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scot47
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The founder of the modern state of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz ibn Saud kept the State Treasury in a box where he could see it. When permission was sought to open banks in the Kingdom he was horrified at the explanation of what banks do and how they make their money. "Usury ?"
What would he make of the way things are now ? |
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veiledsentiments
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We often forget how much things have changed. Sheikh Zayed was still ruling when I arrived in the UAE. Think of the change in his lifetime... a few of his granddaughters were in our classes. Some of my best students.
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In the heat of the moment
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Location: Italy
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This is how bad the ME economy is:
My neighbour got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
Husbands are having sex with their wives because they can’t afford trips to Bahrain.
Locals are now keeping cars even after the ashtray fills up.
Aramco laid off 25 US Congressmen.
A Bahraini stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of coins.
If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from Kuwait.
Parents in Qatar fired their nannies and are learning their children’s names.
A truckload of Saudis was caught sneaking into Egypt.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
When the Emir and his wives travel, they now have to share a room.
Wonderland Amusement Park in Dubai is now managed by Somali pirates. |
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EFL Educator
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Location: Cape Town
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"Most men live lives of quiet desperation and then there EFL teachers in the Middle East who lives off of wages of desperation in these desperate times"....EF  |
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spanglish
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Posts: 742
Location: working on that
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| In the heat of the moment wrote: |
This is how bad the ME economy is:
My neighbour got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
Husbands are having sex with their wives because they can’t afford trips to Bahrain.
Locals are now keeping cars even after the ashtray fills up.
Aramco laid off 25 US Congressmen.
A Bahraini stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of coins.
If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from Kuwait.
Parents in Qatar fired their nannies and are learning their children’s names.
A truckload of Saudis was caught sneaking into Egypt.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
When the Emir and his wives travel, they now have to share a room.
Wonderland Amusement Park in Dubai is now managed by Somali pirates. |
You may have a future career in stand up comedy. |
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nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
Posts: 11454
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| spanglish wrote: |
| In the heat of the moment wrote: |
This is how bad the ME economy is:
My neighbour got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
Husbands are having sex with their wives because they can’t afford trips to Bahrain.
Locals are now keeping cars even after the ashtray fills up.
Aramco laid off 25 US Congressmen.
A Bahraini stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of coins.
If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from Kuwait.
Parents in Qatar fired their nannies and are learning their children’s names.
A truckload of Saudis was caught sneaking into Egypt.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
When the Emir and his wives travel, they now have to share a room.
Wonderland Amusement Park in Dubai is now managed by Somali pirates. |
You may have a future career in stand up comedy. |
But not by taking credit for others' jokes.  |
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spanglish
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Location: working on that
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| nomad soul wrote: |
| spanglish wrote: |
| In the heat of the moment wrote: |
This is how bad the ME economy is:
My neighbour got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
Husbands are having sex with their wives because they can’t afford trips to Bahrain.
Locals are now keeping cars even after the ashtray fills up.
Aramco laid off 25 US Congressmen.
A Bahraini stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of coins.
If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from Kuwait.
Parents in Qatar fired their nannies and are learning their children’s names.
A truckload of Saudis was caught sneaking into Egypt.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
When the Emir and his wives travel, they now have to share a room.
Wonderland Amusement Park in Dubai is now managed by Somali pirates. |
You may have a future career in stand up comedy. |
But not by taking credit for others' jokes. |
Ahh, I failed to google it for originality. I usually only did that with my high school students' papers. |
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johnslat
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Busted. 
Unless, of course, we agree with Tom Lehrer:
"I am never forget the day I first meet the great Lobachevsky.
In one word he told me secret of success in mathematics: Plagiarize!
Plagiarize,
Let no one else's work evade your eyes,
Remember why the good Lord made your eyes,
So don't shade your eyes,
But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize...
Only be sure always to call it please, "research".
Regards,
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nomad soul
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| spanglish wrote: |
| Ahh, I failed to google it for originality. I usually only did that with my high school students' papers. |
I didn't need to hit Google; I'd recently heard a few of those lines on tv. |
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In the heat of the moment
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Isn't there some unwritten rule against sanctimonious replies on informal discussion boards? If I wanted to go onto a website where fun was nitpicked apart I'd stick with reading the Guardian.
nomad soul I doubt anonymously posting a rehash of someone else's work - for nothing other than sharing some light-hearted relief - constitutes "taking credit for others' jokes" or deserves your condescending eye roll.
If I'm mistaken I take back the above, otherwise just a polite reply - or none at all - from you is sufficient. |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:13 am Post subject: |
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| In the heat of the moment wrote: |
Isn't there some unwritten rule against sanctimonious replies on informal discussion boards? If I wanted to go onto a website where fun was nitpicked apart I'd stick with reading the Guardian.
nomad soul I doubt anonymously posting a rehash of someone else's work - for nothing other than sharing some light-hearted relief - constitutes "taking credit for others' jokes" or deserves your condescending eye roll.
If I'm mistaken I take back the above, otherwise just a polite reply - or none at all - from you is sufficient. |
It's odd that you're focusing on me. Never mind that another poster actually thought you were the originator of those one-liners. Anyway, chill. You won't lose your job over this. |
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1st Sgt Welsh
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:11 am Post subject: |
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| In the heat of the moment wrote: |
This is how bad the ME economy is:
My neighbour got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
Husbands are having sex with their wives because they can’t afford trips to Bahrain.
Locals are now keeping cars even after the ashtray fills up.
Aramco laid off 25 US Congressmen.
A Bahraini stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of coins.
If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from Kuwait.
Parents in Qatar fired their nannies and are learning their children’s names.
A truckload of Saudis was caught sneaking into Egypt.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
When the Emir and his wives travel, they now have to share a room.
Wonderland Amusement Park in Dubai is now managed by Somali pirates. |
Regardless of who came up with them, I still got a chuckle out of it. Thanks, In the heat of the moment. |
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In the heat of the moment
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| nomad soul wrote: |
| In the heat of the moment wrote: |
Isn't there some unwritten rule against sanctimonious replies on informal discussion boards? If I wanted to go onto a website where fun was nitpicked apart I'd stick with reading the Guardian.
nomad soul I doubt anonymously posting a rehash of someone else's work - for nothing other than sharing some light-hearted relief - constitutes "taking credit for others' jokes" or deserves your condescending eye roll.
If I'm mistaken I take back the above, otherwise just a polite reply - or none at all - from you is sufficient. |
It's odd that you're focusing on me. Never mind that another poster actually thought you were the originator of those one-liners. Anyway, chill. You won't lose your job over this. |
Who cares if someone changes a good joke to make it relevant to the topic, and shares it with others who may appreciate it? It seems you are in a minority of one, and as such put yourself in focus.
Your 'sign off' of suggesting being parted from one's livelihood sounds desperate, maybe you should sit out of this conversation for a while. |
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| nomad soul wrote: |
| spanglish wrote: |
| In the heat of the moment wrote: |
This is how bad the ME economy is:
My neighbour got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
Husbands are having sex with their wives because they can’t afford trips to Bahrain.
Locals are now keeping cars even after the ashtray fills up.
Aramco laid off 25 US Congressmen.
A Bahraini stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of coins.
If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from Kuwait.
Parents in Qatar fired their nannies and are learning their children’s names.
A truckload of Saudis was caught sneaking into Egypt.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
When the Emir and his wives travel, they now have to share a room.
Wonderland Amusement Park in Dubai is now managed by Somali pirates. |
You may have a future career in stand up comedy. |
But not by taking credit for others' jokes. |
Why did you have to spoil it for me? I thought it was great, especially the one about the husbands having sex with their wives! |
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AGoodStory
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| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| 1st Sgt Welsh wrote: |
| In the heat of the moment wrote: |
This is how bad the ME economy is:
My neighbour got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
Husbands are having sex with their wives because they can’t afford trips to Bahrain.
Locals are now keeping cars even after the ashtray fills up.
Aramco laid off 25 US Congressmen.
A Bahraini stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of coins.
If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from Kuwait.
Parents in Qatar fired their nannies and are learning their children’s names.
A truckload of Saudis was caught sneaking into Egypt.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
When the Emir and his wives travel, they now have to share a room.
Wonderland Amusement Park in Dubai is now managed by Somali pirates. |
Regardless of who came up with them, I still got a chuckle out of it. Thanks, In the heat of the moment. |
Ditto, Sgt! I, too, got quite a chuckle out of it--in spite of the "chill!" Thanks, Heat!  |
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