OT: name porn

[Jonathan Lighter]

Sorry to be judgmental, but that should be "Ambassador *to* Saudi Arabia."

I'd start a "of" = "to" thread, but why bother?

JL
On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Not entirely consistent with most of the materials posted here, but it
> was a can't-miss item:
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> http://bit.ly/cSQMAL
> > A high level Pakistani diplomat has been rejected as Ambassador of
> > Saudi Arabia because his name, Akbar Zib, equates to "/Biggest Dick/"
> > in Arabic. Saudi officials, apparently overwhelmed by the idea of the
> > name, put their foot down and gave the idea of his being posted there,
> > the kibosh.
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> And, to make matters worse, this is not the first time his credentials
> have been rejected.
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> There is also the odd use--to me--of kibosh (no to mention the extra
> comma).
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> <via Foreign Policy http://bit.ly/9VuD4t>
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