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Sheikh Carves Name Visible From Space
The Sun ^
| 7-20-2011
| Harry Haydon
Posted on 07/20/2011 8:32:24 AM PDT by Reo
A DESERT sheikh has carved out a big name for himself — by having his moniker etched in capital letters visible from space.
Workmen scoured "HAMAD" into the sand on the orders of Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan.
The name is two miles across — with letters a kilometre high. It is so huge that the "H", the first "A" and part of the "M" have been made into waterways.
The mega-rich sheikh, 63 — a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi — in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates — boasts a £14billion fortune that is second only to the Saudi king's.
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To: Gena Bukin
The desert will take back the A and the D, leaving the world's largest advertisement for pork.
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posted on
07/20/2011 8:48:40 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The Dems demanding shared sacrifice are like Aztec priests doing it while cutting out my heart.)
To: Gena Bukin
Is that real? Why isn’t it in Arabic?
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posted on
07/20/2011 8:51:34 AM PDT
by
Mr.Unique
(The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
To: KarlInOhio
OMG! THANKS! I needed that laugh, today!!
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posted on
07/20/2011 8:52:37 AM PDT
by
Mortrey
(Impeach President Soros)
To: Poison Pill
Interesting that he spelled it in english letters and not squiggles.
That was my first thought as well.
To: Poison Pill
Reminds me of an old Star Trek joke..
The Saudi Prince was visiting the United states and was enjoying all that Western culture had to offer. At the dinner table he was speaking the praises of the West, but he had one thing on his mind that was bothering him. Star Trek. He asked the President, "I really like this Star Trek show. It shows peoples from various races working together. I see a black woman, a Russian and a Chinese man flying the shop, and a Scott is the engineer, but I am bothered that there are no Arabs on the show. Can you tell me why there are no Arabs?". The President ponders for a moment and then leaned over to quietly wisper in the Prince's ear. "It's because it takes place in the future...".
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posted on
07/20/2011 8:56:05 AM PDT
by
Dubya-M-Dees
(Little HOPE... No CHANGE)
To: Reo
I’m sure Allah is impressed.
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posted on
07/20/2011 8:57:41 AM PDT
by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture (Could be worst in 40 years))
To: Reo
Good for him.
It’s his money and it looks like he’s having legitimate fun with it.
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:00:27 AM PDT
by
agere_contra
("Debt is the foundation of destruction" : Sarah Palin.)
To: agere_contra
He’s either not married, or he has some serious scene control.
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:02:13 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Mr.Unique
Is that real? Why isn’t it in Arabic?To impress Westerners.
To: Gena Bukin
It looks like a forgery to me! Notice the difference in the two letters “A” Obviously made from a different typewriter.
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:12:19 AM PDT
by
Cuttnhorse
(Obama; a skid mark on the undershorts of American history.)
To: Reo
To: Reo
Hamad is alien for " Drop Giant Asteroid Here".
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:22:25 AM PDT
by
Waverunner
(I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
To: Gena Bukin; Reo
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:24:55 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: KarlInOhio
thanks a pantload- my whole office is now wondering why I am giggling like an idiot
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:26:56 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(CAPSLOCK! -Unleash the fury! [Palin/Bachman 2012- unbeatable ticket])
To: blueunicorn6
You did that from the second floor? Dude, that is a LOT of beer and great control.
You rock!
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:28:35 AM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Islam is a violent and tyrannical political ideology and has nothing to do with "religion".)
To: Reo
Thats kinda cool really, it reminds me of an old Gilligans Island episode.... SOS turned into SOL...
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:30:21 AM PDT
by
Paradox
(Obnoxious, Bumbling, Absurd, Maladroit, Assinine)
To: driftdiver
Yeah, we should boycott having to go to work.
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:30:45 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
To: Poison Pill
Probably more people read english.
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:32:12 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
To: driftdiver
“Paid for by suckers filling their car up to get to work, so they can pay for the gas to put in their car, to get to work.”
How would you like me to get to work, alternatively?
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:41:32 AM PDT
by
Persevero
(Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
To: Persevero
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posted on
07/20/2011 9:47:38 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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