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mom: i have good kids... compared to other people

[Saja]

My friend was telling me about the time she, her sister, and her dad were crossing the border to Canada.

border patrol: Sir, do you have any valuables in the car?
her dad (insert thick desi accent): Yes. My daughters. (with a loving smile)
border patrol: Sir, I mean real, physical valuables.
her dad: They're right in front of you, and they are very valuable to me. (loving smile gets bigger).
border patrol: Sir, I'm going to need you to drive up to that stop on your right. (the "you didn't pass the first test so now you need to get thoroughly searched" stop).

Her dad is a poetic, sweet type of dad and he was dead serious the whole time.

[vegetables]

Originally Posted by Saja

My friend was telling me about the time she, her sister, and her dad were crossing the border to Canada.

border patrol: Sir, do you have any valuables in the car?
her dad (insert thick desi accent): Yes. My daughters. (with a loving smile)
border patrol: Sir, I mean real, physical valuables.
her dad: They're right in front of you, and they are very valuable to me. (loving smile gets bigger).
border patrol: Sir, I'm going to need you to drive up to that stop on your right. (the "you didn't pass the first test so now you need to get thoroughly searched" stop).

Her dad is a poetic, sweet type of dad and he was dead serious the whole time.

hahaha oh God what a cute fob story

[ShakirSahab]

Originally Posted by Saja

My friend was telling me about the time she, her sister, and her dad were crossing the border to Canada.

border patrol: Sir, do you have any valuables in the car?
her dad (insert thick desi accent): Yes. My daughters. (with a loving smile)
border patrol: Sir, I mean real, physical valuables.
her dad: They're right in front of you, and they are very valuable to me. (loving smile gets bigger).
border patrol: Sir, I'm going to need you to drive up to that stop on your right. (the "you didn't pass the first test so now you need to get thoroughly searched" stop).

Her dad is a poetic, sweet type of dad and he was dead serious the whole time.

for some reason, i'm imagining that whole scene in matrix revolutions with the indian guy, his wife and his little daughter and how he's talking bout his love for his daughter with neo.

[Timbit]

This thread makes me laugh. I have to spread some rep now...gah.

Me and one of my acquaintances were talking about another guy we know and he was saying that the guy is a good guy, but then he started talking about his looks which I found kind of funny.

So he's like: Except for ______. I like him. He's always very nice to me.
Me: Yes, he's a very good man, MashaAllah.
Him: Yeah, he's always very nice to me. And he's very knowledgeable too.
Me: Well, he is a hafiz.
Him: And he's handsome.
Me: Umm...yeah, I guess he is... (I had never noticed this before but I thought about it and decided it's true.)
Him: Yeah, he has a nice beard. It's handsome.
Me: A handsome beard? I guess...it's neat. And he dresses well. In any case, he's a great guy.
Him: You know why that is? It's 'cause good people are always good-looking.
Me:
Him: Really, they are. Saintly men are always good-looking and saintly women are always beautiful.
Me: Really?
Him: Yes! You don't know 'cause you've never seen a saint.


My big brother was playing a video game in the living room and asked me to get him a snack. He wanted something very unhealthy, but I told him he should eat better 'cause he's getting fat. So I'm standing there looking through the fridge and telling him what his options are and he keeps going for the unhealthy ones. It was just funny how we were negotiating between the healthy and the unhealthy options.

He's all: Can I have a Swiss roll with milk?
Me: Umm... I don't think you should.
Him: A muffin and milk?
Me: Uh, no. Sorry. how about an apple?
Him: An apple? Ew, is that something to eat? No, I don't want an apple. Can I get some chocolate chip cookies?
Me: No. How about an apple with peanut butter?
Him: No. No apples. How about toast with peanut butter?
Me: No, it's white bread. Carrot sticks?
Him: With what?
Me: Umm...ranch?
Him: No. Gross.
Me: Broccoli with ranch?
Him: I hate carrots and I don't like broccoli. Can't you at least offer me some celery or something? Celery with peanut butter?
Me: Sorry, we don't have any celery. How about a banana?
Him: No, ew.
Me: A banana with peanut butter?
Him: No!
Me: I can give you some milk with that too.
Him: No, I don't want a banana.
Me: Grapes?
Him: No.

We went on like that for some time, but in the end, he decided on an orange. That was easy.

[Sim]

Originally Posted by Timbit

Him: Yeah, he has a nice beard. It's handsome.
Me: A handsome beard? I guess...it's neat. And he dresses well. In any case, he's a great guy.

side note- if you ever want to win a guy over, just compliment his beard.

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by Sim

side note- if you ever want to win a guy over, just compliment his beard.

Really?

I just found it funny that he described his beard as "handsome." I said it was "neat"; I dunno how a beard can be handsome. How else can you compliment it? Beautiful? "Brother, I just had to say... you have a beautiful beard, MashaAllah." Muslim macking.

My friend's "beard" on the other hand has a white hair in it and I was like "Omg, your hair is greying!" and he was like "Wisdom. "

[Sim]

Originally Posted by Timbit

Really?

I just found it funny that he described his beard as "handsome." I said it was "neat"; I dunno how a beard can be handsome. How else can you compliment it? Beautiful? "Brother, I just had to say... you have a beautiful beard, MashaAllah." Muslim macking.

yeh that'll do nicely or just say "i wish i had a beard like that " but that might scare him a bit or say how his beard makes him look manly but not HAIRY. ahahaha. or that it suits him bla bla bla. if u did that you'll probably catch his attention

My friend's "beard" on the other hand has a white hair in it and I was like "Omg, your hair is greying!" and he was like "Wisdom. "

standard response

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by Sim

yeh that'll do nicely or just say "i wish i had a beard like that " but that might scare him a bit or say how his beard makes him look manly but not HAIRY. ahahaha. or that it suits him bla bla bla. if u did that you'll probably catch his attention

standard response

Alright, duly noted.

How about "I wish I had a husband with a beard like that "? I think that would get the point across rather nicely.

[Bluestar]

Ragga muffin says:
i still feel good

Ragga muffin says:
i got an exciting illness

azbo says:
uhm

azbo says:
no

azbo says:
shut up

azbo says:
i don;t like you getting ill at all

Ragga muffin says:
i can say. I HAD KIDNEY INFECTION

azbo says:
ok

azbo says:
but you can't say

azbo says:
I HAD TUBERCULOSIS

Ragga muffin says:


Ragga muffin says:
so mean

[Aida]

Originally Posted by Timbit

My big brother was playing a video game in the living room and asked me to get him a snack. He wanted something very unhealthy, but I told him he should eat better 'cause he's getting fat. So I'm standing there looking through the fridge and telling him what his options are and he keeps going for the unhealthy ones. It was just funny how we were negotiating between the healthy and the unhealthy options.

He's all: Can I have a Swiss roll with milk?
Me: Umm... I don't think you should.
Him: A muffin and milk?
Me: Uh, no. Sorry. how about an apple?
Him: An apple? Ew, is that something to eat? No, I don't want an apple. Can I get some chocolate chip cookies?
Me: No. How about an apple with peanut butter?
Him: No. No apples. How about toast with peanut butter?
Me: No, it's white bread. Carrot sticks?
Him: With what?
Me: Umm...ranch?
Him: No. Gross.
Me: Broccoli with ranch?
Him: I hate carrots and I don't like broccoli. Can't you at least offer me some celery or something? Celery with peanut butter?
Me: Sorry, we don't have any celery. How about a banana?
Him: No, ew.
Me: A banana with peanut butter?
Him: No!
Me: I can give you some milk with that too.
Him: No, I don't want a banana.
Me: Grapes?
Him: No.

We went on like that for some time, but in the end, he decided on an orange. That was easy.

boys, eh? That reminds me of how I get the boys in my family to eat fruits. I slide a bowl of prepared [washed and chopped] fruit next to them while they're playing video games, watching tv, or on the comp.

[comportment]

Originally Posted by Timbit

Alright, duly noted.

How about "I wish I had a husband with a beard like that "? I think that would get the point across rather nicely.

Originally Posted by Timbit

Really?

"Brother, I just had to say... you have a beautiful beard, MashaAllah." Muslim macking.

LOL!
my non muslim friends are always asking me about aforementioned "Muslim Macking" i never knew how to answer them until now

[comportment]

At ISNA2007:

Random Aunty on Escalator will be represented by ^.^
I will be represented by 1 and my cousin by 2

^.^: *desi accent* do you girls know where the matrimonial is?
2: no, sorry
^.^: OH! but you girls should know! Look at you!
1: why?
^.^: you're young girls!
1 & 2: TOO young!
^.^: certainly not! you should find out where it is right now. Come with me
2(to random woman at teh bottom of escalator): MAma!
*^.^ walks away*

Thank God that random woman smiled at as warmly even though we called her mama..