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Title: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Shockeye on September 17, 2005, 03:27:08 PM Quote from: Scotsman Burger King recalls 'sacrilegious' desserts (http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1951292005) Sat 17 Sep 2005 JOHN INNES THE fast-food chain, Burger King, is withdrawing its ice-cream cones after the lid of the dessert offended a Muslim. The man claimed the design resembled the Arabic inscription for Allah, and branded it sacrilegious, threatening a "jihad". The chain is being forced to spend thousands of pounds redesigning the lid with backing from The Muslim Council of Britain. It apologised and said: "The design simply represents a spinning ice-cream cone." The offending lid was spotted in a branch in Park Royal last week by business development manager Rashad Akhtar, 27, of High Wycombe. He was not satisfied by the decision to withdraw the cones and has called on Muslims to boycott Burger King. He said: "This is my jihad. How can you say it is a spinning swirl? If you spin it one way to the right you are offending Muslims." A Muslim Council spokesman said: "We commend the sensitive and prompt action that Burger King has taken." Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: TheWalrus on September 17, 2005, 06:07:39 PM This pisses me off. But thats not hard to do.
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Strazos on September 18, 2005, 01:06:09 AM Quote from: Scotsman Burger King recalls 'sacrilegious' desserts (http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1951292005) The Muslim Council of Britain. They already don't like the British, and practically refuse to integrate into the communities. Let them Jihad all they want. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Llava on September 18, 2005, 01:44:50 AM Maybe they shouldn't have made their religious symbols look like spinning ice cream cones.
Say what you will about Christians, they'd be elated if Burger King put a nice fat crucifix on their desserts. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Nebu on September 18, 2005, 01:47:11 AM One of my chicken tenders was the spittin' image of the virgin Mary.
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Cheddar on September 18, 2005, 02:46:15 PM Maybe they shouldn't have made their religious symbols look like spinning ice cream cones. Say what you will about Christians, they'd be elated if Burger King put a nice fat crucifix on their desserts. Right, and if they released upside down Cross cakes I imagine they (christians) would be tickled pink. Just because you do not understand something does not make it appropiate to mock. Good day to you sir. Edit. Well, sorry if he was joking. I need to take my pills I guess! It just reads mean spirited and ignorant to me. Sorry. Living in Virginia means I am on the cusp of the south, and dealing with people who do not understand cultures outside of Christianity is rubbing my nerves raw (the other day, while blissfully smoking, I listened to some redneck freak explain to others that UFO's were being covered up by the Jews; his proof? That they had private jewish steak dinners for people once or twice a month. Wouldn't be private if they had nothing to hide!) Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: schild on September 18, 2005, 02:47:21 PM You know Cheddar, he was joking. But more importantly, if the cross is upside down, you're holding the cup backwards or upsidedown. It may not be useful upsidedown, but the cross is right side up, and that's what matters.
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: TheWalrus on September 18, 2005, 05:27:41 PM More importantly, it's just a fucking graphic on a cup. Wah wah boo hoo. It's not like they had a team in a think tank, contemplating the next best way to offend the islamic faith, or any other for that matter. They really need to get over themselves.
Shortly, if I owned BK, I'd tell em to get bent. It's just a lil fucking swirl, and if they can't hack it, they're free to not purchase it. It's been said before, but people who are easily offended, should be. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Llava on September 18, 2005, 05:33:25 PM I'm not allowed to use teal anymore to point out when I'm not being serious. <voodolily> It's againsuh law. </voodoolily>
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: SnotBag on September 19, 2005, 08:38:33 AM Sensitive Muslims...
That idea could drive me mad thinking about their agony over a graphic on an ice cream cone while thier brothers are off trying to cut the heads off infidels. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Cheddar on September 19, 2005, 08:42:27 AM There is a drastic difference between moderate Muslims and hard liners. :roll:
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Samwise on September 19, 2005, 10:00:14 AM Wait, which ones are the moderates? The ones threatening to wage a holy war against Burger King because of a few random swirls in a drawing of an ice cream cone?
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Cheddar on September 19, 2005, 10:04:38 AM My point is it seems a little silly joking another culture about their sensitivities. You know, racist. It is a losing argument here though so I will just stop. :|
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Samwise on September 19, 2005, 10:23:52 AM I don't think the point was that all Muslims are overly sensitive... I think it's that these particular Muslims happen to be overly sensitive. Obviously not all Muslims agree with the necessity of declaring jihad over a frozen dessert. SnotBag's observation was that it's particularly silly to declare an ice cream jihad when Islam is facing much larger issues elsewhere in the world at the moment.
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Pococurante on September 19, 2005, 10:33:45 AM I suspect these are the Al Sharptons of their area - outrage pays the bills.
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Paelos on September 19, 2005, 12:14:17 PM I like to hope that most Muslims look at these people like I look at Jerry Falwell.
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: TheWalrus on September 20, 2005, 12:17:37 AM Adoration?
/stick and move Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Sky on September 20, 2005, 06:40:45 AM A jihad against a fast food chain for their packaging is something of an affront to islam imo.
I call a jihad against this guy. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Merusk on September 20, 2005, 08:45:21 AM Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!
One a penny two a penny - Hot cross buns If you have no daughters, give them to your sons One a penny two a penny - Hot cross buns Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: HaemishM on September 20, 2005, 01:32:16 PM One of my chicken tenders was the spittin' image of the virgin Mary. The face of Gee-Whiz was seen on a billboard out on I-90! Also, Jihad does not always mean "Holy war" and that is a frequent mistranslation. The root of the word is "to strive or to exert oneself." Even the wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad) talks about this aspect of it. That said, this guy sounds like a fucking idiot, a special and unique snowflake ill-prepared to deal with a culture other than its own. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Llava on September 20, 2005, 04:25:17 PM It's like calling shenanigans. But you say "jihad" instead.
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Mortriden on September 21, 2005, 05:23:41 AM It's like calling shenanigans. But you say "jihad" instead. :roflcopter: Pure gold Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: HaemishM on September 21, 2005, 02:31:16 PM It's like calling shenanigans. But you say "jihad" instead. And then someone explodes. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Sky on September 22, 2005, 06:41:22 AM I have no problem with people exploding, they just tend to choose shitty places to do so.
Here's a hint to budding jihadists: don't kill innocent people, go after the cocksuckers making billions off us poor saps. Shit, we might give you a medal or something. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: CmdrSlack on September 23, 2005, 12:01:42 PM I have no problem with people exploding, they just tend to choose shitty places to do so. Here's a hint to budding jihadists: don't kill innocent people, go after the cocksuckers making billions off us poor saps. Shit, we might give you a medal or something. Sorry, all medals are currently reserved for ineffectual Federal employees. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Pococurante on September 23, 2005, 12:16:01 PM "Ineffectual" would have been an improvement given what these pinheads actually did. :heartbreak:
(http://images.chron.com/content/news/photos/04/12/15/medal.jpg) Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Yegolev on September 23, 2005, 12:58:53 PM "Ineffectual" would have been an improvement given what these pinheads actually did. :heartbreak: (http://images.chron.com/content/news/photos/04/12/15/medal.jpg) One of those guys forgot his medal. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: HaemishM on September 23, 2005, 01:00:26 PM They don't make a medal big enough for his level of fuckupery.
Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: WayAbvPar on September 23, 2005, 01:01:35 PM "Ineffectual" would have been an improvement given what these pinheads actually did. :heartbreak: (http://images.chron.com/content/news/photos/04/12/15/medal.jpg) One of those guys forgot his medal. They gave him one made of chocolate to make him feel included, but he had already eaten it by the time the photo was taken. Title: Re: Jihad this, jihad that. Post by: Yegolev on September 23, 2005, 01:02:21 PM (http://www.nycenet.edu/ve/vv/artimages/imagesinarticles/blingbling.jpg)
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