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11/02/01 02:29 PM
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[0143 hours EST, Phone 7 (Presidential Bedroom Nightstand) Rings]
President: "Mmph. He-hello? Who is it?"
Arabic Accented Voice: "Hello, George! This is Osama!"
[Traced: mobile phone accessing Iridium satellite 0011 from Afghanistan]
President: "Osama? Osama, you old dog! I thought that last B-2 strikes would've got you."
Osama bin Laden: "No, I was outside [chuckles] watering the plants, if you know what I mean. You did a real number on my favorite cave, though. I had a nice Sony home ntertainment system in there, with a lot of new DVDs. Listen, George, I called because I was little upset. I had this disturbing, exciting dream and I was wondering if you could help me figure it out."
President: "Sure, go ahead. I'm all ears."
Osama bin Laden: "Yes, my political cartoonists are having a field day. No, I'm sorry, that was rude of me. Well, anyway, the dream. I was dreaming I was standing in the United States. I don't know where, but I knew I was in the USA. Everywhere I looked, over every house and building, were identical banners with writing on them, flapping in the breeze."
President: "Banners, huh? What did the writing on the banners say?"
Osama bin Laden: "LONG LIVE OSAMA! George, what do you think the dream means?"
President: "Gee, I don't rightly know, Osama. But, listen, since you're on the phone and we're talking about dreams, maybe you can help me with one of mine. More than I helped with yours, I mean."
Osama bin Laden: "Sure. Shoot, buddy."
President: "Well, I dreamt I was in Afghanistan, in Kabul. Everywhere I turned, it more beautiful than ever, totally rebuilt with many tall, gleaming office buildings, large residential subdivisions with swimming pools full of men and women, and over every building and home was a big, beautiful banner."
Osama bin Laden: "And what did the banners say?"
President: "That's the problem, I don't know. I don't read Hebrew."
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Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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