A little light humour
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#1456 Re: A little light humour
Yep. And it's 18:15 here on our equivalent of a Friday, so I'm going home...
Ramadan in a few days, then everything REALLY stops...
Ramadan in a few days, then everything REALLY stops...
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#1457 Re: A little light humour
How delightful! I spent the last week of Ramadan in a tiny hotel in the Khan el Khalili bazaar in Cairo a good few years ago. How we rejoiced when it was time for Eid.
Philosophers have only interpreted the world - the point, however, is to change it. No it isn't ... maybe we should leave it alone for a while.
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#1458 Re: A little light humour
Eid can be a bit mental - over here people get given cars. A lot. So it's a great time to look at the pre-owned market for the spare Ferrari or Lambo... there's always a lot of LandCruisers & Nissan Patrols for sale during Eid, lots...
Ramadan is actually OK - a lot of bars & clubs do go "dry" for the moment, and women in particular (including tourists) are expected to dress "modestly" and behave "with decorum" - you cannot hold hands or kiss in public, nor drink or eat anything during daylight hours without exemption. No visible smoking either.
Main thing is just never ever take a taxi in the afternoon - the drivers are bad enough anyway, but when they're overheated, tired, dehydrated and low on sugars, they can be plain dangerous...
Ramadan is actually OK - a lot of bars & clubs do go "dry" for the moment, and women in particular (including tourists) are expected to dress "modestly" and behave "with decorum" - you cannot hold hands or kiss in public, nor drink or eat anything during daylight hours without exemption. No visible smoking either.
Main thing is just never ever take a taxi in the afternoon - the drivers are bad enough anyway, but when they're overheated, tired, dehydrated and low on sugars, they can be plain dangerous...
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#1459 Re: A little light humour
Your last point reminds me of the Yemen! Perhaps it was all a bit mental, all the time.
Philosophers have only interpreted the world - the point, however, is to change it. No it isn't ... maybe we should leave it alone for a while.
#1460 Re: A little light humour
I wonder how people get on not being able to eat or drink for hours on end - especially in northern latitudes and particularly those with conditions like diabetes. Last I heard was that scholars were still debating making allowances for people living in countries like Norway where daylight hours are so prolonged.jack wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 3:35 pm Eid can be a bit mental - over here people get given cars. A lot. So it's a great time to look at the pre-owned market for the spare Ferrari or Lambo... there's always a lot of LandCruisers & Nissan Patrols for sale during Eid, lots...
Ramadan is actually OK - a lot of bars & clubs do go "dry" for the moment, and women in particular (including tourists) are expected to dress "modestly" and behave "with decorum" - you cannot hold hands or kiss in public, nor drink or eat anything during daylight hours without exemption. No visible smoking either.
Main thing is just never ever take a taxi in the afternoon - the drivers are bad enough anyway, but when they're overheated, tired, dehydrated and low on sugars, they can be plain dangerous...
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#1461 Re: A little light humour
If you are unwell, and diabetes counts, as does having a period, then you don't have to fast. Or so I'm told
Just imagine, for example , sitting your exams during Ramadan - larks... NOT.
Just imagine, for example , sitting your exams during Ramadan - larks... NOT.
Philosophers have only interpreted the world - the point, however, is to change it. No it isn't ... maybe we should leave it alone for a while.
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#1462 Re: A little light humour
Illness, old age, very young, diabetes, pregnant, travelling etc. - all are exempt.andrew Ivimey wrote: ↑Fri May 11, 2018 12:09 am If you are unwell, and diabetes counts, as does having a period, then you don't have to fast. Or so I'm told
Just imagine, for example , sitting your exams during Ramadan - larks... NOT.
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#1463 Re: A little light humour
Arrgh no more curried eggs for me.....
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#1465 Re: A little light humour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/article ... e_cuttings
Some hilarious cuttings sent in -
Police seek hardened criminal after penis pump is stolen from Victoria sex shop.
From The Age Newspaper sent in by Felix Parker
(How can I display the page and not the url?)
Some hilarious cuttings sent in -
Police seek hardened criminal after penis pump is stolen from Victoria sex shop.
From The Age Newspaper sent in by Felix Parker
(How can I display the page and not the url?)
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#1466 Re: A little light humour
This is very good, I got a link to it from someone at work.
I think my favourite is the Cameron Diaz one.
It reminds me of a very good book that was around 30 or 40 years ago, a collection of newspaper headlines & clippings, in a book by 'Private Eye' . That had the classic headlines 'Police shot man with knife' and 'Police found safe under blanket'.
I think my favourite is the Cameron Diaz one.
It reminds me of a very good book that was around 30 or 40 years ago, a collection of newspaper headlines & clippings, in a book by 'Private Eye' . That had the classic headlines 'Police shot man with knife' and 'Police found safe under blanket'.
"Once you find out ... the Circumstances ; then you can go out"
#1467 Re: A little light humour
I had/have a Private Eye book of photos sent in by readers from their travels here and abroad. A very amusing book.
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#1468 Re: A little light humour
"The fat bourgeois and his doppelganger"
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#1469 Re: A little light humour
Real life constantly exceeds what you can make up, doesn't it ?
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#1470 Re: A little light humour
Yeah, Flippin' brillyunt innits
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