[Jonty30]

If Islam is supposedly the truth from God, you’d think there’d be a lot less superstition in that part of the world.

[SunkenCiv]

“A popular superstition holding that owls are bad luck caused Arab farmers...”

s/b

“An Arab superstition [fill in the blank] caused Arab farmers...”

Works for lots of things. ;’)

Thanks nickcarraway.

[dalereed]

to hell with the owls, I want pesticides used on my food!!!!

[KingLudd]

This follows successful campaigns on making fire and the wheel. Animals.

[ixtl]

But owls lie... just ask the Navajo.

[rfreedom4u]

Maybe if they build a Hooters more owls will show up!

[visualops]

that link isn’t working for some reason
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/a-jew-an-arab-and-an-owl-walk-into-a-barn-1.380129

[Future Snake Eater]

And there were imams who agreed to speak about the importance of using owls in their Friday sermons.

"Well, I'll have to trim a few minutes between my "Destroy-Israel-and-kill-all-Jews" rant and my "death to America" rant. I guess I could tack it onto the end of my public service announcement reminding folks about the proper use of their left hand..."

[dervish]

No bats?