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The List of Things that Offends Muslims

March 28, 2008 – 1:53 pm

Some of the things on this list includes

  • Peanut butter and jam sandwiches served in prison
  • The new Apple store in Manhattan
  • The passport photo of a five-year-old girl

Does this list accurately portray Islam? To be honest, I don’t know. Even though I live among Muslims, as a non-Muslim, I am in the dark about what my closest neighbors feel about these things.

That’s the problem, isn’t it? How is it possible that I live side by side with Muslims, work with them, shop with them, laugh with them, enjoy a Slingers’ game with them, yet know nothing about their values and beliefs? Is Islam so confusing that even my Muslim friends couldn’t find the words to share it?

If you are Muslim, I hope to hear your honest thoughts about the hundreds of things on this ever-expanding list.

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What You Shouldn’t Eat on Your First Date

March 26, 2008 – 1:27 pm

I’ve been coughing mildly (I’m a dainty lady) for almost a month now so to kill all the germs once and for all, this is what my mum made.
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French bread slathered with thick layers of garlic!

This food reminds me of an ad for McDonald’s I saw when I was in Uni.

A geeky teenage boy was driving a sweet teenage girl out for their first date. You could tell he was jittery, he probably wasn’t sure how to break the ice, they were both really quiet in the car.

Then they got to the McDonald’s drive-thru. He nervously asked what she’d like to have. She calmly replied, “Cheeseburger, No Onions,” and looked at him meaningfully.

His eyes almost fell out of its sockets. His face widened into the brightest smile you’ve ever seen, it was so sweet. Then he ordered, “2 Cheeseburgers, No Onions”, for both of them. Sighhh…

Even when he was driving out of the drive-thru, he still had this silly grin on his face. Then the McDonald’s jingle played, with the tagline, “We love to make you smile.”

Thank goodness Nic and I have been together for some time so I could devour all the onions and garlic anytime I like. :lol:

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