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Obligatory Arabic story of the last few years: the Pakistani ambassador who was rejected for service in the Gulf, because his name is Akbar Zib. This is Arabic
by 616c 11y ago
Obligatory Arabic story of the last few years: the Pakistani ambassador who was rejected for service in the Gulf, because his name is Akbar Zib.
This is Arabic for biggest cock.
https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1%20%D8%B2%D8%A8 https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%...
No reputable source mentions this; only crap newspapers in different countries mention this. But every person I know in the Arab world knows this internet meme.
Almost as bad as naming your son after a deceased Libyan dictator, before he was dead of course. Perhaps I know one of those too. Talking about parenting jokes.
- ndrscr 11y agoThere's a guy on Israeli TV named גיא פינס--pronounced "Guy Penis." How's that for a name?
- ccleve 11y agoThe classic example of this is the Ford Pinto. That was a naming mistake. (Try it)
- jpatokal 11y agoA former Finnish ambassador to Cairo had the first names "Aapo Esa". As classic/written Arabic has neither "p" not "e", this turned into "Abu Isa", meaning "Father of Jesus"! This wasn't actually quite as hilarious in Arabic as you'd think, since "Isa" is a fairly common first name and "Abu X" is a standard way to refer to a man with a son, but definitely good for a few chuckles back home...