A bomb threat usually means there is no bomb at all

THE EXPLOITS OF THE YOUNG. An Ear source happened to overhear three gradeschool girls exchanging stories at a department store. “Ako nakasakay nako’g escalator ako ra usa!” the first one said. “Ikaw ra? Ako sad!” the second one echoed. “Pildi mo nako, ako nakasakay na gyud ko og elevator ako lang usa!” the last one boasted. The other two laughed and called her a liar.

DROPPING THE BOMB. Following recent news of a bomb threat in a school in Metro Manila, an old-timer who regularly keeps up with the news could only laugh and shake his head. “Kung naa’y tawo nga mamomba, nganong magpahibawo man na siya?” the man said. “Kung iya warningan tanan tawo maka-ikyas unya wala na’y tawo inig buto. Wala’y pulos iyang bomba.” A police official tended to agree with the man that a bomb threat usually means there is really no bomb, but he added it is still their job to make sure of this.