From Lilysussman’s Blog:
I was sitting on the deck overlooking the Red Sea. Israeli security officers (most who looked around 18 years old) had completed around two hours of questioning and searching me. They had pressed every sock and scarf with a security device, ripped open soap and had me strip extra layers. They asked me tons of questions–where are you going? Who do you know? Do you have a boyfriend? Is he Arab, Egyptian, Palestinian? Why do you live in Egypt? Why not Israel? What do you know about the ‘conflict’ here? What do you think? They quized me on Judaism,which I know nothing about.
Then they asked me to wait. Since they had asked for friends and families phone numbers I assumed they might be calling to verify my answers to questions or confirm I really had extended family in Tel Aviv. An announcement played over the sound system, interrupting my break in the sunshine. First in Hebrew, then Arabic, then in English. It was something along the lines of, ” do not to be alarmed by gunshots because the Israeli security needs to blow up suspicious passanger luggage.”
I went inside to check on my bag. I had left it unattended, where they instructed. It was still there so I went back outside.
Moments later a man came outside and introduced himself as the manager on duty. And then, “I’m sorry but we had to blow up your laptop. “
(via delicious.com/WCityMike)
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13 Comments so far. Leave a comment below.Well at least they missed the hard drive.
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fascists…
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Fascists isn’t the half of it. That place is worse than New Orleans.
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A professor I had as an undergraduate, who travels to Israel frequently, and is Jewish, told our class that the ask you in the front of the line a question about Judaism. If you get it right, it confirms you are Jewish and you don’t have to go through the crazy security.
This sounds unlikely, I know, and maybe he was pulling our legs.
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So much for Wonder Woman saving the day.
(I’m talking about the sticker in the pic, not the author)
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meh, it’s just a mac anyway. guess they are not as bullet proof as the mac heads claim, lol.
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@ Mike K: I believe thats Elektra, not wonder woman
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A Windows laptop can be taken out with just one shot, but Macs are tougher and it takes three slugs to stop them. There’s a PowerPoint joke in here somewhere about bullet points, but I’ll let it go this time.
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Actually I was thinking more along the lines of the “Hi I’m a Mac” “I’m a PC” commercials. If the bullets are flying, who would you rather use as a human shield? I’ll take the fat guy over the skinny hipster any day. Coming soon to an episode of MADtv…
Last time I checked, you can’t run OSX on a Toughbook. However you can strap on a Toughbook and use it for body armor: http://www.toughbookuniverse.com/?tag=bulletproof
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Love thy neighbor but not thy neighbor’s laptop, kill it, kill it, kill it.
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Interesting, I just saw the picture and thought it was a bi-product of Windows Vista…
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Hmmm…
-hand drawn map of downtown Jerusalem
-Arabic stickers on laptop
-”F**k Star of David” pic on phone
-passport stamps from Arab countries
-various Arab publications
-photos condemning Israeli military action in Gaza
Why didn’t she just tape road flares to her chest? Of course the guard got suspicious and called for the bomb squad. Stupid hippie…
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the following post to that one begins with
“First, I completely agree with Freitas’s comment. “These guys shoot every day at unarmed people, even children. Why so much surprise about a simple laptop?””
…. comparing the military to army guards, yes, every israeli is the same, WE ALL SHOOT INNOCENT PEOPLE EVERY DAY, EVEN CHILDREN,
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