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Monday, March 7, 2011

Mailbag "We Are Going to Block Streets"

Posted by Dominic Holden on Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:15 AM

I just got this voice mail:

Hi. Here’s a message for your political people. On April 1, 2011, April Fool’s Day, there is going to be a massive don’t-show-up-for-work day. Nobody is going to work. And we are going to block the streets. We are going to take our cars, we are going to block streets—nothing is going to happen. We are going to block trains; we are going to block everything. Nothing is going to happen. We are going to shut this country down until it realizes that we are the people, you know. Hey, yeah, the people. Yeah. Get ready. April 1. April Fool’s. Day. Ha Ha! My name is Calamity. Calamity. You can call me if you want. [Doesn’t leave phone number.]

Just thought you all would want to know.

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April Fools!

Posted by BombasticMO

on March 7, 2011 at 11:21 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5kLtdUEr…

Posted by gregg on March 7, 2011 at 11:27 AM

What if we could all make this happen?

Posted by Rujax!

on March 7, 2011 at 11:29 AM

May Day would be more appropriate I think.

Posted by Simone on March 7, 2011 at 11:37 AM

I have a stack of blocks and I'm ready to take the streets back for toddlers!

We have nothing to lose but our alphabet!

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 7, 2011 at 11:43 AM

Something's going to happen, all right. This fuckstick is going to get his car towed, and maybe his silly head beat in.

Posted by Fnarf

on March 7, 2011 at 11:49 AM

How about we all join together to support something meaningful, like supporting the folks in Wisconson, or Libya?

Posted by 2D on March 7, 2011 at 11:52 AM

put a bird on it.

Posted by sonder on March 7, 2011 at 11:55 AM

First thing I thought of was this: http://alaskawtf.com/2011/02/28/palins-i…

But that's a different day.

Posted by Chris from N.O. on March 7, 2011 at 12:01 PM

good thing I walk to work

Posted by genevieve on March 7, 2011 at 12:12 PM

"We are going to shut this country down until it realizes that we are the people, you know."

No demands, just recognition that "we are the people".

Can we ask for something more meaningful? Life putting the bankers in jail? Or actually taxing corporations and saving the economy? Or maybe Instant Runoff Voting? Or for five-or-more political parties? Or re-funding our schools (perhaps with those corporate taxes)?

Reminds me of those self-titled "anarchists" who are for "conflictional" things and want to (apparently) just break shit and fight the cops.

*sigh* We are doomed.

Posted by treacle on March 7, 2011 at 12:19 PM

What's funny is that they would be targeting "the people," and even people who might not necessarily have enough income to own a car like these folks. When people like this make decisions they are never actually based on thought. It's a bit annoying.

Posted by Devin on March 7, 2011 at 12:28 PM

Note to self: stay away from desk calendar while tripping balls.

Posted by venomlash on March 7, 2011 at 12:53 PM

@12 I'd say thats nothing compared to the lack of thought that went into his plan to use cars to block trains.

Posted by giffy on March 7, 2011 at 1:08 PM

Massive don’t-show-up-for-work? Too much work.

How about "the people" wear nose-glasses instead, so we can realize who they are?

Posted by RonK, Seattle on March 7, 2011 at 2:10 PM

@3, then we, too, would be high as balls and rambling semicoherently.

Posted by balderdash

on March 7, 2011 at 2:25 PM

We need a poll on posts such as these, to determine (in a scientifically binding way) what drug or drugs the caller has imbibed prior to using the phone.
I'm going for a touch of stupid and a bunch of insanity piled on top of more stupid, and shaken.

Posted by Cynic Romantic on March 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM

That's April 1, kids. Not to be confused with March 13, when the Teabaggers are all going to block traffic. Or Critical Mass on the 25th. Not that the cause matters; douchebags block traffic because that's the douchebag way.

Posted by The Wretched Harmony on March 7, 2011 at 3:06 PM