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2008-08-11 Iraq

Islamic law which banned 'suggestive' cucumbers cost Al Qaeda public support in Iraq

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Iraq

#1 Cucumbers???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-08-11 01:09|| 2008-08-11 01:09|| Front Page Top

#2 and ice-cream salesmen were killed because ice cream was not available during the time of Islam's Prophet Mohammad.

and the sellers of AK-47's?

Posted by Classer 2008-08-11 02:33|| 2008-08-11 02:33|| Front Page Top

#3 But AK-47s are "pious".

Posted by Lonzo Unolump2106 2008-08-11 07:44|| 2008-08-11 07:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Cucumbers have long been the nemesis of Muslims. Even in the old harems of the Sultans, cucumbers had to be chopped up before being given to the girls to eat.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-11 11:02|| 2008-08-11 11:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Those boys must have feelings of severe inadequacy if they're afraid of cucumbers. That's almost enough to make me feel sorry for them. Almost, but not quite.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-08-11 12:06|| 2008-08-11 12:06|| Front Page Top

#6 The problem with cucumbers is they make the jihadis feel inadequate. Even pickling cucumbers. Heck, even baby dills.

I won't even get into their reactions when confronted with Kosher dill pickles.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2008-08-11 12:10|| 2008-08-11 12:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Zuchhini anyone?

Posted by AlanC 2008-08-11 12:50|| 2008-08-11 12:50|| Front Page Top

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