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Burger King recalls 'sacrilegious' desserts
Scotsman ^ | 17 Sep 2005 | John Innes

Posted on 09/16/2005 7:57:36 PM PDT by Mount Athos

The fast-food chain, Burger King, is withdrawing its ice-cream cones after the lid of the dessert offended a Muslim.

The man claimed the design resembled the Arabic inscription for Allah, and branded it sacrilegious, threatening a "jihad".

The chain is being forced to spend thousands of pounds redesigning the lid with backing from The Muslim Council of Britain. It apologised and said: "The design simply represents a spinning ice-cream cone."

The offending lid was spotted in a branch in Park Royal last week by business development manager Rashad Akhtar, 27, of High Wycombe.

He was not satisfied by the decision to withdraw the cones and has called on Muslims to boycott Burger King. He said: "This is my jihad. How can you say it is a spinning swirl? If you spin it one way to the right you are offending Muslims."

A Muslim Council spokesman said: "We commend the sensitive and prompt action that Burger King has taken."


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: burgerking; dhimmitude; eurabia; eurotrash; getalife; hypersensitivity; islamisdeath
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1 posted on 09/16/2005 7:57:39 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Mount Athos

Just damn.


2 posted on 09/16/2005 7:59:43 PM PDT by basil (Exercise your Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
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To: Mount Athos

3 posted on 09/16/2005 8:00:06 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: Mount Athos

Why is a Muslim eating at BURGER King?


4 posted on 09/16/2005 8:00:16 PM PDT by Carling (http://www.marriedadults.com/howarddeanscreamaudio141jq.mp3)
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To: Mount Athos

"Mmmmmmm, sacrilicious."


5 posted on 09/16/2005 8:01:09 PM PDT by Lonely Bull
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To: Mount Athos

Burger King should respond by serving a new burger ...............a pork burger


6 posted on 09/16/2005 8:01:52 PM PDT by Popman (In politics, ideas are more important than individuals.)
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To: Mount Athos
"The design simply represents a spinning ice-cream cone."

If he was offended by the design of the ice cream cone then why isn't he offended by the ice cream cone itself?
7 posted on 09/16/2005 8:01:52 PM PDT by Man50D
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To: Mount Athos

this is scrappleface right? right? please? really?


8 posted on 09/16/2005 8:01:56 PM PDT by WoodstockCat (General Honore: "The storm gets a vote... We're not stuck on stupid.")
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To: Mount Athos

Please tell me this is a dan rather faked story.


9 posted on 09/16/2005 8:02:02 PM PDT by Xenophon450
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To: Mount Athos
Another offended liberal... er Islamist. Anything they think slights them must be banned.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
10 posted on 09/16/2005 8:02:02 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Carling

Because he can't find a goat??


11 posted on 09/16/2005 8:02:13 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: Carling

That's what I was thinking. What will BK do if Christians and Jews now plan their own "jihad" against them?


12 posted on 09/16/2005 8:02:59 PM PDT by Engine82
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To: Mount Athos

What used to be "Have it your way", is now "Your will is my command oh Lord and Master."!!!


13 posted on 09/16/2005 8:03:37 PM PDT by sinclair (It's probably a good thing I'm not in charge of stuff.)
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To: goldstategop
Once and a while, could somebody in power please worry about offending the Christians half as seriously as they take this stuff?
14 posted on 09/16/2005 8:03:39 PM PDT by 50sDad (Star Trek Tri-D Chess: http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~abartmes/tactical.htm)
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To: Mount Athos

Rashad Akhtar, STFU!


15 posted on 09/16/2005 8:03:54 PM PDT by SW6906
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To: Mount Athos
threatening a "jihad".

In what form? Boycotting the Bacon Cheeseburgers?

16 posted on 09/16/2005 8:04:42 PM PDT by ShadowDancer (Stupid people make my brain sad.)
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To: Carling
Mooselimbs eat beef.

Pork is what offends their sensibilities

Go figure, it O.K. to kill your own daughters for extra martial affairs and slice off the heads of Jews and infidels, but eating a pig will send them to hell

17 posted on 09/16/2005 8:04:42 PM PDT by Popman (In politics, ideas are more important than individuals.)
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To: Mount Athos
Why doesn't BK simply tell all the muslims that they are very sorry they offended their fairy tale death cult of a religion and the pedophile who dreamed it up in an opium haze.

Sometimes all one has to say is "I'm sorry"

18 posted on 09/16/2005 8:04:44 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopechne is walking around free)
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

19 posted on 09/16/2005 8:04:52 PM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: Mount Athos

Thank goodness the frozen dairy treat didn't feature a picture of a bunch of red maples formed in the shape of a "crescent of embracing yummy ice cream".

Very interesting to note the level of tolerance for symbolism on desserts vs. national monuments.


20 posted on 09/16/2005 8:04:58 PM PDT by M1911A1
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