To: Skooz
they invented the word "shampoo," too. I just checked dictionary.com. The word shampoo is listed as having Hindi origins. Sorry, the Arabs swiped that from the Indians too.
Now I'm curious if the Arabs have invented anything positive at all.
43 posted on
04/01/2004 7:01:01 AM PST by
KarlInOhio
(Clinton, advised by Dick Clarke, did nothing. - Ann Coulter 4/1/04, How 9-11 Happened)
To: KarlInOhio
The word shampoo is listed as having Hindi origins. My bad.
Oh, I remember something worthwhile they have contributed: Persian rugs. My wife recently purchased this exquisite Persian rug from a local dealer who is originally from Lebanon. The thing is gorgeous and superbly made. It should be. It's 3X5 and cost $650.
So, there you have it. Algebra, zero and nice rugs. That's about it.
64 posted on
04/01/2004 7:20:28 AM PST by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
To: KarlInOhio
Now I'm curious if the Arabs have invented anything positive at all.Assassins? Oh wait...
67 posted on
04/01/2004 7:22:05 AM PST by
null and void
(Don't worry about what people think; they don't do it very often.)
To: KarlInOhio
Now I'm curious if the Arabs have invented anything positive at all. Coffee?
89 posted on
04/01/2004 7:43:38 AM PST by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: KarlInOhio
Now I'm curious if the Arabs have invented anything positive at all. They learned how to wipe their a$$ with their left hands; it's still a tradition in some places.
If a culture cannot master the use of toilet paper it needs to be flushed.
91 posted on
04/01/2004 7:44:43 AM PST by
Centurion2000
(Resolve to perform what you must; perform without fail that what you resolve.)
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