krs
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posted on April 13, 2001 10:29:22 PM new
DAY 83, Thursday..." "CHILDREN attending the annual White House Easter Egg Roll — a custom that dates from the 1870s — will be frisked for stun guns by the Secret Service.
Children aged from three to six queue for hours to join the annual Easter celebration, the highlight of which is rolling hundreds of brightly painted hard-boiled eggs down the sloping White House lawn. The Bush Administration has put a dampener on this year’s egg roll, however, with a detailed security warning on the back of admission tickets. On the front, cartoon rabbits gambol across the White House lawn. But on the back children are warned not to bring, among other things: “guns/ammunition, knives with blades over 3in, mace or electric stun guns”.
Even balloons are banned, presumably because a balloon popping could be mistaken for gunfire. The heightened security at Monday’s event has been prompted by a spate of school shootings, leading authorities to regard even the youngest child as a potential threat. --The Times, 4/13/01
Presumably knives with blades UNDER three inches long will be allowed.
[ edited by krs on Apr 13, 2001 10:31 PM ]
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rawbunzel
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posted on April 13, 2001 10:45:21 PM new
Are they going to check out those colored eggs too? You never know one might be a grenade just painted to look like an Easter egg.
Seems like they are getting a little too paranoid at the White House.
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Borillar
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posted on April 13, 2001 11:08:27 PM new
I *doubt* that these security precautions have anything to do with the recent school shootings. More than likely it has to do with the roll-back of the Clinton Iniatives, his double-crossing the Kyoto Treaty, and his betrayal to the American people through his broken campaign promises and outright lies about the tax cut; not to mention all of our new enemies that he's managed to create worldwide.
For being in office for such a short time, he's managed to make enemies out of almost everyone on the planet!
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gravid
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posted on April 14, 2001 03:51:44 AM new
If I were afraid of a bunch of little kids that bad I would have the good taste to just cancel the event without comment on why I had done so. Considering the body mass and strength involved they have to be worried about a kid bringing a big knive in and handing it off to someone else to use.
It must be hard to work in the White House kitchen with all the knives over 3 inches chained to the work bench with electronic tethers and having to be washed and sharpened right there.
In foreign countries there are many rulers who make it impossible for the public to ever get close and usually what happens if their behavior becomes too oppresive is that one of their own guards whips his pistol out one day and shoots the politician dead.
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femme
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posted on April 14, 2001 04:15:31 AM new
Gee....sounds like loads of fun.
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spazmodeus
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posted on April 14, 2001 04:21:24 AM new
Maybe they fear terrorist midgets dressed as kids.
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HJW
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posted on April 14, 2001 07:07:27 AM new
Well, look on the bright side. some people will have their piece of history to sell on Ebay...maybe an egg with George's face on it...could be worth a buck or two.
Helen
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spazmodeus
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posted on April 14, 2001 07:16:56 AM new
You never know one might be a grenade just painted to look like an Easter egg.
Talk about "shell-shock."
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zilvy
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posted on April 14, 2001 07:36:22 AM new
The Easter Bunny made him say that!!
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enchanted
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posted on April 14, 2001 08:35:51 AM new
LOL spaz!
hi helen, zilvy, krs
Happy Easter!
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Muriel
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posted on April 14, 2001 08:39:28 AM new
Femme: I'm with you. Where do I get in line? Will Xardon be there?
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enchanted
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posted on April 14, 2001 08:53:21 AM new
{{{Muriel}}} Happy Easter!
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HJW
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posted on April 14, 2001 09:05:35 AM new
I hope that EVERYBODY has a safe, happy Easter Egg Hunt!
Just don't look for eggs in dangerous territory...like the White House.
Helen
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Muriel
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posted on April 14, 2001 10:34:26 AM new
Enchanted and Helen: Right back at ya!
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jlpiece
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posted on April 14, 2001 10:40:06 AM new
Where was that article? I can't believe some of you people actually believed that. I guess some people can post anything and have it considered fact.
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Muriel
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posted on April 14, 2001 10:46:47 AM new
I take everything I read - no matter where - with a grain of salt.
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HJW
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posted on April 14, 2001 11:18:24 AM new
jlpiece...
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,3-114235,00.html
Check it out.
Helen
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krs
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posted on April 14, 2001 11:27:16 AM new
neener.
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rawbunzel
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posted on April 14, 2001 12:03:39 PM new
jlpiece, Before I responded to this thread I had already read about this in my local paper. It was in much of the news including the local TV news. Don't you want the news or read the paper? I like to be informed.
If you call your local paper they will ask you for some money [for a subscription]and then deliver it right to your door! Imagine that!
Happy Easter everyone!
Morning [er- afternoon!] Enchanted,Zilvy and Muriel and all the rest !
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Muriel
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posted on April 14, 2001 12:11:43 PM new
Raw - Good afternoon to you, too! Good to see you here! 
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jlpiece
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posted on April 14, 2001 02:03:35 PM new
I didn't see it in any local newspapers - only apparently was this known in the Enquirer-like UK based "The Times". It wasn't in any US newspapers that I had read, but then again I didn't read them all. Perhaps there is a more reliable link unless you believe Hillary gave birth to the alien that "The times" claimed not so long ago...
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krs
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posted on April 14, 2001 04:01:57 PM new
Hillary did give birth to an alien, jlpiece. His name is Mathew, and they never reported it in the US press.
Interesting aside: You appear to be familiar enough with the National Inquirer to make comparisons, so how would you stack it up against a Southern paper like the Georgia Peach? Would you prefer it to the Charmin Gazette?
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jlpiece
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posted on April 14, 2001 06:00:04 PM new
They all sound great to me, Knowledge Reigns Supreme.
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zilvy
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posted on April 14, 2001 07:31:37 PM new
You'd better be careful Muriel those grains of salt can add up and POOF water retention....then from there it is down hill
rolling Easter eggs and not being able to pick them up.....
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