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To: mamelukesabre
Here's the deal. Apparently in the Muslim culture one individual expresses his disapproval of another by exposing the sole of his shoe to the other. That's why they take off shoes in a mosque. When Saddam’s statue came down, a little boy beat it with the sole of his shoe. Cultural thing.
38 posted on 12/14/2008 4:46:17 PM PST by ArmyTeach (You have a Republic, Madam, if you can keep it...)
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To: ArmyTeach

Oh gee, really?

Ya I knew that. I was just wondering what set him off.


59 posted on 12/14/2008 7:46:01 PM PST by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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