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Current Events

Shades of 1961?

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After President Kennedy called for the building of private fallout shelters, in less than six months he reversed direction, "Let us concentrate on keeping enemy bombers and missiles away from our shores and less on keeping neighbors away from our shelters."

Shelter morality is en vogue again:

"Hey, let me in! Home Depot was out of duct tape!"

"Sorry, tough luck - I only have space for my family."

"What about me... your Reverend - surely you will go straight to perdition if you refuse to aid me?"

"Sorry father...find a storm drain somewhere and crawl inside."

"Honey look, the neighbors are coming with guns and crowbars!"

"That's why I bought thes grenades and uzis...here kids..lock and load while I throw a coupla these at em."

BOOM. BOOM. BOOOOOM.

"lockdown secure. Targets eliminated."

"Honey, I don't think we're going to be having dinner with Melba and Fred anymore."

"They never were prepared for an emergency...careless...always locking themselves out of their car or house and never having an extra key made."

"If only they hadn't spent their time protesting, they might've been prepared. Listen the nerve agent alarms are sounding!"

"Yeah, it's a damn shame, too - Melba always made fine toast when we came over."

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It's only a matter of time before shelter morality becomes an issue again.

-SDT1

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