biggest dick

[Victor Steinbok]

http://goo.gl/rGBqk
> In an unfortunate result of translation, Pakistani diplomat Akbar Zeb
> will not become the next Pakistani ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Zeb’s
> credentials seem in order: He is the former ambassador to the United
> States, India and South Africa. He held the post of High Commissioner
> Designate of Pakistan to Canada and is the former director general of
> Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.
> But despite Mr. Zeb’s impressive career, the 55-year-old diplomat’s
> name proved to be the immovable hurdle. When translated into Arabic,
> Akbar Zeb means “Biggest Dick.” In a region that stresses modesty,
> particularly in public, this could not stand.

And that's how they roll...

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