The Down Side of More Than One Wife
Maybe having every woman you want isn't all it's cracked up to be. If this is true, the late Mr. Bin Laden better hope he has better luck with the 72 virgins:
THE three widows of Osama bin Laden are turning on each other in custody, with two older Saudi women blaming a much younger Yemeni wife for leading American intelligence to their hideout....
Although the compound where bin Laden hid for five years was large, the three wives were all cooped up in the same house. The older two lived on the second floor and the youngest one on the top. Their husband alternated between them. Pakistani officials who have been debriefing the women portray life in the compound as an Islamic version of Desperate Housewives.
"It's a well-known fact that when you have two older wives and then this young one comes along half their age, they don't like it," said one.
The wives even dispute who tried to protect their husband in the raid. The youngest was reported to have attempted to save him, sustaining a bullet wound to her calf. But the older wives say they were the ones who rushed to shield him.
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Oct '10
Re: The Down Side of More Than One Wife
Ahh, yes! The joys of Islam. Multiple wives, multiple homes, and children who hardly know each other except by relationship. And the boys leave mom and live with the male tribe after the age of 8. And oh yes, they are all cousins. Talk about a dysfunctional society?
And all we are playing around with at the moment is gay marriage. Even the dysfunctional Muslims aren't that stupid !!
Apr '11
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The story in The Australian goes on to say '"The joke in Pakistan is that Bin Laden called in his location to the CIA because he was being driven mad cooped up for five years with so many wives and children" said Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik'.
Aug '10
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This calls to mind one of my favorite chapters in Mark Twain's Roughing It, A Hundred and Ten Tin Whistles.
It is a tall tale lampooning life in the Brigham Young household.
Mar '11
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Bill McGurn:
Hmm, yes, I can imagine that might be the case - some things are Universal ;-)
Jun '10
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Twain's description of the tin whistle as a "veritable invention of Satan" made me laugh! Although it's a beautiful instrument when played well.
Edited on May 22, 2011 at 9:25pmDec '10
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Nagging in surround sound.
Sep '10
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Perhaps this new permissiveness on family visitation policies at Guantanamo is a sophisticated way of getting information. But is it torture?
Oct '10
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The old joke comes to mind,
Why do men expire before their wives, because they want to !!!
Perhap Osama wanted an exit strategy there.....Just shoot me ... Now !!!
Aug '10
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StickerShock: Twain's description of the tin whistle as a "veritable invention of Satan" made me laugh! Although it's a beautiful instrument when played well. · May 22 at 9:23pm
Edited on May 22 at 09:25 pm
It is a funny piece of writing for sure.
Apr '11
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Squishy Blue RINO: This calls to mind one of my favorite chapters in Mark Twain's Roughing It, A Hundred and Ten Tin Whistles.
It is a tall tale lampooning life in the Brigham Young household. · May 22 at 7:25pm
Insert obligatory comment here about how while this is indeed an entertaining piece of writing, it's even more entertaining to Mormons who are well acquainted with Brigham Young and the facts about Mormon polygamy, and are quite astonished to discover that this is really what all you rubes out there believe is true about it.