By erecting an $11 million tree,the UAE seems to have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas.

Swede

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Sun Dec-19-10 10:08 AM
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By erecting an $11 million tree,the UAE seems to have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas.

A quote from Conan O'Brien.

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Sun Dec-19-10 10:12 AM
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1. Apparently, they regret it now:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40738279/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/?ocid=twitter

Damn, that hotel even has a gold bar vending machine!

:silly:

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Sun Dec-19-10 10:26 AM
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3. It's a good thing that they have those machines too.

There's simply nothing more embarrassing than being out on the town and running out of gold bars. Happened to me AGAIN last week.

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Sun Dec-19-10 10:18 AM
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2. Aren't you glad they got those tax breaks! n/t

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Sun Dec-19-10 10:30 AM
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4. I don't think our tax code covers citizens of the United Arab Emirates

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Sun Dec-19-10 10:36 AM
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6. You don't think some of that money went over there? n/t

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Sun Dec-19-10 10:34 AM
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5. That is one of the stupidest things I've seen in a long time, both

in terms of jokes and responses. The UAE is an Islamic state in which it is illegal to proselytize any religious ideology other than Islam. I would argue it has forgotten the meaning of Islam and only worships money.

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Swede

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Sun Dec-19-10 10:46 AM
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7. It's almost as if Conan was being ironic.

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Sun Dec-19-10 11:37 AM
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8. Except for cost, no different than the Christmas crass we have here.

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Sun Dec-19-10 11:52 AM
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9. Is it an advancement in thinking, that they even erected a

tree in the name of Christmas? Even though it is for capitalism - it is a symbol of Christian beliefs...in an Islam country...So maybe getting them hooked on capitalism works toward accommodations of other religions...?

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