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OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!!
#8048110 - 02/20/08 04:32 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Wow, look at the architecture in Dubai. They're still legally nutso.
Anybody been/live there? Stories?
Look at all of the photos - http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-GAL1.htm
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! *DELETED* [Re: ilus]
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: ilus]
#8048131 - 02/20/08 04:37 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Last semester, my Middle East teacher, said that when he was there 6 months ago, trying to get anywhere was impossible. They did not have the streets named. All directions were based off of relative locations to monuments.
Crazy shit. I wonder if they improved?
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: ilus]
#8048144 - 02/20/08 04:40 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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That's incredible.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Thin White Duke]
#8048172 - 02/20/08 04:46 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Some of the pics of the Burj Al Arab hotel look straight out of a Alex Grey painting...
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: ilus]
#8048177 - 02/20/08 04:47 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nice pics but you forgot to mention this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai.

Sure is a shame doing 4 years for a joint tho..
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Ferris]
#8048183 - 02/20/08 04:49 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ferris said: It's an amazing fucking country/city. It's near the top of my list of places to go. I can skip on any drugs while I'm there, there's certainly enough ways to entertain yourself. Hell, they have an indoor ski mountain there, in the desert. How insane is that?
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: The_Ghost]
#8048184 - 02/20/08 04:49 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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new bridge they want to build.
Dubai future bridge
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: LeftyBurnz]
#8048195 - 02/20/08 04:51 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Holy shit that is a cool bridge.
Lots of pics of those buildings are in my first link at the top too...
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! *DELETED* [Re: ilus]
#8048240 - 02/20/08 05:04 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Chemy]
#8048310 - 02/20/08 05:23 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Haha... pretty impressive, lets just hope we arent so oil dependent in the future they are apparently planning so much for. Hopefully they put westerners that bring minuscule amounts of marijuana in equally luxurious quarters
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Chemy]
#8048325 - 02/20/08 05:27 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I wonder how Americans feel about New York no longer being THE city to go to.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Thin White Duke]
#8048565 - 02/20/08 06:35 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I'd still rather spend a week in NYC than that Arabic shit hole. I've never heard of anyone getting 4 years for a joint in the city.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: fapjack]
#8048618 - 02/20/08 06:50 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yeah, they jailed some dude for having a speck of weed on the bottom of his shoe! How the fuck?!
It looks awesome, but that's one of the last places I'd like to go. Even just the off-chance of getting jailed in the United Arab Emerites, is not worth the trip!
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: KetamineKatalyst]
#8048694 - 02/20/08 07:07 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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check out the largest wheel in dubai at dubailand ive been seeing shit about dubai for years and years they keep breaking records
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! *DELETED* [Re: Coaster]
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Alec_Baldwin]
#8048743 - 02/20/08 07:19 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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When the Singapore Flyer makes its debut this month, it will be the world’s tallest, at 541 ft.—at least until late 2008, when the 607-ft.-high Great Dubai Wheel opens. In 2009, the 682-ft.-high Beijing Great Wheel will surpass both.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Coaster]
#8048769 - 02/20/08 07:23 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yes, build bigger and better me-wheels! MORE!
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Coaster]
#8048771 - 02/20/08 07:24 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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they're going to have to be a little more lax on drug laws or turn the other cheek for them to attract tourists, thats for sure.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: KrishnaDreamer]
#8048798 - 02/20/08 07:30 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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KrishnaDreamer said: they're going to have to be a little more lax on drug laws or turn the other cheek for them to attract tourists, thats for sure.
no way man they are all about zero tolerance and islamics are way stubborn with their belifs i dont see it changing anytime soom
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Coaster]
#8048828 - 02/20/08 07:35 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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no way, they have to expect drug dealers to provide drugs to tourists or tourists bringing drugs themselves. BS that their going to continue to jail travelers with .001 grams of cannabis on their shoe.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: KrishnaDreamer]
#8048874 - 02/20/08 07:42 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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ya ok just like its bs that they will continue stoning women to death for exposing their faces in afghanistan right
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Coaster]
#8049003 - 02/20/08 08:14 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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It looks like an interesting place. But since all of it is manmade I wonder how well it would do through an earthquake. Even the islands were "formed".
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: mushbaby]
#8049025 - 02/20/08 08:19 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nah, I'm pretty sure those islands formed independently due to volcanic activity.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Chemy]
#8049653 - 02/20/08 10:09 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Dubai can lick my scrotum.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: DragonChaser]
#8049690 - 02/20/08 10:18 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: KrishnaDreamer]
#8056509 - 02/22/08 01:29 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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http://www.globalunderground.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=80919
Here's a 'brief' list of banned substances in the UAE. Possession of even the smallest amount could lend a minimum four year prision sentence.
Narcotic (Active ingredients)
Alfentanil Amphetamine Buprenorphone Codeine Fentanyl Ketamine Methadone Methyphenidate Morphine Pentazocine Pethidine Remifentanil Sufentanil
Controlled Drug Class A - Psychotropics (Active ingredients)
Acitretin Alprazolam Aripiprazole Bromazepam Buprenorphine 200 (microgram tablets and 500 microgram injection) Butorphanol Chlopromazine Chlordiazepoxide Clobazam Clonazepam Clorazepate Diazepam Dihydrocodeine Droperidol Flumazenil Flupentixol Fluphenazine Haloperidol Isotretinoin Lorazepam Medazepam Mephenoxalone Midazolam Misoprostol Nalbuphine Olanzapine Phenobarbitone Pimozide Prazepam Prochlorperazine Propofol Prostaglandin Quetiapine Risperidone Sulpiride Sultopride Temazepam Thiopentone Tiapride Tramadol Trfluoperazine Zaleplon Ziprasidone Zolpidem Zuclopenhtixol
Controlled Drug Class B (Active ingredients)
Amitriptyline Baclofen Benzhexol Biperiden Buspirone Carisoprodol Citalopram Clomipramine Codeine Cyclobenzaprine Dextromethorphan Diphenoxylate Dotheipin Duloxetine Escitalopram Estradiol Ethinylestradiol Etonogestrel Fluoxetine Flupenthixol Fluvoxamine Imapramine Isotretonin Lithium Carbonate Maprotiline Menotrophin Meserolone Methocarbomol Mianserin Milnacipran Minaprine Mirtazapine Moclobemide Naltrexone Nandrolone Nefazodone Norethisterone Norethisterone Norgetrol Noscapine Octreotide Oestradiol Opipramol Orphenadrine Oseltamivir Oxazepam Paroxetine Pholcodine Pimecrolimus Procyclidine Propoxyphene (with paracetemol Pyrisuccideanol Reboxetine Sertraline Somatrophine Testosterone Ticlopidine Tizanidine Tretinoin Trimipramine Vecuronium Venlafaxine
Appendix 2 Common UAE controlled drugs (Trade names)
The following list shows some of the TRADE names of those controlled items that are registered as medicines in the UAE
Narcotics
Ketalar Physeptone Ritalin Sosegon Subutex Ultiva
Controlled Drugs Class A - Psychotropics
Abilify Anexate Arthrotec Ativan Barnetil Buccastem Clopixol Cytotec Deanxit Dehydrobenzperidol Demetrin DHC continues Dialag Diapam Diprivan Dogmatil Dormicum Dorsilon Frisium Gardinal Genprid Haldol Intraval Largactil Lexotanil Limbitrol Neotigason Nobrium Noctran Nubain Orap Prolixin Propess Risperdal Rivotril Serenace Seroquel Sonata Stadol Stelazine Stemetil Stesolid Stilnox Tekam Temgesic Tiapridal Tramal Tramundin Tranxene Valium Xanax Zaldiar Zeldox Zyprexa
Controlled Drugs Class B
123 Cold Actifed Compound Actifed DM Activelle Adol Cold Adol Compound Adumbran Akineton Algaphan Anafranil Andriol Artane Athymil Aurorix Benxtrone Bepro Broncholar Broncholar forte Bronchophane Buspar Cancolite Cantor Cipralex Cipram Climen Codaphen Codaphen plus Codilar Codipront Codis Coldex-dD Cymbalta Deca durabolin Decutan Dextrocuf Dextrolag Diarsed Diaxine Dicton Distalgesic Edronax Efexor Elidel Estracomb Estrofem Faverin Femoston Flexiban Flozak Fluanxol Flumed DM adult Fluneurin Fluoxone Fluran Flutin Fluxetyl Genotropin Insidon Intard Ixel Kafosed Kemadrin Kliogest Lagaflex Linz Lioresal Lomotil Ludiomil Menogen Muscadol Myogesic Noracod Norcuron Norditropin Norflex Norgesic Nuvaing Oxetine Paracodol Phensedyl Primotestone Progyluton Prothiaden Proviron Prozac Remeron Revacod Rhinotussel Riaphan Roaccutane Robaxin Robaxisal Robitussin-CF Romilar Saizen Salipax Sandostatin Saroten Sedofan DM Sedofan-P Seroxat Serzone Sirdalud Somadryl compound St Joseph cough Sterandryl Stivane Surmontil Sustanon Tamiflu Ticlid Tixylix Tofranil Trexan Tripofed dm Trisequens Tryptizol Tuscalman Tussifin with codeine Unified DM Vesanoid Virormone Zoloft
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: ilus]
#8057381 - 02/22/08 05:02 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Prozac? You kidding? Arthrotec, really? That's an NSAID slightly stronger than ibuprofen (advil). What the fuck? What if you had a prescription for it and needed it for health reasons?
Also, as far as the earthquakes are concerned, Dubai is located in a pretty safe place according to Wikipedia.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Gumby]
#8057476 - 02/22/08 05:23 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Jesus, you must need a degree in pharmacology to work in their customs department.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: Ferris]
#8057528 - 02/22/08 05:36 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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wana see how fucking insane dubai is http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-GAL1.htm they are building the TWO tallest towers in the world so crazy jus click the link ull c
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: ilus]
#8057548 - 02/22/08 05:40 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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i bet that city is going to be EXTREMELY expensive to live/travel in. imagine the taxes required to fund all of that infrastructure like elctric, sewer, and roads. yea its pretty, but im not a millionaire. oh well.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: ilus]
#8057577 - 02/22/08 05:46 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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what else is the UAE going to do with all the money they've accumulated from natural gas and oil...
i guess you can consider them rather smart, thinking "ahead," when the oil runs out they can at least fall back on tourism
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: boO]
#8057589 - 02/22/08 05:49 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Round trip is only 600 bucks from SFO.
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Re: OK... so... Grooverider is jailed, but Dubai is nuts!! [Re: boO]
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i forgot to mention...
most of the buildings and architectural wonders that are being built in Dubai are built by mostly south asian migrant workers who are treated like shit. all are forced to work huge amount of hours, forced to live in slum area in the outskirts of dubai with no proper sewage pipes or sanitation, disease is rampant and the workers are considered less than human by the arabs. not to mention, they're being paid close to nothing...so it's hard for the workers to visit home or even send money back home which is why they go to the UAE in the first place
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