November 29, 2001
From the desk of Mindles H. Dreck:What is a burqette?
I have two buttons programmed on my car radio dial. In the morning I switch between NPR news and Howard Stern. Some kind of media bipolar disorder. Anyway, Howard Stern featured a guest today by the name of Theodore Green, who claims to be a tenured professor of anthropology at a California university. A little googling, along with what he said, suggests he's not.
Green said the "Taliban sent us a message from God by bombing the World Trade Center". He believes we "over-celebrate the female form or disparage it" and we are being warned. Furthermore, he's designing a line of clothing (!) based on Burqas (sp?) but "not just in blue". He said they weren't too different from Mu-Mus. Except for the head covering I suppose.
Funniest thing this loony said? He is also designing a "Burqette". Talk about a self-negating concept. The Burqa is designed to cover from head to toe. How could it be made diminutive (-ette)? What on earth could a burqette be?
Posted by Mindles H. Dreck at November 29, 2001 11:55 AM | Technorati inbound links