Friday, June 09, 2006

Luddites in the news: Saudi Arabia


Yes Luddism in its modern form is prospering in Saudi Arabia.

From the Arab News:

Yet another incident erupted when a camera phone went "click" at a wedding ceremony here, the Al-Madinah daily reported. An attendee of the wedding took a picture of the bride and groom. A relative of the bride got upset and began arguing with the unwary photographer. The argument fell apart into fisticuffs among female relatives of both groom and bride. The men got involved quickly thereafter, leaving the newlyweds with such "pleasant" memories of their first day as husband and wife. The relatives must be so proud.

I've been to shotgun weddings that were much classier.

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