"This is a punishment for those who started misusing freedom of expression to insult the sanctities of Islam," said Ahmad Mahmoudi, a cake shop owner in northern Tehran.
What kind of lame-ass punishment is this? C'mon guys, cut off some hands! Stone somebody! It's like they aren't even trying.
There is plenty of stupid to go around for everybody.
To be fair, I should have told Ben that I found the link over at The Butch Stroll--I suspect Mr. Stroll would be amused by being invited to stop by the Mineshaft.
In Danish, a danish is a "wienerbrød." I wonder what it was in Persian.
The headline makes me think of this.
All who think "Rose of the Prophet" is more euphonious than "Ogged," please raise their hands... paws... anything they got now...
I love how it's just "in memory of ogged, Persian" and not "our Persian friend, Ogged" or something otherwise endearing.
I had a Danish just this morning, from the Div School coffee shop, where God drinks coffee. If it is called a Danish there, it should be called a Danish everywhere -- thus, we should invade Denmark to restore the proper name to this blessed pastry.
King cake tastes kind of like a Danish but is much yummier and has a little baby Jesus inside.
10: But it's not Denmark we should invade; it's Iran. Invade Iran! Invade Ira--
What's the source for this story anyway?
Europe is just full of Wieners and Danishes and Hamburgers and Frankfurters and other tasty people.
So now we've shifted from bestiality to cannibalism. Great.
See how fast the quality of this weblog drops now that Rose is no longer among us?
#15
Is that what it ought to have been, Brad? I've heard for years it translated as "I am a jelly donut" but I guess I've never seen what he should have said.
That's what he would have said if he'd been talking about his activities with Fraulein Helga, whose foldy bits' lubrication did indeed have a jelly-like quality.
"I've heard for years it translated as 'I am a jelly donut' but I guess I've never seen what he should have said."
Yeah,another urban legend, that.
12: "What's the source for this story anyway?"
Ali Akbar Dareini and the Associated Press? [scratches head]
Well well. So what Brad says is "I eat the Berliner"
This Berliner which he eats is however of neutral gender, unlike most other Berliners who are of masculine gender.
20: So they say. But how do we know it is not one of the wily Chalabi's many pseudonyms.
23--I'm almost starting to miss Chalabi. What's he up to these days?
He's still running the Oil Ministry, isn't he? Or has the new government been seated yet?
(I really haven't been paying attention lately.)
Oh, you're right about the oil ministry; I'd just forgotten. The new government isn't entirely seated, but that position seems secure for Achmed for awhile yet. I just keep waiting to hear even bigger things from him.
24: Wouldn't it be "man ist, was man ißt"? Or would one use "er" in place of the second "man"?
Use "er" in place of the second "man" because it's the same one who's being and eating.
But he isn't even in the new government, is he? I don't see how he can pull that off, but he is indeed a tricky fellow.
28: I actually remember learning it the way you've written it, except with "er" in the second clause, but found this when I googled. If I understand things correctly, "der Mensch" is more accurate since it means "human being" while "man" means "one."
But if you're trying to translate "you are what you eat," you'd want to use "one [man]."
Maybe the Germans haven't yet caught onto the gender-inclusive language thing, but I think sometimes we will use "one" in all pronoun slots, whereas in ages past we might have used "one" for the first one and then "he" for all the rest.
One cannot see a post on use of 'one' without linking Thurber.
"...Chalabi. What's he up to these days?"
Getting under 1% of the vote, and.
"Or has the new government been seated yet?"
Not yet. Though Jafari was elected PM again, by one vote, thanks to Moktada (pick your spelling) Sadr's 32 votes in the new Parliament.
Maybe the Germans haven't yet caught onto the gender-inclusive language thing
Oh, they have.
The wonder of Chalabi's williness will never cease. He'll pop back up somewhere. I hope nobody kills him before he gets to write his self-serving memoir.
"The wonder of Chalabi's williness...."
How large is his willi, anyway?
And where do you think it'll pop back up?
Don't get too excited, everyone; he's self-serve only.
When you lie to the neocons first they are warm then they get cold. His government made him the oil minister. That had the queer smell.
His government had a nicer smell than Saddam's. He tooted his own hornpipe for himself to dance. He danced:
Chalala lala,
Chalala chalalabi,
Chalala lala,
Chalala lala.
28,29,33 etc:
The word "Man" is to "one," whereas the word "Mann" is to "Male". Therefore, around here, one would tend to say, "Man ist, was man ißt," and mean it to cover all genders. No B, it is not sexist usage.
One final thought on the "Berliner" urban legend. This is repeated in the movie "Lost Luggage;" Maximillian Schell has the line. Now he would know better right? Some actors do what they're told, whether or not they should know it's bullshit. Kind of smashes the aura of European sophistication the movie created, doesn't it?
That is the trouble with Maximillian Schell. He is capable of some very fine acting but some of the tump he has been turning out in German language television has been pretty turpid. One would like to think that Maria Schell at least would have resisted the director, or not.
Redeeming grace: Maximillian Schell's documentary film about his sister's life deserved the awards it won.
I guess all this is way OT. Sorry.
I haven't been here very long but my impression is that the only time something is OT on this blog is if it belongs on another active thread. And sometimes not even then.
Under the old management there was no danger...but you know: New brooms...
Now that Hedgical Trevor has become such an excellent typist, I wish he would update his blog more often.
11: Jesus: purple 4-ball and choking hazard!
"I guess all this is way OT."
You can be OT on Unfogged?
Nah. But when in doubt, add a cock joke, and stir.
"...but you know: New brooms..."
Should always be used when curling.