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The Exploding Pagers

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  • MikM Offline
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    #201

    Joe does not approve. I doubt Bibi cares. It could be just a show too. "Oh, I opposed that strike" wink wink.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-states-which-response-from-israel-to-iran-s-strike-us-will-not-approve/ar-AA1rBO77?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=b098a54595f6410880dbb48949228919&ei=28

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      #202

      Lots of fun detail, worth a read if you can get around the paywall.

      https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/israel-mossad-hezbollah-pagers-nasrallah/

      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        • George KG Offline
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          #204

          More deets:

          And the best picture:

          image.jpeg

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • LuFins DadL Offline
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            #205

            I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

            The Brad

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              LuFins Dad
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              #206

              I mean, if Israel actually made money out of the deal, I might just have to emigrate…

              The Brad

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              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

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                jon-nyc
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                @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                  @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                  I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                  On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

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                  @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

                  @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                  I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                  On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

                  There's no way no one over there saw the potential irony, though. I mean just for starters you have terrorists paying to get taken out.

                  Please love yourself.

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                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                    @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                    I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                    On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

                    LuFins DadL Offline
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                    @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

                    @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

                    I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

                    On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

                    The planning and engineering is a wash as those employees doing the planning and engineering would still have been paid sitting on their asses saying “drone strike”

                    Dear god, I think I might need to move to Israel.

                    The Brad

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                      #210

                      If u need help house hunting let me know. City? Suburbs? Maybe a rural area? Good schools around? Business opportunities? Just say the word.

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                      • bachophileB bachophile

                        If u need help house hunting let me know. City? Suburbs? Maybe a rural area? Good schools around? Business opportunities? Just say the word.

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                        #211

                        @bachophile said in The Exploding Pagers:

                        If u need help house hunting let me know. City? Suburbs? Maybe a rural area? Good schools around? Business opportunities? Just say the word.

                        Where’s the best cheeseburger joint?

                        The Brad

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                          bachophile
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                          https://www.fatcow.co.il/?env=true

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                          • LuFins DadL Offline
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                            LuFins Dad
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                            63?! I hope that’s in shekels, at least!

                            The Brad

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                              Shekels

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                              • bachophileB Offline
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                                bachophile
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                                Divide by 4

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                                • MikM Offline
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                                  "Fake Cow" 😄

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    Ok, I can deal with $15

                                    The Brad

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                                    • MikM Mik

                                      "Fake Cow" 😄

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                                      @bachophile

                                      Sorry for my ignorance, but is Israel like northern Europe where most people are pretty good in English even though it is not their native language?

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                                        #219

                                        Not even close. More like Italy or France.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                          Not even close. More like Italy or France.

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                                          @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                          Not even close. More like Italy or France.

                                          thanks. I think it would be an interesting place to visit for history. I am good at making hand gestures to get my point across so not too worried about language. LOL

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