Reading some of the discussions between LolaStillHasn'tGotIt and JW is like when you keep having those weird twilight dreams that seem more real than mormal dreams, and that take a good half hour to shake off that peculiar feeling they leave you with after you've woken.
The wannabe Islamists are secretly vying with each other over who's the most devoted to 'reverting'. Lola, who supposedly writes fiction (sounds about right) is now learning Near Eastern Studies and is planning on spending a whole day at the mosque! But to be fair to her, she's going to spend the day there during Ramadan (don't Turks spell it as Ramazan? Oooops! Naughty Lola!) so I suspect she's going to encase herself in the mosque to help her from the tempation of all that deep fried Southern chicken, gravy, black-eyed peas, chicken jerky, marshmallow ice cream and candy! Anyway, she's met some Syrian couple who have invited her round to fast with them. That sounds a really good idea! Invite someone round so you don't have to feed them! I wonder what she thinks people actually DO when they fast? Haha! Silly Lola! Maybe she thinks you have to adopt some strange position or something while you're fasting? Or torment yourself by looking at pictures of all the food you can't eat - just to make the fasting MORE meaningful!
She's not keen on giving up food for 12 hours plus - and going by her picture I'd say the longest gap she's had between meals is about 2 hours maximum - so it's going to be a toughie! But she's psyching herself up for it (12 hours abstinence!) and says it will be an experience she'll NEVER forget! Wow! I can her big round tummy rumbling already! Can you imagine the sound of it in the mosque?!
Not one to be out-done, JW said how RamaZan (note how she smugly corrected Lola's spelling of the word Ramadan!) was a great eye-opener for her and she never realised how much of her day revolved around food. Well, I have news for the anal JW. HUMAN BEINGS need to eat - so yes - we do need to take time out to EAT! Breakfast (breaking the fast, you know?) lunch and dinner are the NORM! If you're NORMAL that is!
I'd say her real eye-opener was watching Flabby groan like a mecahnical digger and roll his eyes round his head, every time he shovels all that grub into his gob! I remember her asking if all Turks rolll their eyes round and round and take huge intakes of breath as they're eating.....so I dare say she'll go overboard when she goes for dinner at the Turks' house and they may call for an ambulance. Fingers crossed. Oh, she mentioned Starbucks and what a waste of time it was - but it didn't stop her having her couple-only wedding reception there!
Anyway, she's advised Lola to get into a deep discussion with her Islamic friends about Turkey hosting Syrian meetings on NPR...Nothing like a big clueless bore to liven up a fast!
Both Lola and JW are very recruitable......they're exactly the type these extremists would love to use!
Strawbs
The wannabe Islamists are secretly vying with each other over who's the most devoted to 'reverting'. Lola, who supposedly writes fiction (sounds about right) is now learning Near Eastern Studies and is planning on spending a whole day at the mosque! But to be fair to her, she's going to spend the day there during Ramadan (don't Turks spell it as Ramazan? Oooops! Naughty Lola!) so I suspect she's going to encase herself in the mosque to help her from the tempation of all that deep fried Southern chicken, gravy, black-eyed peas, chicken jerky, marshmallow ice cream and candy! Anyway, she's met some Syrian couple who have invited her round to fast with them. That sounds a really good idea! Invite someone round so you don't have to feed them! I wonder what she thinks people actually DO when they fast? Haha! Silly Lola! Maybe she thinks you have to adopt some strange position or something while you're fasting? Or torment yourself by looking at pictures of all the food you can't eat - just to make the fasting MORE meaningful!
She's not keen on giving up food for 12 hours plus - and going by her picture I'd say the longest gap she's had between meals is about 2 hours maximum - so it's going to be a toughie! But she's psyching herself up for it (12 hours abstinence!) and says it will be an experience she'll NEVER forget! Wow! I can her big round tummy rumbling already! Can you imagine the sound of it in the mosque?!
Not one to be out-done, JW said how RamaZan (note how she smugly corrected Lola's spelling of the word Ramadan!) was a great eye-opener for her and she never realised how much of her day revolved around food. Well, I have news for the anal JW. HUMAN BEINGS need to eat - so yes - we do need to take time out to EAT! Breakfast (breaking the fast, you know?) lunch and dinner are the NORM! If you're NORMAL that is!
I'd say her real eye-opener was watching Flabby groan like a mecahnical digger and roll his eyes round his head, every time he shovels all that grub into his gob! I remember her asking if all Turks rolll their eyes round and round and take huge intakes of breath as they're eating.....so I dare say she'll go overboard when she goes for dinner at the Turks' house and they may call for an ambulance. Fingers crossed. Oh, she mentioned Starbucks and what a waste of time it was - but it didn't stop her having her couple-only wedding reception there!
Anyway, she's advised Lola to get into a deep discussion with her Islamic friends about Turkey hosting Syrian meetings on NPR...Nothing like a big clueless bore to liven up a fast!
Both Lola and JW are very recruitable......they're exactly the type these extremists would love to use!
Strawbs