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Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes (lite.cnn.com)
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Homeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling toward much of the United States, according to two sources familiar with the directive.

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[–] 62 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Is no one going to point out the dystopian nature of DHS telling FEMA not to warn people about ice while expecting inclement weather because they're afraid of how it will reflect on ICE's gestapo tactics?

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    • [–] 57 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Take a flamethrower to ice

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    “Crush ICE” is right there. Surprised no one’s picked that one up yet.

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    • [–] 30 points 9 months ago

    San Antonio traffic signs said “ICE PREVENTION OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS” at least TxDot understood the assignment.

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    [–] 21 points 9 months ago

    I’m always happy when my airplane de-ices before takeoff.

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    [–] 19 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Rock salt is great for dispersing ice from streets and sidewalks.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    A water balloon full of saturated brine. This is a standalone sentence that could be totally unrelated to the prior conversation, I just like salty water.

    Also unrelated, but wet clothes can be hundreds of times less insulating than dry clothes, so stay dry in the winter storm!

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    • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    The memes will continue.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    These two headlines work great together:

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    • [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    Fuck ice. The slippery one too

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    [–] 15 points 9 months ago

    I think it would be safer if we all help to get rid of ice this winter

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