An idea to end the practice of burkas / hijabs being worn in the west: Instead of making it illegal for women to wear the burka, lets make it mandatory for prostitutes to wear it.
- Heard somewhere.
cartoon by Terry Mosher, Montreal Gazette
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You are referring to a waterproof poncho to keep the rain out. I am referring to a modesty poncho to block the deadly lustful glares of jews, lesbians and potato connoisseurs.
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“I am glad that the life of pandas is so dull by human standards, for our efforts at conservation have little moral value if we preserve creatures only as human ornaments; I shall be impressed when we show solicitude for warty toads and slithering worms.” by Stephen Jay Gould