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Showing Original Post only (View all)New Rules (DU Edition): List of words to avoid using on DU to avoid arrest [View all]
Last edited Sun May 27, 2012, 11:32 PM - Edit history (1)
Revealed: Hundreds of words to avoid using online if you don't want the government spying on you (and they include 'pork', 'cloud' and 'Mexico')
Department of Homeland Security forced to release list following freedom of information request
Agency insists it only looks for evidence of genuine threats to the U.S. and not for signs of general dissent
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2150281/REVEALED-Hundreds-words-avoid-using-online-dont-want-government-spying-you.html#ixzz1w7hUe2fb
MIND YOUR LANGUAGE: THE LIST OF KEYWORDS IN FULL
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Submariner
May 2012
OP
I do not worry to much about what the dear spies think - Agent Andy will handle it. Your idea sounds
jwirr
May 2012
#52
So if I have an Outbreak of my mood and say something Explosive in Response
NRaleighLiberal
May 2012
#5
I'm not worried although I've used many of those words. I think that all governmental agencies
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#10
I don't know. Depending upon what I say, I may need a friendly on jury duty.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#20
What if they contract the work out to companies that are the ideological twin of Eric Prince?
freshwest
May 2012
#60
To any Teaparty Terrorists or twin of Eric Prince, I want to re-afffirm that you guys are
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#61
Interesting to note that "Kissinger" and "Cheney" were not on the list. Whenever I'm
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#34
Looks like DU is safe. Depleted Uranium (DU) is no longer a threat. Yum, let's eat some.
freshwest
May 2012
#33
Yeah, Doug Rokke was lecturing on it on SCAN during the Bush reign of terror. I found DU in the
freshwest
May 2012
#57
Challenge to DU: Write a novel that uses every word in this list at least once. It could be a chain
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#39
All citizens are terrorists. That's quite a philosophy they have there.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#40
I didn't see the word GUN on that list. Is the word GUN on that list?
cherokeeprogressive
May 2012
#44
you can't say 'cops' or 'police,' so i guess you're supposed to say 'pigs' if you want to talk
HiPointDem
May 2012
#47