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To: The Loan Arranger
Beats me. Maybe they don't like the word Arab anymore, and prefer to be called "Person of Middle Eastern descent possibly related to Ishmael and Abraham".

Reminds me of a quote from the "13th Warrior".

Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: My name is Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan Ibn Al Abbas Ibn Rashid Ibn Hamad.

Herger: Eben?

Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan: No, listen, My name is Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan. "Ibn" means "son of".

Herger: Eben.


140 posted on 03/02/2005 3:29:17 PM PST by Betis70 (I'm only Left Wing when I play hockey)
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To: Betis70

Just like you can't call someone a "bum", "tramp", "wino" or "hobo" anymore. Now, it's an ill-clothed, underhoused, non-employment-seeking, fermented beverage consumer...


141 posted on 03/02/2005 3:35:12 PM PST by The Loan Arranger (The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal.)
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