A little quiz sent to me be a friend today, since we've all discussed this I send it on for you, Dennis Profiling? > > > To ensure we Americans never offend anyone; particularly fanatics intent on > killing us (and liberals) - airport screeners will not be allowed to profile > people. They will continue random searches of 80-year-old women, little > kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret Service agents who > are members of the President's security detail and 85-year old Congressmen > with metal hips. Let's pause a moment and take the following test. > > In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by: > (a) Norwegians from Ballard; > (b) Elvis; > (c) A tour bus full of 80-year-old women; or > (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. > > In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by: > (a) A pizza delivery boy; > (b) Crazed feminists complaining that being able to throw a > grenade beyond its own burst radius was an unfair and > sexist requirement in basic training; > (c) Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day; or > (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. > > In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: > (a) Luca Brazzi, for not being given a part in "Godfather 2;" > (b) The Tooth Fairy; > (c) Butch and Sundance who had a few sticks of dynamite left over > from the train mission, or, > (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. > > In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by: > (a) Mr. Rogers; > (b) Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems; > (c) The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain: > "Mustapha the Merciless;" or > (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. > > > On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed by: > (a) Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. > (b) The Supreme Court of Florida trying to outdo their attempted > hijacking of the 2000 Presidential election; > (c) Mr. Bean, > (d) Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40. > > Hmmm ............. nope, ain't no patterns here.