2008-09-18 - 11:52 p.m.
What I've Learned from the Arabian Nights (So Far)
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-Boys have a zabb and girls have a breech.
-Genies aren't called genies. They're called Jinnis or Ifrits and they are total horn-dogs. Wazirs, lock up your daughters.
-Woman who cuckold their husbands (apparently) deserve to die.
-However, women who cuckold their husbands often turn out to be sorceresses who will put terrible enchantments on you (like turning the lower half of your body to stone, one of my favorite stories thus far) if you attempt to mess with them.
-Before you start a sad story it's a good idea to say, "Were it written with a needle on the inner corner of an eye, yet would it be a lesson for a man of mind." This doesn't make any sense to me, but it's too weird to ignore. A little help? Does anyone know what's up with eye needles, my lame attempt to put some research into this didn’t come up with anything, asks ELOFTING@HOTMAIL.COM.
-Yuriko Koike, who may or may not be the next Japanese Prime Minister, used to work as an Arabic translator. Therefore, I'm now rooting for her.*
-If you get into trouble, run away to Baghdad. Things tend to turn out alright for people who go there, while things get even worse for people who go anywhere else.
-Also, if you get into trouble, don't blame yourself. Allah fated it to be so. But don't blame Allah either. Thank him for that you escaped with your life and go Baghdad already.**
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* I suspect that I'm exactly the kind of lady that they had in mind when they used to not let ladies vote. Whatever. I think that a Japanese Prime Minister who can read Arabic would be awesome.
** I wonder where you're supposed to go if you already live in Baghdad and trouble comes your way. This scenario hasn't come up yet. I guess if you live in Baghdad, you don't make trouble, which why it's such a good place to go if you've already got it.
