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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: Fawnn; MJY1288; admiralsn; homeschool mama; ohioWfan
Get OVER here!!!
81 posted on 07/26/2003 11:17:16 AM 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: Brad's Gramma
Yeah, get backup, we need more funnies!
82 posted on 07/26/2003 11:19:30 AM PDT by Darksheare ("I didn't say it wouldn't burn, I said it wouldn't hurt.")
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To: lysie; bevlar; kayak
LOL!

I told you it was getting out of hand. LOL.

5.56mm

83 posted on 07/26/2003 11:20:10 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Darksheare
Hold da line.

I'll link this to two threads I have open.

84 posted on 07/26/2003 11:24:37 AM 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: Darksheare
OK. Done.

Now we'll see who's home on a Saturday....
85 posted on 07/26/2003 11:29:22 AM 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: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; Darksheare; radu
Snippy,

Wong Way we did forget,
Then there is this crew.

The ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DA-DAY BROTHERS from the South.
;-(

86 posted on 07/26/2003 11:31:44 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: ElkGroveDan
They disowned the one who lost all his money at the races, Parlay.
87 posted on 07/26/2003 11:41:42 AM PDT by kitkat
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To: bentfeather
ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DA-DAY"

ROTFL! That one is great.

88 posted on 07/26/2003 11:41:49 AM PDT by SAMWolf (Kiss me twice. I'm schizophrenic.)
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To: kitkat
Then there's the one they "offed." He's now known as Xray.
89 posted on 07/26/2003 11:43:54 AM PDT by kitkat
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To: SAMWolf
I liked it too Sam, got that brain storm in the shower!
90 posted on 07/26/2003 11:43:59 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: Brad's Gramma
What about Saddam's knitting Aunt.... QUO SHAY
91 posted on 07/26/2003 11:44:33 AM PDT by MJY1288 (The Enemies of America can Count on the Democrats for Aid and Comfort)
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To: MJY1288
BA DA BA DA BA DA BOOOOOOOOOOOM
92 posted on 07/26/2003 11:45:34 AM 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: Brad's Gramma
Thanks.
I'm sitting here with a lockup in the skullnoggin.
93 posted on 07/26/2003 11:49:40 AM PDT by Darksheare ("I didn't say it wouldn't burn, I said it wouldn't hurt.")
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To: Brad's Gramma
We must never forget that Uday was always searching for Boo-Tay :-)
94 posted on 07/26/2003 11:50:51 AM PDT by MJY1288 (The Enemies of America can Count on the Democrats for Aid and Comfort)
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To: bentfeather
LOL! Good Shower song!
95 posted on 07/26/2003 11:52:59 AM PDT by SAMWolf (Kiss me twice. I'm schizophrenic.)
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To: Darksheare
I can sooooooo relate.
96 posted on 07/26/2003 11:53:50 AM 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: Brad's Gramma; SAMWolf; snippy_about_it; bentfeather
I have to run an errand for the sister type person.
I will be back later.
97 posted on 07/26/2003 11:59:01 AM PDT by Darksheare ("I didn't say it wouldn't burn, I said it wouldn't hurt.")
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To: Darksheare
How about the gossipy brother "hearsay"?
98 posted on 07/26/2003 12:08:31 PM PDT by bevlar
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To: ElkGroveDan
And his French mistress, Tra-la-la-boom-de-ay.
99 posted on 07/26/2003 12:15:26 PM PDT by Consort
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To: ElkGroveDan
So, is Uday the pig latin translation of DU?
100 posted on 07/26/2003 12:18:22 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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