Thick Sheik: A Catallaxy Comedy Comp

By skepticlawyer

muftis.jpgA few people suggested on our most recent Hilaly thread that the best way to deal with the thick sheik is to take the piss out of him. It’s pretty clear the guy gets his jollies when the MSM - and bloggers, by and large - take him so seriously. To my mind, any response should be in the time honoured Australian tradition. Mockery.

Jason suggested a new Borat movie entitled Hilali: Learnings from Western-land where there are Three Genders. Legal Eagle decided to go a bit further. She’s responsible for the graphic (above), and (of course) tenders her sincere apologies to Whiskas, manufacturers of fine cat foods.

So inspired, I’d like Catallaxians and friends to come up with the best thick sheik pisstakes they can. Visual, verbal, youtube, whatever. Just be funny, then post a link/upload/let us know on this thread once you’re done. I’m happy to drop $100 into the prize pool, and if anyone else is feeling rich, all and any wbgmufti.gifdonations will be gratefully received. Catallaxy staffwriters will make the final call as to the best of the pisstakes. We’ll post the winners on our front page so that everyone gets a good giggle, and then pay prizes via paypal.

Get pisstaking, people!

UPDATE: Regular commenter JC has also decided to drop $100 into the kitty so we now have $200 to give away for the best sheik funnies.

UPDATE II: Well, yours truly got busy with the photoshopping to make Jason’s plan a reality - although I couldn’t find an appropriately Arabic looking font for the writing. Trusty Photoshop font ’sand’ stood in instead.

out_of_context.jpgWe’ve also received an entry from the cartoonists over at Quite Sensible. I’m putting the images up here so that people can get some sort of an idea of just how stiff the competition is getting.

UPDATE III: TimT of Will Type for Food has a selection of entries over at his place, although his personal favourite is over the fold:

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80 Comments

  1. Posted January 13, 2007 at 1:17 pm | Permalink

    Get your funnies on, folks!

  2. Posted January 13, 2007 at 1:58 pm | Permalink

    You want to get EvilPundit involved.

  3. Jason Soon
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:00 pm | Permalink

    I have no idea how to do photoshop but am happy for anyone to implement my idea. It’d be a gas to superimpose Sacha Baron Cohen’s face into Hilali in some way (just the thought of a Jew playing Hilali should get up his goat) and do a mock up Borat like poster.

  4. Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:02 pm | Permalink

    Do you know how to track him down, CL? His blog seems to be dead. I’ve put a comment on Tim Blair’s sheik thread, but it’s 200 comments long already and I wouldn’t blame him for not noticing. There are some very funny poems over there but we’d need to see the stuff over here. I’m also hoping someone matches my donation so we can give out a few prizes.

  5. Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:13 pm | Permalink

    If I could photoshop, I’d superimpose Hillali’s head on a toad and make reference to how fitting it would be to send him to one of these new “detention centres”.

    Evil, are you out there?

  6. HeathG
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:17 pm | Permalink

    SL,

    What you should be offering is free legal representation. This competition has the potential to end in either a defamation suit, or HREOC letter (or both).

  7. Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:20 pm | Permalink

    If I get enough good entries, I may even do that, Heath. I’ve given a couple of gun photoshoppers a heads-up and CL is (I hope) tracking down Evil Pundit as we speak.

  8. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:34 pm | Permalink

    If he was on a farm he would be a milksheik but I guess that is where the kurds came from.

  9. Jason Soon
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:40 pm | Permalink

    Well, there is a fine line. We won’t be publishing any entries which are defamatory. I think all the entries so far have been pretty safe.

  10. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:41 pm | Permalink

    Wear a skaf that is Islamic freed from convict culture and is worn only because it is consensual.

  11. Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:42 pm | Permalink

    Yair, it’s pretty hard to sue over a pisstake, Heath. And the best pisstakes don’t rely on defamation to be funny.

  12. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:43 pm | Permalink

    And we are all self tort.

  13. Jason Soon
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:54 pm | Permalink

    Homer, your no 10 doesn’t even make any sense.

  14. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 2:55 pm | Permalink

    Jase what did our beloved Sheik say about the Skaf brothers?
    Skaf=scarf

  15. HeathG
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 3:15 pm | Permalink

    When do entries close btw?

  16. Posted January 13, 2007 at 3:19 pm | Permalink

    When we get enough! I’m hoping this comp goes all around the Ozblogos, to be fair. Hilalyous has got to be dealt with, and this is the best way to do it.

  17. JC.
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 3:35 pm | Permalink

    look , seeing was part ofthe idea in suggesting we laugh at the idiot, i’ll contribute 100 bucks to the winner.

    Jase has my email dets and I can square up with him.

  18. JC.
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 3:37 pm | Permalink

    The only exceptioin is that i ain’t paying up if Homer wins. That would be too hard to stomach.

  19. Jason Soon
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 3:42 pm | Permalink

    it’s highly unlikely that Homer will win given his record of the last few days, JC.

  20. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 3:42 pm | Permalink

    Jc is as weak as water.
    I am the funniest man on the blogosphere.
    Why Jason Soon, Tin Blair, Mark Banisch and Steve Edwards testify to this

  21. JC.
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 3:48 pm | Permalink

    Alright

    I won’t ban him from winning my money only because he doesn’t stand a chance.

  22. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 3:50 pm | Permalink

    I will give it a hell of a sheik but I won’t walk like an egyptian as pyramid schemes are banned here

  23. JC.
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 3:51 pm | Permalink

    Homes

    you’ve been busy commenting the past few days, but I haven’t seen any references to your gods- clinton and keating.

    What’s wrong, what happened?

  24. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 3:53 pm | Permalink

    I have just been toooooo funny.

    it is ironic how ‘leftist’ parties are more market oriented than ‘rightist’ ones though

  25. Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:02 pm | Permalink

    U.S. December budget surplus record $44.54 bln.
    Federal deficit falls to lowest level in 4 years.

    Fights three wars simultaneously, slashes deficit.

    Amazing.

  26. Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:02 pm | Permalink

    Thanks JC, have added an update to the post. With any sort of luck the photoshoppers will be able to come good with something over the weekend.

  27. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:06 pm | Permalink

    the question is CL why is he in deficit in the first place and if you think a stronger economy will ‘fix up’ the deficit then the Fed disagrees, mind you most economists do

  28. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:12 pm | Permalink

    if you go to Lakemba then do ont end up in Hil alley.

    If you do take some pesticide as there are bad mosqueitoes

  29. Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:13 pm | Permalink

    200 bucks right there.

  30. Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:14 pm | Permalink

    Might I suggest food vouchers if Munn wins, by the way. He’ll only blow all the cash on VB and Passion Pop.

  31. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:17 pm | Permalink

    then you would say pop goes the weasel

  32. Jason Soon
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:21 pm | Permalink

    damned, homer might win after all. His puns are so bad, they’re good.

  33. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:23 pm | Permalink

    only if I make the punultimate comment

  34. JC.
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:25 pm | Permalink

    Munn winning, CL?

    Our resident Ted the unabomber is about as funny as, er, his hero, Ted Kaczynski. Homer has more chance of winning.

    I think he recently said he’s changing his name to Ted Munn-Kacynski.

  35. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:25 pm | Permalink

    No he is in the munny

  36. whyisitso
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:45 pm | Permalink

    With apologies to Bill Haley and the Comets:

    I said, sheik, rattle and roll, sheik, rattle and roll
    Well, you wear low dresses, the sun comes shining through
    I believe to my soul you’re a devil in nylon hose
    Well, you won’t do right to save your doggone soul
    You make me roll my eyes, Baby, make me grit my teeth
    I said, sheik, rattle and roll, sheik, rattle and roll

  37. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 4:52 pm | Permalink

    you mean Bill Hilhaley you mean

  38. jimmythespiv
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 5:37 pm | Permalink

    I’m a little fat sheik,
    Short and Stout
    Here is my kaftan and
    there is uncovered meat
    Which makes me get all steamed up
    and Then I shout
    The land of three genders
    Was Muslim first

    Apologies to Play School

  39. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 5:41 pm | Permalink

    you must be drinking muff tea

  40. Jason Soon
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 5:42 pm | Permalink

    ‘you must be drinking muff tea’

    That sounds kind of pornographic, Homer.

  41. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:04 pm | Permalink

    how is that Jase?

  42. Jason Soon
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:12 pm | Permalink

    http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1656.html

    The slang term “muff” is widely associated by English speakers with the feminine pubic triangle.

  43. Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:16 pm | Permalink

    Sheik, Sheik, Sheik, Sheik, Sheik, Sheik, Sheik your booty (which is a euphemism for uncovered flesh), Sheik your booty (see previous explanation of what booty means).

    Errr, ummm, no, back to the drawing board

    Of course, being on the interweb on a Saturday is only marginally less fun than going out on a date with the Sheik while wearing a mini-skirt and fuck-me boots.

    “Muff tea”? The non-heterosexual part of me thinks that sounds pretty nice.

  44. Jason Soon
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:19 pm | Permalink

    ‘“Muff tea”? The non-heterosexual part of me thinks that sounds pretty nice. ‘

    The fully heterosexual part of me likes the idea of women with non-heterosexual parts ;-)

  45. Jason Soon
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:19 pm | Permalink

    Homer you filthy, filthy man. See how quickly your comment brought down the level of discussion?

  46. Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:23 pm | Permalink

    The fully heterosexual part of me likes the idea of women with non-heterosexual parts.

    ?

  47. Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:24 pm | Permalink

    Oh OK, I get it now.

  48. Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:26 pm | Permalink

    You should invite these guys to participate. Australia’s (and probably the world’s) only Muslim satire site.

  49. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:27 pm | Permalink

    sorry I was merely making a play on tea I didn’t know of these juvenile terms

  50. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:30 pm | Permalink

    hil lalled li into a false sense of security.
    He must be a businessman as has is always on about the prophet motive

  51. Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:34 pm | Permalink

    I think Muslims are getting sick of the constant controversy. What is this, once, twice, three times Hilaly? (apologies to The Commodores)

  52. Posted January 13, 2007 at 6:37 pm | Permalink

    Yes, I think we should blame Homer for that.

    No more mention of muffs.

    Ummm, Nescafe Instant Sheik: Thick, Nutty and full of it.

    Hmmmmm.

  53. Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:07 pm | Permalink

    To the tune of Tom Lehrer’s Oedipus Rex (and with apologies to the great man; not that he’d be reading):

    “There once lived a man called Sheik Hilaly
    You would have heard his odd comments
    His name appears in every tabloid
    Because he hates our ladies”

    Oh bugger it (and in a way that the Sheik wouldn’t approve of).

    I really wanted $200 so I could buy a pair of muffs.

  54. Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:14 pm | Permalink

    I’ve made Jason’s suggestion a reality, and we’ve received a very nice entry from some cartoonists (pics have now been added to the post). The parodies are also starting to roll in. Keep it up, folks!

  55. Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:25 pm | Permalink

    Hey, they’re both good!

    SPLAT indeed!

  56. Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:30 pm | Permalink

    Yep, I’ve decided that I’ll put stuff up as it comes in and then do a repost with the pick of them once we have enough entries to give out prizes.

    BTW my photoshopping efforts are for display purposes only - I used to do this for a living. I’m much more interested in seeing how creative our subscribers and readers are, so keep it up!

  57. Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:35 pm | Permalink

    Sorry, did I miss Hilaly saying something about their being three genders in the West?

    That’s probably true (indeed some postmodern theorists would argue that gender is fluid and constructed rather than natural). I don’t think Hilaly would have been being postmodern.

    I don’t get that reference.

  58. Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:35 pm | Permalink

    But I like the picture, it’s fun.

  59. John Greenfield
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:36 pm | Permalink

    Who would like to join me in starting a band called “Keysar Trad and the Sunni Sunshine Band?”

    Our first (world-wide Number 1 smash) song would be called “Sheik Your Booty.” The film clip would feature Hilayly dressed as a cross between Right Said Fred and Paris Hilton shaking his booty among a menagerie of cats and pigs!

    Now, THAT should get them going!

  60. Jason Soon
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:38 pm | Permalink

    Yes Darlene - this was from his recent tirade:
    “The law of Australia allows freedoms that are at times close to madness. We have a third gender of in-between people who are not female or male “…

  61. Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:44 pm | Permalink

    That was a nasty thing to say about Thorpy.

  62. Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:45 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, Jason. I didn’t pay much attention to it.

    I hear Hilaly and tirade and I turn off.

    Hmm, I just looked for further information about his comment but couldn’t find who is he referring to.

    Is it queers, butch girls, femme boys, transgenders, sissies, transexuals, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, bloggers?

    It’s one of those comments that is just left there to hang.

    The photoshops are good.

  63. Bring Back CL's Blog
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 7:49 pm | Permalink

    I thought the Sheik had an agenda and now there is three of them!
    He must be tradding carefully

  64. Posted January 13, 2007 at 8:09 pm | Permalink

    I’m reminded of single entrende comedy “Are You Being Shagged? from The Chaser’s War on Everything.

    “Oh, Mr Peacock, I’m sorry I’m late but I had some trouble with my uncovered meat, and by that I mean that I’m not wearing any knickers so my vagina got into a spot of bother when I walked past a mosque”.

    I think I will leave this to the witty people. Have fun.

  65. Posted January 13, 2007 at 8:10 pm | Permalink

    I’m wondering if we can do something with some traditional one liners.

    Q: How many Hilalis does it to change a lightbulb?
    A: None, he just gets a female kufr to do it so he can look up her skirt.

    Now I just made that up, and I’m much better at photoshop than I am with one-liners (as you no doubt guessed).

  66. Posted January 13, 2007 at 8:20 pm | Permalink

    “Walked pass a mosque”, that is.

    Q: How many Hilalis does it take to change a lightbulb?
    A: None in the West you’ve got three genders so there is one and half times more electricians than there are in a Muslim state.

    One liners are tough.

    Sorry, said I’d leave it to the witty people. Just wanted to correct my mistake.

  67. Deus Ex Macintosh
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 9:49 pm | Permalink

    If this guy is looking for 72 virgins what the Hell is he doing in Australia?

  68. Posted January 13, 2007 at 9:51 pm | Permalink

    Okay, that’s good. We’ve finally got a decent one-liner happening here.

  69. TimT
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 10:48 pm | Permalink

    I’ve posted four entries on my blog:

    http://willtypeforfood.blogspot.com

    I won’t link them all, just in case I get spam-binned, but here is my personal favourite.

  70. Posted January 13, 2007 at 10:51 pm | Permalink

    Nice, Tim. I’ll bring one of them over here and link to the others.

  71. Deus Ex Macintosh
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 11:03 pm | Permalink

    Thinking on uncovered women being as irresistible as raw meat to cats … gives a whole new meaning to the football chant “come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough!”.

  72. Deus Ex Macintosh
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 11:13 pm | Permalink

    “The most dishonest and unjust people are Western people, and the English in particular”

    Well he’s got the Welsh vote then.

  73. Deus Ex Macintosh
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 11:22 pm | Permalink

    Picture- Hilali wearing nothing but racy women’s underwear.

    Tagline- “I’m in mufti.”

  74. Deus Ex Macintosh
    Posted January 13, 2007 at 11:26 pm | Permalink

    “It is said in the state of zina (adultery), the responsibility falls 90 per cent of the time on the woman. Why? Because she possesses the weapon of enticement (igraa).”

    There’s great YouTube potential here for a spoof of the Fatboy Slim “Weapon of Choice” video.

  75. Posted January 13, 2007 at 11:47 pm | Permalink

    Okay DEM, now go off and get photoshopping. Of course, anyone else who sees these is entitled to go photoshopping, too.

    We’re also interested in alternative lyrics to popular songs re-written to feature our good mate the sheik - in fact parodies and spoofs in general are always good.

  76. Posted January 14, 2007 at 12:29 am | Permalink

    Just a reminder to keep being creative on this one, folks. I’m hitting the hay now, but with any sort of luck, there’ll be a bunch more funnies here when I get up come Sunday morning.

  77. HeathG
    Posted January 14, 2007 at 2:55 pm | Permalink

    OK - here’s my contribution. SL - decide if you want it here or want to move it around somewhere else.

    (edited)

    Ok, had some issue suploading the first time. here it is.
    Sheiks on a Plane

  78. Posted January 14, 2007 at 2:56 pm | Permalink

    Hasn’t shown up, Heath. You may need to post a link or email me privately.

  79. HeathG
    Posted January 14, 2007 at 3:00 pm | Permalink

    Ok, looks to have worked now - feel free to leave it here or move to the main post if you prefer.

  80. Posted January 14, 2007 at 3:16 pm | Permalink

    I’ve given it a separate post, Heath - (a) because it’s good and (b) because Wordpress is starting to behave strangely every time I put a new graphic on the main post. I think there must be some post size default; the more stuff I stick in here, the weirder it gets.

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