# Start practicing "duck and cover" **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 20, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560 "2008-08-20T10:53:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/1 "2008-08-20T10:53:48Z")
Cold War 2008… it’s on. > **[BBC NEWS | Europe | US and Poland seal missile deal](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7571660.stm)** > > The US and Poland sign a deal to locate part of a controversial US missile defence shield on Polish territory, angering Russia. > **The US and Poland have signed a deal to locate part of the US’s controversial missile defence system on Polish soil.** And Russia responds: [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,407262,00.html](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,407262,00.html) > Russia Says Response to U.S. Missile Shield Deal With Poland Will Go Beyond Diplomacy For those who aren’t into international politics, Poland is a NATO member. Article 5 of the NATO charter states that an attack on any NATO member is attack on all NATO members. ---
**Author:** ![RLB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rlb/32/5196_2.png) [@RLB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RLB)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/2 "2008-08-20T10:55:01Z")
Better dust of those old attack sirens. ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/3 "2008-08-20T10:55:21Z")
Nothing will happen. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/4 "2008-08-20T10:56:28Z")
Sweet. It was only a matter of time. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/5 "2008-08-20T10:56:45Z")
> [@cky89](#): > > Nothing will happen. definition of a COLD war. :nightcrew: :roll: ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/6 "2008-08-20T10:58:52Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > definition of a COLD war. > > :nightcrew: :roll: “October 10, 1989” To be fair, by the time he was old enough to know, the first cold war was long over. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/7 "2008-08-20T11:00:03Z")
Sarcasm? omg…lol. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/8 "2008-08-20T11:00:53Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > “October 10, 1989” > > To be fair, by the time he was old enough to know, the first cold war was long over. 🙂 haha. touche > [@cky89](#): > > Sarcasm? omg…lol. omg it was a joke. thicken up if you’re gonna post during sunlight hours :noob: ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/9 "2008-08-20T11:02:10Z")
Nothing they dont cover in 13 years of schooling though lol ---
**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/10 "2008-08-20T11:03:00Z")
No one will ever bomb Vegas. Everyone loves Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![ImportMuscle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/importmuscle/32/7615_2.png) [@ImportMuscle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportMuscle)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/11 "2008-08-20T11:03:49Z")
Holy fuck this is bad ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/12 "2008-08-20T11:03:50Z")
air raid drills coming back? ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/13 "2008-08-20T11:07:24Z")
> [@ImportMuscle](#): > > Holy fuck this is bad This is not bad. It will be resolved/cool down in days. ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/14 "2008-08-20T11:08:00Z")
time to dust off the M-1 Garand ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/15 "2008-08-20T11:10:49Z")
anyone catch “The Real Iraq” w/ Dan Rather on HDNet? He had on 2 upper level marines & a photojournalist that was on the ground as well and from the sounds of it, between China, Russia and Iran… the world is going to get very scary very soon. despite who wins the election, I really hope they can handle it and diffuse the political tension. We can’t afford to fuck up ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/16 "2008-08-20T11:11:31Z")
Time to get ready to start fighting with these again… ![http://www.nativewayonline.com/flmix.jpg](http://www.nativewayonline.com/flmix.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/17 "2008-08-20T11:20:14Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > anyone catch “The Real Iraq” w/ Dan Rather on HDNet? He had on 2 upper level marines & a photojournalist that was on the ground as well and from the sounds of it, between China, Russia and Iran… the world is going to get very scary very soon. > > despite who wins the election, I really hope they can handle it and diffuse the political tension. We can’t afford to fuck up and all the people who thought international affairs is a non-issue for the US will be getting a wake up call. $0.02 But yea Russia is scary, as is China. Iran is more of a firecracker sitting atop of the powderkeg IMO ---
**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/18 "2008-08-20T11:20:45Z")
Well if its WWIII, My people will be on the “good guys” side for once. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/19 "2008-08-20T11:20:50Z")
do we even still have air raid sirens ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560/20 "2008-08-20T11:21:45Z")
> [@jt76](#): > > Well if its WWIII, My people will be on the “good guys” side for once. who are your people? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/start-practicing-duck-and-cover/53560.md?page=2)