Posted on 09/18/2005 5:18:50 PM PDT by frankjr
Cowardice, thy name is Burger King: Burger King recalls ‘sacrilegious’ desserts. (Hat tip: efuseakay.)
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.”
Here’s a followup to yesterday’s post about a Muslim Burger King employee who threatened a jihad over a design for an ice cream package that resembled the Arabic symbol for “Allah.”
Burger King promptly capitulated and removed the product from their stores.
Today The Sun published a picture of the dastardly dessert. (Hat tip: zulubaby.)
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=17556_Religion_of_Silly_Seething&only
These Muslims throw around Jihads like my Italian grandmother threw around the "evil eye". Alot.
Burger King does not accept Emails. With policies of immediate surrender, it's no wonder.
And the sun rises in the east.....
The ice cream lid on the right seems to have some sexual overtones to it.
Looks like upside down McArches to me
This is just stupid.
And somewhat predictable when you look at Arabic "worm writing".
Do they take offense whenever they come across a "steaming mound" because it resembles "Allah" as represented in worm writing? And who do they bitch to about that? Fertilizer companies? Democrats? Bull$h!t artists? Where does it end?
Are thy asserting that the icon representing Allah is an object of worship?
oh brother!
"This is a joke, right?"
No joke...
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1951292005
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005430136,,00.html
In fact, that Muslim dude will probably put a jihad on you for even thinking it was a joke.
Suitable for transfer to toilette paper.
If any Company had the courage to tell these nimrods to just bugger off, they'd earn my eternal consumer loyalty.
Screw the Muslims.
And so I asked myself..."What's a good Muslim doing in a place that sells bacon burgers, anyway?"
Serious Jihad stuff from Team America:
Terrorist: What do you know?
Gary Johnston: I heard there might be a large terrorist attack. If you tell me what it is, maybe I could help out.
Terrorist: Get out of here! We have put out a jihad on the infidels because they destroyed our lives. What do you know about pain and sadness?
[Gary pauses, recalls sounds of gorillas roaring]
Gary Johnston: I was just a boy when the infidels came to my village in their Blackhawk helicopters. The infidels fired at the oil fields and they lit up like the eyes of Allah. Burning oil rained down from the sky and cooked everything it touched. I could only hide myself and cry as my goats were consumed by the fiery black liquid death. In the midst of the chaos, I could swear that I heard my goats screaming for help. As quickly as they had come, the infidels were gone. It was on that day I put a jihad on them. And if you don't believe it, then you'd better kill me now, because I'll put a jihad on you, too.
Terrorist: I like you. You have balls. I like balls.
Hey! That malocchio is powerful stuff!!!
This just in...Allah is a false god that began when a unknown time traveler accidentally dropped a Burger King ice cream lid while visiting the 7th century that was subsequently discovered by Muhammad.
That looks an awful lot like the Washington Senators/Nationals logo.
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