Parody ZOT of Free Republic

[King Prout]

I *am* a good teacher... though in viva voce instruction I tend to use enough Anglo-Saxon to curl your hair :)

[fanfan]

That would be those specific instructions again.


;-D

The truth is always correct.
Thank God!

[King Prout]

well...

facts are always facts... truth is always subjective.

but, wellaway... gotta get back to thread-lashing the loops of the bowstring.

ttyl

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I found one of those Coffee Crisp bars you were talking about in the exotic foods section of the store and tried it.

It really is good.

[fanfan]

Cool!


My favorite aunt lived in Chicago, and any time she visited, she took a case of them home with her.

:-D

[Monkey Face]

"What could go wrong?..."

The Muslims have a philosophy about the number of wives a man can "happily" have.

One wife will get lonely.
Two wives will be jealous of each other.
With three wives, two are always ganging up on one.
With four wives, each wife always has a friend.

Now I'll try to skim through the thread I missed last night and today...

I think I'll miss a lot, so I hope someone can give me a synopsis. :o|

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Would you like some "Poblachd Saorsa,"

Sounds like a Sinn Fein rally.....

[Irish_Thatcherite]

That is one Mad Bastard!!

[Irish_Thatcherite]

The Muslims have a philosophy about the number of wives a man can "happily" have.

One wife will get lonely.
Two wives will be jealous of each other.
With three wives, two are always ganging up on one.
With four wives, each wife always has a friend.

What if you are allowed as many wives as you want, I think that was the belief of the Mormons before they abandoned it for Utah statehood.

[Monkey Face]

"What if you are allowed as many wives as you want, I think that was the belief of the Mormons before they abandoned it for Utah statehood."

They abandoned it because polygamy is against the law. If someone says he is a "Mormon polygamist", you can bet he is nothing but a polygamist, and he is breaking the law.

The only way you can be a polygamist in this country is to originally come from a country that allows multiple wives. However, in immigrating to this country, only the first wife is recognized as "legal," while the other wives are considered "household help," and therefore, have no legal status.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I think they got Utah statehood around the same time, though.

Anyways, to get back to the question, what if a man has more than four wives?

[Monkey Face]

They aren't considered wives, then. More than four puts them into the concubine category.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

You have a point there, the union between the man and any of the individual women would be meaningless.

[NicknamedBob]

I have no objection to having "household help."

Should I advertise?


It's either that, or back down to the Red Cross to bug them about being a Viagra Donor. I think they were getting tired of seeing me.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Anyways, to get back to the question, what if a man has more than four wives?

Under Islam the fifth marriage would not be valid any more then the second marriage is under our system.

An Islamic man however may take as many concubines as he chooses.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I have no objection to having "household help."

Not polygamy, but "household help"!

[NicknamedBob]

"An Islamic man however may take as many concubines as he chooses"

Well, I'm not signing up for that Islamic stuff.

I think I'll become Icelandic. That would be cooler.

[Monkey Face]

More than one wife at a time is not recognized in most countries. It's only the Middles Eastern countries that practice multiple wives. And they are mostly nothing but chattel.

Only the first wife has any status there, but divorce is simple and no paper is required. All it takes is for the man to say, "I divorce thee," three times in front of two witnesses.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I think I might become a Muslim, seeing as I can't drink for a while......

[Monkey Face]

Because?...