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2004-09-27 Africa: Subsaharan

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Posted by Steve White 2004-09-27 12:00:19 AM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Lo-Jack. Don't go to Nigeria without it.

Posted by ed 2004-09-27 1:47:08 AM|| 2004-09-27 1:47:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "The missing ship has been arrested."

This reminds me of another recent nugget on Rantburg: "The headquarters has been surrounded and trapped." (And if it tries to make a run for it, mow it down.)

In Africa, they'll steal anything portable. And if it's not portable, they'll carry it away anyway. Last century a family returned to Johannesburg from holiday to find that their entire house had been stolen. It had been demolished and transported from the site, brick by brick, tile by tile, door frame by door frame.

Posted by Bryan 2004-09-27 5:25:29 AM|| 2004-09-27 5:25:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I believe arrested is the correct term in maritime law.

Posted by dorf 2004-09-27 8:22:42 AM|| 2004-09-27 8:22:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 This doesn't surprise me, my Nigerian neighbours manage to get through three executive cars a week(BM's, Mercs, Jags etc). No joke. Are the police interested? - Are they f***. I never knew kleptomania to be a source of national pride.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-09-27 8:35:35 AM|| 2004-09-27 8:35:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Did they have Sgt Shultz guarding it?

Posted by Super Hose 2004-09-27 9:44:39 AM|| 2004-09-27 9:44:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 How could it be an MT if it was laden with crude oil?

Posted by BH 2004-09-27 10:32:10 AM|| 2004-09-27 10:32:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Kinda hard to slap the cuffs on an oil tanker, I'm bettin'. Lifting a few well-chosen vital parts from the engines, now....

Posted by mojo 2004-09-27 2:04:23 PM|| 2004-09-27 2:04:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 #3 "I believe arrested is the correct term in maritime law."

I stand/sit corrected.

Posted by Bryan 2004-09-27 3:54:09 PM|| 2004-09-27 3:54:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Yep. Matthew said to clap iron on the tanker, that's the way it's done, Matthew call's it freedom of the seasons or somesuch.

Posted by Festus 2004-09-27 4:40:26 PM|| 2004-09-27 4:40:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 He'll be back from Hays tomorrow and we'll see what's what, meanwhile check out this sawed off shotgun in the case to your left.

Posted by Festus 2004-09-27 4:42:07 PM|| 2004-09-27 4:42:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Festus knows more than he lets on, of course. That red hair, for instance, didn't come from a bottle, heh. (NSFW)

Posted by .com 2004-09-27 4:47:36 PM|| 2004-09-27 4:47:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Coincidentally, i just received an email from a Nigerian Senator who needs to move funds out of the country - and - what luck - he wants to do so through MY bank account - he just needs the number - I may get a hefty commision.

Aint the world great ;)

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-09-27 4:50:26 PM|| 2004-09-27 4:50:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Let's give them a permanent seat at the UN Security Council.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-09-27 9:09:21 PM|| [http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2004-09-27 9:09:21 PM|| Front Page Top

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