Ill Wind Dept.

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No, this post is not about flatulence.

For those who haven't heard, there was an issue of a Danish newspaper recently in which a cartoonist depicted Mohammed as a terrorist. A number of Muslim nations have taken offense and are boycotting the country. So far these include Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, but it looks like more are going to follow.

In support of free speech, some web sites like this one, are listing Danish exports that can be bought in North America as a sort-of counter boycott. As a result, I have now found out about The Danish Foodshop and The Danish Deli, two online exporters of fine Danish food.

Now when taxlady next has a serious hankering for some obscure foodstuff I've never heard of, I know how it can be obtained.

As they say, Tis an ill wind that blows no one any good.

Comments

[sps.livejournal.com]

Poor horse!

[swestrup]

Elephants are worse!

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

patgund, who lives in Qatar, already posted in his LJ about how the supermarkets that sell to expats are taking Danish food off the shelves. I referred to this in my LJ this morning.

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Yes, I saw that in your journal just after I posted this.

[baronscartop.livejournal.com]

Was it a *national* paper, for starters, or are people just being silly?

t!

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My Danish isn't good enough to be able to tell. I'll have to ask taxlady but judging from comments in the denmark community, I'd say they're just being silly.

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what newspaper "JP" is. I also wish I had a link to that cartoon.

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

I think JP is Jyllandske Post (sp?). It's not a national newspaper. It may be popular throughout Jylland (Jutland in English), which is the peninsula attached to Germany. But, that isn't the population centre of Denmark. That's Copenhagen.

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

they have been having quite the discussion of this in the Denmark community in a post titled, the drawings of the profet and ongoing crisis

'toons published in Egypt last fall

[(Anonymous)]

Apparently the caricatures were published in an Egyptian paper (http://360.yahoo.com/profile-MTgIteo8fqIVMk4my7uIjmhJdzs-) last October, with nary a controversy. The Egyptian who scanned the paper and posted it speculated all the hay being made from the Danish publication was intended to distract Muslims from government shenanigans.

- Liz

Re: 'toons published in Egypt last fall

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Whoa! Welcome to my blog. I did not think you read it.

Re: 'toons published in Egypt last fall

[(Anonymous)]

LOL - I've been a lurker since you sent me the link. I don't often have time to drop in, but do enjoy reading it when I do. I really miss you guys, and it's nice to be able to hear your voice (virtually, anyway). I just recently figured out I could comment without joining LJ. Not that I'd mind joining, I just don't have time to do anything with it if I did.

Re: 'toons published in Egypt last fall

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You might consider joining, even if you never post (I have a number of friends in that category). The only real difference is, when you comment, I know who it is without you having to say, and you get to read the stuff that has a higher security clearance than 'anyone off the street' (not that I post that sort of thing more than once a month).

Re: 'toons published in Egypt last fall

[(Anonymous)]

PS: I probably should have given a permanent link to the 'toon posting (http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-MTgIteo8fqIVMk4my7uIjmhJdzs-?p=518). The other posts will push it down out of sight.