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When I stayed in the Dubai airport hotel not only was it $550 a night for a basic tiny room and there were there no bathroom doors but there was a GIANT paintin

When I stayed in the Dubai airport hotel not only was it $550 a night for a basic tiny room and there were there no bathroom doors but there was a GIANT painting of the king of dubai both in the bathroom and the bedroom! The one in the bedroom was almost floor to ceiling size. I hung a towel over him. It was super creepy and felt like his eyes were watching you as you walked around the room.

nutjob2 11mo ago
> I hung a towel over him. Be careful, that's probably a felony.
- analog31 11mo ago
  In The Good Soldier Svejk, the tavern keeper Pavilec is arrested for taking down his portrait of Emperor Franz Josef, because the flies were shitting on it.
- lysace 11mo ago
  Seems like it. Randy from Cupertino should probably avoid visiting UAE again. https://uaelegislation.gov.ae/en/legislations/2131 https://uaelegislation.gov.ae/en/legislations/2131 > Section Two: Crimes and Penalties; 2. Slander, challenge, or insult the Divine Essence: > Anyone who commits one of the acts stipulated in Clauses (2, 3, and 5) of Article (4) of this Decree by Law, by any means of expression or other forms or by using any means, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than one year and a fine of not less than (AED 250,000) two hundred and fifty thousand UAE Dirhams and not exceeding (AED 1,000,000) one million UAE Dirhams, or by one of these two penalties. While this is obviously grotesque, it's both funny, sad and telling that the overarching name for the legislation is Federal Law by Decree Concerning Combating Discrimination, Hatred and Extremism. UAE learned this from the US/Europe.
  - Nextgrid 11mo ago
    > the Divine Essence Surely this refers to God/Allah though. I would expect using such a monkier to refer to the king would be shirk (associating/comparing something with God), one of the worst sins in Islam. So Randy is probably safe.
    - dhosek 11mo ago
      Looking over the linked legal page (with the caveat that I spent ten seconds and I am not a lawyer although I did use to watch Law and Order every week), I didn’t see anything that would make the portrait of the king subject to the law.
ddtaylor 11mo ago
Impossible to sex near that painting as the speaker will begin talking at you half way through!
- throitallaway 11mo ago
  "To sex" is to determine sex (gender.)
  - debo_ 11mo ago
    If someone says "I am sexing your mom" on the internet, that is definitely not what they mean.
    - dhosek 11mo ago
      Not me. I’m definitely checking your mom’s gender.
      - Atreiden 11mo ago
        grammar*
        cheschire 11mo ago
        What does his grandmother have to do with it?
        octoberfranklin 11mo ago
        She was the first person to check his mom's gender. Duh.
    - r2_pilot 11mo ago
      It could be, from a certain point of view.
      - 11mo ago

nutjob2 11mo ago

> I hung a towel over him. Be careful, that's probably a felony.

analog31 11mo ago
In The Good Soldier Svejk, the tavern keeper Pavilec is arrested for taking down his portrait of Emperor Franz Josef, because the flies were shitting on it.
lysace 11mo ago
Seems like it. Randy from Cupertino should probably avoid visiting UAE again. https://uaelegislation.gov.ae/en/legislations/2131 https://uaelegislation.gov.ae/en/legislations/2131 > Section Two: Crimes and Penalties; 2. Slander, challenge, or insult the Divine Essence: > Anyone who commits one of the acts stipulated in Clauses (2, 3, and 5) of Article (4) of this Decree by Law, by any means of expression or other forms or by using any means, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than one year and a fine of not less than (AED 250,000) two hundred and fifty thousand UAE Dirhams and not exceeding (AED 1,000,000) one million UAE Dirhams, or by one of these two penalties. While this is obviously grotesque, it's both funny, sad and telling that the overarching name for the legislation is Federal Law by Decree Concerning Combating Discrimination, Hatred and Extremism. UAE learned this from the US/Europe.
- Nextgrid 11mo ago
  > the Divine Essence Surely this refers to God/Allah though. I would expect using such a monkier to refer to the king would be shirk (associating/comparing something with God), one of the worst sins in Islam. So Randy is probably safe.
  - dhosek 11mo ago
    Looking over the linked legal page (with the caveat that I spent ten seconds and I am not a lawyer although I did use to watch Law and Order every week), I didn’t see anything that would make the portrait of the king subject to the law.

ddtaylor 11mo ago

Impossible to sex near that painting as the speaker will begin talking at you half way through!

throitallaway 11mo ago
"To sex" is to determine sex (gender.)
- debo_ 11mo ago
  If someone says "I am sexing your mom" on the internet, that is definitely not what they mean.
  - dhosek 11mo ago
    Not me. I’m definitely checking your mom’s gender.
    - Atreiden 11mo ago
      grammar*
      - cheschire 11mo ago
        What does his grandmother have to do with it?
        octoberfranklin 11mo ago
        She was the first person to check his mom's gender. Duh.
  - r2_pilot 11mo ago
    It could be, from a certain point of view.
    - 11mo ago