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2008-02-10 Arabia

Saudi preachers blame sinners for lack of rain

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Posted by Steve White 2008-02-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Forbidden pleasures, like Vanity?

Posted by newc">newc 2008-02-10 00:32|| 2008-02-10 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The "Dowsing Stick" is used to find ground water, not airborne water.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-02-10 00:58|| 2008-02-10 00:58|| Front Page Top

#3 corruption, bribery and the search for ill-gotten gain.

Hmmm. I think the imam might be on the right track, but blames the wrong things. When they were an insular country, allah blessed them with oil. Not that their chief export is unbridled violence, it's payback time.

Posted by Vanc 2008-02-10 03:38|| 2008-02-10 03:38|| Front Page Top

#4 We've had plenty of rain this year here in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Posted by Penguin 2008-02-10 09:08|| 2008-02-10 09:08|| Front Page Top

#5 It's a desert dickweed. It doesn't rain there much anyway. Mooslimbs on parade.

Posted by Icerigger">Icerigger 2008-02-10 15:56|| 2008-02-10 15:56|| Front Page Top

#6 per wunderground the 5 day forecast for Riyadh for the period beginning today is for dry weather - not even any clouds. The 5 day forecast for Mecca is similar (one day with clouds - 4 without).

tough luck

Posted by mhw 2008-02-10 16:12|| 2008-02-10 16:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Elmer Gantry goes to the Mosques too I see.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-02-10 16:25|| 2008-02-10 16:25|| Front Page Top

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