| "Mahmoud! Another case of bubbly!" |
MUSCAT — Oman yesterday expressed its profound sorrow over the death of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and declared three days of mourning. All government offices will remain closed during this period and private establishments for one day. A statement issued by the Diwan of Royal Court said His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said received the news of King Fahd’s demise with grief.| "Old Fahd? Dead? Dead, is he?" "Yes, yer majesty. Passed on!" "Shot through to the Great Beyond, did he? " "Yes, yer majesty. No longer with us." "Are they sure? How can they tell?" "I think he was starting to stink, yer majesty!" "Oh. Well. Send some flowers or something. Call out the Royal Weeping Corps. Give 'im a good send-off, eh?" "Yes, yer majesty!" "How about Abdullah? Is he still alive?" "He says he is, yer majesty!" "Hmph. Not sure I believe him..." |