Work perks

Well not a perk but my manger's good deediness is making me a much happier worker. In fact I didn't go online all day I was that appreciative! He's just very neatly sorting out a prayer room and asking concernedly about our rquirements for ramadan - any special mats for prayer or need for privacy etc, plus allowing 20mins for praying maghrib and food which isn't bad seeing as my break allowance would usually only be 15 minutes. And all that after a very slight mention on my part- all the follow-up was all this dude. It may not make up for the fact that it's bank work but the whole Coop ethical policy and general goodness about this stuff helps somewhat. At least it's not evil like Barclays which made Mrs Heaton picket outside due to it's apartheid ways back in the day.

Panorama and the MCB

I'm far too lazy to do a breakdown of exactly how maddening THIS http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/4171950.stm was. Full of spooky music and sinister mug shots of MCB leaders this John Ware guy was ramming secular arrogance down our throats. Trying to convince us that every Muslim organisation in the world is extremist, fundo and The Enemy in fact- case in point Jamaate-islaami and Maulana Mawdudi "In Mawdudi's ideal Islamic state, private and public life would be inseparable. In this respect it would bear "A kind of resemblance to the fascist and communist states" "

I've never seen anyone so ready to take things out of context or sceptical of allowing religion to involve actual guidelines for life (preposterous I know!) Why he thought himself capable of exploring Muslim attitudes when he is so far from grasping their values Allah only knows. But that programme got me fighting mad- my battle cry was "Pull off his wig!"
A personal remark I know, but it made me laugh which was better then threateningly slamming an Appletizer bottle into my palm, which hurt.

I did a high flown comment- anonymously because I didn't want the sweet harmony lovin gal on the lincolnshire page to be shown up in her true colours as a ranter (when she wakes up from apathy) Plus I felt like being melodramatic but it's a bit embarassing.

My comment :
What an ill-judged and horribly unfair programme... Why seek to further strain relations between British Muslims and the wider community- through attacking those who are struggling to build bridges between the two no less! Debate has only been provoked by this sensationalist journalism because it has hurt and angered the moderate Muslim community by insinuating our views and our faith are fundamentally sinister. It is irresponsible and cruel, and I was totally shocked to see such unethical and pointedly biased reporting from the BBC

I think I was most mad because between awwing over the sweet brs or clapping for dudes like br Inayat I had to watch them be skewered by that rude man's edit button and leading Q's. Ugh.

The Real Jughead

Meet Jughead Jones:
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones is a fictional character in Archie Comics, first appearing in December, 1941. Though his full name is given as Forsythe Pendleton Jones, he rarely uses it and is better known by his nickname Jughead Jones, or simply as Jughead to his friends. He is the son of Timothy and Gladys Jones. He has a white sheepdog named Hot Dog, and is occasionally portrayed as having a younger sister Forsythia "Jellybean" Jones.

Jughead, who is almost always seen wearing his crown-shaped gray felt hat with has two pins on it, is Archie's best friend and the 'weird one' of Archie's social circle. Though he's only regularly pursued by Big Ethel, Jughead does his best to avoid girls- unless a free meal is involved. Except for hassling Reggie Mantle, eating is Jughead's number one hobby. Though he sports a pot belly after particularly large meals, Jughead remains as skinny as a twig. As a consequence of his eating habits, Jughead is also a preferred customer of most of Riverdale's food establishments, especially Pop Tate's Choklit Shoppe, and a very respected food critic.

One of the common misconceptions about Jughead is that he is a misogynist. This is not so. In several stories in some of the Jughead digest magazines, there are quite a few girls who are after Jughead (and not just Big Ethel), probably attracted by his aloof and uninterested attitude towards them. In the early 1990's, Jughead had three girlfriends: Debi, Joani, and January McAndrews; the latter is Archie's descendant in the future. In another story, he describes that the reason why he does not chase after girls is because of a childhood heartbreak, sustained before he moved to Riverdale.

It has been revealed several times over the years that Jughead has an IQ which is well above average. In one particular Little Archie story it was revealed that he was the second best student in the school, Dilton Doiley being the first. His intelligence is displayed by his sharp wit, the occasional deep insight - and the odd chance he gets to upstage or outsmart Reggie Mantle.

In one of the Archies television programs (a live action one), Archie and Reggie attempt to find out Jughead's real first name. They go to the school office and a woman there tells them that Jughead's real first name is Steve. Only after they leave the office it is revealed that the woman is in fact Jughead's aunt and that she had just lied to Archie and Reggie as a favor to Jughead to help him cover up the fact that his first name is Forsythe.

Jughead's intelligence is highlighted because I too was the second best in primary school (out of, I must admit, 9 pupils) but my sadly lackadaisical attitude has ensured that I never achieved a Diltonesque status.. However I've never had a Reggie Mantle to pit my skills against and use as proof of my brainpower.