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Alton towers, a theme park in Britain, had to cancel it's "Muslim fun day" because of lack of interest. They were going to have halal food, special dress codes for the employees, prayer areas and rides segregated by sex. They were also going to stop serving alcohol and stop playing music. Sounds like loads of fun, doesn't it? Maybe Muslims just don't like having fun and would rather grumble about dead Lebanese, or maybe they just realized a theme park without junk food, scantily dressed women, alcohol and music just plain sucks.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-02T164104Z_01_L02862061_RTRUKOC_0_UK-RELIGION-MUSLIMS-FUNDAY.xml

The "Deep" whatever-the-fuck character beat you to it.

Alton towers, a theme park in Britain, had to cancel it's "Muslim fun day" because of lack of interest. They were going to have halal food, special dress codes for the employees, prayer areas and rides segregated by sex. They were also going to stop serving alcohol and stop playing music. Sounds like loads of fun, doesn't it? Maybe Muslims just don't like having fun and would rather grumble about dead Lebanese, or maybe they just realized a theme park without junk food, scantily dressed women, alcohol and music just plain sucks.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-02T164104Z_01_L02862061_RTRUKOC_0_UK-RELIGION-MUSLIMS-FUNDAY.xml

Maybe they realised that even a large part of british muslims were utterly outraged about the openly racist attitude of the organisers.

Lots of british muslims were openly decrying the hallal-only attitude in words more usually uttered by far right.

That has to be the worst idea i've ever heard ever. Banning music!

Maybe Muslims just don't like having fun and would rather grumble about dead Lebanese, or maybe they just realized a theme park without junk food, scantily dressed women, alcohol and music just plain sucks.
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In my experience, it's always the women who have no business being scantily clad that are at theme parks.

WTF? Couldnt they have played some Cat Stevens?? Perhaps kept the junk food and not segregated everyone? I've never heard about how Muslims are forbidden to ride theme park rides with their S.O.'s

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In my experience, it's always the women who have no business being scantily clad that are at theme parks.


Are you kidding? WHen I lived in Calif., I was always happy that I was goign to Magic Mountain, Knotts Berry Farm or Disneyland because there was always the chance of hooking up with some hotty in a mini skirt. Why else would they have the log ride? It's for the wet t-shirts silly.

The "Deep" whatever-the-fuck character beat you to it.
Aw fuck. I knew I should have posted my "news" reports first thing this morning.

Aw fuck. I knew I should have posted my "news" reports first thing this morning.
Butcha didn't... Tsk...

Muslims just aren't interested in having fun.

... the hell are you on about?

Blowing up shit *is* fun! :D

... the hell are you on about?

Blowing up shit *is* fun! :D


you can't really argue with that.

Alton towers, a theme park in Britain, had to cancel it's "Muslim fun day" because of lack of interest. They were going to have halal food, special dress codes for the employees, prayer areas and rides segregated by sex. They were also going to stop serving alcohol and stop playing music. Sounds like loads of fun, doesn't it? Maybe Muslims just don't like having fun and would rather grumble about dead Lebanese, or maybe they just realized a theme park without junk food, scantily dressed women, alcohol and music just plain sucks.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-02T164104Z_01_L02862061_RTRUKOC_0_UK-RELIGION-MUSLIMS-FUNDAY.xml
sounds rubbish, i'm not surprised no-one went. my local mosque serves free curry throughout the festival, now that's fun - good atmosphere, especially when it's sunny so you can eat outside - and it's not conditional on seeing their 'discover islam' exhibition either, which is interesting enough but i've seen it once already while i've been for a curry tonnes of times.

*drools for curry*

Two words for this thread, then I disappear from this land, never to return:
Lewis Black

Alton towers, a theme park in Britain, had to cancel it's "Muslim fun day" because of lack of interest. They were going to have halal food, special dress codes for the employees, prayer areas and rides segregated by sex. They were also going to stop serving alcohol and stop playing music. Sounds like loads of fun, doesn't it? Maybe Muslims just don't like having fun and would rather grumble about dead Lebanese, or maybe they just realized a theme park without junk food, scantily dressed women, alcohol and music just plain sucks.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-02T164104Z_01_L02862061_RTRUKOC_0_UK-RELIGION-MUSLIMS-FUNDAY.xml



Uh, do you really think that will attract Muslims? Most would be highly offended by that. My closest friends who are Muslims would get a kick out of it, and go dressed as Terrorists to have some fun, but the majority would likely not hold their views.

Uh, do you really think that will attract Muslims? Most would be highly offended by that. My closest friends who are Muslims would get a kick out of it, and go dressed as Terrorists to have some fun, but the majority would likely not hold their views.
Why, exactly, would they be offended by an attempt to draw more business? A theme park caters to a specific religious sect, and thats an insult?


I must be missing a step.

Then again, I think people are just assholes nowadays and looking for reasons to be offended.

Why, exactly, would they be offended by an attempt to draw more business? A theme park caters to a specific religious sect, and thats an insult?


I must be missing a step.

Then again, I think people are just assholes nowadays and looking for reasons to be offended.
indeed you are missing a step. the implication of having a special event catering to the stereotypical members of a religion is that those people would be viewed with suspicion and not welcomed during normal opening times, even if such a policy is not officially endorsed.