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Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring evacuated; gunman inside | TBD.com

Montgomery County police have confirmed the Discovery Communications headquarters on Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring has been evacuated after the report of a man possibly with explosives inside the building.

A man entered the lobby and may have fired a weapon and declared, "Nobody is going anywhere," Montgomery County police said.

In a phone interview on ABC 7 News and TBD TV, Discovery Communication employee Lisa Lucas said the building is in lockdown, with an unknown number of employees sheltering in offices. Police have established a cordon around the building.

She said that about 1:20 p.m., "we heard, Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop."

Police have not confirmed that multiple shots were fired.



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 02:38:15 PM EST
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Man holds hostages at Discovery TV building - U.S. news - Crime & courts - msnbc.com

`The planet does not need humans'
Lee appears to have posted environmental and population-control demands online, saying humans are ruining the planet and that Discovery should develop programs to sound the alarm.

"I want Discovery Communications to broadcast on their channels to the world their new program lineup and I want proof they are doing so. I want the new shows started by asking the public for inventive solution ideas to save the planet and the remaining wildlife on it," the alleged manifesto reads, adding:"Nothing is more important than saving ... the Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels. The humans? The planet does not need humans."



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 03:27:51 PM EST
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blimey, has anyone heard from Twank in the last few hours. that sounds suspiciously similar.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 05:49:29 PM EST
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I want the new shows started by asking the public for inventive solution ideas to save the planet and the remaining wildlife on it," the alleged manifesto reads, adding:"Nothing is more important than saving ... the Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels. The humans? The planet does not need humans."

I want the new shows started by asking the public for inventive solution ideas to save the planet and the remaining wildlife on it to calmly report to the nearest disintegration station for processing," the alleged manifesto reads, adding:"Nothing is more important than saving ... the Lions, Tigers, and Bears (Oh MY!) Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies (WTF?), Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Squirrels, and, of course, the Cats and Kittens, especially cats named Truffles. The humans? The planet does not need humans, except to feed their cats."

I would then go on to recommend my favorite porn sites, and you know, ...


In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 06:30:09 PM EST
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No doubt there will be a good market in and, of course, the Squirrels. T-shirts

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Sep 1st, 2010 at 07:36:17 PM EST
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On a more serious note, this song still brings tears to my eyes ... after all these years.



In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 at 08:08:49 AM EST
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There should be a mandatory 7 year training program in the use of meaningless decorative movie transitions.

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 at 01:44:36 PM EST
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