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OneWorld22
31st Jan 2002, 11:37
From: Osama bin Laden. .To: Fellow Freedom Fighters. .Subject: The Cave

Hi guys. We've all been putting in long hours but we've really come together as a group and I love that.

Big thanks to Omar for putting up the poster that says "There is no I in team" as well as the Garfield that says "Hang In There, Baby". Very. .hilarious.

However, while we are fighting a jihad, we can't forget to take care of the cave. And frankly I have a few concerns.

First of all, while it's good to be concerned about cruise missiles, we should be even more concerned about the carpet dust in our cave. We want to avoid excessive dust inhalation, (a health and safety issue) - so we need to sweep the cave daily, I've done my bit on the cleaning rota........have you?. .I've posted a sign up sheet near the cave reception area (next to the toaster).

Second, it's not often I make a video address but when I do, I'm trying to scare most of the world population, okay? That means that while we're. .taping, please do not ride your razor scooter in the background or keep doing the 'Wassup' thing. Just while we're taping. Thanks.

Third: Food. I bought a box of Dairylea recently, clearly wrote "Ossy" on the front, and put it on the top shelf. Today, two of my Dairylea slices. .were gone. Consideration. That's all I'm saying.

Finally, we've heard that there may be Western soldiers in disguise trying to infiltrate our ranks. I want to set up patrols to look for them. First patrol will be Omar, Muhammad, Abdul, Akbar, and Dave.

Love you lots, Group Hug. Os.

PS - I'm sick of having Osama's Bed Linen scribbled on my bed sheets - Cut it out Abdul, not funny anymore.



ExSimGuy
31st Jan 2002, 23:16
Nice one but. . .

[quote]"From: Dublin, Ireland | Registered: May 99 | "<hr></blockquote>. .Wasn't it Dublin where the Irish anti-terrorist squad raided the Dogs' Home and shot all of the Afghans? <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Velvet
1st Feb 2002, 02:36
Nah, they broke into the department store because it said 'Summer Bed linen' here now!!!!

OneWorld22
1st Feb 2002, 11:49
Ouch!! :)

Binoculars
1st Feb 2002, 12:40
:) :) :) :)

Loved it, OW22! Genuinely funny, and now I'm racking my feeble brain trying to think of the word that describes that humour derived from sheer improbability.

Anybody?

FNG
1st Feb 2002, 13:14
Was it George Bernard Shaw who defined humour as "the unexpected juxtaposition of incongruities"?

I'm not sure if there is a rhetorical term of art to describe the humorous device at work in the brilliant Osama memo. Perhaps "Shandyism", in honour of Sterne, who was an expert in the probably improbable?