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| Baghdad ladies online - What might this portend? |
| 2003-07-26 |
| It was just a normal evening fooling around online here in rural Idaho when I stumbled across a personal advertisement from a lady from Baghdad. 5 minutes later we were chatting in a popular IM program. She was looking for a Muslim, and I am not, so the chat was very polite - she had great English, good manners, acted desperate in no way whatsoever, and the only awkward moment was when she said she thought the power would be going out soon - and apologized in advance in case she dissappeared. She did. I hope she finds her nice Muslim guy. A bit surreal ... Folks the end is near for repressive regimes when it’s ladies are online. IOL coming soon? I rank this 2nd to the recent extermination of tweedledee and tweedledum as a sign it’s just about all over. |
| Posted by:Beau - CA Escapee |
| #3 Curiouser and Curiouser ... talked to her again today and turns out she is a Sunni, and thinks Sunni's like merkins. Doesn't believe the brothers are dead - thinks we are kidding. Believes all the trouble is in the south - sadr? - not the north. Educated journalist. Hmm. Well, not that educated ... knew nothing of Idaho! heh |
| Posted by: Beau - CA Escapee 2003-7-26 7:03:01 PM |
| #2 Especially when all you can see are the eyes... I'm getting a vision, now, wait, wait, I see... black velvet paintings on a roadside... $5 each... $20 with a frame... No, sorry. Just fooling around - you're right. Some of the Arab ladies are pretty awesome, as well. If your daddy is a very big shot, Saudi femalians can even get a "job" at Aramco, in certain departments, anyway. I knew a few in the Computer Applications Dept and in Career Development - two of the few places in which they are permitted. Of course, they are treated as pets or jokes, not equals, by the Saudi men... and resented for taking away a headcount slot... but not so overtly or offensively as to anger that Big Daddy guy. No sir! Saudi's know what to kiss and when, where power is involved. Free flow of information. That's the key, awright! |
| Posted by: PD 2003-7-26 6:19:25 AM |
| #1 Very true. That's why the Imams in Iran are toast...and hey - the Persian ladies are quite fetching. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-7-26 2:37:04 AM |