Comments on: The Life of an (Overseas) Contractor

By: meleager

meleager — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:03:04 +0000

blowback

By: MaxDamage

MaxDamage — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:51:29 +0000

So now I have to ask myself, was the item in question finally delivered to the recipient? And was the smirk properly hidden during delivery?

Which, if you were to order such an item in a plain envelope and it arrives with scorch marks and perhaps a bullet hole or two, who’s going to raise an official complaint? And is that covered under warrantee?

So many questions, so few examples.

– Max

By: Grumpy

Grumpy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:48:00 +0000

Can’t you just here the discussion between two security agents. “We just decided to track the package to the addressee. When we found him it was concealed and operational. Then, it went off.” “Kill him?” “No, just wounded.”

By: xairboss (alias) E Yat

xairboss (alias) E Yat — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:53:31 +0000

Jeez, and I thought my lady friend’s comment about BOB standing for “battery operated boyfriend” instead of “blue on blue” was risque.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:35:36 +0000

Over the years I worked on a number of the major airlines’ largest baggage handling systems – this kind of thing happens all the time with them.

They don’t shoot the luggage though.

By: sonarsenior

sonarsenior — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:58:51 +0000

BTW and FYI, it wasn’t mine. Last time in Tijuana (’87) I traded mines for a velvet Elvis.
Thankyouverymuch.