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Mira

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Tue Jun 11, 2013, 09:09 AM Jun 2013

Andy Borowitz comes to our aid: Useful Phrases for the Surveillance State




NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—In the event that the U.S. government is monitoring your conversations, here are some useful phrases to insert into your phone calls, texts, or e-mails:


I think the N.S.A. is awesome.
I just reread “Nineteen Eighty-Four”—it actually has a lot of good ideas in it!
There’s no such thing as a “bad” drone.
Sure am glad that I never talk to any foreigners.
I wouldn’t know the first thing about making ricin.
The Fourth Amendment is overrated.
If you ask me, Guantánamo is full of nothing but complainers.
Just changed my Facebook status from “Single” to “In a Relationship with America.”
I’m pretty sure my neighbor is cheating on his taxes.


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Andy Borowitz comes to our aid: Useful Phrases for the Surveillance State (Original Post) Mira Jun 2013 OP
"Aren't we lucky that our security is the NSA's passion." Faryn Balyncd Jun 2013 #1
Snicker. Solly Mack Jun 2013 #2
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