So much for the separation of Mosque and State!
Meanwhile, here is an idea how to celebrate Islamic History Month:
UPDATE: Binks, the Webelf, has more on the Canadian Islamic Month.
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Bacon-wrapped Koran?
September 11, 2010 — xanthippaBreaking news:
Following a private meeting with Imam Fido Rowf, the Roverand Terry Bones held a press conference where he announced that he would continue with his plans to celebrate the Islamic feast of Eid by feasting on a Koran. “I’ve had a look at the Koran,” stated Bones, “and it appears kind of dry, so I figured I’d add some bacon or pork sausage. I mean, you can’t have a fatwa without ‘f-a-t’, right?” Jones continued, “I’m not against the Koran as a whole, in fact, I’ve book-marked some of my favorite parts…on a Persian rug!”
Humour IS the best medicine!
Of dogs and squirrels…
August 3, 2010 — xanthippaThis past weekend has seen the middle of the summer: the half-way point (cross-quarter-day) between the summer solstice and the fall equinox. We Canadians still celebrate this hottest part of the summer with the ‘civic holiday’ on the first Monday in August.
This is an excellent time to spend with family and just enjoy the hot weather. Which is why I thought you might enjoy a funny – but true – little story of ‘dogs and squirrels’…
Our dog – a golden retriever – loves squirrels. He could watch them for hours!
For some reason nobody will quite explain to me, the dog also seems to suffer from the impression that my husband expects him to chase squirrels! (I wonder if there is a connection fact he’s always trying to get a spot on the sofa by getting the dog to get off by saying: “Go get the squirrel! Go get it!” might have something to do with it….)
So, the dog can be lying in the back yard (trying his best to lie on top of the peanuts we toss out for the squirrels), not moving as the squirrels go right up to him and nudge him. He can lie like that for hours!
BUT! If he notices that my husband is watching him, he’ll jump right up, bouncing as if he had springs in his feet. Barking enthusiastically, he chases the squirrels up one of the two trees in the yard!
When he does this, the dog is not at all ‘hunting’.
He reserves this for the chipmunks….who seem not to realize that squeaking at the dog (like a toy) does not make him go away and leave them alone. To the contrary – he seems to think they are playing ‘fetch’ with him!
When he chases the squirrels, it is in a very playful way – the way dogs try to get other dogs to play with them. He never has the body language of a hunter – not when it comes to squirrels!
However…
There is one place we totally do not want the squirrels to go: the back threshold.
Frankly, the squirrels have no inhibitions about crossing the back threshold…. And, as much as I like them and wish them the best, and as much as I admire self-sufficiency and independent attitude – I really, really do not cherish the idea of them coming inside my house to help themselves to ‘snacks’!
So, we always encourage our dog to ‘play chase’ with each and every one of the squirrels who is sneaking – or looks like she is thinking about sneaking – across the threshold and inside our house!
This weekend, years of dog-training by my husband have finally paid off!
Without any sort of urging on our part (without even the promise of a treat), our hound spotted a squirrel squatting on the threshold, considering if the bowl of the rabbit’s food was worth a venture inside….
Throwing off his usual lethargy, he bounced up, sprung forward and with the greatest cheer and pride, he chased the squirrel off the threshold!
The only little problem with the situation was…
The dog had been outside!
He DID chase the squirrel off the threshold – right into the dining room!
Did you know that, just like SuperMario, squirrels can do wall-kicks?
The last ‘Surra’ of them all…
June 9, 2010 — xanthippaOK, I have a bad memory, and I know this. So, when I cannot remember something, I look it up, right?
Well, when I heard of ‘Surra de Bunda’ – I could not remember which of the Suras it was. I remembered that there was a Sura named ‘Baqara’ – which means ‘Cow’, that deals with, among other things, with inheritance: giving daughters 1/2 the amount it gives sons, and so on.
‘Bunda’ sounds a little similar to ‘Baqara’ – they both begin with ‘B’ and and in ‘a’….and there is a Sura called ‘the Bee’… But they don’t sound the same and I could not remember where ‘Sura de Bunda’ would fit in…
This is important, because since some of the Suras contradict each other, there is an agreement among most Koranic scholars that the later a Sura was ‘revealed’, the more weight is given it and it in every effect replaces the earlier verses. This is known as abrogation.
So, knowing which Sura was revealed when is very important!
It turns out that ‘Surra de Bunda’ is indeed a very new and ‘revealing’ Surra!
So new and revealing, in fact, you will not find it in any printed copy of the Koran! At least, not a ‘respectable’ one…
Knowledge Drift: Physicist vs. Climatologist
February 22, 2010 — xanthippaAlpineKat: Black Hole Rap
January 21, 2010 — xanthippaHere is AlpineKat with her newest video, Black Hole Rap:
Some people wonder why should we do ‘research for the point of research’: can the cost be justified?
In my never-humble-opinion, yes!
My hubby phrased it well: if you only do research on how to improve candles, you will develop the best candles ever….but you’ll never invent the light-bulb!
‘Inifidel Blogger Awards’ are here!!!
November 12, 2009 — xanthippaThe second annual ‘Infidel Blog Awards’ have just opened for nominations!
Stand up proud, all you thought criminals and free minds everywhere!
And, nominate your most (and least) favourite bloggers and pundits, independent thinkers enemies of censorship and oppression for recognition of their contributions!
This year, the categories are both domestic and international, so there is fun for everyone:
- Best Overall International Infidel Blogger
- Best Overall Canadian Infidel Blogger
- Favourite Non-Politically Correct MSM Pundit
- Most Despised Politically Correct MSM Pundit
- Favourite Apostate Blogger or MSM Pundit
- Blogger or Pundit most likely to be charged under Hate Crime Laws
- Blogger or Pundit most likely to be assasinated by Islamists
- Biggest Pro-Censorship Ass-Hat in the Known Universe
And just in case you were wondering who won last year – the results are here.
So, go and annoy a censor – check out, nominate and vote for your favourite free thinkers!
Via: BCF
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