If he was successful, wouldn't that be a win? I mean, the chances of success are approximately zero, but it sounded as if he knew that, and if he didn't, he should and I have very little sympathy.... I'm probably missing many socio-political considerations, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticamethyst Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I think its funny really. What an embarassment for our govt. if a regular person found and killed him. For $25 mil, I might go look for him just have to wait for the right bad mood, lol. WB Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 American Hero? "Crazy Ahab"? Waste of Bandwidth? Bill (who appreciates that his name is Faulkner :D ) Waste of bandwidth on new sites? Or waste of bandwidth here? I vote Crazy Ahab. Gin (who just remembered we're 'supposed' to be signing our posts the way Bill does) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I think its funny really. What an embarassment for our govt. if a regular person found and killed him. For $25 mil, I might go look for him just have to wait for the right bad mood, lol. WB Bill. That made me LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 And on half a kidney!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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