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"What the darn?"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3106559.stm

"Sir, we've received an unusually large bet on an attack on the Statue of Liberty from '[email protected]' in Iran."

"Let's roll!"



This is a hoax, right?

Ha! A U-turn in less than a day!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3106559.stm


How did the idea ever manage to get this far though?

Unbeliever wrote:
> "Thees stupid infidel American pigs! They geeev me money to keel
> them!"
>
> Btw, that was a poor attempt at a Bin Laden accent.

I thought it was pretty good. But, I am easily impressed ...

Goatboy wrote:
> But surely The Pentagon would get barred for Insider Trading?
>

No, they'll get away with it like the World Com fiasco.

But if it's an online thing, he could get it deposited straight into his account and fund more terror attacks.

Or he could send his namesake - that guy in America who has the name "Ben Laden" and has been the brunt of many jokes and anger from unwitting Americans.

"Thees stupid infidel American pigs! They geeev me money to keel them!"

Btw, that was a poor attempt at a Bin Laden accent.

But surely The Pentagon would get barred for Insider Trading?

"The stock in Unamned South American Country went up this weekend, shortly before a coup, General Happablap, do you know anything about this?"
"Eh?...nope. no sirree, not me. No way."
"That's ok then!"
"...phew, thought he was going to have to turn up with his wrists slashed for a moment"

But then he'll have to go and claim his prize with a ticket stub, right?

"I haf winning ticket"

"And your name please"

"Errr....Joey Joe Joe Junior"

"OK, here's your winnings, would you like to bet on a dirty bomb exploding on US soil? The odds are good."

Unbeliever wrote:
> No, it's true. Shocking, I know.
>
> So maybe Bin Laden will bet a couple of million that he'll take out a
> US Senator - he'll kill someone in a terrorist attack and also make
> cash out of it.

So you think he'll turn up to collect his winnings?

No, it's true. Shocking, I know.

So maybe Bin Laden will bet a couple of million that he'll take out a US Senator - he'll kill someone in a terrorist attack and also make cash out of it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3106559.stm

"Sir, we've received an unusually large bet on an attack on the Statue of Liberty from '[email protected]' in Iran."

"Let's roll!"



This is a hoax, right?