The best part is that I actually thought this happened in Detroit, and was somewhat surprised that it was in Kabul.

Sir, I wish for you daughters hand.

Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh.

RumsfeldsReplacement: The best part is that I actually thought this happened in Detroit, and was somewhat surprised that it was in Kabul.

ditto

disintegrating acid?

I think C) is appropriate, but then I'm a xenomorph.

Ahh the religion of women are property.

They should have stuck to peace.

sigh. I so much want to support the improvements in quality of life that we're working to provide the folks in Afghanistan, but when the cavemen that run the region pull off stuff like this it puts me squarely in the 'glass parking lot' brigade.

So conflicted. =/

No. But if the father refused to give me a huge dowery, then yeah, I'm getting medieval on his ass and his family.

I thought you were supposed to set a small fire on their front porch, walk around the block, and come back and "happen" to see it and put it out, making you a hero.

/unless it burned too fast and you accidentally burned the whole house down

Mirrorz: If only some people had free-will AND other people stopped being insane.

No you can't marry that man he's very well armed and commands the local militia; You will marry one of your relatives instead. Gotta keep the inbreeding and ignorance strong.


FTFY

My hubby insisted on asking my dad. He said the worse that would happen is that my dad would say no. I brought to light that it would be so much worse than that.
I was surprised that my dad was rather tame. He just laughed hysterically during my husbands nervous speech. From the moment Mr. Wookies said "I have an important question for you". Down to "WELL?! Can you stop laughing long enough to give me an answer?!!

/csb over.

BigNumber12: gunman...
Is that their occupation?

Crappy pay but the hours are nice.

RumsfeldsReplacement: The best part is that I actually thought this happened in Detroit, and was somewhat surprised that it was in Kabul.

Whenever they mention I pretty much assume they are talking about the middle east. I can't think of anyone here who really uses acid as a weapon, while there it seems like they use it the way we use pepper spray (with of course much more horrifying results).

Gwyrddu: Whenever they mention acid I pretty much assume they are talking about the middle east.

FTFM

Middle East brutality day?

Apparently the father is a pretty good judge of character.

I think we should reserve judgement just yet. All I'm saying is, we don't know how hot this girl was. I'd rather have all the facts before I decide if this guy was genuinely over reacting or not.

Giltric: Ahh the religion of women are property.

They should have stuck to peace.

Oh c'mon. Women are the cows of people. They flaunt their udders in low cut shirts to attract men saying "Look how much milk I can produce! I can feed several babies" and wearing tight jeans to show their butts saying "Look, I can birth safely".

How else are you supposed to treat something like that?

"In Kazakhstan, you must go to her father and swap her for 15 gallons of insecticide."

lordaction: Giltric: Ahh the religion of women are property.

They should have stuck to peace.

Oh c'mon. Women are the cows of people. They flaunt their udders in low cut shirts to attract men saying "Look how much milk I can produce! I can feed several babies" and wearing tight jeans to show their butts saying "Look, I can birth safely".

How else are you supposed to treat something like that?

Yeah, but at least they can walk down a flight of stairs as well as up them. Because damn if you don't learn that one the hard way with a cow.

/I mean, so I've heard.

Christianity is worse.

Where do these people get acid?

I mean, it's not like this is a once in a century occurring. They're always throwing acid at each other. I doubt they have the wherewithal to make it themselves. So who is selling these animals face-acid?

/is it marketed for this purpose, or do they have to pretend like we do with "personal massagers".

He should have just raped her, apparently it's the easiest way to get married, once the victim is out of jail.

....came for "Josh Acid" leaving disappointed.

I'm with Watson Hamster on this one. I mean you go down to the corner market and buy 'pissed off at wife acid'? What if we swapped their face acid with lysergic acid? Wouldn't that be more fun for the whole family?

Giltric: Ahh the religion of women are property.

They should have stuck to peace.

Yea, because they are the only religion that treats women badly.

Also, wtf are these people getting acid from?! The acid market in the middle east is farking booming!

"That'll show em I'm great marriage material! Why couldn't they see what a great guy I am?"

/sad how incapable of self-reflection crazies are
//humans need to come with backup brains that automatically swap-in if the primary one shorts out

Oh Afghanistan. I thought this was Alabama for a moment.

What's the big deal? I dropped acid in college.

problem with c?

I, too, thought this was in Detroit. It sounds about right. It's the way we roll in the D.