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2015-08-03 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Massive sand storm swallows Amman, flights diverted to Ben Gurion

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-08-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 I just love the heat when the heat is on. Burn the place up I say. Fake religion Daesh, Fake wars, barbarian idiocy, GOD Haters.

Yes, turn up the heat more.

And Burn Marin County and Pelosi's vinyards too!

Posted by newc 2015-08-03 01:19|| 2015-08-03 01:19|| Front Page Top

#2 The captain of a Syrian airliner gets on his radio and declares an emergency: "Mayday, this is Syrian Air, Flight 174, we have lost an engine and need to land at any airport in the Mideast OTHER than Israel."

No answer.

A short while later he announces, "Mayday, mayday, this is Syrian Air, Flight 174 again. We have now lost TWO engines and ask permission to land at any airport in the mid-east OTHER than Israel."

Still no answer from anyone.

A while later the pilot calls out, "Mayday, mayday, mayday! This is Syrian Air, Flight 174. We are desperately in need of help. We are losing another engine and need permission to land at any airport in the mid-east OTHER than Israel!"

Still no answer from anyone.

Finally, the Captain calls, "Help! This is Syrian Airliner, flight 174, we have only one engine left and it is rapidly failing! Unless we can land we are going to crash. We need permission to land at ANY airport in the mid-east, INCLUDING Israel!"

Shortly thereafter, a voice is heard in the Syrian airplane cockpit:

"This is Ben Gurion air traffic control calling Syrian Air, flight 174. We hear you have a problem."

"Allah bless you," replies the Syrian pilot. "What should we do?"

Air traffic control responded, "Repeat after me: Yisgadal, v'yisgadash . . . ."

Posted by gorb 2015-08-03 01:31|| 2015-08-03 01:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Air traffic control responded, "Repeat after me: Yisgadal, v'yisgadash Funny!

The Islamic version ends in a beheading or burning.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-08-03 07:00|| 2015-08-03 07:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Amman was 113F yesterday with dew points in the mid 70sF for max heat index in the upper 120sF

below are translations of Q 11:106

YUSUFALI: Those who are wretched shall be in the Fire: There will be for them therein (nothing but) the heaving of sighs and sobs:
PICKTHAL: As for those who will be wretched (on that day) they will be in the Fire; sighing and wailing will be their portion therein,
SHAKIR: So as to those who are unhappy, they shall be in the fire; for them shall be sighing and groaning in it:

Posted by lord garth 2015-08-03 11:51|| 2015-08-03 11:51|| Front Page Top

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