The Hajj: Thinner crowds and lots of rain

CNN.COM ^ | November 25, 2009 12:47 p.m. EST

[BradtotheBone]

Mecca, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- The Hajj, an obligatory pilgrimage for Muslims, began this year on Wednesday with two twists: thinner crowds and heavy rain.

A rare rainstorm inundated pilgrims in the city of Mina, flooding tents and making conditions miserable for the 2.5 million pilgrims performing the ancient rituals, according to Isha Sesay, CNN's correspondent there.

The tents, where pilgrims plan to spend the night in prayer and contemplation, were leaking and flooding, giving rise to fears of disease, Sesay reported.

[Red Badger]

Rain?...........Global Warming?..............

[norraad]

"Woodstock."

[Karliner]

Meanwhile israel is busy building a fence around the flood area ...as the old joke goes

[moodyskeptic]

couldn’t happen to a nicer death cult religion

[ClearCase_guy]

It’s that new low calorie felafel.

[browardchad]

Rain?...........Global Warming?..............

Well, no, since the latest from the AGW alarmists inform us that Arab countries face draughts due to global warming.

It must be that devious Allah at work, confounding even the Hopenhagenists.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Obama’s Granny is there

[Tijeras_Slim]

So much for breaking the stampede record this year.

[TSgt]

[Freddd]

We will see Him coming in the clouds...

[null and void]

Light rain in the morning, mushroom clouds in the afternoon.
Cool AM temperatures rising to a peak of 12,000°

[norraad]

"..better put some ice on that.."

[rockrr]

“The tents, where pilgrims plan to spend the night in prayer and contemplation, were leaking and flooding, giving rise to fears of disease, Sesay reported.”

Laugh out frikkin loud.

I’ve been on countless campouts in an endless variety of terrain where the central theme seemed to be relentless downpours and never gave a 2nd thought to “fears of disease”.

Makes me wonder what they’re doing wrong (snicker)...

[boomop1]

Shining like the sun at the trumpets call.....

[NTHockey]

They call themselves the religion of peace; while stoning, beheading and murder are common practice.

They tolerate no idols, even 1500 year old Buddhas; while they worship a stone.

They want to destroy us and our freedoms; and Dumbo-ears says Welcome.

So much for Mohammedism, a cult of hate following a goat-herding child molester (or is it a child-herding goat molester?, hard to remember which).

[The Comedian]

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[airborne]

So much for Mohammedism, a cult of hate following a goat-herding child molester (or is it a child-herding goat molester?, hard to remember which).

I think it's a combination of the two.

Mohammed was humping children and goats, from what I've heard....

[IronJack]

Bombelt concessions are reportedly down as much as 10 percent over last season's "Black Friday," and sales of explosives, rusty knives, and secret CIA dispatches are also off, according to sources. "Is work of George Boosh," said Ali mi-Larki, a vendor near the Sacred Mosque and Terrorist Finishing School. "Always America she must spoil the hard work of peace-loving Muslims. For this, she must die."

Desperate vendors were giving away samples of dynamite and Sarin at some kiosks, while others were offering to arrange sex dates with goats for potential buyers.

[Oratam]

I hear the Patna is offering discounted Hajj passage. Any takers?