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2003-01-23 Europe

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Posted by Steve 2003-01-23 08:39 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We ought to run it on PBS also.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-01-23 09:24:43|| 2003-01-23 09:24:43|| Front Page Top

#2 I've always wondered if everyone gets 72 virgins, where the heck do they come from? Do they get recycled? "Enquiring minds want to know"

Posted by Denny 2003-01-23 09:25:11|| [www.grouchyoldcripple.com] 2003-01-23 09:25:11|| Front Page Top

#3 The whole misunderstanding is due to a copyist's error in the Koran very early on. The original text actually said "72 VIRGINIANS". There are plenty of those.

Posted by Bent Pyramid 2003-01-23 10:02:42|| 2003-01-23 10:02:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe age is catching up with me, but the "72 virgins" always struck me as a bit odd. I mean, who the hell has the time? Instead, how about three more, uhm, "experienced" girls. Three would be a good number since it would allow for a nice blonde, brunette, and redhead set. Oh, and they should be good cooks as well.

Posted by Patrick Phillips 2003-01-23 10:48:09|| 2003-01-23 10:48:09|| Front Page Top

#5 What does a virgin get when she arrives in paradise? 72 martyrs?

Posted by Anonymous 2003-01-23 11:01:53|| 2003-01-23 11:01:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Well they won't be Arab. There's a reason they were forced to wear those burqas...

Posted by tu3031 2003-01-23 11:02:30|| 2003-01-23 11:02:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Female martyrs are promised 72 towel boys, and a lancome gift pack.

Posted by flash91 2003-01-23 11:48:51|| 2003-01-23 11:48:51|| Front Page Top

#8 Lol, Flash - you're a crack up!

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2003-01-23 14:20:01|| 2003-01-23 14:20:01|| Front Page Top

#9 You are correct. It's a translation error.
The correct translation should be "a 72 year old virgin"

Posted by Anonymous 2003-01-23 17:29:58|| 2003-01-23 17:29:58|| Front Page Top

#10 I don't think someone has thought this through. These gals are supposedly virgins for all eternity. So one cannot spoil any of them.

So, for killing yourself and a lot of other people, you get to hang around with 72 beautiful, eager young gals you can never have sex with. And this is their idea of heaven????

As others have pointed out, no one mentions where they come from. For all we know they could be largely named "baaaaaa--tty"

Posted by Ben 2003-01-24 05:07:03|| 2003-01-24 05:07:03|| Front Page Top

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