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Today’s Crack-Up

From today’s Kuwait Times:

Citizen Sneaks
Border police detained a Kuwaiti citizen for attempting to sneak through the Salmi Border on foot to enter Saudi Arabia. They approached the man thinking he was a sheep, as he was wearing sheep wool to disguise himself.

On questioning him, he said he was banned from leaving the country due to alcohol cases pending against him so he planned to sneak into Saudi Arabia.

This cracks me up on so many levels. First, just the visual, the idea of a man wearing a sheep’s pelt to sneak across the border. Second, a man with alcohol problems wanting to sneak into Saudi Arabia, where alcohol is slightly less friendly to alcohol than Kuwait. You have to wonder if he was sober when he donned the sheep’s pelt?

April 29, 2008 - Posted by | Community, Cross Cultural, Cultural, ExPat Life, Kuwait, Living Conditions, News, Saudi Arabia

7 Comments »

  1. What would be true irony: A desert wolf attacking him thinking he’s a sheep. LOL

    Seriously dumb people everywhere.

    bilaterallynumb's avatar Comment by Я | April 29, 2008 | Reply

  2. If Peter Sellers were alive today, he’d have starred as the Nomad in a comedy.

    amer's avatar Comment by amer | April 29, 2008 | Reply

  3. Я – There are still wolves in Kuwait? Desert wolves? Are you pulling my leg? (Am I one of those seriously dumb people? 😉 )

    You and my husband, Amer – he would say the same thing. I just loved the image of this guy wrapping a sheepskin around him and trying to look like a sheep wandering across the border. 🙂

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | April 30, 2008 | Reply

  4. Well yeah there’s the Arabian Wolf actually. But they’re more like coyotes or wild dogs now since they’ve been mating with the feral dogs that are common here. Quite a rare thing to sight one of those, I haven’t been lucky yet.

    Check it out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Wolf

    I’m a wolf fanatic by the way 🙂

    And NO, you’re not one of them! 😉

    bilaterallynumb's avatar Comment by Я | April 30, 2008 | Reply

  5. LOL!!!!! Thats hilarious!!!!

    Chirp's avatar Comment by Chirp | April 30, 2008 | Reply

  6. Я – I had NO idea. That is what I love about blogging; I throw something out there and get back something valuable in return. . . . an Arabian Wolf . . .(imagination runs wild) Thank YOU! 🙂

    I knew YOU would laugh, Chirp!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | April 30, 2008 | Reply

  7. True that! Not to mention valuable friendships forged while we’re at it. 🙂

    bilaterallynumb's avatar Comment by Я | April 30, 2008 | Reply


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