December 30, 2003
Carrying an almanac considered a criminal/terrorist activity? :)
There is a story at the New York Times that starts like this:
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FBI Issues Alert Against Almanac Carriers
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 30, 2003
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautioning that the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning.
</quote>
Even though the New York Times requires a free subscription for access to their online content, you are strongly advised to read the full story: whether purely for entertainment value, or shaking your head wondering about what paranoia outbreak will come next, or putting on your dark sunglasses and organizing a neighbourhood watch for those beaded almanac-carrying terrorists seeking to destroy the world as we know it... is your choice, and yours only. Still, read it :)
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Posted by roam at December 30, 2003 01:14 PM
