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Arabia
Arab ambassador discovers bride is bearded and cross-eyed behind veil
2010-02-10
The envoy had only met the woman a few times, during which she had hidden her face behind a niqab, the Gulf News reported.

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.

The ambassador told an Islamic Sharia court in the United Arab Emirates he was tricked into the marriage as the woman's mother had shown his own mother pictures of her sister instead of his bride-to-be.

He sued for the contract to be annulled and also demanded the woman pay him 500,000 dirhams (£85,000) for clothes, jewelry and other gifts he had bought for her.

The court annulled the contract but rejected the ambassador's demand for compensation.

The report did not identify the ambassador.
Posted by:tipper

#18  Uh, uh, DOES THIS MEAN THE HONEYMOON WAS "AWKWARD"???

Gut nuthin.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-02-10 20:08  

#17  If this guy becomes a Martyr, he's going to be really disappointed with the bearded Virgins.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2010-02-10 17:54  

#16  Spill the beans, tu3031, you're really dot-com, aren't you ...
Posted by: Steve White   2010-02-10 17:53  

#15  Bait and switch
Posted by: john frum   2010-02-10 16:40  

#14  A pig in a poke.
Posted by: mojo   2010-02-10 11:51  

#13  And here I was wondering the origin of the phrase "Buyer Beware".
Posted by: swksvolFF   2010-02-10 11:46  

#12  For £85,000, he could purchase his own laser for home hair removal.
Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091   2010-02-10 11:28  

#11  Kiss me, baby...

Posted by: tu3031   2010-02-10 10:39  

#10  I curse your moustache, bitch!
Posted by: tu3031   2010-02-10 10:33  

#9  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8506946.stm
Posted by: Oscar   2010-02-10 10:32  

#8  But she has huge...tracks of land.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2010-02-10 10:31  

#7  Doesn't the guy believe in polygamy? I thought that's why they had it.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2010-02-10 10:22  

#6  I'm sure the woman would use a sugar/honey or beeswax product rather than shave, Besoeker. lotp

I believe you may be making a questionable assumption with regard to gender.
Posted by: Besoeker   2010-02-10 10:14  

#5  And in fact shaved hair feels thicker as it grows out, due to the blunt end of the cut hair shaft. Which is why waxing is in such vogue.
Posted by: lotp   2010-02-10 09:39  

#4  They won't shave or wax. The old wives' tale that cut hair just grows back thicker is alive and well.
Posted by: gromky   2010-02-10 09:11  

#3  Wouldn't that make her a not so rare and prized beauty in Inbreedistan?
Posted by: ed   2010-02-10 08:49  

#2  I'm sure the woman would use a sugar/honey or beeswax product rather than shave, Besoeker. That is, she would if she knew about them. Apparently she didn't since she failed to use one prior to meeting up with her newly betrothed spouse.

And for that matter there are quite effective surgical and rehab exercise programs for strabismus. It's a pity her family didn't bother to invest in them - it would improve not only her appearance but also her ability to read, drive and otherwise participate in the various social and economic activities that are so trendy these days.
Posted by: lotp   2010-02-10 08:49  

#1  I'd say he got off rather cheaply. Over time, one could pay £85,000 for shave cream, razor blades, and aftershave.
Posted by: Besoeker   2010-02-10 08:26  

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