May 12
This is one of those strips that I can piece together for you and show how it came to be. It is simple really, I was reading this CNN ARTICLE and while reading it, I could feel myself cocking an eyebrow. I then began to read it aloud to the wife, who also cocked her brow, paused a moment and then uttered the words, “any man ever tried doing that to me would be hung from a ceiling fan by their testicles”. I then crossed my legs a little bit, took a mental note of the tone and thanked her for my punchline!!
I would take articles like these with a bit of skepticsm… Rogue judges aren’t exclusive to Saudi Arabia; this particular judge’s statements may not reflect the general opinion of the people over there. It is however sensational enough for CNN to pick up!
That aside, I would advice you to quietly uninstall all the ceiling fans in your home!
And here I thought if it was a news story, it HAD to be REAL!!! (cough*gag*cough)! I’m sure you could find a rogue judge or two here on my soil who’d think the same way… sadly.
As for the ceiling fans, I just installed one, there are now three in my house to quietly fear! LOL
It’s crazy what husbands can get away with in other countries. I think they’re nuts. Poor ladies. Yes, they should bring their husbands here and then try it. I think the ceiling fan outcome would make for some pretty good evening news.
Ouch! I just imagined the wife tying a rope from the husbands testicles to the ceiling fan, THEN turning it ON.
Talk about watching his love go round and round. Great strip, Jynksie!
When I put this comic together, it was less about the country of origin as it was a generalization of how women are viewed in other parts of the world as opposed to here at home, as well as a difference in cultural norms.
With that said, it seems another article has come out that originally spurred this comic:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/12/ahmed.saudi.women/index.html