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Summer 2005

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LET'S GO BAGHDAD


Arabic language phrases from Lonely Planet's Arabian Peninsula

arabic_pic1.gifHello
al-salaam alaykum
May I sit here?
mumkin ag'id hina?
Pleased to meet you
fursa sa'ida
How are you?
kief ul-hal?
Fine, thanks
bkher al-Hamdu lillah
Where can I hire a camel?
wayn mumkin ajar jamal?

 

Arabic language phrases from the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity's "Guide for Cultural Awareness"

arabic_pic2.gifStay where you are
ib-qa makanak
Drop your weapons
Dhib is-la-Hak
Lie on your stomach
in-baT-aH
Do not resist
la it-qa-wem
No talking
le teH-chi
Surrender
sel-lim nefsek

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SEPARATE, BUT EQUALLY TIRED...


Gay-bar names in red states and blue

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RED STATES

Ain't Nobody's Bizness
Phoenix
N-Cognito
Memphis
The Closet Club
Slidell, LA
Ambush
Virginia Beach, VA
Secrets
Orlando
Club Alter Ego
Salina, KS
Someplace Else
Youngstown, OH
The Asylum
Dayton, OH
Panic
Lincoln, NE
The Heretic
Atlanta
The Hidden Door
Corpus Christi, TX
Misconceptions Tavern
Birmingham, AL

BLUE STATES

Hell
NYC
The Cock
NYC
Dick's Bar
NYC
Pecs
San Diego
Probe
Los Angeles
The Hole
San Diego
The Mineshaft
Long Beach, CA
The Stud
San Francisco
Hung Jury
Washington, DC
Nutbush
Forest Park, IL
Club Bunns
Baltimore
A- Men
Worcester, MA

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WILL KEYNOTE FOR FOOD


Speaking fees of the formerly famous

$70,000 • Howie Mandel,
actor-comedian
$62,000 • Paul Harvey,
radio personality, octogenarian
$50,000 • Suzanne Somers,
actress, Thighmaster spokesperson
$44,000• Louie Anderson,
host of Family Feud
$30,000 • LeVar Burton,
host of Reading Rainbow, actor, Star Trek: The Next Generation
$25,000 • Spike Lee,
auteur
$18,500 • Laura Ingraham,
conservative commentator
$15,500 • Ice T,
original gangsta
$15,000 • Alan Thicke,
actor, Growing Pains
$10,000 • Bob Eubanks,
host of  The Newlywed Game

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A ROSE IS A ROWS IS A ROES


32 way to spell "Libyan dictator"

Muammar Qaddafi
Mo'ammar Gadhafi
Muammar Kaddafi
Muammar Qadhafi
Moammar El Kadhafi
Muammar Gadafi
Mu'ammar al-Qadafi
Moamer El Kazzafi
Moamar al-Gaddafi
Mu'ammar Al Qathafi
Muammar Al Qathafi
Mo'ammar el-Gadhafi
Moamar El Kadhafi
Muammar al-Qadhafi
Mu'ammar al-Qadhdhafi
Mu'ammar Qadafi
Moamar Gaddafi
Mu'ammar Qadhdhafi
Muammar Khaddafi
Muammar al-Khaddafi
Mu'amar al-Kadafi
Muammar Ghaddafy
Muammar Ghadafi
Muammar Ghaddafi
Muamar Kaddafi
Muammar Quathafi
Mu'amar al-Kad’afi
Muammar Gheddafi
Muamar Al-Kaddafi
Moammar Khadafy
Moammar Qudhafi
Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi

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Illustrations: The BRM

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