A
few handy Arabic phrases translated to English -- in case
you're ever kidnapped by terrorists.
AKBAR KHALI-KILI HAFTIR LOFTAN.= Thank you for showing me
your marvelous gun.
FEKR GABUL CARDAN DAVAT RAEH GUSH DIVAR.= I am delighted
to accept your kind invitation to lie down on the floor
with my arms above my head and my legs apart.
SHOMAEH FIKR TAMOMEH GEH GOFTEK BANDE.= I agree with everything
you have ever said or thought in your life.
AUTO ARRAREGH DVATEMAN MAMO SEPAHEH-HAST.= It is exceptionally
kind of you to allow me to travel in the trunk of your car.
FASHAL-EH TUPEHMAN NA DEGAT MANO GOFTAM CHEESHAYEH MOHEMA
RAJEBEH KESHAVAREHMAN.= If you will do me the kindness of
not harming my genital appendages I will gladly reciprocate
by betraying my country in public.
KHREL JEPAHEH MANEH VA JAYEII AMRKAHEY.= I will tell you
the names and addresses of many American spies travelling
as reporters.
BALLI, BALLI, BALLI!= Whatever you say!
MATERNIER GHERMEZ AHLIEH, GORBAN.= The red blindfold would
be lovely, excellency.
TIKEH NUNEH BA OB KHRELEH BEZORG VA KHRUBE GOYAST INO BERGERAM.=
The water-soaked bread crumbs are delicious, thank you.
I must have the recipe.
BA BODENEH SHEERELL TEEGZ.= Truly, I would rather be a hostage
to your greatly esteemed self than to spend a fortnight
upon the person of Cheryl Tiegs.
Yup. Barack Obama, 44th President of the good old
USA is as Irish as Bono. His great-great-grandfather came from Moneygall
in County Offaly.
To celebrate, we present the song 'There's No One as Irish as Barack Obama',
sung by Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys. It became an instant big hit on
YouTube, getting nearly 400,000 views in the first two weeks.
The band have been invited to Washington DC by Irish American Democrats
to perform at Obama's inauguration party on 19th of Janurary 2009. Go
Irish!
So get practising! To help you out, here's the words
of the song: