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cathaarsix

totally bizarre thing encountered at work

May 06, 2005 07:54

as part of my research into higher education in Iran, as part of my job (evaluating the foregin credentials of our internationalstudents) i went to the website of the Islamic Azad University (wwww.azad.ac.ir) and when the page loads up, it automatically begins playing music. the really bizarre thing is, the music in question is Kenny G. let me ( Read more... )

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blizack May 6 2005, 12:33:50 UTC

One time I saw something that looked a hell of a lot like the Hezbollah logo on somebody's incoming materials.

cathaarsix May 6 2005, 12:47:13 UTC

was it green? that's a dead give-away for "the party of god"

i'm actually quite surprised how many applications we get from women from Iran. i thought they kept women on a shorter leash...

blizack May 6 2005, 13:30:28 UTC

I honestly can't remember if it was green or not. Oh well.

the_mad_laugher May 6 2005, 13:28:18 UTC

Man, who knows if Kenny G. is actually Jewish. I mean, he and I share a last name and all, but he did do a Christmas album... so maybe he's just a sellout.

cathaarsix May 6 2005, 13:50:31 UTC

well, if you're at all distantly related, he is probably at least of Jewish ancestry. at any rate, it's just so weird that Iranian universities are playing the tunes of The Great Satan's (possibly) Jewish Easy Listening stars...

ex_dvk May 6 2005, 18:12:44 UTC

Kenny G. also recorded the album "Christ is a mutha-fuckin bitch, yo" as well, so it's whatever you want to believe I guess. maybe his christmas album was satire?

blizack May 6 2005, 19:04:45 UTC

Sorry I hauled ass off AIM earlier. What I was going to say was that the Gainesville plans are still pretty hazy. It all depends on when Coty gets this project done... sorry I can't be more specific. As I said, though, I will definitely be calling on Saturday to let you know what's up.

oedipus_duplex May 6 2005, 19:04:52 UTC

Hmm. I always thought the "G" stood for "Gentile."

cathaarsix May 6 2005, 19:31:36 UTC

good guess, but it actually stand for "Gorelick" i believe.

the_mad_laugher May 7 2005, 16:32:02 UTC

I can tell you with absolute certitude that it does stand for Gorelick. Sadly, he and I share the same last name, though I don't know how far back we're related. Many that read Ben's blog would know that, but as we've just met recently, I understand why you've not heard this before. :)

ps: I've added you to my friend list.