The Unanswered Question

I haven't been following the Christmas Day underwear bomber wannabe story that closely. I'm numb to wingnut hissy fits, lies and fear mongering; it  just doesn't irk me as much as it used to. In short, I'm an irk shirker...

There is, however, a pressing question for the underwear bomber guy that needs to be answered: boxers or briefs?

Comments

[Marc]

Boxers.

Photo here.

[Irk shirker. I love it.]

[preznit giv me turkee]

eh, depends

[HK]

any doubts as to your commitment are silenced when you put the bomb in your underpants.

[outrage broken]

the term, of course, is Crotch Rocket.

[Jude]

You people are just amateurs.

When searching for the joke here, it's not the type of underpants where the comedy gold lies; it's the brand.

Fruit of the Kaboom.

[Snarkworth]

Fruit of the Kaboom is awesome, but Fruit of the Boom scans better.

[Southern Beale]

CNN actually published a picture of the undy bomb. It was neither boxers nor briefs. Looked more like Depends.

[Jude]

Yeah, Snarkworth, you're right. It's what I get for trying to make a joke before 5 a.m.

What I wanted to say was, simply "Fruit of Kaboom."

[darrelplant]

The Undabomber?

[Adrastos]

Good stuff, folks. I'm enjoying playing straight man.

[hoppy]

I'm looking forward to my next flight, where I assume we will all be asked to remove our underpants as we go through security?

[Elspeth Ravenwind]

Yeah, but if you don't wear any, be careful not to say you are 'going commando' - you'll end up in manacles... ;)

[Michael]

If it's not too early to make a joke, you can argue they might have been boxers once, but now they're definitely briefs.

Also: saw a clip of cretin Pat Buchanan (but I repeat myself) self-righteously insisting that we torture Abdulmutallab in some way, specifically suggesting he be denied pain medication. My question is: the guy was willing to literally neuter himself -- which ought to be a very clear indication he's a nut, no pun intended. Buchanan thinks he can hurt him any more?

[Doc]

I'm waiting for them to hand out little paper underpants like those little paper booties they give you when they need you to take your shoes off...

[Athenae]

Also: saw a clip of cretin Pat Buchanan (but I repeat myself) self-righteously insisting that we torture Abdulmutallab in some way, specifically suggesting he be denied pain medication.

And why would we do this? Because. Dammit.

Bucky has a better grasp of logic than Uncle Pat and Bucky eats things he finds on the floor.

A.

[Jude]

Didn't Mark Foley eat things he found on the Floor?

Hey-o!

[liprap]

What, no bambooty here? It's the latest in undie fibers.

[pansypoo]

i am surprised we don't have to change into airline clothes for flights. or fly in out underwear.

[MapleStreet]

Somehow I picture a bureau somewhere. Their job is to come up with the most irksome idea they can make airline passengers abide by.

The bureau uses every instance of someone arrested as a terrorist to put through their new-found anti-terror weapon. They're already using this guy to push for the high-tech strip search machines. Next bomber and you'll have to fly naked.

BTW - about the high tech visualization machines: Every prisoner knows you can stash things in your underside. Take some C-4 and put it in an acceptable shape. If I can figure that out, why can't TSA and Al Q?