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Home Front: WoT
The blind sheik threatens to eat M&Ms
2004-06-30
EFL & Hat tip to NRO
The blind sheik who plotted to blow up New York City landmarks has been whining about the brand of tea he’s forced to endure in prison, the prosecutor who put him away testified yesterday.
Now where did I put that nanoviolin?
Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman complained often about the way he was treated in prison — demanding either Tetley or Lipton tea, prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said. He couldn’t recall which of those two brands the blind cleric favored.
Must be that old "blind guy with supersensitive senses" thing. I mean it's not like he can read the label.
The sheik even threatened to eat M&Ms or stop taking insulin for his diabetes if he didn’t get his teabag of choice, Fitzgerald said.
So if we give him instant generic tea, he's gonna stop taking his meds and die? Promise?
The editors with all the cool colors...have at it!
Really, we don't make this stuff up...
Posted by:Dragon Fly

#12  just tell him it's pig insulin - he won't know the diff - he's friggin blind!
Posted by: Frank G   2004-06-30 8:00:16 PM  

#11  call the bluff and give him some m&m's..lolol

he needs to be held to the same criteria of the rest of his inmate friends..which he probably calls one 'Bubba'..but being blind it could be Bubba and his friends...
Posted by: Dan   2004-06-30 6:55:31 PM  

#10  "Loss of choice in teas"

I guess the blind sheik didn't manage to cover all the points on his balance sheet when it came to planning crimes against America.

Doesn't caffeine and tannic acid aggravate diabetes? Can't we find some quack "professional medical witness" who will testify to this?

More than anything, can't they make arrangements to run out of synthetic insulin so that we are forced to administer pig based insulin to this waste of skin? Sh!theads who plot to murder thousands of innocent people and then whinge about the quality of their federally subsidized "room service" should have their privileges restricted for frivolously wasting prison administration time.
Posted by: Zenster   2004-06-30 4:42:43 PM  

#9  I say we send him a case of Nestea. At least, if I get to push him into the pool when he takes his first sip.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2004-06-30 3:29:03 PM  

#8  Also, M&Ms? Cool COLORS? I thought he was the BLIND SHEIKH?
Posted by: BigEd   2004-06-30 3:28:53 PM  

#7  Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman complained often about the way he was treated in prison — demanding either Tetley or Lipton tea, prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said. He couldn’t recall which of those two brands the blind cleric favored.

He probably drinks lipton, because Tetley has good taste. ..
Posted by: BigEd   2004-06-30 3:21:20 PM  

#6  Give Mr. Winks some of that Sleepy Time herbal stuff. Sounds like he needs some soothin' and relaxin'.
Posted by: BH   2004-06-30 2:44:00 PM  

#5  A4303 - Well put. Should've included a keyboard alert!
Posted by: eLarson   2004-06-30 2:28:06 PM  

#4  Looky here, I've got a extra bag of M & M's right here in my pocket...how can I get them to that poor old nice blind man?
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-06-30 2:17:22 PM  

#3  "Ok, put Blinky back on the random beatins schedule."

"Check, Sir."
Posted by: mojo   2004-06-30 2:01:13 PM  

#2  "Quiet, or I put these panties over your head!"
Posted by: Raj   2004-06-30 1:41:54 PM  

#1  I'm sure we can find somebody in the US prison system that would be willing to give him the 'teabag' of his choice.
Posted by: Anonymous4303   2004-06-30 1:34:31 PM  

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