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February 10, 2010
"You may now kiss the bride."
Well, what couple doesn't have its problems? Arab ambassador discovers bride is bearded and cross-eyed behind veil After the marriage contract was signed, the ambassador attempted to kiss his bride-to-be. It was only then that he discovered her facial hair and eyes.
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I'm not too knowledgable about Muslic dating. If you talk to her, are you obligated to bury her alive? Or do her male relatives handle that?
Posted by: Blechhh at February 10, 2010 8:04 PM
Oh dear. Just so wrong, yet, so funny.
Posted by: Jewel at February 10, 2010 8:16 PM
Could still be a female, despite what we Westerners are used to. Hirsutism and cross-eyes are a regular product of multiple generations of consanguineous (read: cousin) marriage.
Posted by: Richard Lund at February 11, 2010 5:04 AM
Something similar happened to Mohammed. Which is when he came up with the idea of polygamy.
Posted by: Gagdad Bob at February 11, 2010 6:29 AM
At least it didn't turn out to be his sister.
Posted by: Milwaukee Mike at February 11, 2010 6:51 AM
A real "pig" in the poke story turning into a poke in the pig. Halalrious!
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at February 11, 2010 7:43 AM
By the prophet's beard, I have married a goat!
How sweet and fortunate are the gifts of alah!
JWM
Posted by: jwm at February 11, 2010 9:59 AM