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[bzarcher]

It's probably really bad that I can't figure out if this is funny or tragic.

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[valkyrwench.livejournal.com]

As much as I love seeing Homeland Security embarrassed, it's really kind of tragic.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

True, but there's a surreal sort of comedy to the feds taking his blood covered chainsaw, inspecting it, and then waving him through.

[chaoticgoodnik.livejournal.com]

I think the intersection point is "stupid."

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

True, sadly.

[ed-dirt.livejournal.com]

what gets me is that he hitchiked to the border. Carrying a homemade sword, a hatchet, brass knuckles and a bloody chain saw.

"Oh look honey, there's a nice young man needs a ride. let's pick him up."
"I dunno about that. he has a bloody chain saw. that don't look right to me."
"Oh, he's probably just a lumberjack. remember, this is Canada. there's lots of lumberjacks."

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Well, don't you know that everyone in Canada is

A) Nice
B) A lumberjack
C) A nice lumberjack.

Plus, he was probably wearing suspenders and a bra. He wished he was a girly, just like his dear papa.

[ed-dirt.livejournal.com]

you forgot "D".

D. Everyone says "eh" at the end of every sentence.

which means I fucked up. It should have read....

"Oh look honey, there's a nice young man needs a ride, eh. let's pick him up, eh?."
"I dunno about that, eh. he has a bloody chain saw. that don't look right to me, eh?."
"Oh, he's probably just a lumberjack, eh? remember, this is Canada. there's lots of lumberjacks, eh."

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Ahh, yes, D.

[volemaster.livejournal.com]

I'm glad they let him into the country... the custom agent is right: "being bizarre is not a reason to keep somebody out of this country or lock them up. ... We are governed by laws and regulations, and he did not violate any regulations."

Though I think confiscating the weapons was probably a wise precaution, as was investigating whether or not he was wanted for any crimes.

But, seriously, who tries to cross the border with bloody chainsaws and a slew of other weapons? Way to fail to be stealthy.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Being bizarre, absolutely not. But you'd think that a call to the RCMP, if nothing else, might have occured to say, "Hey, are you guys looking for someone covered in blood with a chainsaw?" They only seemed to consult American authorities.

Obviously he failed his good sense roll, but managed a few critical successes on his bureaucracy test.

[chaoticgoodnik.livejournal.com]

Here's an update on your buddy, the chainsaw-wielder:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/10/border.chainsaw/index.html

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

*facepalm*