On 05/02/2011 10:35 AM, Ed Huntress wrote:
"Tim wrote in message
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On 05/02/2011 02:32 AM, Gunner Asch wrote:

WASHINGTON: The body of Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden has been
buried at sea after he was killed by US covert forces in Pakistan , US
media reported Monday.

Cable television networks CNN, MSNBC and Fox said a senior US official
had confirmed to them that bin Laden's body had been buried in the sea,
without giving further details.

US officials did not respond when contacted by AFP for confirmation of
the reports.


I hope to hell they documented the **** out of the body.

It would be nasty..if it were just another birth certificate thingy.....

If he were buried anywhere on land it'd just be an instant shrine --
this should significantly hold down on the hero-worship thingie, without
giving anyone an excuse to get bent out of shape about the way he was
buried.

Tactful, quick, anonymous.
The option was a wood chipper and a chum slick, but the Koran frowns on it.

All in all, burial at sea sounds like a smart plan. Either that, or sending
him into deep space. Hmmm...does the Koran say anything about artificial
resurrection? It's not like he's Catholic or anything...

perverse, twisted, juvenile fantasies OFF

-- Ed Huntress
What, you wanted us to prove that he still mattered to us by desecrating
the body or something? Give him something to laugh at before he finds out
that those 99 virgins are all wrinkled-up retired librarians who have no
patience for trouble-makers?
Ah, I think they're supposed to get 72 houri, not 99. But maybe the ante has
been upped lately, as a recruiting tool for suicide bombers. And their
breasts are supposed to be fully rounded, and not sagging.

But, who knows? I can't read the original. It would be a real hoot if the
Koranic scholar who claims it really means white grapes and not virgins
turns out to be right.

That's _fully rounded_ white grapes, buddy.

--

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