thank you...
Posted on 02/10/2011 3:00:38 PM PST by mewykwistmas
Yemen's opposition has drawn tens of thousands of people to the streets to rally against three decades of autocratic rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, but by noon the protesters quietly vanish.
Many head straight from the streets to the souk, or market, to buy bags stuffed with qat, the mild stimulant leaf that over half of Yemen's 23 million people chew daily, wiling away their afternoons in bliss, their cheeks bulging with wads of qat.
"After I chew I can't go out. When I chew qat, the whole world is mine. I feel like a king," said Mohammed al-Qadimi, a student who has attended Yemen rallies but said it would be hard to motivate himself to protest all day.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
So THAT’s why we’re seeing less and less of the Dung-Beetle-in-Chief.
You can’t make this stuff up! LOL
If qat is a stimulant, then it’s not a narcotic.
Qat - amaze and infuriate your Scrabble buddies.
“If qat is a stimulant, then it’s not a narcotic.”
Definitions aside, they get a high from it :)
After chewing qat, the Yemeni Day of Rage becomes an Afternoon of General Peevishness.
Their government picked the wrong antidote. They should have gone with commercial pharmaceuticals, spread far and wide, and advertised on TV every 5 minutes. The People rarely get out of line in that environment.
From the shadows, “Mr. President, I don't think ...”
“Shut up and bring me the Presidential roach clip”
Opiate of the masses.
In this case bushes fault NOT Bush’s fault.
My personal favorite is "cwm".
People that have been there know that qat is big thing over there.
Please ask your doctor about "Qat". Side effects may include waning government protests. If you cannot afford "Qat", Astra-Zeneca has a program to assist you in obtaining "Qat".
thank you...
“Please ask your doctor about “Qat”. Side effects may include waning government protests. If you cannot afford “Qat”, Astra-Zeneca has a program to assist you in obtaining “Qat”. “
Nah, let’s just sit here and Qit Qat
They’ll stone you when you’re trying to be so good
They’ll stone you just like they said they would
They’ll stone you when you’re trying to go home
They’ll stone you when you’re there all alone
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned
They’ll stone you when you’re walking on the street
They’ll stone you when you’re trying to keep your seat
They’ll stone you when your walking on the floor
They’ll stone you when your walking to the door
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned
They’ll stone you when you’re at the breakfast table
They’ll stone you when you are young and able
They’ll stone you when you’re trying to make a buck
They’ll stone you and then they’ll say good luck
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned
Well They’ll stone you and say that it’s the end
They’ll stone you and then they’ll come back again
They’ll stone you when you’re riding in your car
They’ll stone you when you’re playing you guitar
Yes But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned
Alright
Well They’ll stone you when you are all alone
They’ll stone you when you are walking home
They’ll stone you and then say they’re all brave
They’ll stone you when you’re send down in your grave
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned
Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Woman #12 and #35
That’s no way to go through life, skinny, stoned, and ?
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