Posted on 08/03/2006 7:08:04 AM PDT by montyspython
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest theme park has called off the country's first "National Muslim Fun Day" because of lack of interest, the park said Wednesday.
Alton Towers in central England was to open on September 17 for Muslims -- with halal food, a strict dress code and prayer areas.
Music, gambling and alcohol were to be banned for the day and theme park rides such as "Ripsaw," "Corkscrew" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" all segregated by sex.
But the park said the event's organizers, Islamic Leisure, who rented the park for the day and were marketing the event, had called it off due to "insufficient ticket sales."
"Alton Towers is disappointed that the planned Family Fun Day Sunday 17th September has had to be canceled," the park said in a statement. A park spokeswoman said Islamic Leisure would refund those who bought tickets.
Islamic Leisure's phones were not being answered on Wednesday.
Organizers had hoped to fill a niche for Britain's 1.7 million Muslims, some of whom may be uncomfortable with mainstream entertainment.
But the fun day had caused some consternation: a non-Muslim couple scheduled to hold their wedding at the park's hotel complained to newspapers that event organizers told them the bride and female guests would have to cover up.
The park promised the party would be exempt from the rules. A park spokeswoman said the wedding would take place as planned.
Calling all BiH mujos, the park is now open.
This sounds like something from the Onion or Scrappleface.
Reuters is going to make parody all but impossible someday.
For those wacky, bearded, moose-limb fun-gluttons the high point is always the noon-time 'Cult of Death' parade down Main Street then it's off to destroy some park statues, then the honor-killings w/ their `spray-and-pray' AKs...the fun never ends on Muslim Fun Day!
Weary, they roll out their mats & pray, enjoy some grape kool-aid and Oreos, then fight sleep, eagerly anticipating the afternoon executions.
I was being sarcastic!!
Mind you it's quite a satisfying thought to imagine all those Jihadists and Burqas dissapearing down the black hole on the Oblivion vertical drop ride!
The child told me her mother covered up the words because they were "nasty". And "Muslims do not have fun in the sun." As soon as the child turned ten, she was completely covered up in Muslim garb except for her face and hands.
For Muslim girls or women "Fun in the sun" is simply not permitted.
'Fun' is not mentioned once in the Queran except with the allusion to 'Paradise' as a place where the most ardent followers of the Prophet are rewarded by spending eternity uselessly fornicating with virgins. I would think that after several thousand years of this an eternal case of erectile dysfunction would be a true blessing. I don't think there is any mention of what sort of reward is granted to women. The very idea of 'fun' is a perversion in Islam.
Food for satire just doesn't get any better. Keep em coming muzzies!
Isn't this the 26th time this story has been posted?
That is absolutely sad.
"Fun" and "muslim" go together like "sense of humor" and "feminist".
You beat me to it.
"Fun" and "Muslim" (Islamofascism) are not 2 words that go together in my mind.
Bomb Vests for all my friends!!!
Clearly Bush's fault...
A pound of C-4 to the first 100 children in line!!!
be sure not to miss the subway and bus rides in the western- city section of the park
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