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Oi SB! Do you reckon "Gibbon" is "Menelaus" in drag?Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostAs all the best romantic stories do!


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It is possible. I am detecting a faint whiff of Oregano over the all-pervading Brylcreem aroma!!Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostOi SB! Do you reckon "Gibbon" is "Menelaus" in drag?
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Ok you win I've bit. But that is just outrageous and damned insulting old boy.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostOi SB! Do you reckon "Gibbon" is "Menelaus" in drag?
But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the youngerComment
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Converts always seem more fanatical/loony in any religion in my very limited experience. One chap I shared a house with seemed to spend most of his time making notes in his bible.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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I don't really understand why they wear burkhas given the Quran states both men and women should keep their gaze lowered. So if everyone has their gaze lowered who is there to look in anyone's face?Originally posted by Gibbon View PostOk you win I've bit. But that is just outrageous and damned insulting old boy.

I personally have no issue with what anyone wears.
I'm currently visiting a friend's relative in hospital in France (no one from their family can get here) which has a much higher muslim population than indigenous French (the area where I and the hospital are). Now it is summer so I tend to wear dresses which perhaps shows a little of my cleavage and I must admit the looks I got from some people you would think I was standing on a street corner, my legs apart saying 'come on boys'. I refuse to change my attire in a secular country where no one else has any problem with it. If I visit Islamic countries I dress accordingly and most certainly don't judge anyone. Shame I now feel a bit uncomfortable here.Last edited by cnch; 19 July 2010, 14:36.Comment
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Nooo.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostOi SB! Do you reckon "Gibbon" is "Menelaus" in drag?Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
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It'd be even worse if you were a woman.Originally posted by cnch View PostI don't really understand why they wear burkhas given the Quran states both men and women should keep their gaze lowered. So if everyone has their gaze lowered who is there to look in anyone's face?
I personally have no issue with what anyone wears.
I'm currently visiting a friend's relative in hospital in France (no one from their family can get here) which has a much higher muslim population than indigenous French (the area where I and the hospital are). Now it is summer so I tend to wear dresses which perhaps shows a little of my cleavage and I must admit the looks I got from some people you would think I was standing on a street corner, my legs apart saying 'come on boys'. I refuse to change my attire in a secular country where no one else has any problem with it. If I visit Islamic countries I dress accordingly and most certainly don't judge anyone. Shame I now feel a bit uncomfortable here.
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Yawn.. death by ennui.Originally posted by SupremeSpod View PostIt'd be even worse if you were a woman.Comment
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Next time try something figure hugging that ends just below the curve of your buttock, paired with some above the knee boots with a 3-4" heel.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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