Hamsin means fifty in Arabic and refers to a steady dry very hot wind from the desert. It is impossible to work, I will do it at night when refreshes. Instead I daydream...
Egyptian authorities have banned a 92-year-old man from marrying a 17-year-old girl, invoking a law which says that the age gap should be maximum 35 years. It was an effort to prevent wealthy men from the Gulf states seeking young poor brides from the Egyptian countryside.Although my advanced age qualifies according tothe the law, I would be reluctant to pay 80,000 dollars for an Egyptian bride. Also, my wife would disembowel me with the kitchen knife.
However, in special cases, the justice ministry does allow foreign old men to marry Egyptian pubescent women if they deposit 80,000 dollars at the Egyptian National Bank.
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This photograph surely deserves a comment.
Here it is: MM's expression is technically identical to that of Judith in the picture below, yet the overall impression is slightly different. I suspect her intentions were different from Judith's, and maybe her personality.
Groucho's expression suggests he is a bit more engaged than Holofernes, at least for the time being.
I hope it ended better for Groucho.
It didn't end well for MM. But we should blame a different set of brothers.
Damn me for such a thought.
Anon.
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