Barista doodle... still waiting for foamy poker playing dogs or Elvis....in the mean time, and it's really mean this morning......
Banana
Posted on 12/10/2015 1:17:32 PM PST by ArGee
Raqqa, Syria
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS, announced today that he would be disbanding all forces and returning all land to Syria and Iraq. The move was prompted by the ongoing Climate Conference in Paris.
"This is one thing we could not have anticipated," Mr. al-Baghdadi said in prepared remarks. "When we see the world coming together like this on such a dangerous subject as Global Climate Change, we realize that our Caliphate will never survive. It's only a matter of time before Climate Change is no more and the world's attention turns to us. At that point, we will have no chance. For the sake of the men, women, and children who have supported us, I can not continue a doomed campaign."
An emotional al-Baghdadi did not take any questions.
Sources close to al-Baghdadi who spoke on the condition of anonymity told us that it was becoming more and more difficult to recruit new fighters. "Even our existing people are extremely demoralized," one said. "The words of Donald Trump himself can not overcome our dispair."
According to their press release, surrender is total and immediate. Fighters are being paid and sent home by division. Any remaining money will be put into a fund to resettle Christians and Yazidis who have been displaced by the war.
"We thought the world was fragmented," one strategist was overheard saying to himself. "Who knew it could come together like this? This is a stinging rebuke."
So far there has been no comment from Damascus, Baghdad, Moscow, or Washington. One source inside the Kremlin said, "We are waiting to see if there will be any follow-up action. We want to make sure this is real before we decide on our next steps."
Morning, TC.
We has subzero. Somebody left the north window open.
Have got a reunion to attend this afternoon, in a Pub in Reading.....Reading ceased to be a decent place after the Romans left town.
Reading, Pennsylvania, ceased to be a decent place after the Quakers left town.
We have over zero today, and 100% chance of rain.
Barista doodle... still waiting for foamy poker playing dogs or Elvis....in the mean time, and it's really mean this morning......
Banana
I reserve the right to Fuss and procrastinate. :)
Good Moaning.
Has Clyde been making your coffee, again? :D
Switching stations...
You may fuss if you like. You’re English!
These remind me of the guy who draws portraits with a fine-point pen on Styrofoam cups.
You are what you eat.
One could be artful and caffeinated at the same time.
I didn't watch the reality TV show last night called Republican Campaign 2016 but here's my $.02 anyway.
Morning, ArGee, Bob.
I told my husband about the National Review cruise, and said it would be fun to spend a week getting drunk with Jonah, David, Kevin, and so on. He got a suspicious look on his face and said, “Are these people you’ve met on Free Republic? Why are they inviting you on a cruise?”
Floofy kitteh with the odd eyes. Squee!
Squeeee! to you too!
The first pics on the first two rows are how I remember it. Of course, I’ve seen it in every other pic over the years I lived there, but those two are my favorite.
The mountain is in the shape of a reclining woman, and the local Indians had a story to go with it. I don’t recall all of it but she tried to save her love from flood waters and died trying. Or some such. My dad isn’t here to refresh my memory!
DP said that??? LOL!!!
Now I KNOW he’s an IT Engineer! WOWser!
He’s not at his most alert in the morning. I don’t think he got that it was the “National Review” cruise, i.e., a national media event.
Or maybe it was just the idea of my taking *over a week* off, rather than the idea that I’d spend it gadding about the Caribbean with journalists ...
Good morning, Gentlemen!!! It’s good to see you!
I’m up but not sure I’m alive... Or maybe it’s “I’m alive but not sure I’m up.”
Something.
I’m going to take a shower and make some coffee and I’ll be cured of my lethargy. So the voices in my head tell me.
LOL! Either way, it’s funny! Now all I need is that coffee and a shower and I’ll be good to go. Maybe.
I’m going to Walmart again. We ran out of sandwich meat yesterday.
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