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Old 02-12-2004, 12:30 PM   #1
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Can bags of pig fat deter suicide bombers?

An interesting approach...

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...security forces also hang bags of lard in shopping malls and schools.
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Old 02-12-2004, 12:55 PM   #2
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Interesting. I suspect that the terrorist leaders will tell their dupes that the glory overrides the pig. But if it works at all, then more power to them.
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Old 02-12-2004, 01:11 PM   #3
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I wonder what the over/under is on how long it will take the Palestinians to outsmart a bag of pig fat?

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Old 02-20-2004, 12:01 PM   #4
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They're not going to be afraid of pig fat if they aren't afraid to gamble, drink, and enjoy topless dancers.
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Old 02-20-2004, 12:49 PM   #5
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Dr Osama Haikal, president of the board of directors of the Islamic Foundation of Nevada, said: "True Muslims don't drink, don't gamble, don't go to strip clubs. These things are a sin, just like what they did in New York and Washington is a sin."

If the hijackers had enjoyed a lap dance in most strict Islamic countries, he added, they would probably have been flogged.
What is not addressed here is which is the greater sin? If the licentiousness would have resulted in a flogging, what would killing 3K people get you?
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Old 02-20-2004, 12:51 PM   #6
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Really inappropriate (recovering cathoholic guilt at statement activated) stray thought ...

So, if the Catholic Church brought back flagellation as a pennance, do you think the rate of sin confession would rise or fall?
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Old 02-20-2004, 12:52 PM   #7
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So, if the Catholic Church brought back flagellation as a pennance, do you think the rate of sin confession would rise or fall?

Depends on how much you enjoy that kind of thing. :p
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Old 02-20-2004, 12:56 PM   #8
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Ah! I knew this sounded familiar. It is similar to the old story of coating bullets with pig fat.
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