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The Hussein Family Pig Latin Connection
self | July 24th, 2003 | Elk Grove Dan

Posted on 07/24/2003 6:21:17 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan

There is a joke going around that goes something like this: “Did you hear that Qusay and Uday are ed-day?”

Clearly the humor is a play on the uncanny fact that the names of Saddam Hussein’s sons sound an awful like Pig-Latin verbiage. I pondered this notion as the sounds of laughter faded away from my most recent telling of the joke. I wondered, is there more to it? Could there really be a Pig-Latin connection to the Hussein family?

And what of the shadowy third son we have heard about in news reports. Does anyone really know what his name is? I think I do.

The third son disappeared from public view shortly after the first Gulf War in 1991. Is it a coincidence that shortly after that in 1995, halfway around the world a company was started in California with a Pig-Latin sounding name? Have you ever wondered why there is so much Saddam Hussein related memorabilia sold on E-Bay? Could it be that someone is proud of their father the tyrant? Could it be that lost and forgotten son, Ebay Hussein?

You’ve probably noticed that there are many different spellings of Arabic names depending on which news source you are reading. The truth is that there is no consensus how to write Arabic words in English. If we are going to investigate Arabic names we must therefore use phonetic spellings. Saddam’s sons then become Koosay, Eebay, and Ooday.

Now if we translate those names from Pig Latin back into English we have Skoo Bee Doo. Is this a veiled reference to the cartoon dog from the 1970s, Scooby Doo? Can it be anything but that?

Well consider this. Scooby Doo’s final year of first-run shows was 1977. It was also in 1977 that Saddam Hussein came to power in the ruling Baath Party.

Coincidence? You decide.


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To: Consort
They had an cowboy uncle, Yippee-i-o-ki-ay.
101 posted on 07/26/2003 12:35:38 PM PDT by Consort
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To: Consort
...and his cowgirl wife, Yippee-ty-yi-yay.
102 posted on 07/26/2003 12:38:41 PM PDT by Consort
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To: Dr.Deth
Nope.

They're still struggling with the English language.
103 posted on 07/26/2003 12:42:05 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
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To: bevlar
Good ones, Bev...LOL<p. Hearsay....love it.
104 posted on 07/26/2003 12:55:10 PM PDT by lysie
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To: Brad's Gramma; admiralsn; homeschool mama; ohioWfan; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the son who defected to this country, joined the military, and in honor of the results of our war on Iraq and terrorism, now calls himself: hurray
105 posted on 07/26/2003 1:26:47 PM PDT by Fawnn (Gramma and I are changing the world one grandchild at a time!)
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To: Consort; SAMWolf; All
And his French mistress, Tra-la-la-boom-de-ay

SAMWolf really got the ball rolling around post 15 and so many others chimed in, but that one was the first to get a really big LOL!!! from me. ;)
106 posted on 07/26/2003 1:30:30 PM PDT by Fawnn (Gramma and I are changing the world one grandchild at a time!)
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To: Fawnn
Paul Atreides and BenLurkin were the ones that got me going. But the idea for the thread was great.
107 posted on 07/26/2003 1:33:13 PM PDT by SAMWolf (Kiss me twice. I'm schizophrenic.)
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To: Consort; Brad's Gramma
...and his promiscuous daughter they call roll-in-the-hay
108 posted on 07/26/2003 1:33:33 PM PDT by Fawnn (Gramma and I are changing the world one grandchild at a time!)
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To: Fawnn
LOL!
109 posted on 07/26/2003 1:35:46 PM PDT by SAMWolf (Kiss me twice. I'm schizophrenic.)
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To: SAMWolf; Consort; Brad's Gramma
...and his less promiscuous daughter who at least sets some limits on herself that they call one-a-day

("But the idea for the thread was great." I agree!!!)
110 posted on 07/26/2003 1:36:47 PM PDT by Fawnn (Gramma and I are changing the world one grandchild at a time!)
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To: Fawnn
OH MY GOSH, you're on a roll.

I'm outta here to get some stuff done.
111 posted on 07/26/2003 1:38:10 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE rEPUBLIC iS nOT aDDICTIVE, fREE)
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To: bevlar
Hare a say?
112 posted on 07/26/2003 1:44:35 PM PDT by Darksheare ("I didn't say it wouldn't burn, I said it wouldn't hurt.")
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To: Darksheare; SAMWolf; bentfeather; Brad's Gramma; snippy_about_it; kayak
I heard tell they had a cousin in Kentucky who liked horses named.........drumroll...............

Da Camptown Ladies Sing dis Song, DOO DAY........

113 posted on 07/26/2003 1:44:40 PM PDT by ohioWfan (BUSH!!! 2004 - Leadership, Integrity, Morality)
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To: Brad's Gramma
Not so fast, young lady! You've got me here, now you've gotta stay here for awhile! --Or at least go read these I'm not making a shameless plus I just love an audience if-he-were-press-secretary, Dennis Miller-style responses.
114 posted on 07/26/2003 1:44:45 PM PDT by Fawnn (Gramma and I are changing the world one grandchild at a time!)
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To: ohioWfan
*Snerggle*
115 posted on 07/26/2003 1:45:20 PM PDT by Darksheare ("I didn't say it wouldn't burn, I said it wouldn't hurt.")
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To: ohioWfan
(LOL re KY one)

...and the son out for revenge: I'll-make-'em-pay

(I'm a bit concerned now about sugar-ray)
116 posted on 07/26/2003 1:47:18 PM PDT by Fawnn (Gramma and I are changing the world one grandchild at a time!)
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To: Brad's Gramma
...or the daughter hoping for a career in dairy commercials and films ... (you guessed it!): moo-vay
117 posted on 07/26/2003 1:52:18 PM PDT by Fawnn (Gramma and I are changing the world one grandchild at a time!)
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To: Darksheare; Fawnn; Brad's Gramma; rintense; mtngrl@vrwc
Did anyone mention the Sinatra fan in the family, My-way, or the friendly family dog, Free-way?

(That second one was for you, RWP! :o)

118 posted on 07/26/2003 1:56:14 PM PDT by ohioWfan
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To: ohioWfan; Darksheare; snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; radu
DOO DAY........

YOUS DAY
OMOO DAY

119 posted on 07/26/2003 1:56:56 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: Fawnn
..and his promiscuous daughter they call roll-in-the-hay

ROTFLOL!!

I just fell out of my chair!!!

120 posted on 07/26/2003 1:59:04 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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