This is an email conversation I had with a good friend of mine this morning. She sends me funny news items that she thinks are right up my alley. She's like my own personal Fark.com This one was pretty entertaining.

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-----Original Message-----

From: Rhonda [mailto:xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:31 AM
To: [Drunkasaurusrex]
Subject: IKEA news

Hundreds of shoppers drawn by a discount offer rushed into an IKEA branch in western Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, causing a stampede that killed three and injured 17, security officials said. A Saudi and a Pakistani were among those killed, the officials said. The nationality of the third person killed was not given. After furniture giant IKEA's branch in the Red Sea port city of Jiddah announced that it was offering credit vouchers to the first 250 clients Wednesday, some shoppers camped outside Tuesday night. Once the doors opened, the crowd surged forward, causing the stampede. Ameen Jamal, a senior executive for IKEA Saudi Arabia, said more than 8,000 people had gathered outside the store before the opening. He didn't have other details

-----Original Message-----
From: [Drunkasaurusrex]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:32 AM
To: Rhonda
Subject: RE: IKEA news

can ragheads not count? You'd figure if the ad mentioned the first 250 people once the line got to...oh, I don't know...THREE THOUSAND!!!...you might just pack up your flying carpet, tighten your turban, saddle up the camel and go home.

-----Original Message-----

From: Rhonda
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:35 AM
To: [Drunkasaurusrex]
Subject: RE: IKEA news

What can I say? Particle board makes people do crazy things...

-----Original Message-----

From: [Drunkasaurusrex]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:35 AM
To: Rhonda
Subject: RE: IKEA news

it's probably just that IKEA has a whole line of furniture products the color of desert sand. I'm pretty sure that's why the Jews wandered the desert for 40 years...looking for queen-sized sleigh beds with a birch finish.

-----Original Message-----

From: Rhonda
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:39 AM
To: [Drunkasaurusrex]
Subject: RE: IKEA news

And who can blame them? Faux wood, an allen wrench, and cardboard backing--what more can a tribesman need?

-----Original Message-----

From: [Drunkasaurusrex]
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 10:39 AM
To: Rhonda
Subject: RE: IKEA news

jihad?

...some assembly required

Posted by nils at 9:35 PM

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