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rahma
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This is an interesting shirt that was being sold on E-Bay recently. The title for this shirt was "Screw Bush Funny Arabic Shirt."

I don't know if this was done intentionally, but the shirt actually says nothing in Arabic. It is the words "F**k Bush" spelled phonetically in Arabic. Only two problems with that. They have spelled it left to right, and Arabic is done right to left. They also failed to connect the Arabic letters. Arabic is written in cursive calligraphy and most of the letters connect, based upon certain rules based upon where the letters fall in the word.

The proper way to phonetically spell this in Arab would be "فك بش". I suppose a literal way of saying it in Arabic could be "نيك بش" But most Arabs would probably just say "كس أمك يا بش"
moody
Yikes! Yeah I don't think I'll be wearing that one either. "Kiss me I'm Egyptian" written in Arabic is scary enough smile.gif
amal
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just kidding...but still funny
Henia
QUOTE(rahma @ Aug 28 2006, 09:41 AM) *
I won't be getting this one laughing.gif Via Abu Sinan

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QUOTE(Abu Sinan)
This is an interesting shirt that was being sold on E-Bay recently. The title for this shirt was "Screw Bush Funny Arabic Shirt."

I don't know if this was done intentionally, but the shirt actually says nothing in Arabic. It is the words "F**k Bush" spelled phonetically in Arabic. Only two problems with that. They have spelled it left to right, and Arabic is done right to left. They also failed to connect the Arabic letters. Arabic is written in cursive calligraphy and most of the letters connect, based upon certain rules based upon where the letters fall in the word.

The proper way to phonetically spell this in Arab would be "فك بش". I suppose a literal way of saying it in Arabic could be "نيك بش" But most Arabs would probably just say "كس أمك يا بش"






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