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07-15-2004, 11:15 AM
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 'Floo Powder' Scare Shuts Down Post Office - Harry Potter's birthday is July 31! Summary:
Its a mystery to muggles.. "It's not every day you get a letter with white powder all over it," police Chief Charles Loring said. Article:
A birthday card to a fictional character shut down a Missouri post office for two hours on Wednesday, KMBC-TV in Kansas City reported.
The letter turned out to be a birthday card a 16-year-old fan was sending to Harry Potter in England. The teen apparently sprinkled the card with some "floo powder," which turned out to be harmless talcum powder. In the books by JK Rowling, floo powder helps wizards travel.
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07-15-2004, 12:44 PM
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| | Puffskein
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thatss pretty funny if u think about it like were the post office people thinkin it was anthrax or somehting??
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07-15-2004, 12:48 PM
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| | Chimaera
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I think this article is great, as I find it quite humurous 
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07-15-2004, 01:22 PM
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| | Demiguise
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It is a funny article but I am sure the post workers weren't laughing in the beginning. Put yourself in their shoes and the white "floo power" gets a very different reaction. I would be scared and I don't think Dan or his letter people would be laughing either to receive unknown white power. Besides isn't "floo powder" grey or black?
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07-15-2004, 02:47 PM
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| | Doxy
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Personally I don't find it amusing at all. If that were you, you would have been freaking out just like the postal workers. This is a serious matter. You can't treat it as just another thing that happens. Just think what if it wasn't a Harry Potter fan but some terrorists. I don't know its just not an issue to play around with thats all.
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07-15-2004, 02:58 PM
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| | Skrewt
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i think it really funny.
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07-15-2004, 03:19 PM
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| | Nogtail
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I think it's amusing, afterwards, not during. Peoples minds can do funny things when they suspect something. Here in Chicago, a street was shut down for 3 hours, Hazmant, firemen, policemen and paramedics were there because somebody reported Anthrax. It turned out to be Guacamole It makes you wonder, about the letter, is there really a #3 Privet Drive?  | |
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07-15-2004, 03:25 PM
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| | Gnome
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If this was from a little kid, it wouldn't be so bad. But sixteen? That's ridiculous. How dumb is that guy?
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07-15-2004, 03:44 PM
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Sounds like a small-town girl (Buckner, MO, pop. 2700) sending a fan card, probably to Dan, whose birthday is the 23rd. But the talcum powder? At 16, she doesn't know the postal service is nervous about anthrax? Whew... | |
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07-15-2004, 04:20 PM
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| | Hippocampus
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this is funny!! who would be stupid enough to send white powder... siriusly, this kid is supposed to be 16!!  | |
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07-15-2004, 04:40 PM
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| | Horklump
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LOL! hahaha...ooooohh. why didnt the kid just try sending it by an owl?!? hahaha seriously! lol...ohman...i needed a good laugh! | |
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07-15-2004, 04:49 PM
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| | Kneazle
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oh wow. that's pretty funny...i'd be scared if i was the one that found the white powder and didn't know what it was though lol. | |
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07-15-2004, 04:56 PM
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Hey that is funny,but i would be scared if i was the postal worker. Do you know if they ended up sending the letter?
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07-15-2004, 04:58 PM
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| | Horklump
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they prbly didnt being there is no harry potter :ermsmile:
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07-15-2004, 05:13 PM
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"Missouri post", yeah right, as if anything ever going to happen in Missouri anyway. As for the incident, It's really funny, but I still don't see why he would put "floo Power" in, I mean, it doesn't help the letter to travel (not even in Harry Potter books. A little stupid for a 16 years old don't you think?
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07-15-2004, 05:13 PM
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| | Poltergeist
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I can't believe someone would be that stupid. I mean, why sprinkle it loose, why not with glue. But why in the first place? Floo powder is grey not white :s Stupid person | |
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07-15-2004, 05:15 PM
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| | Horklump
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Thats way funny but i think the kid should have known better then to use white powder. People get all freaked out with white powders. They should have used glitter dust or somthing. what color is floo powder anyway?
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07-15-2004, 06:01 PM
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| | Bugbear
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dats funny!
and starlollie: floo powder is gray
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07-15-2004, 07:57 PM
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| | Kappa
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That was funny!
And, isn't floo powder supposed to be green?
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07-15-2004, 08:08 PM
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| | Bicorn
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That story is hilarious, but that sixteen year old, I mean C'mon, how stupid can you get !! But even still, that is just so funny! HAHAHAHA | |
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07-16-2004, 03:54 AM
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| | Gnome
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Quote: Originally posted by danny radcliffe is soooo hot xx@Jul 15 2004, 05:18 AM
thatss pretty funny if u think about it like were the post office people thinkin it was anthrax or somehting?? yeah. lol that's funny! but, that would be kinda scary too if you didn't know what it was.
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07-19-2004, 07:05 AM
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I live in Buckner, MO and I didn't hear about it til that nite. I didn't know anything about it at all. I know that alot of people here have been cracking jokes and stuff about it. I feel bad for the girl because she is getting made fun of. Even if she is old enough to realize it was a mistake. I am sure it was scary for the people who got the letter and didn't know what it was at the time.
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