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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:19 PM
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OBL bought Pepsi and Coca-Cola by the case.
Osama bin Laden may have hated America, but he loved its soft drinks: Local shopkeepers say that people from Bin Laden's compound regularly bought Pepsi, Coke, and other popular brands in bulk. A shopkeeper in the area was "curious" why they bought their food in bulk, but never asked for fear of coming across as rude.



http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/bin-laden-loved-pepsi/provisions/#
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:20 PM
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1. Now I have something in common with OBL. Grand.
Next they'll tell me he liked calypso music.
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:41 PM
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15. They said he was into salsa, had a collection of Ricky Martin
his favorite appeared to be "Livin' La Vida Loca"
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 04:05 PM
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20. Nah, I heard he was into Rockin out with Republicon Retrograde Rap (R)
Edited on Thu May-05-11 04:07 PM by SpiralHawk
After his Republicon buds in the U.S.A. quit altogether and STOPPED looking for him...
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Dennis Donovan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:21 PM
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2. OBL? He was an RC man...
...so this PROVES the whole thing was faked!!!:D
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:30 PM
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10. No, he doesn't like the Saudi Royal Family.
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 04:32 PM
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27. Beat me to it!
;)
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Electric Monk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:21 PM
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3. Didn't he know we were at cola war and he should pick a side?
/Jon Stewart (iirc, maybe it was Colbert)
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:22 PM
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4. LOL. Kind of like how Pol Pot also had a softspot for Pepsi...
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Distant Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:23 PM
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5. OBL Hated American sodas! But he was religiously very tolerant of the tastes of OTHERS in the house
:rofl:
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FormerDittoHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:23 PM
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6. Pepsi *AND* Coca-Cola??? Playing BOTH SIDES, eh? n/t
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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:25 PM
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7. bizarre tidbit of info
I guess he liked colas, but pepsi? jesus...
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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:28 PM
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8. and he sung the "I'd like to but buy the world a Coke" jingle too
:evilgrin:
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:29 PM
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9. No wonder he had kidney failure.
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Codeine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:32 PM
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11. Who the hell likes both?!
I've never known anybody who didn't have a marked preference for one or the other. I simply refuse to ever drink Pepsi, for example.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 04:26 PM
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24. I like whichever one is on sale.
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Libertas1776 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-11 11:34 AM
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33. +1
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-11 11:41 AM
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34. I drink both
Edited on Fri May-06-11 11:43 AM by charlie and algernon
I'll take which ever the resturant has on tap, so to speak.

I should see if Youtube has it, but Lewis Black has a GREAT bit on pepsi vs. coke.

"Has anyone ever gone to a resturant and asked 'I'll have a coke please.' and the waiter says 'oh, we only have pepsi.' and so you reply 'Well FUCK YOU! I'm going across the street to Buckets O' Shit! Yes, Buckets O' Shit! The food may be lousy be at least they serve cokes, ASSHOLE!'"

:rofl:
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:36 PM
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12. Yeah, but he probably got the good stuff made with real cane sugar.
:rofl:
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:36 PM
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13. And so do I.
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Terry in Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:41 PM
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14. Traditionally, Coke = D, Pepsi = R
If you ever wondered why you prefer Coke over Pepsi...

B-)

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former9thward Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 04:08 PM
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22. Where did you get that crap from?
Your "tradition"?
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Terry in Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-11 11:32 AM
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32. Whoa, nothing serious there, chief
It's just "pop" culture!

;)

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former9thward Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-11 02:44 PM
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36. Sorry, I had a few too many Pepsi's in me.
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Diclotican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 04:28 PM
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25. Terry in Austin
Terry in Austin

That explain it all... Buth what with us, who like both..

Diclotican
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:45 PM
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16. No wonder why the guys kidneys were shot.
God, we are devious.
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:47 PM
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17. MSM said he was a conservative muslim and forbid drinking of soda? nt
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:59 PM
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19. Osama bin Laden to Islam is like Fred Phelps is to Christianity.
Both have, or er, one of them had strange ideas as to the precepts of their religion.
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RevStPatrick Donating Member (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 03:58 PM
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18. I just had a Mexican Coke with lunch.
Ah! Sugar!!
No High Fructose Corn Syrup here.

Dublin Dr. Pepper when I can get it...
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-11 02:48 PM
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37. I, in Brazil, can get that any time I want.
Die of envy, beeyotches.
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Godhumor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 04:06 PM
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21. Everyone knows he only bought it to show kids that old "experiment" where you put a nail in the pop
And let it sit for awhile until it starts decomposing.

You can almost see OBL saying, "See? This is what the Great Satan is doing to your teeth!"

Or he drank it...I think either is equally plausible.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 04:24 PM
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23. This isn't that surprising. People in societies that strongly discourage drink....
such as modern fundamentalist muslim society and the turn of the century American society, in which the temperance movement was reaching its zenith, are great places for soft drinks.
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LeftofObama Donating Member (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 04:32 PM
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26. My 82 year old mother buys everything in bulk
including Coke AND Pepsi (whichever is on sale). She doesn't drive so when someone takes her to the store she stocks up on just about everything.
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Politicalboi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 04:35 PM
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28. And he also smokes dope too
Edited on Thu May-05-11 04:38 PM by Politicalboi
See what smoking dope can lead to. LOL! That's why he bought Coke and Pepsi. He couldn't remember which he like best.
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mfcorey1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 05:35 PM
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29. Yep! That would surely ruin his kidneys. Rumors of a kidney transplant are probably true.
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Brother Buzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 05:44 PM
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30. The shopkeeper conducted a brisk business in Mentos®, too
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dems_rightnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 05:45 PM
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31. Too bad! What a great commercial...
.... it could have been for the one he didn't drink.

"Drink Pepsi. Osama Bin Laden drank Coke. Just sayin'."
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-06-11 11:42 AM
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35. I could see it...
Bending over to look in the fridge, "Coke or Pepsi...Coke or Pepsi? Coke or Pepsi" Door Bell rings... "JUST A MINUTE!!" ... "Coke or Pepsi?" Hear the crash of the door..."ut oh!" The sound of Gun fire.. two cans spinning on the floor... (Which one will come up? Only Madison Avenue knows for sure..)
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