The inimitable Mr. L was commenting on a suicide bomber who managed to blow up only himself due to the premature detonation of his bomb. In the true martyrs' paradise, as we've heard, a bevy of pliant beauties awaits the fallen soldier. In the clumsy martyrs' paradise, however, Lileks speculates that the welcoming committee consists of three hundred Phyllis Dillers with smeared mascara and cigarette breath.
So if you're ever tempted to commit a suicide bombing, just hold that image in your mind until the urge passes.