sandland

1. alternativeAlternative form of Sandland.

   2004 June 26, xtmprszntwlfd@erols.com, "Somebody in sandland gets it.", alt.religion.islam and uk.religion.islam, Usenet.

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   I'll be in the UAE for a few days and admittedly the timing could have been better. If a war starts while we're down there I'll be in sandland for a while as being in an airliner above that part of the world would not the wisest move.

   1998 February 21, Par Willen , “Re: Anybody here know Bill Clinton?”, in rec.motorcycles.harley (Usenet)

   2004 November 11–17, "U.S. To Send 30,000 Mall Security Guards To Iraq", The Onion, available in Embedded in America, →ISBN, page 311, "I had to retrain my eye to spot the particular dangers over here in sandland," London said.

plural Sandlands · alternative sandland

1. derogatoryoftenslangCollectively, the Middle East and North Africa.

   2003 May 9, "St. Dave" , "Baboons and Politics", alt.politics.gw-bush and alt.discordia, Usenet, With any luck, this missive will absolutely enrage the feebs who insist that human " troops " sent to Sandland are great and brave and deserving of "honour"....

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   I think a move to Sandland would be in order for someone here....

   1998 November 14, bumprr@halcyon.com, “Re: Falcon 4.0 out in Bagdad !!!”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim (Usenet)

   Note this came after Osama or somebody pretending to be him, makes a tape calling for the uprising against the US in Sandland and also against Muslim nations' leaders that support the US.

   2003 July 6, "Tom B" , “Re: Group Member Committee Agenda”, in rec.skydiving (Usenet)

   The sailor is fine, got an email, and (we hope) leaving Sandland in a few weeks.

   2007 July 29, marybones@rcn.com, “OT: Baby pictures from Iraq, all personal”, in misc.writing.screenplays.moderated (Usenet)