Religion Even a Stopped Clock…
posted by on February 12 at 11:43 AM
…is right once a day. Of course the clock stopped in Saudi Arabia about, oh, four centuries ago. This leads too all sorts of idiocy—the prosecution of rape victims, the beheading of homos, the disallowing of cocktails, etc.—but every once the fatwa-happy dickfucks that wreak such havoc on the lives of average Saudis do ‘em a favor.
Saudi Arabia’s religious police have banned the sale of red roses ahead of Valentine’s Day.Every year officials visit florists a few days before Feb 14 to issue warnings on red items, which are widely seen as symbols of love, according to local newspapers.
The Commission raids shops on the eve of Valentine’s Day, which it sees as an encouragement of relations outside of wedlock, to ensure that the ban is being carried out.
American consumers should be so lucky.
Ah,Islam . . . the religion of peace and love.
Oh those wild and wacky Muslims, so full of good morals.
Ah, The Stranger... the inexpensive paper that pushes "Reader Valentines" and "Stranger LOVEBOT valentine"s. Capitalism vs. Medievalism, I guess.
Yes, and our Valentines are... free.
My love is like the brown brown sand
Newly tracked by camels
My love is like a firm wool rug
Shit, nothing rhymes with camels.
So are our women.
(wearing a headscarf in America is like a black man wearing a confederate flag t-shirt)
Right, Valentine's Day is an encouragement to relations outside of wedlock, because everyone knows there's no such thing as love or romance once you're married, right?
Sad fucking commentary on the state of their marriages, if ya ask me.
That's one dumbshit country. Too bad they own our asses.
Isn't a stopped clock right twice a day?
Word.
Meanwhile Detroit fosters a new love affair with giant Hemi engines and needing more power. Go figure.
@5
...beneath warm-blooded mammals?
Damn, wish I knew that before I sent the Mosque up in Northgate those 8 dozen red roses that are going to be delivered on Thursday...
Yeah, it's too bad we underwrite their medieval idiocy with every tank of gas we buy.
"Shit, nothing rhymes with camels"
Mammals
Trammels
Enamels
Two Dorothy Hamills
This leads too all sorts of idiocy
Danny, c'mon! This is a rookie mistake; you're a pro!
Also, valenine's day is a small price to pay to live here vs there.
I bet the real objection is to men treating women as anything other than chattel.
Yeah, American consumers should be so lucky to be told by religious fanatics what they can buy and what they can sell.
So you are all for the crap going down with sex toys in Missouri?
Yeah we get it, you are trendy and hip because you hate Valentines day. Well I would take that over some bullshit religious holiday shoved down my throat. People can take away from V-day whatever they want.
....stitched with grace by Tamils.
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@17, you do realize Valentine was a saint?
Someone suggested "send a random Saudi a rose" campaign - get some address off the net and send 'em a red rose for v-day.
Should be fun :)
Twice a day, Dan. Unless it's a military clock, it's right twice a day.
24 hour time is - remember this, zulu time in the Navy where clocks and time are a very big deal
Former CT , Communications tech
Uh, Dan, what if Terry decides that he'd actually LIKE to start getting stuff for Valentines Day?
I realise you're against the commercialization of V-day and not the idea itself Dan, should've made that a bit more clear in the original post :P
"military clock" is standard clock to 99% of the world.
You know Dan, I agree with you more than I agree with most of the people I know, but this post is pretty fucking lame. Restricting expression with the threat of force is always repugnant, even if it violates your hip aesthetics. Grow up and quit equating religious domination with avoiding cheesiness. You're better than this trite bullshit.
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