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Those whacky brits...

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An exhibit on display at the London Toy Soldier and Figure Show portrays toy soldiers representing
members of U.S. special forces arresting Osama Bin Laden (news - web sites) and another member
of the Taliban, March 28, 2003. Thousands of toy soldiers from conflicts throughout the ages feature
in the show, which is being held on Saturday, with collectors hunting for contemporary models as
well as historical miniatures. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid
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Haha.... :lol:
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MKSheppard wrote:http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ ... 707431.jpg

An exhibit on display at the London Toy Soldier and Figure Show portrays toy soldiers representing
members of U.S. special forces arresting Osama Bin Laden (news - web sites) and another member
of the Taliban, March 28, 2003. Thousands of toy soldiers from conflicts throughout the ages feature
in the show, which is being held on Saturday, with collectors hunting for contemporary models as
well as historical miniatures. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid
hehe Amusing. If only it were a true event...
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Now just turn him over to my Inquisitor and look away...
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If only that were the re-creation of an actual event.

Speaking of that, what should we do to bin Laden once we find him?
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Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:If only that were the re-creation of an actual event.

Speaking of that, what should we do to bin Laden once we find him?
Drop him off in Times Square.
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Durran Korr wrote:
Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:If only that were the re-creation of an actual event.

Speaking of that, what should we do to bin Laden once we find him?
Drop him off in Times Square.
no, drop him off at FDNY headquarters. :twisted:
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I think captured Al Queada provide the perfect incentive to bring back gladitorial combat. Intermixed with the occassional bouts against ravenous wild animals a few matches to the death would go a long way.
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Ignorant twit wrote:I think captured Al Queada provide the perfect incentive to bring back gladitorial combat. Intermixed with the occassional bouts against ravenous wild animals a few matches to the death would go a long way.
Or perhaps once their guilt is established, they should be dropped off on a deserted island, equiped only with an AK-47 and some basic supplies. The government could then sell hunting permits to all those "red blooded, God fearin', gun totin', beer drinkin', confederate army wannabes", who would use those permits to land on the island and go hunting. That way the Christian fundies can kill the rag heads in the name of the Lord, while the Islamic fundies can kill the infadels in the name of Allah. Everybody wins!
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The Onion has a good idea:
I agree that the perpetrators must be punished severely. But, contrary to what so many knee-jerk, blood-lusting Americans would like to believe, merely capturing and punishing them will not prevent this sort of thing from happening again in the future. No, they must be tried and convicted in a U.S. court of law, so that President Bush can, on live TV, pump bullet after bullet into their bodies, starting with their feet and slowly working his way up. Then, after a great deal of soul-searching and consultation with his top advisors, the president must toss their lifeless, bullet-riddled bodies into a shark tank
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Ignorant twit wrote:I think captured Al Queada provide the perfect incentive to bring back gladitorial combat. Intermixed with the occassional bouts against ravenous wild animals a few matches to the death would go a long way.
Half-starved animals would upset those friendly folks at PETA. So, throw them in there also. And some fundies for dessert! :twisted:
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Those are nice models.
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Those are nice models.
I might be way off here, but the American directly left of Usama looks like a Cadian model and the other two might be Tallarns(40k).
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StimNeuro wrote:
Those are nice models.
I might be way off here, but the American directly left of Usama looks like a Cadian model and the other two might be Tallarns(40k).
Shit no, those look like good ole english die cast goodness.
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paladin wrote:
Ignorant twit wrote:I think captured Al Queada provide the perfect incentive to bring back gladitorial combat. Intermixed with the occassional bouts against ravenous wild animals a few matches to the death would go a long way.
Half-starved animals would upset those friendly folks at PETA. So, throw them in there also. And some fundies for dessert! :twisted:
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Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi wrote:If only that were the re-creation of an actual event.

Speaking of that, what should we do to bin Laden once we find him?
Put him on the ground floor of a big useless building and implode it upon him.
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Queeb Salaron wrote:Put him on the ground floor of a big useless building and implode it upon him.
I can agree to that. See how HE likes it when a building falls down on top of you!

I think I'll post this in the dedicated thread too.
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