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Carpool canceled, whole idea went up in smoke and riders flew instead
2008-05-22
Hello Boss, this is Haji. Muji and I are still waiting for the company truck to pick us up. We've been across the street from the square for two hours. You know the one with the statue commemorating the victory over the Americans in the Kuwait War.

Oh, you say the carpool idea is "up in the air". The whole truck disappeared? Maybe it was stolen. Oh, there's been 13 missing persons reports filed.

Gee that's funny, Muji and I have been noticing a misty reddish tint in the sky to the east out over the desert. We were thinking of that old saying, "Red sky in the morning, Jihadi take warning". Isn't that where the truck was picking up the other workers?

Oh well, I guess Muji and I will have to find a new ride again. We'll start walking for now.

Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#9  Rats and vultures have standards, tu.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-05-22 22:54  

#8  Woah. Who cleans up after somthing like that? Or do they just leave them for the rats and the vultures?
Posted by: tu3031   2008-05-22 22:51  

#7  Hee hee hee. I love a happy ending. :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-05-22 18:35  

#6  eBay: "Van for sale. Slightly used. Some assembly required. Sunroof"
Posted by: Frank G   2008-05-22 18:06  

#5  I guess they won't be using the HOV lane.
Posted by: JohnQC   2008-05-22 18:04  

#4  And no Bradley tracks were harmed in this incident.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2008-05-22 14:05  

#3  It was like watching clowns piling out of a car, only in reverse. I couldn't decide if 11 or 13 got into the van before getting wacked.
Posted by: ed   2008-05-22 09:45  

#2  Beautiful. Mop the deck. Hope the raisin supply was sufficient. This runs down stores at a rapid pace.
Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700   2008-05-22 09:42  

#1  Mission date: 2 Apr 2003?
Posted by: gromky   2008-05-22 07:09  

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