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2003-10-24 Arabia

Saudi Arabia warns non-Muslims: Respect Muslim rules in Ramadan

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-10-24 16:29|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe it's another Creeping Death. Long overdue, IMHO.

Posted by BH 2003-10-24 4:32:36 PM|| 2003-10-24 4:32:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like mucho OT for the Religious Police.

Posted by tu3031 2003-10-24 4:44:22 PM|| 2003-10-24 4:44:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 That's cool, I can respect that. I'll just move the BBQ inside and position the fan to blast the smell to the largest Muslim rich environment that I can target.

...or...

Maybe I'll tape some BBQ to my body under my clothes and them go pray at the local Mosque.

....or....

After eating (with BBQ sauce all over my face) I'll walk downtown sporting my "Proud God Fearing Infidel since 1970!" t-shirt. The one with the crosses all over it. ...or better yet my "Pork...the other white meat!" t-shirt.

Decisions, decisions....

Posted by Paul 2003-10-24 5:33:01 PM|| 2003-10-24 5:33:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 It's a good time to take vacation, 'cause you don't want to be anywhere near these folks during Ramadan. They tend to get a bit... testy about mid-way into it.

Posted by Pappy 2003-10-24 6:20:27 PM|| 2003-10-24 6:20:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Ramadan well and truly sucks the big one.

BTW, there is one other restriction that you failed to mention: fornication.

Aramco Muslims have "special hours" during that month. In practice, they party / feast all night, so they drag in 2-3 hrs late and leave for lunch and don't return. When they get home they crash - and that's the day. Just thought you might wanna know.

One of the funniest things is when "sundown" comes and you can't find any of the guards - they're all on the floor sitting on their prayer rugs with a picnic going on.

For non-Muslims it just sucks and then sucks some more. Except for how nice and quiet it is at work. No yammering at high volume. No holding groups prayers in the cubicle next to yours. Peace. Quiet.

Posted by .com 2003-10-24 6:21:13 PM|| 2003-10-24 6:21:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wait I thought this was the Religion of Tolerance (tm)!

Posted by Val 2003-10-24 9:17:11 PM|| 2003-10-24 9:17:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Another funny thing is when Ramada ends, the number of Saudis who drive off the causeway returning from Bahrain to the Saudi mainland mysteriously rises...

Posted by Pappy 2003-10-24 10:45:57 PM|| 2003-10-24 10:45:57 PM|| Front Page Top

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