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Vehl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:26 AM
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Catholic Nun Forcibly Removed From Plane for Wearing "Muslim Garb
Edited on Tue Apr-12-11 11:39 AM by Vehl

April 5, 2011 DAYTON, OH - Sister Cora-Ann, a Catholic nun from the Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Dayton, Ohio got the surprise of her life yesterday, when she was asked to leave the plane she had just boarded at the Omaha International Airport. "I had just sat down in my seat, and started to thank God for our blessings and recite a prayer in Latin", she recalled, when one of the passengers sitting next to me called the flight attendant. The passenger was Elizabeth Bennet, who later stated: "It is not that we were prejudiced, but she did seem very suspicious. She was dressed in Muslim garb and just before we were about to take off, she started mumbling something in an Arabian or Talibani-sounding language. What was I supposed to do?" Damien Thorn was a passenger seated in the adjacent row and said: "I knew there was something sinister about her, the moment she stepped into the plane. She was wearing those burqa clothes that you see the Iranian women wearing, and she only had a very small carry-on bag." The flight attendant responded to the call and asked Sister Cora-Ann for her name, boarding pass and a photo ID.

Blanche Dubois was another passenger sitting close to Sister Cora-Ann and explained: "Once I heard that her name sounded like Koran, I got worried. That does not mean that there is anything wrong with me, does it? I just did not want to die. I was so scared, that I just yelled out her name to all passengers." Mr. Okonkwo was a passenger seated a few rows behind and stated: "Once we all heard that the passenger's name was Koran, things started falling apart." Frodo Baggins, a frequent traveler, said he had heard that Muslims do not eat beef. "I did not think that she was Muslim, and to help her out, I took out some of my beef jerky and asked the lady to eat it to prove that she was not a Muslim."

However, Sister Cora-Ann politely refused the beef jerky and reminded the other passengers that it was the time of Lent, during which Catholics often abstain from eating meat. The unrest in the plane kept growing, because most passengers were now convinced that Sister Cora-Ann was indeed Muslim and they demanded that Sister Cora-Ann leave the plane. "I did not want to cause my fellow humans any distress, so I left the plane", she said.

"We were so happy that we could continue our journey", said Frodo Baggins. "Once she de-boarded, it felt like a huge burden was lifted from us." Apparently, there was indeed a Muslim on the plane, by the name of Abdullah Abdullah the 23rd, sitting in the last row. "Of course I knew that she was a Catholic nun and not a Muslim, because I went to a Catholic school and my favorite teachers were Catholic nuns." Abdullah Abdullah went on to say "But let us face it: If you are a Muslim on a plane and someone else is being asked to leave the plane, the best thing is to be quiet and enjoy the show!"

more here
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jalees-rehman/catholic-nun-forcibly-rem_b_843485.html



EDIT : Its Satire...it had me for a while there..I have to admit.lol


lol @ Frodo Baggins!

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trud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:27 AM
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1. could this possibly be real?
Anyway, rotflmao
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ret5hd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:31 AM
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9. uhhh...Blanche Dubois and Frodo Baggins were my clues.
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Staph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 12:08 PM
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23. Elizabeth Bennett,
the main character in Pride and Prejudice, was my first clue.


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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:28 AM
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2. I think the Frodo Baggins reference indicates its satire.
It does illustrate though that often wearing certain types of clothing is a choice.
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Vehl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:29 AM
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you are right!
Thats what I thought too..but they had it on HP without any disclaimer. lol Ive been had..for a short while
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:30 AM
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8. And, then there's the Huffington Post COMEDY page where
it appears. That should be a clue, I'd think.
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Vehl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:32 AM
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12. I missed that
ouch...that's a pretty big clue :(
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:39 AM
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19. You also missed the Blanche DuBois clue.
In case you are too young to have seen Brando movies. Blanche DuBois was Stanley's (Brando) sister-in-law in "A Streetcar Named Desire".
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krabigirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:28 AM
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3. Wow...
Edited on Tue Apr-12-11 11:29 AM by krabigirl
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:29 AM
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Yes, it's satire.
I just wanted to reassure you.

Cora-Ann (koran) and Blanche Dubois? You could Google that one to find out what fictional character that is. I'm betting there were other clues, too. Cute, though, if a bit broad to be good satire.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:29 AM
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4. It is satire. Pretty good satire.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:31 AM
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10. Too broad, really, I think.
I mean, Frodo Baggins? Blanche DuBois? A little more subtlety would have been nice, and would have caught more people.
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tabatha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:44 AM
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21. If you saw the OP then it did catch a few people.
Edited on Tue Apr-12-11 12:11 PM by tabatha
However, the character naming was not what I considered - it was the fact that there are people stupid enough to come to those conclusions.
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 12:01 PM
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22. Yes. I occasionally write a satirical post here.
They always catch a lot of people, despite the clues I include, like bogus websites, and silly names. That's part of the fun.
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aSpeckofDust Donating Member (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:29 AM
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5. .."Said Frodo Baggins" Wait, what? Oh.. heh..
Edited on Tue Apr-12-11 11:30 AM by aSpeckofDust
Prepare for a massive influx of Lord of the Rings jokes.
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:29 AM
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6. Oh come on now.
Does anyone believe for one minute that this actually happened???
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:29 AM
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7. It *is* a comedy piece, from the Huffpost Comedy page.
:hi:
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:31 AM
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11. ..
Edited on Tue Apr-12-11 11:31 AM by liberal N proud

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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:32 AM
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13. That's why nuns include the penguin-white part of their habit,
I think. :rofl:
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hifiguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:33 AM
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14. "Blanche Dubois" was the giveaway that it was a hoax
though these days it is getting harder to tell the satirical hoaxes from actual stoopid 'murkan reichwing behavior every day.
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:34 AM
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15. Talibani-sounding language....
:D
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:34 AM
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16. Thank Gawd it iwas satire, though I doubt it could NOT happen...
The stupid among some in this country absolutely BURNS.
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:35 AM
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17. I started to think this was for real until I got to Blanche Dubois. Then of course Frodo Baggins
removed any doubt.
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Poboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:36 AM
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18. Not to mention the name, 'Damien Thorn'= The Antichrist
pretty obvious sattire.
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Vehl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-12-11 11:43 AM
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20. Reminds me of the aircraft scene from Harold and Kumar 2


http://youtu.be/qv3kztUR2BU

Best part from 2.30 onwards :))
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