Saudis Want 'Mecca Time' to Replace GMT

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08-13-2010, 08:25 AM

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ockham

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Originally Posted by v1 uh-oh

Everyone knows the real Mecca is in MEM. Only difference is that, nobody wants to go to MEM.

No it is Atlanta time, just ask any Deltoid......

08-14-2010, 07:11 AM

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Yes I am an INFIDEL and proud of it!
Tell them to pound SAND!

08-14-2010, 08:17 PM

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Jesse

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Originally Posted by Shaggy1970

Arch, I know you and your not an infidel, okay maybe you are, (LMAO) but during the Haj anyone can go to Mecca. Here is a link to what this clock tower is supposed to look like. Construction Watch: Mecca's Skyscraper - AskMen.com

Looks like something an Advanced Cruise Missile could find to clear an area for construction of a Jewish Temple. They'd be OK with that, wouldn't they?

08-15-2010, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy1970

Arch, I know you and your not an infidel, okay maybe you are, (LMAO) but during the Haj anyone can go to Mecca.

Actually they can't at anytime. There is a big road sign outside Mecca "Muslims Only" and an exit to Jedda for all non-Muslims. Why a lot of ex-pat crews sit in Jedda while the folks in back go and do their thing.

08-22-2010, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Thedude

Not to split hairs but as a non-muslim, we are not allowed into Mecca.

But you can get you infidels are cool t-shirt here www.infidelsarecool.com

I stand corrected. Nevertheless, I still wouldn't wear such a shirt in any cities in the Middle East. I think it is a good guess that most people with these shirts only wear them where it is perceived to be "safe" (i.e. a bar in Topeka, KS) and not in the Middle East. That makes this shirt a simple novelty and not the political statement that many would like it to be.