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Monday, November 16, 2009

Travel Agents Will Be Taking Calls in Three, Two...

Posted by Jen Graves on Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 12:05 PM

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The New York Times describes the charms that "deep poverty and long isolation" have yielded in Yemen.

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I'm assuming you wanted to link to the story, but I think you forgot to put one in. Otherwise, how will I ever know what those charms are?
Posted by Zach Annon on November 16, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Will in Seattle 2
Why bother with a story - Yemen, like Saudi Arabia, is where most of al-Qaeda come from and get their money and volunteers and fanatic America-hating Wahhabi extremist beliefs.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on November 16, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 3
A couple of nukes and - whoops! - no more problems. I know I wouldn't complain.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on November 16, 2009 at 12:36 PM
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i do have to say, reading 'eating the flowers of paradise' a couple years ago actually made me really want to travel to yemen...

http://books.google.com/books?id=WvBOQqf…
Posted by jw36 on November 16, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Fnarf 5
It's hilarious to read the comments of Will, who so often pretends that his vast experience in the world (Texas! Alberta!) gives him some kind of wisdom or understanding, yet is in fact one of the most prejudiced and tendentious voices here. "Why bother with a story" indeed -- Will learned everything he is ever going to learn decades ago, and is actively opposed to the acquisition of new knowledge.

He read one thing about Yemen eight years ago, a blurb, a half-sentence, that he didn't get all of and didn't understand. That's enough for him.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on November 16, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Will in Seattle 6
see, and you say we never agree, 5280.

Fnarf, the things I know have nothing to do with my high school classmates working in Dubai, my brother writing Iraq's Insurance Laws, or anything else.

It's called talking with real people who know what's really going on there and being willing to say what must be said.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on November 16, 2009 at 1:37 PM
polkaparty 7
Sana'a looks incredible. Jachnun is one of my favorite comfort foods, but alas it's unique to Yemenite Jews and they've long been kicked out of the country. At least there's Tel Aviv.
Posted by polkaparty on November 16, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Fnarf 8
Will, read the fucking article. You may be surprised to discover that it's NOT ABOUT YOU. Or your fucking brother (god, how I pity him).
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on November 16, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Will in Seattle 9
yeah, I pity him too - he's getting a free trip to Antarctica next Christmas on a cool cruise ship. Penguins ftw.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on November 16, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Fnarf 10
I pity him because he has to occasionally see you, Will. Hearing your voice drone across the Thanksgiving table would drive most anyone to Antarctica.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on November 16, 2009 at 3:50 PM

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