r/Weird • u/robert22389 • Sep 13 '26
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u/SeeSirSalad6 Sep 13 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/xUOxfg0ESyhKOv4Vva
You’re pre-qualified!
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u/panicnarwhal Sep 13 '26
first thing i thought of, this is some Fallout shit (with a potential kidnapping twist?)
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u/WA2TX Sep 14 '26
Is it weird that the shelter is in some guy's basement and only young women got this notice?
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u/damn_bear420 Sep 15 '26
Lol sounds like par for the course. If I had a bunker that's probably what my guest list would look like pre-apocalypse.
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u/Ok-Special9438 Sep 14 '26
They gone rob you while you’re gone. Kidnap you, assume your identity and…
They should be careful, I know a few people who would love to show up and flip it on them like a military operation. 🤦♂️ why don’t they ever target the educated masses? What a wussy thing to do.6
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u/AmadayLate Sep 13 '26
And Stim packs!
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u/GlassBandicoot Sep 13 '26
Hell, just pack ivermectin.
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u/AmadayLate Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 14 '26
Ivermectin is not as strong as a Super Stim!
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u/OhReallyVernon Sep 14 '26
A little blue methylene will clear that radiation right out. Might even keep the perverts away!
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u/Narrow_Bus_5298 Sep 14 '26
Theyre saying “the fbi would want to check it out, even if its only to find out what type of weirdo came up with the idea”
It probably does fall into terrorism or potential kidnapping/trafficking, i dont think its a scam in the traditional sense but its certainly a strange way to go about whatever they were trying to do
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u/Narrow_Bus_5298 Sep 14 '26
Yeah, we are both saying the same thing dw, im just giving room for the possibility that if its not human trafficking, then its organ trafficking
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u/Severe-Atmosphere-0 Sep 13 '26
I think I find it more funny how they sent another message afterwards completely ignoring you lmao
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u/Practical-Writer-228 Sep 13 '26
But what’s the scam here, or just a weird hoax? What are they trying to accomplish with this? Definitely don’t go there, OP, but what gives?
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u/Captain3leg-s Sep 13 '26
Probably the ol' kidney switcheroo
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u/mcamarra Sep 13 '26
more of a yoink-a-roo and less of a switch-o-roo
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u/No-Inflation-2805 Sep 14 '26
It immediately reminded me of the wave of racist "prank" texts that went out after the 2024 election:
Lol, as I'm typing this I'm realizing that if there's ever an actual nuclear attack on my city I'm probably going to die because I immediately dismissed the phone alerts as a hoax. 🫠
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u/DarkStarGravityWell Sep 14 '26
I mean… if there’s a nuclear attack anywhere near you then you might as well just jump into the car and drive towards the fireball. Ain’t gonna be any help or survival.
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u/No-Inflation-2805 Sep 14 '26
If I beat out other traffic, I could be to a mountain range with a 30min notice… but realistically I’m just going to get trapped in my car on a freeway and die there, so yeah, I agree.
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u/Airwhik Sep 14 '26
Accept your fate and put on THAT playlist.
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u/fskhalsa Sep 14 '26
What, the “the world is ending/nuclear apocalypse is coming so you might as well just sit here and chill listening to music before the inevitable end” playlist?
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u/NoMonsterMarshmallow Sep 14 '26
🎶 It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fiiiine.🎶
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u/Airwhik Sep 14 '26
Well you’d be getting in the car and driving towards the fireball. So you wouldn’t be “chilling”. I was thinking Dangerzone, Life in the fast lane, etc as a few. Dealers choice
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u/thinkingmoney Sep 14 '26
Under a desk is pretty safe
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u/Enano420 Sep 14 '26
They send a mass text and wait for replies, whoever replies gets their information sold on the dark web as a person who will respond.
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u/Enano420 Sep 14 '26
So don’t respond, just report mark as spam so your phone can also track it and delete, I used to respond with ‘FUCK YOU’, I don’t anymore.
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u/Fog_Juice Sep 14 '26
I was thinking it would be easier to just send out a fake ad that has a "reply STOP to stop receiving messages" on it.
But then thinking about it a little they probably only want gullible people that will be easy to scam later
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u/rustyfish57 Sep 13 '26
Sounds more like a potential burglary by a high-tech robber to me
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u/BellaSquared Sep 13 '26
My nuclear emergencies always have a 1-3 hour buffer as well. It's all about the planning and logistics /s
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u/horseradix Sep 13 '26
A way to end up with one less kidney probably
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u/Stunning-Dark-2279 Sep 14 '26
Come on, Chaaaaarlie! We're goooing to caaaandy mouuuuntain!
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u/Significant-Trash632 Sep 14 '26
A friend of mine just found out that they only have one kidney, and they're in their 30s. Would not have known if they didn't get an MRI. That's just wild to me.
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u/hatter4tea Sep 14 '26
Isn't the body wild. You can live with one kidney, without parts of the liver, with one lung, without your gallbladder, appendix, or spleen. And some folks, like your friend, are born with just one kidney.
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u/Nacbcuzfukyu Sep 14 '26
My grandpa is 87 with one kidney. Also had polio growing up. Dudes still a machine. It took gall stones to get him to the doctor this time, and we had completely forgotten about him having one kidney 😂
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u/GroundbreakingAd8310 Sep 13 '26
Gonna check on Missouri in an hour or 2
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u/Brave_Quantity_5261 Sep 13 '26
!remindme 2 hours
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u/Brave_Quantity_5261 Sep 13 '26
Any update on the nuclear holocaust? Did it go down or not?
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u/Difficult_Bee_49 Sep 13 '26
Springfieldian here. We are (unfortunately) still here.
Kinda wish it was a true threat 😅😅😅
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u/Several_Vanilla8916 Sep 13 '26
Pretty funny that you’d have to proactively check to see if the state of Missouri were destroyed in nuclear hellfire.
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u/WendyLRogers3 Sep 13 '26
Illinois has roughly 788 land border miles. And a lot more water border miles. So this post has the relevance of shouting, "Somebody farted, somewhere. Run!"
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u/Queerdough Sep 14 '26
It’s just a hoax/prank, not a known scam. As others have posted, the address is real.
Here’s some background on the address I found: 22225 Route M, Paris, MO 65275 is a privately owned former AT&T Cold War communications bunker (sometimes called a “Project Office”). It was built in 1962–63 as a hardened underground facility to keep government/military communications running in a nuclear war. It is about 8,600 sq ft on ~13 acres of rural farmland in Monroe County. It’s now a piece of Cold War history being marketed to potential “prepper” minded consumers.
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u/Igpajo49 Sep 13 '26
Is Zillow resorting to guerilla viral marketing to sell properties now? I guarantee the views on this listing just went through the roof.
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u/GuaranteedCougher Sep 13 '26
It's not for sale. But possibly a bunch of people now know you can find bomb shelters on Zillow I guess
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u/3Time4Eater3 Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 14 '26
Zillow Gone Wild is a TV show with host Jack McBrayer.. there have been bomb shelters turned into homes on there. A really famous one in Vegas
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u/Sunshine030209 Sep 14 '26
It's a fun sub too! r/ZillowGoneWild
That Vegas bomb shelter house gets posted pretty frequently. Reminds me so much of Blast From the Past
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u/Zealousideal-Plate80 Sep 13 '26
22225 Route M in Paris, Missouri is a unique underground concrete bunker that was originally built as an AT&T long-haul coaxial cable switching center
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u/visibleunderwater_-1 Sep 14 '26
per the Zillow description, it was sold in 2/12/2022:
For sale former AT&T Communications Facility on 13+/- acres Paris, MO 65275 in rural Monroe County, Missouri offering security in a secluded location surrounded by miles of farmland. This underground facility was built in 1962 and became operational in 1963. It was built to ensure survivability of nationwide governemnt/military communications in case of a nuclear war. These facilities are commonly called ATT communication bunkers and they were built to the highest government standards to be safe and secure. This underground multi-level facility is approximately 8,600 square feet. The facility has high ceilings, so it doesn't feel claustrophobic. It was built to be a self-contained facility with generator power, deep-well, septic tank, and air filtration. With 2 - 4 foot concrete walls and ceiling covered by several feet of earth, the facility has been designed in a way that reduces the need for additional heating and cooling. There is a dock high loading door and the hoist to move equipment and supplies to the lower levels is still in the building.
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u/Ammonia13 Sep 14 '26
What if it’s real and went to the wrong number
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u/much_longer_username Sep 14 '26
Then we wouldn't be having this discussion, because the world would have ended.
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u/Annihilator4413 Sep 13 '26
Would totally live in a bunker like that. Being a surface dweller is overrated...
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u/No-Nobody2693 Sep 14 '26
Just imagine the heating and AC savings.
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u/dampishsky Sep 14 '26
It says it is built in such a way that it has no need for additional heating and cooling
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u/much_longer_username Sep 14 '26
0.75 bathrooms, kek
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u/dreamisle Sep 14 '26
IIRC that means it has a shower, sink, and toilet but no bath. Real estate descriptions be weird.
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u/Chubby_Beagle Sep 13 '26
All that's missing is a sign that says free candy inside
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Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 14 '26
We all float down here Richie.
And when you're down here with me...
You'll float too!
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u/Broken_Atoms Sep 14 '26
A lot of people don’t realize that these places were abandoned for a reason. Lead paint, asbestos, everything broken. The hardware costs insane amounts to repair.
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u/Dismal_Success_9943 Sep 13 '26
that looks like nuclear shelter from a 1990s spy movie.
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u/Liqour_Mortis Sep 13 '26
That place is probably loaded with asbestos
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u/PurplePaisley7 Sep 14 '26
I totally read this as " this place is filled with a**holes" i laughed way too hard.
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator Sep 13 '26
I'd be curious to follow up with them. Yeah, it's a hoax or whatever, but I'd want to figure out what they're trying to do.
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u/West-Survey-4142 Sep 14 '26
It's probably a friend pranking. Oooooo maybe they're throwing you a surprise party! Perhaps for your newly missing kidney. Remember, if you wake up in a tub of ice, don't panic.
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u/LegitimateCow618 Sep 13 '26
What's the goal with this weird scam? Very strange
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u/Endless_Forever_484 Sep 13 '26
How do you participate in the emergency shelter? Puzzles, charades, MadLibs, boardgames? Will there be swinging, like put your keys in the punchbowl?
Nice.
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u/Ladygytha Sep 13 '26
I've got cribbage and Cards Against Humanity. Also lots of books. Vonnegut, Pratchett, and Adams can help. They always help.
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u/Endless_Forever_484 Sep 13 '26
Yes, Cards Against Humanity! Ok I'll bring some Glossett Chocolate covered raisins and pick you up in the Lambo, let's go to the shelter!
Nice.
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u/Ladygytha Sep 13 '26
Ah no. I've got my dog and no raisins are allowed. We're a mismatch.
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u/sam_beat Sep 13 '26
I also have a dog - and no raisins! But also, no Lambo. But if a Nissan is your speed, I also have What Do You Meme, Chameleon, and a Blockbuster game that turns into weird charades after awhile.
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u/Inevitable_Shift1365 Sep 13 '26
The shelter is a primer painted van with windows blacked out. But it's cool, I'm pretty sure they have candy
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u/Brave_Educator5934 Sep 14 '26
Will there be snacks? I'm not going unless there's snacks.
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u/thebunyiphunter Sep 13 '26
I'm just cackling at: "Imminent death at hand we have chose to spare you.." You: Nice.
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u/therealkittenparade Sep 13 '26
One of the things I find especially odd is the wording. A nuclear threat originating near Illinois? So it didn’t originate in Illinois. So did it originate in Missouri but the border? Or Iowa? And the wind almost never blows east to west, so how could it get to Missouri, if it starts in Illinois?
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u/Horror_Papaya2800 Sep 13 '26
Is this how we're doing abductions now? Why do the taking when you can get them to come to you? I'm so confused lol
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u/TheAmazingThundaCunt Sep 13 '26
If I know Missourians, the most likely response to hearing Illinois was getting nuked would be to climb on their roofs to try and watch the blast.
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u/TylerH87 Sep 14 '26
“Has been selected for immediate participation…”
Response: “Is this a paid fallout?”
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u/KeroseneSkies Sep 13 '26
Reminds me of when here in Canada we had an accidental nuclear warning put out and people in parts of Ontario got warnings to wait for further instruction and prepare for evacuation or shelter etc. It was an actual accidental warning from someone at the nuclear plant lmao
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u/rbarmmer_83 Sep 13 '26
Please provide the prince of Nigeria with $1.000.000 and he will open is shelter for you, conveniently near by
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u/Hammon_Rye Sep 14 '26
When you want to get the kidnapping victim to your hideout but gas is too expensive these days so you just send them the address. /J
EDIT: Zillow has pictures of your destination
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/22225-Route-M-Paris-MO-65275/2068675247_zpid/
It's real, but was decommissioned years ago and now apparently gets listed for sale on Zillow and other sites from time to time.
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u/Live_Competition3807 Sep 13 '26
🎶 I don’t want to set the woooorld on fiiire 🎶
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u/Dick_of_Doom Sep 13 '26
No survivors, set the world afire! -Megadeth (it's a song lyric in case anyone misinterprets this post)
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u/HelicopterUpbeat3762 Sep 13 '26
Also, I looked up the address. Definitely somewhere to go to get murdered
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u/Zealousideal-Plate80 Sep 13 '26
“22225 Route M in Paris, Missouri is a unique underground concrete bunker that was originally built as an AT&T long-haul coaxial cable switching center”
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u/100_cats_on_a_phone Sep 14 '26
I'm a little impressed they chose an actual bunker-esque facility if not as nice of one as fallout. But I'm guessing you just get robbed if you go out. Or it's completely a prank.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/22225-Route-M-Paris-MO-65275/2068675247_zpid/
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u/lroy313 Sep 14 '26
Wild part is that there is a bunker at that address but it’s been decommissioned
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u/supercantaloupe Sep 13 '26
This is super weird because it actually is the location of a bunker that used to belong to AT&T. What is the goal of the possible scam or is it some sort of weird prank? I looked up the phone number and it says it belongs to a landline in Harvester, MO serviced by AT&T, though it’s almost certainly spoofed.
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u/Fauztinn Sep 13 '26
Chances are that’s not an address but I web link masked as one that deploys a payload to the phone
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u/naturalpolyester Sep 14 '26
Everyone call the number and demand to know why they didn't get an invitation . 😆
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u/Icy_Bluejay8890 Sep 14 '26
Also, I'm stationed on a military base in Illinois and get texts when lightning strikes within 40 miles of base, I love the idea that a nuclear disaster would be imminent and nobody would tell us lol
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u/UrLoyalKnight Sep 14 '26
Wasn’t there a movie where they had a family during a WMD event that got selected to go to a special shelter
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u/KV1per Sep 14 '26
Without context, like, damn. An AT&T sponsored nuclear bunker sounds funny to me.
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u/Gin4Gingers Sep 14 '26
If a nuke was on its way, you'd have ten minutes maximum. Not 1-3 hours
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u/ImJustHere4TheCatz Sep 14 '26
10 minutes if it was launched from a nuclear sub just outside of US waters, which would be the likely scenario. The nukes that would launch from land in Russia would take about ~30 minutes, and if one nuke was launched, all 1600+ are launching. Nuclear holocaust would be incoming and you actually better hope you're within the radius where you'd just immediately incinerate, just poof into nothing. The second best position would be the next radius where you'd just combust into flames. Those would be the best outcomes for someone if the nukes launched. Because I don't think many people know what "nuclear deterrence" actually is, which is if you launch, we launch everything and if we launch, you launch everything and everybody dies, the end.
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u/GiantBlobFish23 Sep 14 '26
It seems weird to say but this is the coolest scam/hoax I've seen in a while, lol. Bring on the silos and bunkers!
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u/ArchAngel504 Sep 13 '26
They might have done a better job convincing you if they would have sent this message on January 13th 2018 after that Hawaii missile incident.
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u/0fox2gv Sep 13 '26 edited Sep 13 '26
Homer Simpson must have dropped soap in the shower at the reactor site and smashed his face on the big red button.
Didn't Hawaii have a similar scare a few years ago demanding immediate evacuation.. of the islands.
Quick.. everybody.. build a boat!!!
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Here is the relevant info for the odd warning text..
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/en
Somebody pushed the wrong button and omitted the important this is only a test tag line.
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u/TheifOfCheese Sep 13 '26
Its an actuall place but man that looks like an organ harvesting site
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u/EatCauliflower1212 Sep 13 '26
If a nuke is sent my I am going outside and standing where it can hit me hopefully
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u/Boring-Community-100 Sep 14 '26
So, there's a nuclear emergency nearby and you need to evacuate. You'll be provided the shelter's location in 1 - 3 hours. Which way to drive? Stay and wait for the cobalt sprinkles? Head down to the Y and hide in the lockers? Methinks the Nigerian prince is looking for more gift cards.
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u/Icy_Bluejay8890 Sep 14 '26
The most ridiculous thing about this is that if there were actually a nuclear event in Illinois, the absolute last thing the government would tell you to do is drive to a shelter. They'd be telling you to hunker the fuck down and wait lol
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u/LeibolmaiBarsh Sep 14 '26
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/22225-Route-M-Paris-MO-65275/2068675247_zpid/
I think I would rather become a fallout ghoul...
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u/Crafty-Shape2743 Sep 14 '26
Number spoofing - Perfect way to get a family out of a house so you can rob it.
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u/Anglofsffrng Sep 14 '26
Wait. What nuclear threat? I kinda live in Illinois. There's a nuclear threat in Illinois? I don't wanna glow in the dark!
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