The latest in a long line of using a date to signify a terrorist attack, making the journalists job easier as they have shorthand...but misses the point entirely.
The reason? How can two dozen men being arrested on suspicion of looking Arabic be at all related to 3000 people being killed on 9/11? There was no attack, so therefore the term is meaningless, journalistic slang that led to paranoid airport security.
The fact that, a month on, those not released quietly are being held on not giving evidence of a terror attack is quite fishy, don't you think?
The reason? How can two dozen men being arrested on suspicion of looking Arabic be at all related to 3000 people being killed on 9/11? There was no attack, so therefore the term is meaningless, journalistic slang that led to paranoid airport security.
The fact that, a month on, those not released quietly are being held on not giving evidence of a terror attack is quite fishy, don't you think?
Journo 1: "The police are trying to appear important by randomly arresting two dozen people without evidence, and can't get their story straight!"
Journo 2: "Quick, in order to make it easier and scare the readers into buying our paper for the way forward, give it a date. What's today's date?"
Journo 1: "10th August, 2006."
Journo 2: "10/8 it is, then!"
Journo 2: "Quick, in order to make it easier and scare the readers into buying our paper for the way forward, give it a date. What's today's date?"
Journo 1: "10th August, 2006."
Journo 2: "10/8 it is, then!"
by OD Smith September 16, 2006
Get the 10/8mug. Originally a popular British TV show starring semi-successful comedian Jimmy Carr. Now is used to describe any group of any foolish or comic people. Can be used to describe an activity.
"Aren't you a little concerned we look like 8 out of 10 cats?"
"Nah, everyone wears suspenders sometimes."
"Nah, everyone wears suspenders sometimes."
by The Range March 9, 2022
Get the 8 out of 10 catsmug. by Matt11111 January 2, 2012
Get the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10mug. by I am a cat and u now know this July 22, 2018
Get the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20mug. Teacher: lets count to 50!
Students: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50!
Students: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50!
by KeindlyGamer123 October 8, 2019
Get the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50mug. 8/10 is a mark that everyone should try to get. It’s far more important than 10/10 and people dream of it. It all started when a famous mathematician in Ioannina city ranked the greek government with an 8/10. He is so wise and talented that nowadays 8/10 is used to describe a perfect situation (since he is perfect as well). If someone ever tells you that you are 8/10 you should consider it a compliment and feel like a god/goddess!
by Eimai bad boy November 20, 2021
Get the 8/10mug. by DD-ud August 25, 2016
Get the 10-8mug.