I've Heard Of Bag Ladies, But This Is Ridiculous

It's either an Iranian wedding, or one of the Shih Ming-teh protesters has gotten REALLY lost.  Either way, I'm sure she and Cousin It will be very happy together...

(Photo from the Nov 29th ed of the Taipei Times.)

While all the years spent in darkness may have left her hyper-sensitive to sunlight, the acuity of the rest of her senses has become exponentially magnified.  No one suspects that in her alter-ego she battles supervillains by night, in a never-ending quest for truth, justice, and the Iranian Way.

(Unfortunately, in close combat, she's occasionally put at somewhat of a disadvantage by the fact that her crime-fighting costume lacks any openings for...well, her ARMS, for one thing.)

Maybe if I'm a good boy, Santa will deliver a sweet little miss in a big, red sack to my house, too, this Christmas.

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UPDATE (Apr 25/07):  The Iranian Dresstapo threatens to banish women from Tehran for 5 years for wearing "inappropriate" clothing.  Fortunately, our lady in red has absolutely NOTHING to worry about.

UPDATE (Jul 6/09):  Spanish scientists develop ways for people to use echolocation.  The training only takes 2 hours a day for several weeks.  (Although one firefighter, er, throws hot water over the idea of using the technique in fires, where the ambient sound can be 90 dB.)

[Dr. Juan Antonio Martinez] recommends trying with the typical "sh" sound used to make someone be quiet. Moving a pen in front of the mouth can be noticed straightaway. This is a similar phenomenon to that when travelling in a car with the windows down, which makes it possible to "hear" gaps in the verge of the road.

The next level is to learn how to master the "palate clicks". To make sure echoes from the tongue clicks are properly interpreted, the researchers are working with a laser pointer, which shows the part of an object at which the sound should be aimed.

Comments

[Karl]

Is that any more ridiculous than this http://www.sevenhillsinn.com/images/Wedding/WD-LongTrain.jpg
? It seems that a lot of cultures get kind of goofy when it comes to weddings.

[The Foreigner]

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There's a slight difference, though. The woman with the long train doesn't have to worry about getting beaten by the menfolk if she decides NOT to wear it.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/999jpabw.asp

[Karl]

I don't think that is a hijabi in your picture. Isn't that a ghunghat, specifically for weddings?

[The Foreigner]

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I confess total ignorance as to what it's called. But I've a hunch that things would have been none too pleasant for the bride if she had objected to wearing it.

[Angry]

Hello there your motherfucking sun of bitch, the people on pic you have in this article are as much animals as you are your little peace of shit , write about your thought of iran again and I will shove a huge iranian misile up your ass and then cut your throat and piss down in whats left of you , what the fuck do you know about iran , go and get your self a proper education and give your mummy some of your tiny dick , I think she needs some now , have a nice day ,

[The Foreigner]

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The people in the picture are ANIMALS, you say? Now see, I'd have been content to call them medieval misogynists, but I guess I'll just have to defer to your "expert" opinion on this, won't I?

(In my book, an animal might be classified as someone who responds to a blog post containing childish mockery with obscenities and death threats.)

Speaking of education: Did you write all that yourself, or did the local mullah in Amsterdam help with punctuation and spelling?

[taiwan girl]

one of the best costume i've ever seen XD