I'm curious to know how a religion founded some 12 centuries before the invention of the combustion engine managed to come up with a rule about women driving automobiles, but there you go. Allah moves in mysterious ways.
I'm curious to know how a religion founded some 12 centuries before the invention of the combustion engine managed to come up with a rule about women driving automobiles, but there you go. Allah moves in mysterious ways.
Apparently one of Saudi's influential imams felt driving might damage their ovaries. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Which is, I suppose, the biggest issue with Muslims and their integration with the West. The degree to which men who spend decades sat in a room reading the Koran then become influential members of their communities/towns/cities/countries.
I suppose we will know in about 30-40 years if this continues to be an issue in Europe.
they'll rescind the law just as soon as a woman tries to parallel park outside The Grand MosqueQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
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Will there be an amnesty before the men are allowed to take the piss out of them for their inability to parallel park?
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Originally Posted by Burney
THey are just asking for trouble. Look at what happened here when we let women start doing things and thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
It's the road to hell.
True enough. We let them vote and then Labour governments started happening. Terrible idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
F*ck off. It was letting them in pubs where it really went all wrong. :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Where a religion is also the source of temporal law, there is virtually no way of separating a religious community from the teachers of the religion, so I'm guessing it will continue.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
And in 30-40 years' time, I'm afraid it'll be too late to do anything about it. We'll be fücked.
There's a strong suspicion that women will just be routinely failed in the driving test.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
I have to politely disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
You won't catch the Saudis making that mistake.Quote:
Originally Posted by World's End Stella
:nod: Sausage-fest boozers are over-rated imo. Popular with men who enjoy the smell of other men's testosterone, I suspect. :judge:Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
:nod: It's not women who've ruined pubs so much as families and the consequent importance of food.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
There speaks a man who's never tried the prosciutto wrapped halibut with cauliflower puree at The Bull in Highgate :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Ooooh, is that still on the menu? Might have to pop up there while it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
I'm sure it's very nice, but the existence of such a thing on a pub's menu means that place has ceased in all meaningful senses to be a pub.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
I don't think you'd approve of their beverage offerings, either - they have a drinks menu featuring about 100 craft beers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Fùckssake! Speak to me no more of this hellish place. I find the mere thought of it depressing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monty92
To be fair, that pub was always full of ****s. It was never a 'boozer' in any real sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
In fact in the 19th century, eating dinner in pubs was commonplace amongst the non-kitchen-owning classes. Probably not prosciutto wrapped halibut with cauliflower puree though. Cauliflower cheese, perhaps. :cloud9:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Of course. But that was the 19th century. I appreciate that this is part of the evolution of pubs, it's just that it's an evolution I find remarkably unwelcome and I pine for the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Speaking of pining for the past - remember when we had more than three batsmen who might be considered of international class. Think this is the worst squad I have ever seen for an Ashes series - and that includes ones that contained Martin McCague and Alan Mullally. Good job the Aussies are a bit **** as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Decent batters in middle order though. And having no top order is nothing new. In 2009 ISTR being 30-odd for 3 quite often.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
We're persisting with Ballance, ffs! Deeply depressing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
196-0 at one point at Lord's would be kind of nice if we could get scores like that againQuote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Worse in the one day selection - Willey's out, Ball's inQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Plunkett very unlucky, Hales should be going. Vince, Ballance and Malan :yawn:Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Bit harsh. Its still a decent bowling attack and, despite the glaring problems in the top five, there is still plenty of talent in the batting- Cook, Root, Stokes, Moeen, Bairstow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
I think my frustration is more that there is more talent in the side than too many of the performances suggest.
Hang on you're being the positive one? Wtf is going onQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Pedro on cricket. A new low.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Mind you, from female Saudi drivers to Ashes test selections. Wd all concerned.
That's right, get used to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Its a new me. The old me still reappears every time we give the ball away in our own half or fail to defend a short corner.
Your view of me is very negative. I cant say it doesnt hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
I am never negative. Honest, realistic, blunt perhaps but never negative.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
I was unaware you were a fan of cricket but now I know. Let's hope you know more about it than other subjects you hold forth on.
There it is. Insulting, negative, patronising.Quote:
Originally Posted by SWv2
I shan't continue this conversation.