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2005-08-01 Arabia

Saudis Jockey for Power After Fahd's Death

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-08-01 13:27|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So the corporation is now headed by "the young Mister Grace".
/Are you being served?

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-08-01 13:48|| 2005-08-01 13:48|| Front Page Top

#2 ...that beard's all Grecian Formula...

I'm going long on henna futures...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-08-01 14:35|| 2005-08-01 14:35|| Front Page Top

#3 They gonna use those new robot jockeys like they got in the Emirates?

Posted by tu3031 2005-08-01 14:41|| 2005-08-01 14:41|| Front Page Top

#4 "Young Mr. Grace"? That may be more apt than we know... the real knock-down drag-out infighting commences when they absolutely, positively HAVE to move on to the next generation, young whipper-snappers of fifty or sixty or so. That's when I think we'll want a bucket of popcorn the size of the Rose Bowl.

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2005-08-01 14:43|| www.sgtstryker.com]">[www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-08-01 14:43|| Front Page Top

#5 tu : They gonna use those new robot jockeys like they got in the Emirates?

All hail the new monarch
King Khalid al-Threeseepeeodi,
and Crown Prince Abdul al-Aretwo d'Tu...

"You want oil? Talk to Duke Darth bin Laden."

Posted by BigEd 2005-08-01 14:52|| 2005-08-01 14:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Odd how they mimic the age group of the '60 Minutes' crew...

Posted by Raj 2005-08-01 14:55|| 2005-08-01 14:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Raj - Good point...

When the 60 Minutes crew and the Saudi elders are all in paradise, which ones will the virgins prefer?

Posted by BigEd 2005-08-01 15:19|| 2005-08-01 15:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Kinda makes ya nostalgic for the old Soviet Politbureau, don't it?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-08-01 15:31|| 2005-08-01 15:31|| Front Page Top

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