Posted on 02/13/2006 10:01:54 AM PST by Dark Skies
THOUSANDS of people flocked to southern Egypt today to seek blessing from a calf they believe was born as God's reply to the publication in Europe of cartoons depicting the prophet, police said.
Some 20,000 thousand people had gathered in front of Mohammed Abu Dif's house in the village of Tunis to see the holy mammal, whose skin folds when he was born reportedly formed the words "There is no God but Allah", a police official said on condition of anonymity.
He said the villagers flocked from all over the southern governorate of Sohag to the farmer's house and had to be dispersed by police, who feared the gathering could get out of control.
Witnesses said they believed the calf was "Allah's response to current attacks against Islam", the official said.
He was referring to the publication in a Danish daily five months ago of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed, which is banned in Islam.
Some of the caricatures portray Mohammed as a terrorist and have since been reprinted in scores of other European newspapers, sparking an unprecedented outcry in Muslim countries.
Tens of thousands of Muslims across the world have held demonstrations to protest against the cartoons, call for a boycott of Danish products and demand their countries sever ties with Denmark.
When the calf takes a dump, who reads the worm writing?
*speechless*
Funny. You'll hear talking newsheads making snide remarks about people who see pictures of the Virgin Mary on a grilled cheese sandwich. But you'll NEVER hear them cracking wise about thousands of backassward Muslims flocking to Bumf***istan to see a calf whose freaking SKIN FOLDS spell out an entire sentence in Arabic. Oh noooo. *That* would be culturally insensitive.
And potentially dangerous.
}:-)4
I don't even bother to read Scrappleface any more. The real news is far more entertaining!
Bwahahahahahahahaa
**** to see the holy mammal, whose skin folds when he was born reportedly formed the words "There is no God but Allah", *****
Oh man this one could split my sides.
Remember when the Mexicans lined up at a theater to see the image of Christ and it turned out to be a faded picture of Willie Nelson??
Incredible. And to think that these people are starting WWIII as we read this...
Ignorance on an appalling scale.
Muslims worshipping skin folds.....
Nope, not going there....
I remember the Dorito on Ebay shaped like the Pope's hat.
(this should be fun)
Maybe it's just me, but this doesn't seem much stupider than worshipping a half-eaten slice of toast..
Th phrase "sacred cows make the best burgers" comes to mind.
The Egyptians gave the exact same response in ancient times, when a bull with the right markings was born. They named the bull Apis, and treated him like a god for the rest of his life. When the bull died, they mummified him and buried him at Saqqara, their most important cemetery.
You'd think that after being Moslem for 1,300+ years, the Egyptians would be able to get rid of any pagan influences remaining in their religion. But then, the crescent symbol of Islam has pagan origins, too.
LOL I saw that one!
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