An Egyptian man said Wednesday he was offering his 20-year-old daughter in marriage to Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush in Baghdad Sunday,
The daughter, Amal Saad Gumaa, said she agreed with the idea. “This is something that would honour me. I would like to live in Iraq, especially if I were attached to this hero,” she told Reuters by telephone.
Her father, Saad Gumaa, said he had called Dergham, Zaidi’s brother, to tell him of the offer. “I find nothing more valuable than my daughter to offer to him, and I am prepared to provide her with everything needed for marriage,” he added.
Sigh. Sometimes, the closer you get to reality, the less funny humor tends to be.
Today’s comic is poignant, just kind of sad.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081217/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_iraq_bush_bride_odd_1
An Egyptian man said Wednesday he was offering his 20-year-old daughter in marriage to Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush in Baghdad Sunday,
The daughter, Amal Saad Gumaa, said she agreed with the idea. “This is something that would honour me. I would like to live in Iraq, especially if I were attached to this hero,” she told Reuters by telephone.
Her father, Saad Gumaa, said he had called Dergham, Zaidi’s brother, to tell him of the offer. “I find nothing more valuable than my daughter to offer to him, and I am prepared to provide her with everything needed for marriage,” he added.
Haha, awesome work, Dale.
Al Jazeera’s current poll: “Should the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush be celebrated as a hero for the Arab world?”
You misspelled “billions.”
Yikes! I mean to say billions! I’ll fix that as soon as I can.
If I were to wish for anything this season it would be that the reporter had three feet and better aim.
Dan
Grammar Nazi is very upset with your cartoon!
http://www.stormloader.com/garyes/its/#top
The show finds *its* mark.
It’s the little things like this that give meaning to my life.
If only the shoe was a grenade.
By the way, excellent title for this strip!
http://www.sockandawe.com/
Good toon.