# Cheney to discuss Oil Prices with Saudi King

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**Created:** [March 21, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-to-discuss-oil-prices-with-saudi-king/442222 "2008-03-21T14:42:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-to-discuss-oil-prices-with-saudi-king/442222/1 "2008-03-21T14:42:59Z")

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Real headline, the rest is my supposition of how the conversation might go.

Cheney: Greetings, your highness, how’s the new mansion coming along?  
King Abdullah: Fabulous! It sits on the Gulf. In the morning, as the sun rises, it’s like sparkling gold across the water.  
Cheney: I know what you mean. I’ve taken my profits and built a new hunting lodge in the Grand Tetons. You really should come out some time and see it.  
King Abdullah: I don’t know… I might have to take a pass on that one.  
Cheney: Cut me some slack already!  
::both laugh::  
Cheney: Anyway, we’ve both made a mint off of rising prices, but we do have an election coming up later this year, so if you could ease off just a bit.  
King Abdullah: I’ll see what I can do.  
Cheney: We can let gas go up a smidge over $4 a gallon back home for a bit, just so mid $3 looks like a bargain. Sort of like the way the stuff just under $3 looks like a great deal to folks. They don’t even hardly remember that it used to cost just over a dollar a gallon. But the economy is looking a bit sluggish, and we both really need McCain to win in November if we want to assure that the gravy train stays on track.  
King Adbullah: Don’t worry, old friend, I know what is good for you is good for me. We’ll take care of it.

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**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-to-discuss-oil-prices-with-saudi-king/442222/2 "2008-03-21T16:08:21Z")

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well played, sir  
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