typical

At the very least, why wouldn't the victims offer to give the 10,000 out of the 18 million?

Norm_uk

But this is how control is achieved. If you can get people worried about what they eat and who the have sex with and how you have already taken the two fundamental elements of existence and put chains around them.

After that you can get them to do anything, from hating others simply for not sharing the same submission to such ideas to killing people who are only different because they don't believe in these ideas.

And yes, you are quite right. Only weirdo's would care about what consenting adults do in private. An Arab friend (who is a closet Atheist for obvious reason) said one group is examining arse's to see who is having anal sex...and another is examining Mars for signs of prior life and water.

N.

Spugsy

Can you go to jail for giving a girl it up the wrong 'un as well then?

britexpat76

Yup, but better than someone losing their 'Virginity' or Getting pregnant.

Miss Anne Thrope

That reminds me of this old chestnut:

Q. What do you call an Irishman who stays out all night?
A. Patty O' Furniture (you have to say it out loud with an American accent)

I threw that in because I am too polite and embarrassed for you to mention your mismatching patio furniture.

Miss Anne Thrope

Nothing silly about that story - it is disgraceful, being, as one of the quoted activists says, legally sanctioned rape. As it is Lebanon, no doubt there is a sectarian dimension - I'm guessing Sunni police and prosecutors pursuing Shia (implied by "one of the poor districts of Beirut"). Generally Beirut has one of the most open gay scenes in the region (relatively speaking of course) with several known gay venues unlike Dubai where they are "underground" (though hardly secret). As long as they are largely frequented by Christians and rich Muslims and foreigners then there is not much interference despite the law (I guess pretty much like Dubai).

As horrible as this is, it can't help putting me in mind of this truly silly season story (from last year):

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news...le_31238.shtml

I can't imagine living to ever again read the quote:
"‘Let them measure my anus and see if it is dilated’, said the priest".
The only surprise is that the priest is not Irish.....

Millhouse

Good spot. In my defense, half is mine, half is the landlords

Meow

I am am too polite to mention that wanting everything matching is so very lower middle class...

Miss Anne Thrope

Like pretending to never shop in discount supermarkets....

Norm_uk

Actually Israel has the most open gay scenes in the region...the Tel Aviv Gay Pride Festival attests to that. You can't be put in jail for having sex outside of marriage there either - gay or otherwise.

N.

seven seas

Apart from the redundant apostrophes.

Meow

No pretense. I stand by my earlier comments about my experiences of Lidl and Aldi. Besides they had no branches near where I lived in the UK.

I bet you use the word 'lounge' to mean living room too. *shudders*

britexpat76

Its a sitting room?? All rooms are for `living' in. Well except morgues.

Meow

Living room or sitting room are both acceptable. Lounge isn't and is in the same box as serviette or settee. Drawing room is also trying too hard and outmoded.

Theseus

And Loo or lavatory not toilet (though lavatory can be a bit try too hard like drawing room)

Aren't we all middle class twits? lol