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."
I’ve never been to one. The closest one to me would be Manhattan.
I got a Dunkin Donuts about every two miles near me though. I like them.
DD coffee is OK. I lived on it for 4 years of college. I miss the mugs tho.
Oh I love Hyacinth Bouquet. I really liked Onslow.
As for Benny Hill, now I have that theme song stuck in my head!
My favorite of all time is Red Dwarf though. Second Father Ted, and then the IT Crowd is funny.
Oh but that’s not really Newark, now is it? It’s exit 13A!
boo-kay, not bucket!
;>)
Just put the TV on. Such a sad miserable day. Poor Brussels. i need kitties or something to assure the world is still nice.
I have a teddy bear here so I guess he will do
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I guess it would be spelled boo-Kay not bouquet.
Afternoon. Much rushing around here, but everyone’s been doctored, picked up, refunded, paid for, dosed, and/or threatened with serious bodily harm.
Now I’m going to read Kathleen and Frank a book, and then Naptime!!!
It’s still 60 degrees, wind SSW @16 mph, gusting to 45, with humidity of 31%.
I went out, thinking it was warmer, and that I would like to sit and wait for the mail, but the wind is too fierce and cold.
So here I am, eating some crackers and cheese, waiting for the wind to die down.
I just had to fill out some paperwork so my Medicare premium would be paid for by the state...(no state tax, so no tax dollars at work: it comes from the casino takes) but there was another form in case I filed income tax (who makes enough money for that?) that had to do with Obamacare. UGH! I will be so glad when that is past history!
It seems now the Medicare app and the SNAP (”food stamps”) app are sent separately, for whatever reason, and it hasn’t arrived yet. The good news is, all the information I would normally have to print in the space provided, is now defaulted in the space provided, with a yes or no disclaimer about any changes. The wording on the apps has ALWAYS been difficult to understand. Even for English speakers.
I still had to make copies of my rent amount and utility bills, but still, it’s not nearly as nerve wracking as it has been in the past.
It’s done for another year, anyway. ;o]
The wind here is getting bad too.
Looks almost like a Bengal kitty
“IT Crowd “
I want that answering machine tape. The one with the re-boot instructions.
“re-doing “Are you being served” for the fall.”
That should be interesting to see who they cast in that, and if they excessively camp it up...
Hope they don’t ruin it.
Need a nap after reading that post. :)
I had a 20 minute snooze earlier, so I’m good for now...
That is correct, according to the source.
Wasn’t that the running gag line... a clerk or tradesman calling her Mrs. Bucket and her nose in the air response, “It’s Boo-Kay!”
Ghost commands...hmm sound like many of my replies trying to post multiple images, dropped end/close command >.
Full page of html tags but nothing in preview... wonder where they all went?
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