16 June 2011

Congratulations to Ayman al-Zawahiri with promotion

I always had this gentleman in high esteem - witness this What a man! post of five years back and notice this indentation on his forehead:













The last I heard he was able to stop an RPG rocket with his forehead. It remains to be seen how he deals with a Hellfire. Or with a pissed off SEAL.

And, for his own good, I hope he negotiated up the number of virgins. A man like this (PBUH) needs (and deserves) a lot of care in the other world.

8 comments:

Philo said...

<span>Indeed a wonderful man who deserves all the praise.</span>

SnoopyTheGoon said...

He will get it eventually, like his predecessor. And better sooner...

Dick Stanley said...

Ah, but only if the Pakis cooperate.

Yitzchak Goodman said...

The thing on his forehead, I presume,  is his "prayer bump," caused by friction between head and prayer mat. Anwar Sadat had one, IIRC. According to Wikipedia "Some Muslims also believe that on the day of judgement, this bump will particularly fluoresce an immense white light." What happens after judgement? Does it go back to normal or stay flourescent? Maybe if the guy looking in the ocean for Bin Laden's body is successful, we'll find out.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

They would, as usual after some carping and crying.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Now, Yitzchak, you have confused me. How could it be a bump when it's clearly the opposite - an indentation. Isn't a bump supposed to bulge? In Zawahiri's case these are bullet/rocket scars, I insist.

Dick Stanley said...

Yeah, but a prayer bump fits so well. This is definitely the kind of guy who likes to hit his head against brick walls because it feels so good when he stops.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Yeah, but it leaves me without this attractive image of stopping bullets...