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2015-09-24 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Frank G 2015-09-24 09:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 2nd highest fatality total ever

1990 tunnel stampede killed 1400+

Posted by lord garth 2015-09-24 09:11|| 2015-09-24 09:11|| Front Page Top

Posted by Frank G 2015-09-24 09:22|| 2015-09-24 09:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Tragic that it happened, but the devil made them do it.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2015-09-24 09:25|| 2015-09-24 09:25|| Front Page Top

#4 How is it tragic? They died the way they wanted to.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2015-09-24 10:04|| 2015-09-24 10:04|| Front Page Top

#5 The Saudis got the money from the rubes, now just the cleanup is left to do. I guess the NASA outreach has not got there yet.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2015-09-24 10:05|| 2015-09-24 10:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Evolution in action?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-09-24 10:07|| 2015-09-24 10:07|| Front Page Top

#7 If they can hold off on the stampedes until they reach the Kaaba, circling it non-stop might eventually produce butter.... or was that some other story from my memory hole :-(

Anyway, they violated Besoeker's taboo on large crowds and gatherings. Too bad so sad.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-09-24 10:11|| 2015-09-24 10:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Doesn't this happen every year?

Posted by DarthVader 2015-09-24 10:39|| 2015-09-24 10:39|| Front Page Top

#9 Worshiping idols of wood and stone...

Posted by newc 2015-09-24 11:39|| 2015-09-24 11:39|| Front Page Top

#10 So far this hajj they've had a crane drop onto the Grand Mosque, killing 100. They've had two hotel fires, forcing the evacuation of a thousand or two apiece. And now this.

And still they don't take the hint.

They wouldn't take the hint even if there was a fiery finger writing across the sky "Thou shalt become Lutheran!"

Posted by Fred 2015-09-24 12:36|| 2015-09-24 12:36|| Front Page Top

#11 No matter. It's a very lucrative racket for the Soddies. Not quite oil but still very lucrative to have one of the world's biggest tourist attractions.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-09-24 12:43|| 2015-09-24 12:43|| Front Page Top

#12 I missed the stampede, can they do it again please?

Posted by Silentbrick 2015-09-24 12:58|| 2015-09-24 12:58|| Front Page Top

#13 Silentbrick, just wait until next year.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-09-24 13:08|| 2015-09-24 13:08|| Front Page Top

#14 They were rushing/running to the kill an infidel competition when killed.

Posted by paul 2015-09-24 15:43|| 2015-09-24 15:43|| Front Page Top

#15 Damn, I had the "under".

Posted by tu3031 2015-09-24 16:18|| 2015-09-24 16:18|| Front Page Top

#16 Davwin wins again. Your move, Mo.

Posted by regular joe 2015-09-24 16:50|| 2015-09-24 16:50|| Front Page Top

#17 Encore! Encore!

Posted by DarthVader 2015-09-24 17:29|| 2015-09-24 17:29|| Front Page Top

#18 Hmmm, can the Halliburton Autonomous Device Division secretly replace the three columns with some auto-turrets that take offense at having rocks thrown at them?

Posted by Silentbrick 2015-09-24 18:27|| 2015-09-24 18:27|| Front Page Top

#19 Sounds like the devil was happy with his stoning.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2015-09-24 18:31|| 2015-09-24 18:31|| Front Page Top

#20 This wouldn't happen if we helped expedite their movement. Ima thinkrn Islamic Roller Blades

hilarity ensues

Posted by Frank G 2015-09-24 21:25|| 2015-09-24 21:25|| Front Page Top

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