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2005-11-24 International-UN-NGOs

Islamic Conf. Urges End to Female Circumcision

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Posted by Fred 2005-11-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Fred: "public lips"

Hmm, oakly doakly, did not know there are also private lips. Learning something new every day. ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2005-11-24 00:18|| 2005-11-24 00:18|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd accept the practice if Penile and Scrotal removal were equally applied. Nice way to get rid of the fanatics. Islamic nutcase men being in charge, and insecure puny cowards incapable of really satisfying women as they are, I hold out little hope. Time to broadcast TV with a flood of "The Bobbitt Alternative". Let Islamic women know there is an alternative, and like a turkey, the giblets (heh heh) are removable. When Islamic men have to sleep with one eye open, and lock up the cutlery every nite, a real change may occur

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-11-24 01:02|| 2005-11-24 01:02|| Front Page Top

#3 i dunt kno Frank..thats a great idea for the Islamo Bamm0s, but lets not give the girls around here any ideas!

Posted by Red Dog 2005-11-24 03:31|| 2005-11-24 03:31|| Front Page Top

#4 At first glance I'd say this is positive. But excuse my cultural insensitivity when I ask;
In the year 2005, do you need a frickin' two day conference to declare that female circumcision may not be a good thing? And can anyone find another religion that has a need to clarify it's position on such an abhorrent custom?

Posted by DepotGuy 2005-11-24 10:18|| 2005-11-24 10:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Heh, DG. Reminds me of the Twain quote:
"Man is the only animal that blushes, or has a need to."

Islam is the only ~~religion~~ ideology that has a need to hold a conference - on a whole shitload of barbaric insanity. They would probably reply that they did ~~finally get around to it, after 1400 years~~ hold a conference. Pretty soon they'll announce a schedule of conferences on slavery, honor killings, the burning need for burqas, stonings, suicide bombers, acid baths for uppity femalians, burning girls' schools, blowing up ancient statuary, Mohammed & Gidget Go To ~~DisneyLand~~ Paradise, Barbie - Satanic Infidel Whore, Piggy Banks and why they skeer us, Qat - The Chew of the Ages, Moskkks as Armories - The Holy Hand Grenades of Allah, Shari'a - Misunderstood Truths, Taqiya = Truth to Power, Victimology 101, and Soccer Stadiums are for Shooting Wymyns, I'll bet. See how reasonable they are?

Human Pathogens are like that.

Posted by .com 2005-11-24 10:40|| 2005-11-24 10:40|| Front Page Top

#6 .com, if you like that Twain quote (one of my own personal favorites), you'll love this one:

"Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it."

Sort of resonates with the whole Islam-being-offended-by every-little-d@mned-thing-there-is-that-you-can-think-of problem, don't it?

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-24 14:48|| 2005-11-24 14:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Heh, Zen. Twain is The Man when it comes to pithiness. As far as I can determine, I've read everything he ever wrote that was published, including letters, speeches, etc.

It's damned hard to pick one from the thousands, my all-time favorites are:

I tried him with mild jokes, then with severe ones.

Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to share it with.

Truth is good manners; manners are a fiction.

Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.

At the Pearly Gates:
Upon arrival do not speak to St Peter until spoken to.
Do not begin any remark with, "Say."
Leave your dog outside. Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit you would stay out and the dog would go in.

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries of life disappear and life stands explained.

On America:
We are called the nation of inventors. And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if we had stopped with the first thing we ever invented, which was human liberty.

If you pick up a dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.

And for Thanksgiving:
Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.

Posted by .com 2005-11-24 15:49|| 2005-11-24 15:49|| Front Page Top

#8 I like Mr. Twain.

You too, Mr. .com ....

Posted by the Dog 2005-11-24 16:55|| 2005-11-24 16:55|| Front Page Top

#9 And to think the same folks that do this actually think they should be allowed to develope a nuke? Good lord. And to call it Circumcision, this is not circucision! It Mutilation for the sake of power and dominance.

Posted by 49 pan">49 pan 2005-11-24 20:48|| 2005-11-24 20:48|| Front Page Top

#10 All time favorite:

"I never let school interfere with my education."

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."

(A latter day equivalent of; "Never miss an opportunity to shut up.")

Finally:

"Do good. It will amaze your friends and confound your enemies."

Twain was the American Bard.

Happy Thanksgiving, .com.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-24 22:34|| 2005-11-24 22:34|| Front Page Top

#11 Thx, Dog!

Heh, again, Zen. I agree wholeheartedly regards The Man. He had so much right, and in a time when one could, indeed, expect to be tarred and feathered for upsetting the citizenry, he had to have a silver tongue to survive, lol.

I love that he was correct: he came in with Halley's Comet, and he went out on its next appearance. That gave us many many years of his wit to treasure through the ages.

One of my favorite anecdotes came from an interview he gave to Kipling, who came away enthralled with Twain, happily babbling about the honor of smoking two cigars with him. Twain's characterization of the young Kipling was signature:

After Kipling departed, Mrs Clemens asked what her husband thought of the young writer. Twain replied that he thought Kipling was the most remarkable man he had ever met: "Between us, we cover all knowledge; he knows what can be known, and I know the rest."

Double heh.

Posted by .com 2005-11-24 23:12|| 2005-11-24 23:12|| Front Page Top

#12 Oh, I forgot (every day is the same in my world, heh), I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving, too.

It is still OK to say Thanksgiving, isn't it? I know the Injuns, "native residents of this particular landmass, after they removed whomever was here before they showed up", seem to have a bug up their asses to strike it down. As someone with some of that ethnicity floating around inside, I think they're asshole and morons, but they didn't hold a referendum so I couldn't let them know how I felt.

Only Alley Oop has the "right" to be semi-sanctimonious, heh. Mainly he has the right to be extremely grateful for the Yucatan Meteorite that took out the dinosaurs, lol.

Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours!

Posted by .com 2005-11-24 23:18|| 2005-11-24 23:18|| Front Page Top

#13 (every day is the same in my world, heh)

Same goes for me, .com. Every day is Christmas (as in 'pay forward') and every day is Thanksgiving, too. There is no better time than now to make sure that good will and fellowship are given the greatest regard.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-24 23:26|| 2005-11-24 23:26|| Front Page Top

#14 One last quote from another American original:

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Benjamin Franklin

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-24 23:39|| 2005-11-24 23:39|| Front Page Top

#15 Heh - good one. The old rascal was a wise one!

Posted by .com 2005-11-24 23:47|| 2005-11-24 23:47|| Front Page Top

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