Security reminder

[webofevil]

Young strictlytrue from Streatham writes: "What are the gradations of alert again?" Well, although I’ve mentioned the basic alert colours before, the full list is as follows:

- Black
- Black Special
- Carling Black Special
- Fear Of A Black Special
- Blackadder Christmas Special
- Young Special and Black
- Amber
- Black Again
- That Effect You Used To Get On A Typewriter When The Key Hit The Black And Red Bits Of The Ribbon At The Same Time
- Rosé
- Red
- Black

Now you'll have no excuse if you try and storm Parliament on the wrong day.

Comments

[internetsdairy.livejournal.com]

You forgot Black Special In The Hour Of Chaos.

[ex-cornfedpi814.livejournal.com]

From recollection, the difference between black and black special is that the sign is the same but with black special written on it. Maybe this demonstrates a combination of British sang froid with British colonial stupidity:

"We may be in a heightened state of alert, but we'll be damned if we're going to let Johnny foreigner know about it. Leave the black sign up, but write special on it - those ignorant so and so's won't be able to read English and will be totally unaware. Now, who's for tiffin?"

[mothergoddamn.livejournal.com]

My work's currently on Amber. And since I apparently do nothing essential they won't bloody let me in.


*watches Trisha instead*

[andrewwyld.livejournal.com]

They play James Brown as the alert signal, you know.

[theresa6010.livejournal.com]

For making me laugh out loud in an embarrassing way, I'm adding you..