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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 12:57 PM
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I'm cruising for a sexual harrassment suit. Typos will be the death of me.
The e-mail before I proofread it:

Linda advises she will get to it soon. She's very busty these days.

Praise Allah, I caught it and changed it to 'busy' BEFORE I sent it out.
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 12:58 PM
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1. Oh my God.
Are you Muslim, BTW?
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:01 PM
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6. As to Muslim, no.
I just like to sprinkle in the occasional "Praise Allah" in place of the more common "Thank God" just to see what kind of reaction I get.

(This is especially fun in real life, in Texas. You always get a little 'heh' and then a look of 'is he really....nah!') :evilgrin:
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:02 PM
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7. I asked because I am
And I wondered whether I should say "Assalam o alaikum" to you.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:04 PM
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8. Thank you for asking...
Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 01:05 PM by Richardo
Hope I did not offend.

...and I'm ashamed to say I don't know that phrase.

:hi: DTBK!
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:06 PM
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9. It means "peace be with you"
And the response is "Walaikum assalam," which means "And also with you." :hi:
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northzax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:09 PM
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14. does it offend you
if us infidels use Praise Allah as a platitude instead of 'thank god' or 'oh god'?

honest question, I don't want to cause offense to a reasonable person, but since I'm not religious, I am always looking for things to switch out for 'thank god'.

Two stories about this. When my friends and I caravan to places like the beach (yes, four people to a car, but 8 of us go) we use walkie-talkies to harrass each other between cars. Since we're in DC, instead of 'over' we say 'praise allah' figuring that since someone is listening to our conversations anyway, we might as well make it interesting. (no, we've never been stopped by the cops for it)

second, (and this may be offensive to some) a friend of mine went home from a bar with a guy the other night, and realised, halfway through sex that she was bored with him. So she faked an orgasm, and instead of the normal "oh god, oh god" type thing, she screamed 'praise allah' it freaked the guy out so much he stopped in mid-stream, jumped out of bed, got dressed and went home.
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:14 PM
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16. No, it doesn't offend me at all
And sorry to disappoint you, but I don't think you're an infidel! :bounce:
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northzax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:18 PM
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17. damn, my entire identity is based on being an infidel
gives me license to annoy fundamentalists of all stripes. Are you sure you won't reconsider? please? :)
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:22 PM
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18. Okay, if you insist - YOU FILTHY INFIDEL!!
:hi:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 12:58 PM
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2. I needed that chuckle...
:D
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Journeyman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:00 PM
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3. I used to set type for a major weekly newspaper. . .
I didn't make too many mistakes -- pretty good at what I do -- but the biggest was a doozy: the story was supposed to say that the elderly woman collected antique clocks.

Needless to say, that one was posted in discreet places for weeks.
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beam me up scottie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:00 PM
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4. BWAAAHAHAHAHA!
:rofl:
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aden_nak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:00 PM
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5. I had one of those just the other week. And I sent it, too.
Luckily, I am good friends with the woman I sent it to, so she just found it hillarious.

"I have a meeting with Mike on Tuesday at 10. We'll have a sex after that to talk about those forms that need to be put into the system."

Not have a sec. Oh no. "We'll have a sex". Which I guess would fit better if I had a thick accent of some kind.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:06 PM
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10. I'll bet Mike was quick to ask for a clarification
Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 01:07 PM by Richardo
:rofl:
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aden_nak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:07 PM
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13. Mike is my boss. Thankfully, that went to my co-worker. She was amused.
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lady lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:07 PM
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11. When I was in high school
I worked for a travel agency in NYC. I was warned not to make the same mistake the previous clerk had made when typing a letter that was going to a hotel in England:

Name: _______________
Title: Genital Manager
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:07 PM
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12. Oh, that's too much!
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 01:13 PM
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15. hahahaha
:rofl:
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