Islamic cleric bans women from touching bananas, cucumbers for sexual resemblance

Islamic cleric bans women from touching bananas, cucumbers for sexual resemblance. Carrots and zucchini are also on the list of forbidden fruit… er, vegetables. “The unnamed sheikh was quoted saying that if women wish to eat these food items, a third party, preferably a male related to them such as their a father or husband, should cut the items into small pieces and serve.” Sounds like the sheikh has some issues of his own.

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    • And of course you are preparing the bananas, cucumber, carrots by chopping them into unrecognizable pieces, right?

  • Do these idiots think about anything but sex? What a bunch of pervs. What's next? Banning sex because of it's resemblance to sex? Suck it muslims. Suck it 'til your eyes cave in. I will not submit, I will resist, I will fight . Suck it. Hey if women can't touch vegetables does that mean all the men will starve? Cool!

  • Maybe if Muslim men would quit obsessing about sex and get their minds out of the gutter, they could stop projecting their own issues on women.

  • Well be fair, if you read the linked story, first off, it is "unconfirmed," and second, the whole business seems to be raising hoots of derision even amongst the Mohammedans themselves.

    Third, from the "Let him who is without sin etc." files, I'm sure about fifteen minutes of research would bring up something equally absurd from some of our ownTV stars like Pat Robertson or Jimmy Swaggertt.

  • Haha, I bet this cleric watches a lot of porn.

    But I think this guy is probably equivalent to the Westboro people. Both are nuts and give the rest of their respected religions a bad name.

  • My cucumber. It's bigger than that. Vegetables can be really sensuous, don't you think? my name's eric stratton, and they call me otter.
    ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

  • WOW. You have to be kidding me... I guess that the beauty/ugly/perverted is in the eye of the beholder huh? The cleric that stated this MUST be a pervert beyond all belief.

  • Banned?! That's awesome that I live in America... When I have female visitors those are the only types of food I serve. My wife thinks it's really classy.

      • But on the bright side, if they should be seen eating that ice cream cone ... really .... slowly ... the evidence will melt before the beheading. And that's gotta count for something, aye?

        • Not if a Muslim man got excited watching it, and ran out into the yard and raped his goat. His testimony, and that of the goat, would be enough to convict.