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| The Religious Policeman |
| 2004-05-15 |
| An enjoyable Saudi blog that is probably not long for this world Every self-respecting country ought to have a Royal Family. The Brits have got one. The Danes do, and had a lovely wedding yesterday. Even India has the Gandhis. And we have the House of Saud. So where did they come from? Let me tell you a little story. Once upon a time, on a hill known as Watership Down, there lived a family of rabbits. They had a family name, let’s call them the Hashemites. They ate grass and skipped around, did nobody any harm, really. However, nearby lived another family of rabbits. They were seriously wierd. All their female rabbits had to stay inside the burrow. Whenever there was an eclipse, they would hold special rituals. They took everything absolutely literally. They were led by the meanest, baddest rabbit ever. Let’s call him AbdulAziz. He decided to move in on the rabbits on Watership Down, and take the place over. This he did, relatively easily. The poor old Hashemites moved off, to some very poor and scrubby land up north. AbdulAziz was now King of some very prosperous real estate. He decided it was time to start a family. As I said, these rabbits were seriously wierd. They had a rule that you could have 4 wives at a time. Tough shit on the 75% of male rabbits who ended up celibate, they could always go off and be terrorists. So King AbdulAziz started to procreate, as rabbits do. When he got bored with one wife, he divorced her, and married another one. In fact he married several, having children all along the way. And of course these children interbred, thru several generations. This tale illustrates why we now have several thousand Princes and Princesses. They all get a pension. However there remains the problem of how to find them gainful employment. The story from this point on could lead "the religious policeman" to an appointment with the headsman’s axe. It’s worth a look. Also some good cartoons. |
| Posted by:RWV |
| #2 Quite simply, the Saudi legal system is completely In Camera. That means that there are no cameras! There are also no reporters. The process is totally secret. I was flippant before when I said that cases were decided by cockroach races and reading entrails. In fact no animals are harmed in the process. The case is decided on the basis of scissors - paper - stone (best of five). However I digress. He is a laugh riot. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-05-15 4:36:32 PM |
| #1 ...This guy is not only funnier than hell, I hope he's keeping a low profile. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2004-05-15 1:03:26 PM |