Comments on: British schoolteacher arrested for allowing students to name a teddy bear “Muhammad”! http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:13:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris the Bigmouth http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-895162 Chris the Bigmouth Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:13:20 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-895162 Well, I suppose you can't expect the willfully ignorant to ever educate themselves, it's the 21st century for crying out loud, how do such atavists get into power anyway? All educated, decent people should leave Sudan and allow it to rot in it's own filth. Backwards monkeys. Well, I suppose you can’t expect the willfully ignorant to ever educate themselves, it’s the 21st century for crying out loud, how do such atavists get into power anyway? All educated, decent people should leave Sudan and allow it to rot in it’s own filth. Backwards monkeys.

]]> By: Sounds The Alarm http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-893449 Sounds The Alarm Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:54:09 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-893449 #8 My bear is named Muhammad and is a flaming homosexual who hears "voices" that tell him to wear "fabulous" turbans. #11 You can't teach the congenitally and culturally stupid. #8

My bear is named Muhammad and is a flaming homosexual who hears “voices” that tell him to wear “fabulous” turbans.

#11

You can’t teach the congenitally and culturally stupid.

]]> By: The Teddy Boy One http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-893448 The Teddy Boy One Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:53:03 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-893448 THE NON-HALAL TEDDY BEAR'S PICNIC If you go out to the Sudan today You’re sure of a big surprise If you go out in the Sudan today You’d better go in disguise For every bear that ever there was Will fear the Sharia law, because some children there named a teddy Mohammed If you go out in the Sudan today You’d better not go alone It’s lovely out in the Sudan today But safer to stay at home For every bear that ever there was Fears a fatwa on there head, because Today’s the day The Muslims will punish a teacher RUPERT AND THE PIED PIPER OF HARAAM There's a little bear Like I hope you've never seen before Who's a lot of fun, oh dear Children everywhere, Grow to love him more and more, but he's not the fastest growing religion anymore He's was the number one, excepting the real Muhammad and Allah, be praised There's a million stories to be told Of the bad things that he's done! And he's gonna share them all with you So come along (Chorusx2) Oh Muhammad, Muhammad the Bear Everyone despise his name, or else die in shame Muhammad, Muhammad the Bear Everyone come and join In all of his games, unless you’re female There is Badger Bill Lily Tiger-Lily, I assume because she is covered too, And a whole lot more They are Muhammad's friends And they're waiting here for you So unlock the door but don’t you dare remove that veil There's a magic land not far away And they call it Sudan Where you'll meet a little teddy bear in chains And if you are good and have a very thick skin, you might just live to tell the tale again! (Chorusx2) Oh Muhammad, Muhammad the Bear Everyone despise his name, or else die in shame Muhammad, Muhammad the Bear Everyone come and join In all of his pain THE NON-HALAL TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC

If you go out to the Sudan today
You’re sure of a big surprise
If you go out in the Sudan today
You’d better go in disguise
For every bear that ever there was
Will fear the Sharia law, because
some children there
named a teddy Mohammed

If you go out in the Sudan today
You’d better not go alone
It’s lovely out in the Sudan today
But safer to stay at home
For every bear that ever there was
Fears a fatwa on there head, because
Today’s the day
The Muslims will punish a teacher

RUPERT AND THE PIED PIPER OF HARAAM

There’s a little bear
Like I hope you’ve never seen before
Who’s a lot of fun, oh dear
Children everywhere,
Grow to love him more and more, but he’s not the fastest growing religion anymore
He’s was the number one, excepting the real Muhammad and Allah, be praised
There’s a million stories to be told
Of the bad things that he’s done!
And he’s gonna share them all with you
So come along

(Chorusx2)
Oh Muhammad, Muhammad the Bear
Everyone despise his name, or else die in shame
Muhammad, Muhammad the Bear
Everyone come and join
In all of his games, unless you’re female

There is Badger Bill
Lily Tiger-Lily, I assume because she is covered too,
And a whole lot more
They are Muhammad’s friends
And they’re waiting here for you
So unlock the door but don’t you dare remove that veil
There’s a magic land not far away
And they call it Sudan
Where you’ll meet a little teddy bear in chains
And if you are good and have a very thick skin, you might just live to tell the tale again!

(Chorusx2)
Oh Muhammad, Muhammad the Bear
Everyone despise his name, or else die in shame
Muhammad, Muhammad the Bear
Everyone come and join
In all of his pain

]]> By: Lynn Cullimore http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-893339 Lynn Cullimore Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:07:58 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-893339 I feel I really must give my support to this poor English teacher in the Sudan. It is all so ridiculous when even Muslims themselves have the name Mohammed. What is the world coming to? This lady went over there to teach and to do good, giving up her life here, and this is what she gets for it. I do hope that our government gives her all the support she needs to get her out of this situation. The poor lady must be beside herself. My heart goes out to her. I feel I really must give my support to this poor English teacher in the Sudan. It is all so ridiculous when even Muslims themselves have the name Mohammed. What is the world coming to? This lady went over there to teach and to do good, giving up her life here, and this is what she gets for it. I do hope that our government gives her all the support she needs to get her out of this situation. The poor lady must be beside herself. My heart goes out to her.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-893120 Joshua Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:47:19 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-893120 I just hope she didn't make any drawing's of the bear.....if she did, she's toast. And you are soooooooooo right Pedro. I just hope she didn’t make any drawing’s of the bear…..if she did, she’s toast.

And you are soooooooooo right Pedro.

]]> By: bobbo http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-893030 bobbo Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:20:45 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-893030 What was worse and the real underlying crime was that the Teddy Bear was nude!!!!!! and allowed in the classroom without a senior male member of the Bears family. Being named Muhammed was just a coincidence. What was worse and the real underlying crime was that the Teddy Bear was nude!!!!!! and allowed in the classroom without a senior male member of the Bears family.

Being named Muhammed was just a coincidence.

]]> By: jack the guitar man http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-892925 jack the guitar man Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:07:40 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-892925 I have a bear called Sudan Sucks. I have another bear called mohammed and he agrees that Sudan sucks. Religion is bunk. I have a bear called Sudan Sucks. I have another bear called mohammed and he agrees that Sudan sucks. Religion is bunk.

]]> By: Greg Allen http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-892805 Greg Allen Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:12:50 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-892805 You're right Chuck. This poor school teacher! I can totally picture this ... the school kids would only know it as a name and she was probably not briefed on cultural sensitivities. Living in a Muslim country -- as a westerner -- is a fairly high stakes move. You can end up in jail or worse for a perfectly innocent cultural blunder. Yet -- amazingly to me -- many companies send over workers without any sort of cultural briefing and training. You’re right Chuck.

This poor school teacher! I can totally picture this … the school kids would only know it as a name and she was probably not briefed on cultural sensitivities.

Living in a Muslim country — as a westerner — is a fairly high stakes move. You can end up in jail or worse for a perfectly innocent cultural blunder.

Yet — amazingly to me — many companies send over workers without any sort of cultural briefing and training.

]]> By: chuck http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-892780 chuck Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:40:35 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-892780 Muhammad or Mohammad is a very common Muslim name. The apparent insult comes from giving the name to a toy. That doesn't excuse the idiocy of the situation. Muhammad or Mohammad is a very common Muslim name. The apparent insult comes from giving the name to a toy.

That doesn’t excuse the idiocy of the situation.

]]> By: Angel H. Wong http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-892760 Angel H. Wong Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:25:56 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-892760 "Isn’t Mohammad a fairly common Muslim name?" Yes, but so is stupidity among fundamentalist religious folk. “Isn’t Mohammad a fairly common Muslim name?”

Yes, but so is stupidity among fundamentalist religious folk.

]]> By: JimR http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-892753 JimR Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:13:27 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-892753 I say leave them to their ignorance. I wouldn't work there for any price. I say leave them to their ignorance. I wouldn’t work there for any price.

]]> By: Kim Helliwell http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-892743 Kim Helliwell Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:57:26 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-892743 At least such silliness is not limited to the US! At least such silliness is not limited to the US!

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-892714 pedro Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:38:34 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-892714 I predict the British government will adamantly give excuses for the bad behavior of its subject and that it will never happen again. I predict the British government will adamantly give excuses for the bad behavior of its subject and that it will never happen again.

]]> By: ScruffyDan http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/11/26/british-schoolteacher-arrested-for-allowing-students-name-a-teddy-bear-muhammad/comment-page-1/#comment-892710 ScruffyDan Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:34:43 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=14786#comment-892710 Isn't Mohammad a fairly common Muslim name? Isn’t Mohammad a fairly common Muslim name?

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