Monday, November 07, 2005
That ticklesYemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh, left, presents Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi with a gift, an Arabic dagger called a "khanjar" during an official visit to Tokyo today. The khanjar is normally worn on an embroidered belt or a long strip of cloth fashioned into a holder. The prime minister, apparently not familiar with the custom, is trying to slip it into his pants. Is he thinking that the gift is some type of oversized sexual device?
From this site: "The shape of the blade was not decoration; in curving the blade Arab swordsmiths did decrease the contact area of the blade, but also increased the depth of the blade's cut. Furthermore, by adding a half round ridge to the center of the blade, they gave the blade great strength without adding much weight. The result was a weapon that was very light, very strong and cut deeply." I hope the two countries don't go to war over this incident.
- posted by Woofwoof @ 10:02 PM
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