April 17, 2013

Abbottabad — the city where Osama bin Laden was killed — is building an amusement park.

I missed this story back in February. Noticing it now after Googling Abbottabad for the last post.
"This project has nothing to do with Osama bin Laden," [said Syed Aqil Shah, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's minister for tourism and sports], adding: "We are working to promote tourism and amusement facilities."
Imagine a bin Laden-themed amusement park. The mind reels.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Only if he's the target in the shooting gallery.

Ignorance is Bliss said...

They could have a big laser-tag arena where you could dress up like Seal Team 6...

chickelit said...

The park will be Abbottabad as it gets.

Unknown said...

You must be THIS tall to ride the suicide bomber roller coaster.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...

The arcade with the flight simulators should be a big hit.

X said...

the petting zoo is men only.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

At the end of every ride you actually blow up.

Eric the Fruit Bat said...
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Tim said...

"Imagine a bin Laden-themed amusement park. The mind reels."

Really?

I can easily imagine a bin Laden-themed amusement park being popular among the fundamental Islamicists.

I don't like it, but I can imagine it.

Sorta like Obama being president.

There, the mind reels.

But stupid people banded together and made it happen.

So why not a bin Laden-themed amusement park?

Mitch H. said...

The shooting galleries would be epic.

Hagar said...

I believe the article states that the park will not be built on the bin Laden compound site, which in any case has been razed, and the project is in no way connected to bin Laden and his al Qaeda?

Unknown said...

Hagar, don't be a buzzkill.

Chickelit wins for originality, so far.

Wince said...

I always think of Costello saying "Hey Abottabad!"

edutcher said...

Does the local house of ill repute have 72 virgins?

BarrySanders20 said...

Live stonings. 3,000 rupees per stone, or 2 for 5,000.

What sort of carnie shit for prizes? I don't think they'd understand an etched Black Sabbath mirror.

Tough to guess the weight of women in burkas though. Who knows what lurks underneath?

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ndspinelli said...

A video game where you could shoot bin Laden in the head might get some Americans to visit.

rhhardin said...

Abottabad and Costellopur.

Kirk Parker said...

Not any harder to imagine than these perennial tourist favorites.

AllenS said...

I wonder if they'll have a Tilt-A-Whirl Exploding Car ride?

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