Geronimo 3 Posted January 15, 2006 Osama bin Laden may be dead. Gosh, that happened to my Wurlitzer once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 16, 2006 Osama bin Laden may be dead. I bet I'd get arrested if I called myself a terrorism expert... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted January 16, 2006 Osama bin Laden may be dead. Gosh, that happened to my Wurlitzer once. I think you'll find that Osama's would be a Mohammond. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted January 16, 2006 I didn't know he had a massive organ. If he did it would be a BombTempi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,180 Posted January 17, 2006 Osama bin Laden may be dead. Then again, he might not be US Disagree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted January 17, 2006 How does one write his name. Is it: Osama bin Laden. Or: Osama Bin Laden. I always though it was the first but the BBC seem to think the latter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted January 17, 2006 How does one write his name. Is it: Osama bin Laden. Or: Osama Bin Laden. I always though it was the first but the BBC seem to think the latter. Just call him Ozzie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shuffler Posted January 17, 2006 Apparently they had him down for "Celebrity Big Brother". This explains why he didn't appear! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 17, 2006 How does one write his name. Is it: Osama bin Laden. Or: Osama Bin Laden. I always though it was the first but the BBC seem to think the latter. "bin" is another way of saying "ibn" which means "son of" in Arabic. So technically speaking, in English you probably shouldn't capitilize it if you take it literally. But if BBC wants to just consider it all as his proper name, then I suppose they can capitalize it. Either way, Arabic has no capital letters, so technically speaking it should be osama bin laden anyhow. Transliteration is wholly imperfect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,399 Posted January 18, 2006 How does one write his name. Is it: Osama bin Laden. Or: Osama Bin Laden. I always though it was the first but the BBC seem to think the latter. "bin" is another way of saying "ibn" which means "son of" in Arabic. So technically speaking, in English you probably shouldn't capitilize it if you take it literally. But if BBC wants to just consider it all as his proper name, then I suppose they can capitalize it. Either way, Arabic has no capital letters, so technically speaking it should be osama bin laden anyhow. Transliteration is wholly imperfect. Personally, I prefer been laden. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
in eternum+ 22 Posted January 18, 2006 I think my favourite Westernisation of his name occurred just after 9/11: one of the sleazy tabloid papers (quite possibly the Daily Sport), in an attempt to villify him as absolutely much as possible, referred to him as 'Bastard Bin'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 18, 2006 If he lived in Yorkshire his mum would ask: Where's tha bin Laden? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted January 18, 2006 Only if he was a pudding brain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 18, 2006 Personally, I prefer been laden. regards, Hein Ah yes. In my younger days, when thinking up porno movies was all the rage, I distinctly remember "Osama bein' laiden" as a principal character in "United Sinations" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted February 16, 2006 Osama bin Laden to get ass kicked by Batman, in the tradition of Hitler and Tojo bashing comics (note how the article conviently avoids mention of the rascist anti-Japanese comics that were prolific in the forties). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7 Posted February 19, 2006 I read in the Post that a new Taliban-esque regime has re-asserted its control over parts of Afganistan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,616 Posted May 12, 2006 As Joan Rivers pointed out, there's - like - one plug socket in Afghanistan and Osama's kidneys are so bad he needs dialysis. Just follow the f****n' lead from that socket! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted May 12, 2006 Osama bin Laden to get ass kicked by Batman, in the tradition of Hitler and Tojo bashing comics (note how the article conviently avoids mention of the rascist anti-Japanese comics that were prolific in the forties). Not just the 40s CP. As recently as the late 1960s Captain Hurricane in the Valiant with his sidekick Maggot Malone, were knocking seven bells out of "yellow-bellied nips" and the "scuttle heads", his pet name for our World Cup hosts. Scott Goodall did a lot of it. A taste of the language here: http://www.comicsuk.co.uk/Interviews/Scott...cottGoodall.asp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted May 13, 2006 Osama bin Laden to get ass kicked by Batman, in the tradition of Hitler and Tojo bashing comics (note how the article conviently avoids mention of the rascist anti-Japanese comics that were prolific in the forties). Not just the 40s CP. As recently as the late 1960s Captain Hurricane in the Valiant with his sidekick Maggot Malone, were knocking seven bells out of "yellow-bellied nips" and the "scuttle heads", his pet name for our World Cup hosts. Scott Goodall did a lot of it. A taste of the language here: http://www.comicsuk.co.uk/Interviews/Scott...cottGoodall.asp Fascinating Godot. All of this is the kind of cultural historical sh*t that really gets me where I need to go. Of course, I bet I'll have little memory of all this tomorow, but such is life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted May 13, 2006 As Joan Rivers pointed out, there's - like - one plug socket in Afghanistan and Osama's kidneys are so bad he needs dialysis. Just follow the f****n' lead from that socket! He needs just so much, soon his cave will practically be a civilization. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,616 Posted May 13, 2006 You'd have thought such a needy man would be bound to give away his position on the ground. Makes you wonder how badly they want to find him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,399 Posted May 13, 2006 You'd have thought such a needy man would be bound to give away his position on the ground. Makes you wonder how badly they want to find him. If 'they' is the US and UK governments, I'd say: not at all. Let's think about it. 'They' don't want him dead, because that would take quite a bit of wind out of the warmongers' sails. 'They' don't want him captured either, pretty much for the same reason. Besides: a martyred Bin L. is much more of an inspiration to would-be terrorists than a hardy alive one. I suspect that 'they' prefer the current situation, or possibly his death from natural causes. cynically yours, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dead eye dick Posted July 28, 2006 Osama Bin Laden is dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted July 28, 2006 Osama Bin Laden is dead. Perhaps you should read the article in more depth "Is (bin Laden) alive or is he dead?" Watson said. "I am not really sure of the answer ... I personally think he is probably not with us anymore but I have no evidence to support that." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted July 28, 2006 Osama Bin Laden is dead. Bullshit. He is still hunched up in the corner of a cave somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
