The BBC and other sources are reporting that the king of Saudi Arabia, King Fahd, has died. According to reports, the King was 82 or 84.
His half-brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, has been announced as the heir to the throne.
There has been speculation for some time that the King died a while ago, and the government has been holding back the news until the succession could be settled and the transition made more smooth.
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Give your cats treats, folk... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Laurence Simon | August 1, 2005 9:24 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Give your cats treats, folks. And if you've pledged Meryl Yourish's Dead Arab Dictator Fund, now's the time to send your 25 to Magen David Adom. ;)
1. Posted by Laurence Simon | August 1, 2005 9:24 AM |
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Posted on August 1, 2005 09:24
2. Posted by Jay | August 1, 2005 10:32 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Let me be the one with the bad joke. It just makes me wonder who Bush will hold hands with now. Yeah, hahah. Not really funny, I know.
2. Posted by Jay | August 1, 2005 10:32 AM |
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Posted on August 1, 2005 10:32
3. Posted by Mark | August 1, 2005 10:34 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Weekend at Bernies, arab style?
3. Posted by Mark | August 1, 2005 10:34 AM |
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Posted on August 1, 2005 10:34
4. Posted by mojo | August 1, 2005 10:46 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Time to give the bodyguards a raise, I'd say. A BIG raise. So they don't get, y'know, tempted.
4. Posted by mojo | August 1, 2005 10:46 AM |
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Posted on August 1, 2005 10:46
5. Posted by Peter F. | August 1, 2005 12:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Unfortunately, Wahibbism still lives.
5. Posted by Peter F. | August 1, 2005 12:40 PM |
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Posted on August 1, 2005 12:40
6. Posted by s9 | August 1, 2005 12:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jay jokes: It just makes me wonder who Bush will hold hands with now.
It's worse than you know. Bush wasn't seen holding hands with King Fahd. That was Crown Prince Abdullah— the new king. It's a love story for the ages, isn't it?
(Personally, it looked to me like Bush wasn't holding the crown prince's hand out of affection. I thought he was helping to hold the old buggering fascist up on his feet in front of the cameras.)
6. Posted by s9 | August 1, 2005 12:57 PM |
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Posted on August 1, 2005 12:57
7. Posted by Dan | August 1, 2005 1:07 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
(Deleted as likely copyrighted material and not related to the topic.)
Further update: "Dan" posts from the same IP address as regular pain in the butt JmaR. I wonder if the company that owns that IP would like to know that one of their people is publishing copyrighted material without the owner's permission?
J.
7. Posted by Dan | August 1, 2005 1:07 PM |
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Posted on August 1, 2005 13:07
8. Posted by Jay Tea | August 1, 2005 2:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Dan: I'll be deleting your "comment" in a little bit. For one, it's off-topic. For another, it has the "look" of being lifted from another source -- a violation of copyright law. For a third, you didn't attribute it and/or link to your source material. For a fourth, you're an asshole for the above three reasons.
J.
8. Posted by Jay Tea | August 1, 2005 2:04 PM |
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Posted on August 1, 2005 14:04
9. Posted by AnonymousDrivel | August 1, 2005 2:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
RE: Dan's post (August 1, 2005 01:07 PM)
Gee, who could've predicted the pattern. You found Aisle 9: Irrelevant References, top and bottom shelf and are looking to restock.
Is it too difficult to stay on topic even if only tangentially? Perhaps it's time to start your own blog where you may place such material in as many incoherent positions as you like. Stack 'em in a column... or a row, or in fanciful pyramids with dancing lights. Maybe you'll be in business long enough to peddle your wares, or someone else's, as Jay Tea notes.
But while you're trespassing, could you stay on topic? The thread hijacking is great fun. I understand. But if you're going to do it to deflect the criticism that seems to bother you, you'd be more effective with some subtlety. Don't continue taking your cues from Mr. Dean. He has the subtlety of a suppository covered with spikes.
9. Posted by AnonymousDrivel | August 1, 2005 2:37 PM |
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Posted on August 1, 2005 14:37
10. Posted by Cybrludite | August 1, 2005 8:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Re: King Fahd,
So long, fairwell, I hope he burns in helllll!
10. Posted by Cybrludite | August 1, 2005 8:48 PM |
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Posted on August 1, 2005 20:48
11. Posted by MAX | August 9, 2005 6:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
it is a big loos to us and partners fairwell
11. Posted by MAX | August 9, 2005 6:15 AM |
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Posted on August 9, 2005 06:15